Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-01
CAPITAL CHAT
Speaker Cannon Among
His Fellow Members.
Republicans Willing to Meet
Democrats on Tariff Issue.
Wife Of Congressman BuT|eigh Has Been
Seriously III.

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| Especial. "l,itc!C Joe Cannon. tn,
| Speaker. spends a good deal Of time
| thCS. days on The roor Of the House
| He feels like a boy out Of school whcI
| ne mas got his ;;Sa members to working
| with some Temporary chairman Weld
| ing III" Sav"l, 50 that lie can 60 away
| and leave things To run Themselves. IS
| much Of the legislation now being con
| Sidcrcd is considered in committee uI
the whole. which requires that nc
Speaker call some mcnb,l. to the chair
| 70 preside. Mr.. Cannon has consider
abs time for other things. ~ :,
| matter Of fact II" speaker prcsilcS in
the ,l"1Sr but = small part Of the day
or uf the session. But he is present,
with very rare exceptions when the
House is opened ana when it :,d joiirils
OF course Mr.. CaniIiu has Il lot of
business To transact in his office he
spends a lot Of time there. comforting
with his li"utcnantS and talking over
plans. lie also has 10 hear the re-
quests 81 members for recognition on
GiltCrCn: bills and most of every after
moon members arr stopping in his little
f""i!i az I'll" far end of the rear lobby
L" explain tn him the provisions of
some measure they want to got llp for
consideration. Az Minority Leader
Williams is refusing all requests fm'
unanimous consents to bring w bills.
TIL the lfn,iS" has disposed Of the bill
to make oklahoma AMI Indian Terri
tory state, tn" members are not
pressing for opport uniticS to bring up
bills and are therefore not seeking the
Speaker 50 much for recognition.
Therefore it is that Mr.. Cannon is
alb" Il get more tim" 10 spend on the
floor. Therefore, also il ' that
Frequently these days he can be seen
sitting IN = row Of Congrcssnlcn listen
ing to the debates or just chatting
The mahogany desks Of the House are
arr'tIi%cd III solid rows and ih" sitting
capacity while comfortably large is
not large enough but what good sized
men fill ii well and. seated, the m"n-
hcrS appear to 10 packed in pretty
close. F"r many. many years MI
t"un"n las been III the House about
thirty N"ars-h" hns been III tn" habit
of smoking in the Clnak-rooms a good
deal. II" is taking Il smoke nowadays
occasionally in tie cloak-runmS rs Of
y"r". II" puts his chair down at Il
point where he can look out thrnu-h
the broad door int" tho House. There.
with his big black cigar tilted at Il high
aEcl" y" puffs cnrrgrtically, vita 81"
Is" ui TIC particular member who
h1pl"nS +" he telling 4 good story AMI
tn, other eve upon what is happening
in lin" House. 1t is 4 picturesque sight
t"l thcY" who are in the galleries ANA
can lnnk over the heads of the m"m-
hrrs. "vc. til" railing AT the rear ami
into III" long ana marrow cl"uk-r"onlS.
which surround IN" han of til" House.
lis comprehensive manners make
I'll" veteran Illiuosan i very popular
that II" is today by far the most
popular man "i either party III the
House. Som" speakers have not been
popular. although recognized az Ucn nf
ability and although they may hay"
been much admired personally for the
rt"llcCtI.ii qualifications.
Tariff questions arc looming NJ
prominently il tho House ann the
debates for and against revision arc
becoming very spirited. TIL" past
week iHS been n"tahlc for these tariff
debates between Republicans and
Democrats. They have been about tn"
first snow Of vigorous partisanslip of
II" session. which has been remark
able fer The lack Of partisanship. Hut
a realization that the elections arc
ahead and that tariff is likely 10 be a
liN" issue have stirred III" leaders on
loih SIDES 10 activity. They propose
I" thrt:h "Gt the various matters in
VOWED i'll the issue, each side, of
course. trying TO develop material
Wnich can bc used |" its advantage on
IT," stump III particular localities.
Ihc Democrats arc very anxious to
max" tariff the issue and III" Re
I1iiIlcInS Hr". apparently rHu"iiy
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