Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
DOLLIVER and RATES
Iowa Senator Insists on Presi-
dents Plan.
WORKS NIGHT AND DAY FOR BILL

Nick Longworth Popular with Men
ms Well ns Womcn-Senntor Bacon's
Fat NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grows Rem.
iniscent-Thc Lightweight belt.
Washington. Jan. %. - Special -
Senator Doliver Is determined to have
Il law for the control of railroad rates
by government commission. No one
Is giving closer attention to the ques-
ton than this man from Iowa, who
has spent nearly all his time for two
years on the subject Dolliver is with
the president on the subject Of rate
control, and he will not consent to any
of the compromise measures which
have been proposed by different sena.
tors who do not agree with the president
Measures which attempt to enlarge tina
power of the courts without giving the
interstate commerce commission any
greater authority are rejected by Dol
liver. As he adheres directly to the
plan of the president. bringing to his
aid the legal knowledge he possesses
together with the investigation he has
made everywhere in search Of informa.
ton. he is very likely to have ma
jority of congress with him.
An interchangeable Worker.
Senator Dolivcr pursues his work un
ccasingly. He cannot be found AZ
many social functions during the win
ter. and night after night he remains n
the capitol until late. He takes his
dinners in the senate restaurant and
returns to his committee room, where
he often remains until o'clock in the
morning. "Ob. I am meditatng and
studying this railroad question he re.
piled in answer to question as to why
he worked SO late. There is no Other
time that I can work. This room is
full of people all day. They come here
| from Alaska and Panama, and all have
| some business. From 6 o'clock at night
| until 3 in the morning there is absolute
| quiet. That is the time do my work
Longworth a Favorte.
Nick Longworth is not only a socia
! favorite at all functions where Their,
are ladies. but he Is also in demand al
those affairs attended only by men
| Stag parties want Nick as much n
tuOSt WllcIt WoIl'u sSSSliibIt. IlG bGa
a ,epertory of musical selections which
never FAIL to please. and when he sits
down 20 piano there is sure to be in.
teresting performances. both .nstru.
mental and vocal. AN the world loves
q lover" but it was not necessary fol
| Nick Longworth to become the lover
OF the daughter of tine president to have
| the world love him.
aacon's Turkish Watch.
| II would as soon carry baseball
in my pocket as Il thing Ike that re
marked friend to Senator Bacon
when the Georgia senator pulled out
curious .icoking timepiece. While it is
not as round as a baseball or as large
as half OF one. it is nevertheless very
fat watch. Senator Bacon saw it in
a big bazaar in Constantinople and Of
fered the dealer louis ($i for it, but
the dealer refused, and tie senator
passed Oh. While sitting in a restau
rant some time later long bony hand
was thrust over his shoulder. and tile
| watch was in 1t. The dealer had fol.
lowed the senator and accepted the of.
fer. Afterward in Geneva, SwitZer,
land, Senator Bacon paid about foui
times the price of the watch to have il
put in running order. 1t does not keep
very good time now. but it is a Curl
osity. 1t is marked with Turkish fig,
ures, but was made in London instead
of Turkey. In this regard it IS like a
great deal of the Japanese bric-a-brao
that sells so readily IN this country
most of which is manufactured in Con
necticut.
Grosvenor Saw Hard Times.
General Grosvenor and Champ Clarh
were having tariff tilt in the house,
which was no unusual thing, and to
some statement of Grosvenor concern.
ing something fifty years ago Clark Ell.
tered denial.
II cite President Buchanan against
| GrosvenOr.
He was in his dotage," retorted
Clark 81 don't care what he said"
II was not in my dotage," responded
Grosvenor. II was just admitted to
practice law in 1857. an ths hardest
times that ever saw in tn, United
States was then"
Bingham Not the Liehtest.
General Harry Bingham, the fathet
Of the house on account Of being long.
est in continuous service. has beei
claiming for some time that he was tina
lightest in avoirdupois of any man that
entered the Union army. He and W.
s. Shelenberger, second assistant post
master general. had been rivals in this
regard, and as the discussion progress,
ell Sheilenberger became SO much in,
terested that he sent FOR the records in
the war department and found out all
the facts. 1t appeared that when Gen.
era Bingham enlisted he weighed 100
pounds and Shellenbcrger 81 pounds.
so the congressman has been compelled
to yield the featherweight champion,
ship to the postoffce department.
Thought It Time to Stop.
Representative Gardner of Massa.
chusetts was making speech in favor
or free hides. and his time expired
II ask for an extension of time for
the gentleman" said William W.
| Kitchen of North CorOlin0 "Je IA