Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
OLD SENATE PASSING
SENATOR WHITE MISSES THE
SPARKLING, SHARP DEBATES
He Sees a Great Future for Wash
ington City as a Beauty Capital
and Business Town.

BALTIMORE, December 10.-Senator Will
liam Pinkney Whyte returned from Wash
ington Saturday and spent yesterday at his
home, o East Chase street. During the day
a number Of the senator's friends called to
have brief chat with Maryland's Grand
Old Man.
In comparing present conditions. in the
Senate to those in the 'old days." Senator
Whyte said that one Of the most striking
changes he noticed was the passing away
of the old debaters. Nowadays, he said one
does not hear in the Senate any Of those
sharp. crisp debates that were INDUCED in
by Webster, Calhoun, Blaine, Conkling and
other famous statesmen. Most of the
speeches now are prepared, said Senator
auently the long sufferng colleagues of the
authors do not have to listen to these
learned dissertations, they are published in
the Congressional Record for home con-
sumption"
/ The senator is of the opinion that long
speeches published in the Record are so
much paper wasted because they are read
by few persons.
ed in affairs at Washington wants, said the
senator. are short, interesting summaries in
the newspapers. The reports, thinks Sem
ator Whyte. are read by thousands in all
Election of what is being done at the Capitol.
Dearth Of Debaters.
The senator deplored the lack of debat-
ers in the Senate. He said that it was In
teresting in former times to listen to the
sharp. incisive remarks Of the brilliant men
who attracted the attention Of the country
by their oratory. They condensed what
they had to say, while nowadays most
everything IL in the thesis form and thor
oughly unfnteresting. Most Of the spoken
addresses which the Senate listens to are
read from closely written sheets of fools
cap and do not arouse the interest Of those
brilliant short orations of former years.
He said he had met many old friends in
Washington. and that his term had been
pleasant. He said he spent most of the
ate was in session and kept in close touch
with what was going on. Senator Whyte is
a believer in atmosphere" he thinks a
senator can get better idea of how things
stand by being present during sessions than
by reading the Record next day.
Senator Whyte believes the present ses-
sion Of Congress is going to be a lively one
and not without its humorous develop
ments. One of these has already arisen
over the Presidents new code of spelling
The senator mentioned the fact that the
Senate has determined that ANDY" Car
negie and Brander Matthews shall not spell
LOT IL, anu the WOTuS Ia all It's documents
shall be spelled according to Webster and
other scholarly authorities. = In recalling
the fact that the lower house had amended
one Of its bills with a provision that the
spelling should not be according to Roose-
velt-Carnegie-Matth standards, Senator
Whyte laughed heartily.
The question of the negro soldiers who
created riot at Brownsville, Tex. Senator
White thinks, will cause some sharp dis
cussion.
Washington City.
Senator Whyte sees a great future for
Washington as a city of beauty. He said
that in years to come Washington would
grow to be manufacturing and CONNER
cial center, and that in point of beauty it
might some day even rival Paris. He said
the identifying Of the city had hardly be-
gun. 1t will not be many years. he says,
before the great work will be on in earnest