The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08

provided for by law. 1t developed in
the debate that different compensation
WAS provided for a force having the same
rank as messengers.
Senator Bailey said 1t must be a bad
law which estimates the Value of one
senator's messenger at $1,4i0 and another
senator's messenger at $500. Mr.. Hale
agreed that this was the case. and that
it ought not TO be the case; but that 1t
had grown UP as cusom with the Senate.
and confessed he did not know why the
disparity existed.
Bailey Has Troubles.
Then Mr.. Bailey went into pathetic
allusion TO the trials OF the senatorial
life. He said:
THE government is touching the peo-
PIE at so many new places, l regret to
say. that the correspondence of a sen
ator to-day is perhaps five tin,so what
is was in the days to which the senator
from Maine refers.
1.-THE truth of it Is that the cores
pondence of a. senator has become the
burden of u senator's life, and the task
OF writing thirty or forty and sometimes
fifty letters, is an almost daily one with
with u.s. Writing tnose letters for a
thousand years would not add cubit
GA mans intellectual stature 1t is pure
ly q burden. but 1t is one that must be
performed. When u senator's consti-
tuent writes him on any subject, that
constituent is entitled to a prompt and
respectful answer, and If the senator
does not allow the constituents to hear
from him, the senator Is very apt to hear
from the constituents at the proper time:
and lave the resentment which n con-
sttuent feels toward a senator VINO
ignores his communication"
Daniel Refers to Empire.
Senator Daniel said: mfr. President.
IKE every other department Of the gov
eminent. the Senate is congested. Our
calendars are congested with bills. There
is not bureau of the government that
is not congested.
we must remember that We have add
ed an empire to this republic, call It by
Whatever name you will; and am NOT
alevert!ng TO it for the purpose OF the
slightest consirious observation. We have
| to take things as we find them put
tho truth is the American republic ~
home is republic, and the truth i.
! also that from the far orient TO o,,t IN
the Atlantic it Is an empire. Tho man
who are elected here as senator's Of the
| United States are the legislators or -
\ sFedl empire, as Wen as OF Il srepuhlto
| whether they will or no. :
That has come about in the destiny a,
this nation, and am not discussing n
at all save to call attention to the, fact
We had brought up in the Senate this
morning railroads In the Philippines
Y 1000 miles from where we We're. What
!. senator knows anything about the sub.
ject, and how is he to inform himsclf?"
Referring to the courtesies accorded
to the minority In olerkships, nessen-
gers and tho like Senator Daniel said
1.-THE senators who are in the minority
are Just as responsible In their own con-
science. are Just as responsible to their
constituents for the administration OF
this government as those who chance
for the time being to be In the majority.
and In some respects they have heavier
lahorlng oar than have those of the ma
jorlty.''
On the subject of the number OF en-.
ployes to which each member. was en-
i titled Mr. Daniel continuing said:
~ do not want them for patronage.
Patronage never has been and never
will be a sd,,rce of power to q man who
Is here TO do his duty and for no other
purpose. Patronage hass oftener been
i tho downfall OF men than 1T has been
their upbulldng. do not seele patron
age, / VISIT did not have the little I
possess. 1t Is an incumbrance to sena-
tors rather than an aid to them in their