The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

y E pressnfsa. mSssnss Is his to p.r. be
.SgY HZDPIcF mission must be
obtained for its
consideration. Before the holiday recess
Senator Culberson introduced a resolu-
ton relating TO the financial stringency
and asked that It lie on the table until a
certain day, when ne would bring it 10
the attention Of the Senate. provided he
could obtain unanimous consent. On the
day mentioned when the Senator from
Texas was about To ask for the reading
Of his resolution, Senator Aldrich arose
and made a motion for an executive ses-
sion.
senator Culberson was on his feet in an
instant and called attention 70 the fact
that he was TO be allowed 20 speak at
this time. Senator Aldrich withdrew his
motion for the time being. Senator Hop-
kins was recognized and submitted a
committee report.
Senator C1lberson-'AIr. President. I
have Yielded 70 several Senator'S. and
row the Senator from Illinois presents a
report, TO which ! must object. He is
trespassing on my time"
Senator Hopkins-"Air. President. I
have consulted Senator Aldrich and have
his permission 20 present the report
now"
Senator Culberson subsided. and the alb
solu;ism Of Aldrich still prevailed
Vice President Fairbanks. who. while
not really Senator, is entitled 20 admis-
sion TO Senatorial class. is another. mem
Der OF hat august body who does not
smoke or use tobacco in any form. He
does not care for II, and relates a boy
hood experience as his reason for dlsllk-
ing tobacco.
AT the time he tells his friends.
when there were a lot of little chaps
attending country school. OF whom I
was one, the most common way of using
tobacco was in a pipe or 20 chew Il. A
cigar was sign Of aHuence infrequentIy 3
affected by the inhabitants Of that com
munity, az least TO have a Cigar was
Ia sign Of SO much prosperity that the
weed in that form always attracted at
tenti0n.
one day young man came TO see our
teacher, who was young woman. and
ne wore IN his face a long black cigar.
that meant he had much money in his
pocket; was president Of a bank or some
thing equally important. When he came
in he left that cigar on the outside. care
fully put away on a window ledge. Some
spirit Of deviltry or peverseness in
duced me 10 hIch that cigar. and I di-
vided it up IN pieces among my compan-
ions Each OF US took a bite. and In
about FIVE minutes all Of us were wildly
groping about for something 70 hold on
70 so we would not fall of the earth
That's the way We felt. and that expert
ence made me so sick I have never been
tempted 20 repeat It.
Senator Porter J. McCumbor. Of North
Dakota, is not one Of the noisy admirers
Of the St Gaudens coins. Recently. az
a luncheon. at function where the Sen
ator was a guest. some one produced n
number Of the 50 gold pieces Of the de-
sign that We're called IN because OF their
disinclination 20 stay put"
The senator, who has a penchant for
gold coins. was willing 10 exchange paper
money for gold. and the trade was made
Then the Senator examined what had
been given him.
Here he said. quickly. take this
back Also. return my money. I don't
want medals for real coin"
Then be learned the pieces were really
worth face value. but he decided he
would rather carry the paper, refusing 10
have anything 70 do with the coins.
William James Bryan, no relation to
the Peerless Leader" appointed by Gov.
Broward, Of Florida, l. serve the unex-
pired term Of the late Senator Mallory.
will be at the head of what Is called the
Baby Bunch" in die Senate
This classification seems TO have had its
origin in aiyite-ativeness. for the class.
heretofore, has consisted OF Senator's
Bailey. Beveridge. Burkett. and Borah.
Brandegee being the latest addition 10
the party. Now comes Senator Bryan.
who conforms 10 the necessity for
ALTERATION in his cognomen. and whose
age qualities him for the position at the
head OF the bunch.
Senator Beveridge is the dean, having
Deeh pefn IN 49,, pelng therefore. forty
five years old. IN order. the natal years
Of the others are as follows: Bailey.
1853; Brandegee, 1864; Borah, 1866; Burkett.
1861, and Bryan. 1876. Thus the sextet
is complete. and, noting the fate Of other
sextets. this one will be os interest.
Senator Bryan, too. holds the distinction
of being the youngest man but one ever
sent to the United States Senate. The
one man who came before he was Of legal
age was Henry Clay, who was but three
months past twenty-nine when he began
his first term in the Ninth Congress.
There is no record in the Congressional
annals Of that time that there was ever
any question as to his eligibility. The
records show his credentials were pre-
sented and accepted without question AS
there was no Congressional Directory
then giving ages, there was no ground on
which a complaint might have been made,
and. while it is presumed that some
of his colleagues knew Of his constitu-
tional disqualification. his ability was so
widely recognized the question was kept
discreetly in the dark