The Washington herald., 1907-12-18


- Walking up Penn
sylvania aver
some time ago the Senator was pointed
out 10 an employing printer by a friend:
There goes the man who manufactures
the best bond and ledger paper you Use
in the printing business"
You don't mean it: that slight, mod
est-lookins. and plain man?"
The same, and what he doesn't know
about fine paper isn't worth knowing
He served an apprenticeship In his
fathers paper mills, grew up with the
business, and knows the paper down to
the minutest details. His bank-note ma
terial is used the world over. Another
good point IN his favor is that he Ia S
never had any trouble with labor during
the management Of his immense bust
ness"
Harry l. Maynard. Representative from
Portsmouth. Va. is one Of the James
town Survivors" which is an organlza-
ton composed Of a number OF Members
Iof Congress and newspaper men who
went TO jamestown Island some three
years ago, when the exposition was first
talked Of as the guests OF William Nc
Kinley. OF Illinois
Maynard, Of course. is intensely inter
ested in the exposition. and although
many persons are Of the opinion that II
was financial failure and that the gov
eminent VIII lose money. Maynard does
not think so.
THAT land down there. " says Maynard
is worth no less than three OF four. or
maybe five. millions Of dollars. Now. IL
it is worth five millions. and the govern
ment Will buy il for one or two millions
won't the government make three OF four
millions on the transaction?" he SAYS.
II is probable that he win introduce
a bin bearing on the sale OF the land TO
the government before the end OF the ses-
sion.
F. A. wiekham. in the Office OF the
journal clerk. in the capitol. is compiling
n volume that. upon its appearance. may
be designated as the Book Of Beauty"
i is TO contain pictures Of all the Mem
bers of Congres who are now serving, and
viii be distributed among them
II viii be an innovation and taken in
connection with the Congressional Direc-
tory. which gives biographical sketches
Iof All the Members will be the means
Of keeping a good record Of each other.
George Z. Foss, Of Illinois. who wiz
again be chairman of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, was one Of the
guests with the President on the trim
down TO Hampton Roads 10 see the big
battle feet depart. and he was fun Of en-
thusiasm concerning the outcome of the
trip.
4 feel personally proud Of that feet"
he said. because ! have been officially
Interested in the construction Of every
one OF the vessels
Mr. FOss has been on the Naval Affairs
Committee for fourteen years. He thinks
IL is the best fleet in the world and does
not seem 10 be apprehensive as 70 the
outcome Of the trip.
Judge John James jenkins. for Wis
consin, is one representative who is "on
his job Judge Jenkins is chairman Of
the House Committee on Judiciary.
Though there seems 20 be an unusual pre-
ponderance Of Us" in his name. title.
and committee. he is anything else
able chairman that he.
Every morning during the session OF
Congress the judge comes TO the Capitol
at a. m. and grinds away at his duties
until nearly every one else has departed
He was asked why he came so early:
You see" said the judge. Il have al
ways been an early riser, have served in
the army where discipline was necessary.
and having a pleasure In my duties I
would rather come early when my mind
IS clear. get rid of the amount OF work
necessary on the Judiciary and be free
when the House convenes.
Judge jenkins is a hale and hearty
looking man. and mis- long hours do not
impair his health.
Senator Levi Ankeny, OF Washington
State. knows how 10 make himself solid
with the newspaper men. He had sent
10 the Senate press gallery a box Of large
and luscious apples with instructions 20
distribute them among the boys with his
compliments.
Though born in Missouri. it isn't neces-
sary to show Senator Ankenv. he
knows how. The box Of apples was ac-
eompanied by a note:
ITO the boys. with my best wishes.
know them 10 be q hard working lot. To
mold public opinion. to shape the course
of Senators is no easy task. and if I can
by little courtesy now and then help
them do the shaping I am glad to do II.
and with no Interior motive either"
Two sons Of the Celestial Kingdom. lost
amid the mazes of the Capitol, yester-
day wandered into the Senate press gal
lery, probably. in search Of the best
vantage point from which to see and hear
the doings and sayings Of the Senators.
But just beyond the threshold stood Ed
win A. Halsey. assistant superintendent
of the press gallery and writing rooms.
| Nothing doing john" he said as he
barred their further progress. You can't
come in here"
With no change in the expression OF
their stoiid faces. the two Cinnamon turn
ed silently and strode out again.
And, there" said a scribe who sat
near by, 'fs Chinese exclusion emplitied"
Senator Carter, the new Republican
member OF the Senate Committee on the
District OF Columbia, is the prize debater
OF the Senate. Few Of the questions that
have come up in the upper House during
the present session have failed to bring
the Senator from Montana 10 his feet.
And he has once or twice maintained his
point unaided against half dozen other
Senator's. He proved by voluminous eta
lions from the Record that the action Of
the Secretary OF the Interior. in submit
ting bill and recommending it's enact
ment into law. which called forth a storm
of protest from Senators on both sides
OF the chamber and NAV vet result in