The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

/ Z. gs,ss,oysh eoltOr, dnG nOtWith-
standing the oppcsi-
ti0n OF the railroad
interests, was the first member Of Con-
gress after North Dakota was admitted
as State. He was also an advocate of
! the irrigation bill and the anti-lottery
measure, which was a death blow TO the
Louisiana lottery in the United States.
A member Of the Committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia. he is in touch with
local affairs, and is expected TO take an
active part in the investigation of the
public school muddIe when il comes be-
fore the committee.
John Walker. the genial chief clerk 10 the
Senate Committee on the District Of Co
lumbia. is proud of the fact that his son.
a boy Of twelve. is quite large for his
age-a tan, sturdy chap. He is also proud
OF the fact that the boy resembles his
mother very closely But Walker. jr.. is
determined 10 be like his father in some
particular. and one day recently he dis
covered wherein this resemblance con-
sisted
There was a guest for dinner. and the
strong resemblance between the mother
and son struck the visitor Immediately.
Why She said. you are your mother
over again, my boy. I don't believe you
resemble your father in a single particu-
lar
"oh. but I do spoke Up the youth.
Indeed? And how" Queried the inter
ested visitor.
4 have nay fathers habits" said he
Senator Martin, Of Virginia. took his
wife to Egypt last summer. believing
that the climate Of that ancient land
would benefit her health. Mrs. Martin
returned much improved IN health. and
the Senator also enjoyed the trip very
much. But he has one kick coming. 10 re-
vert 10 the vernacular
i thought we had hold-up artists OF
the first rank In this country as far as the
hotelkcepers are concerned" said the
Senator the other day to a friend But
/ didn't know what art in that line IS
From the day I landed on the other side
l began to learn, and the lessons were
progressive thereafter. Indeed. the far
! ther up the Nile you go the more artistic
ally you are done and / haven't a doubt
that the headwaters OF that ancient
stream are also headquarters Of the high
mogUl OF the gougers himself"
James J. Hu. president Of the Great
Northern Railroad. was wandering aim
lessly around the Capitol Friday with
a friend. On reaching the door Of the
/ Committee on Finance. Mr.. Hm turned
the knob. but the door could not be open
ed. no one was there
Il thought Congress had convened sew
eral weeks ago. said Mr. Hnl. but there
doesn't seem 10 be anything doing around
( here. These fellows ought 10 get busy.
1 tell you II they were running railroads
instead OF trying TO run the United States
/ government, they would have To spend
more time IN their Offices"
Mr.. Hill was a prominent figure around
the Arlington Hotel during the recent
meeting OF the Democratic National Com
. mittee. He is mute as 10 his business in
Washington. however
Champ Clark. Of Missouri much talked
Of as next Democratic candidate for the
Speakership is interested in the forthcom-
ing announcement OF committees by
/ Speaker Cannon He put the question 20
a party Of his colleagues yesterday as 70
when it is probable the announcement
will be made.
It's worth $50 to me-" said Clark. and
the minority member to whom he talked
naturally supposed he had made a bet as
TO the day OF the announcement. and sug-
gested as much.
Nothing Of the kind" said Clark. I
have an offer to deliver a lecture in Pitts
burg Wednesday night. and there is not
less than $50 IN the proposition for me.
II the committees are named on Monday.
I it is pretty much of certainty that there
viii be meetings for reorganization on
Wednesday. and II there are. / will have
little chance 70 get to Pittsburg All I
hope is that they are not made public un-
! I'll Thursday"
( Clark is booked 10 speak ar Alexandra
/ tonight, which is but one OF the many
dates that have been arranged for him
! during the present session. His colleagues
! compute that he makes as much or more
than his salary as a Representative de-
| ivering his lectures over the country.
Several years ago Representative Cush-
man, Washington Republican, was de-
livering a speech in which be called at
tention to the period Of hard times during
the Cleveland administration
MIR. Speaker" he said. L was fortu-
nate enough during that period TO live
on the Pacific Coast. where the seashore
is infested with clans Every time the
tide ebbs. the table is set But. sir. I
want to say that during that Cleveland
administration I ate clans three times a
dag for so long that the time came. Mr.
Speaker, that my stomach rolled and
rolled, and rose and fell with the ebb and
flow of the tide"
Finis J. Garrett. of Tennessee. a few
days ago got a request from a constituent
who is holding his Gotten crop for higher
prices. asking for a copy OF that speech.
Garrett saw Cushman yesterday and told
him about it. and added
That constituent Of mine wants TO
know If the clam crop is as prolific now
as ii was when you made THAI speech %
| Cushman, having changed from his clam
diet. was unable 10 furnish the informa-
ton.
The National Live Stock Bulletin. a
Washington publication. recently had oc-
easion TO turn an account against one
time citizen of Jerome. Ariz, over to an
attorney for collection. The letter direct
ing the attorney to proceed was Of the
usual sort and the Office force was sur
prised, to put it mildly. when the follow
ing reply was received. The names. Of
course. are not the same, but the text
Of the letter follows: