The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-01
WASHINGTON TRANSFORMED INTO
A GREAT ROLLER SKATING RINK

in the Brownsville matter. OF course
the senate has decided that the matter
shall be sifted at committee hearing,
and arrangements are already under
way to give free transportation and
witness fees to a large number Of per-
sons, but that will be the end of the
matter. Our friend Senator Smoot IF
Utah had hi sentire career raked fore
and aft before senatorial committee,
but he is still enjoying the privileges
of a senator of the United States, al
though he is understood to be viola
tor of the Jaw of the land.
And this reminds one of the vener-
able Senator Hale, who has just in
troduced a resolution of inquiry adj
dressed to the Secretary of the Navy
in regard to the activity of naval Of
ficers in promoting the bill for regen-
Grating the United States naval serv-
ice. This same old gentleman went off
"half-cock" last summer when there
was some delay in getting bills en-
rolled and ready to sign before the adj
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equally uniformed person the Sena-
tor obtained the information that the
Government Printing Office was the
cause of the delay, and because several
discharged employees were at the time
filling the papers with hot air" re-
garding the printing service the en-
citable senator introduced a resolution
practically condemning the printing
Office in advance, and demanding"
that the matter be investigated. Well,
the matter was Investigated, and the
fault was found to lie with overworkad
enrolling clerks at the capitol, some of
whom had been on constant duty for
46 hours
For once Senator Tillman was re-
buked for his Incorporate utterances.
For an hour and half the Senate Of
the United States in secret session
gave him the spanking that he de-
served for some years. He has en-
deavored to havo his own way in
everything, and like spoiled child, has
berated everybody and everything
standing in his way. He may be pic
turesque, but brutes are not wanted
in this world, and particularly in the
senate.
Regardless Of the open life of 1resi-
dent Roosevelt, his official life has been
a series of surprises. The statement
that he has made up his mind to pre-
vent, If possible, the framing of
rabid, fire-eating constitution for the
people Of Oklahoma has caused con-
siderable comment in eastern financial
circles, where the opinion had been
held for some time that the President
was the most radical of public men.
1t is we'll known that for some time
influences have been working with the
President to correct the prevailing i'm
preston that railroads had no rights
that anyone was bound to respect, and
the present action will place him in
the proper light before the people as
a man believing as fully in the rights
of corporations as in the prerogatIyes
of the individual.
The action of congressman and SEN
atOrS IN voting TO increase their sal
aries is generally accepted by the
daily press as wise move. Regardless
of stories to the contrary, the vast ma
jority of the members of congress are
honest and necessarily poor. The
popular opinion that they all receive
thousands ION the side" is very badly
out of joint. There is no doubt but
that few of the men who are in
position to influence legislation receive
nice concessions from their clients, but
as nine-tenths of the men in congress
do as they are told, or are whipped
into line, there is no use in "infiuenc-
ing" any but the leaders. Speaker
Cannon and Senator Albison are two of
the leaders, however, against whom
there has never been the slightest
breath of suspicion.