The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-11
National Lawmakers Have
/ Been Resting on IL. ! !,
Oars" Past Few Days. st
klmEmBERs slID TO HAVE
| DISAGREED on MANY MATTERS
Takes Mrs. II. H. Blaine's
Divorce and Coming Marriage as
Natter Of Course se-secretary Shaw
Rides Out Storm Of Criticism
Recently Heaped sa Him-Notes.

(Times News Bureau.)
( Washington, d. c., Jan. 11.-Will
this session of congress be a record
breaker? At the present time It looks
as II the members could not get to-
.gether on any subject except the most
routine detail. "They" say there will
be no tariff revision for some time. the
discussion of the Brownsville affair
will prevent any action on the smoot
case. General apathy exists regard
ing several important treaties, and re-
'clamation of the arid west will be left
to the tender mercies of the employees
OF the government who have struggled
with the subject thus far.
One Of the political tricks which has
been worked to a frazzle without
arousing the suspicion OF the people at
large 10 the game of "a little goes a
long way" Public improvements are
started and allowed to drag as slowly
as possible, that every ounce Of polit-
ical benefit may accrue to the origin
ator OF the idea. One instance may be
cited, when last fall a desperate fight
was made on an eastern representative
at the fall election. There was every
prospect of affecting the mans defeat,
but his record showed that he had
made q fight to maintain the tariff on
tobacco some years before, and that
was sufficient to reward HIM" Little
thought was given to the fact that the
tobacco trust benefited more than the
farmers of the district, and that the
chances were that he had been ere
warded" before he made the fight
from the other source.
In the same connection it was re-
ported that the man who defeated Rep
resentative Wadsworth-he of packing
house investigation fame-gained his
seat by riding Jersey COW around the
district and into his meetings. What
an appeal to the intelligent voters? A.
constituent of the same grade of intel
adgence sent the following letter to
the Arizona delegate in congress:
Hon Mark Smith, Washington, D. c.:
Dear Sir,-I have voted for you
every time yuve run for congress, and
yu amt never done nothin for me vet.
Now, as soon as yu get this letter 1
want yu to send me them publicashuns
got out by the government with the
peoples money every day, and which
has the obichuries of dead congress-
men. I'd rather read about dead con-
gressmen than anything else. Be sure
to send me all yu can get aholt Of"
Washington has taken the divorce
OF Mrs. Martha Hitchcock Blaine amt
the announcement of her approaching
marriage to lieutenant in the navy
as matter of course. Within a few
hours after her return to this city
from the divorce mill in South Dakota
her intention was spread broadcast,
and an indication of the times is that
nothing was thought to be unusual. 1t
does demonstrate the fact that the
average divorce is the result of
desire to marry someone else, but US
ually more time is allowed to elapse
before the second plunge is taken.
A curious exemplification of the gen.
erosity of our Uncle Samuel (g came
to light in the interior department
some time ago. A mere CLERK" sue
ceeded in convincing the officials that
a certain action should be taken, and
investigation demonstrated that a saw
ing Of between 100000 and $4,000
yearly would result. Very good; the
idea was adopted, and the clerk was
rewarded, of course. Yes; his salary
was raised $3.50 a year!
What causes some great men" to
be 80 extensively quoted In the papers
Of the country?
Ability to talk, and a certain amount
Of respect for newspaper representa-
lives. News men get the news, and
II one man Is adverse to giving up"
someone else is tackled. Speaking of
Vice President Fairbanks, a prominent
newsgatherer said: HE Is a mighty
dry source of news. He may have a
nose for news. but l doubt it. When
man Is cunning for big news he
hasn't time to stop and exchange small
talk with q man, even II he be ever
80 great, and who would not know a
piece Of news II he saw It."
Senator Beveriige is making an at
tempt to have child labor law en-
acted which win prevent interstate
shipments of child made goods. The
various labor unions Of the country
have been hammering on this subject
for a number of years, when along
comes a politician who sees in 1t a
chance to further his reputation, and
annexes the idea as his own sweet
little pet. Virtue has to be its
own reward in this country when the
politicians get in the game.
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