The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
Washington Snapshots and Sidelights

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able to say took my !; seat when was
u am sorry, indeed. sonator." SAIL
Mr., Burrows, giving Mr.. Gore tho
title he Ia to havo soon, "but It lookt
n tell you what + wilt do, will intro.
duce resolution postponing you,
birthday until after you have takoI
your seat"
f Mr.. Goros faco is ono to attract and
Impress. Ills blindness is not nearly
the handicap ono would suppose, and
tile fact tlat he is blind can scarcely
a o realized, unless ono looks him full
In the face. The world Is full Of sun
shine for him.
good people,, Ito said, in tho house
cloakroom the other day. II have
found 1t 30. Possibly ] am In a posi-
ton to know how good people are.
while others differently situated would
think thoni cold and urfeeling. Tie
goodness there lis in the world was I'm
pressed upon mo whom ! was q student
back at old Lebanon, In Tennessee.
and the boys used to tnke turns read
ing to me and thus helping mo perfect
my recitations for the next day.
have never lost the belief that thers
is much more good than evil In this
world
Peter Porter, elected to the House
from New York to succeed Jimmy
Wadsworth. tho millionaire farmer,
who was chairman OF the Committee
on Agriculture In the last Congress,
finds himself In somewhat the FIX
or the two prospective, Senators from
Oklahoma. While Mr.. Porter has hii
seat. he has not party. The Demo,
Gratis, OF course. did not invite him ts
their CAUCUS. nor did the Republican,
ask him inside when they met to set.
tie the question of officers OF the Hous,
for this session. He tried to gain ad.
mittance to the latter. and took n seal
on the Republican side when he drew
scat and desk tho first day OF thu
session. He Is in the House, but nos
OF It, since neither side recognizes hin
politically.
Wadsworth got beat because he op
posed the Presidents bill for tho In
spection of meats and meat producti,
a sharp letter which he wrote tho
PRESIDENT in the course OF n contro-
versy over the bill last year also had
much to do with hia defeat. Porter de-
feated him through a combination Of
independent Republicans and Demo
Gratis. and by appealing to tho Roose-
welt sentiment OF the district.
1t does not appear that there Is to bs
any currency Legislation at an early
day, and 1t Is doubtful whether theirs
lis any at all which Will more than pre-.
tend to radical and fundamental cor.
reaction OF the evils now complained OF.
The Democrats OF the House and Sem
ate arc sadly divided on the question:
but their divisions pronounced as the5
aSv,1, mn re. ma
those OF the Republicans. 1t is believed
the country will have to put up WITH
ia bill which will be reported from this
Finance Committee OF the Senate
which will be put through that body
as quickly as the rules will permit,
bearing in mind that Senator's may dis
cuss a bill Indefinitely. and then rushed
through the House OF Representatives
under a special rule.
Senator Aldrich, the millionaire sen.
atorial representative of the State OF
Rhode Island in the Senate: the friend
OF every trust which exists. has ever
existed or will exist in the future un-
der the beneGcent protection Of a Re-
publican tariff system. the Republican
leader OF the Senate, and. IN such ca
pacity the managing editor OF the
United States. Will have the most to
do with the drafting of the new cur
rency law. Wall Street is not expect
ed to protest.
The Republican national committee,
which met here this week, is claimed
to be composed OF a majority OF from
four TO ten anti-Roosevelt members.
There is practically no doubt that a
decided majority of the committee is
opposed to the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to the carrying out of
his policies, and to the nomination of
any man whom lie may favor 1t Is
the intention of the majority to bring
out candidate representative of the
anti-Rooseveit feeling, or to agree to
support one of the Conservative" can
didates now in the field. But those
who have been watching the career
OF Theodore Roosevelt do not expect
to see any scheme for his undoing sue
coed even in the slightest degree.