The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

Washington, March An incident
in the senate one afternoon this week
sk ews how difficult it is to get through
congress a claim bill Of n sort.
From the committee OF claims a bill
was reported with favorable recon-
meldation, for the relief Of Phillip
Hague, administrator Of the estate OF
Joseph Hague, deceased" The mo-
mcnt the bill was called up and the
title read, Mr.. Spooner demanded to
know something about it. 1t was eX-
planned that the claim was older
than the average senator; chat il was
filed originally for $13,70O but was
cut down by the committee TO $1,7OO.
To Mr.. Spooner it was explained that
a government transport, many, many
years ago, had run into and destroyed
a ~erigantine, belonging to the claim
ant. in Galveston harbOr. The OrlGl-
nal papers in the cas-, deposited IL
the war department, had been LOST
ages ago.
"Wcll, how long has this cl1im
been pendin&?" asked Mr.. Spooncr.
oh, more than thirty years. re
pligd Mr.. Burkett, in charge IF tn"
bin.
well, the next session is a ion3
enc, and there will be more time u
consider it," retorted Mr.. Spooner.
let it 90 over"
And in this way from one congress
to another these claims are pushed
aside. no matter how meritOrious
they may be. Of course, there are
many cases where efforts are made to
muIct the government, and senators
are naturally shy on permitting claims
to be rushed through during the CLOS
ing hours Of a session.
4 number of senator's, enjoying
their experiences on the lecture plat
form last year, will appear again lie
coming summer before the various
Chautauqua circuits. Some Of these
men who are particularly popular
make large. suns of money. 1t is get
ting to be quite the thing among the
brilliant men of both houses to utilize
their summer vacation in this salts
factory fashion. A new NJ in this
field will be Senator Dubois, who has
become a great favOrite among the
wOme of the country because Of his
fight against the seating OF Senator
SmoOt, of Utah. Mr.. Dubois is ex-
peeted to clear, this season Of his, 1T
least $4,000.
Senator Tillman, ii is said, is east
~ good for $40, 900. He is in great
demand all over the country on ac-
e0Hnt of the original and rugged man
Aer in which he discusses the race
question. This year he will be able 60
add to his store of information some
xf his criticism of the president in the
Brownsville affair. Another senator
who will touch an equally high figure
is Senator LaFOllette, Of Wisconsin.
enc of the picturesque figures OF the
senate. Mr.. LaFOllette's strong
point is his vigorous attacks on some
Of His colleagues and his free critic
ism of the votes and motives of some
OF the prominent men of his own
party.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, is
very popular and is booked FOR many
dates. The Indiana senator's advo-
eacy of the child labor law has
brought him into prominence among
people and he is also we'll known
because of his magazine and other lit
erary work. Other senator's who VIII
be found on the lecture platform are
MessrS. Budkett. of Nebraska, Dan
iel, of Virginia, RayneT, of Maryland
and Carmack, of Tennessee. In thl
house the most conspicuous example
yClark, Of Missouri. Last season Mr.
Clark, a rampant democrat, and Gen.
eraI GrOsvenOr Of Ohio, a republican
tuOred several states conducting poll.
teal debates on the great questions G.
the day and this means Of enlighten
" ing the people ami entertaining then
as well, is said to have been immense
" popular.
Since the removal Of the interna
revenue tax on denatured alcohol tn
department of agriculture has bee
flooded with inquiries as to the posi-
bilities of the use of that article. l
view of the great popular interest tina
has been aroused, the department ha
lust issued Il farmers bulletin,
pamphlet based upon experiments tina
have been conducted to show the valu
Of alcohol and gasoline and their lis
i'm farm engines. The purpose OF tn
experiments were to determine wha
could be done with alcohol in the eS
listing engines and to + Wha