Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29

executive had not had the support of the
people
1.-The president, of course, has been ac-
quainted all the while with the attitude Of
the senate toward him, and yet he has
gone right ahead as II he believed he had
the loyal cooperation of the body. He has
never shown any coldness toward those
republican senator's who were plotting to
embarrass him. When they call at the
White House he tells them frankly what
he thinks should be DONE and II they show
disposition to argue with him he goes in
for argument Unquestionably there are
members of the senate who hoped and ex-
pected that constant nagging would cause
him to lose his temper, but he has disap-
pointed them on this score. While the
senate is looking for way to discredit
him he continues to insist that certain
legislation shall be enacted. He will not
relax his fight for the passage of the bill
lowering the duties on Philippine products
entering the United States; he still insists
that the senate shall pass the bill confer
ring citizenship on the inhabitants of Porto
Rico; ne tells senators daily he cannot
understand why the body does not pass his
bill giving the government the right to ap-
peal on questions of law in criminal cases.
and he is insistent that the government
shall continue to build battleships and big
ones at that. The senate has abundant
cloak room courage but it lodges a fight
in the open with the president"
Nicholas Longworth an honorable law
maker from the state of Ohio, and Sher-
man Boutell, an honorable law-giver from
the state of Illinois, were discussing the
of he .GsIJa hapded ma
a lemon"
1t was a very learned discussion. Bou-
tell insisted that 1t came from the song
about the fruit in the garden of love, in
which one OF the men drew lemon. Long
worth was more cautious. 1t was evident
that what he most desired was to draw
out the Illinois man and get his ideas with
out impartng many of his own. At first
Bouten was enthusiastic in the discussion
and gave out ideas as fast as William Jen-
nings Bryan ever produced words Finally
he noted the fact that he was not getting
anything in return. That made him sus-
picious.
Say, Nick" said the Illinoisan. have
you been commissioned by the White House
to find out where 1t originated, or is IL
merely your own curiosity?"
Longworth protested that he was doing
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! standing the black battalion episode, he
would talk to Foraker and George B. Cox
about the expression before he made an end
of his inquiry.
Frogs are responsible for the abolition
OF the biological survey of the Agricul-
tural department, which spends annually
about $3.50, 600 When the appropriation for
1t was reached in the agricultural bill the
committee wanted to know exactly what
the biological survey was.
at is now engaged in establishing a new
industry" one member of the committee
answered.
What is this new industry that has been
going on at $4,000 a year?" Representative
Lamb of Virginia asked.
ut is studying the zones in which frogs
are most prolific, in what kind OF water
they prefer TO live, and how they can be
raised" Representative Brooks told him.
at doesn't take any $4,000 a year for
me to tell where frogs live and in what
kind OF water" Mr.. Lamb said. What
does this government care whether frogs
! should be kept indoors in cold weather and
fed from a silo or left TO run loose and
forage?"
But the frog industry bids fair to be an
important one" Representative Brooks in
sisted. Frogs legs are a delicacy served
at restaurants"
only Frenchmen eat frog legs" in
sisted South Trimble of Kentucky, land
I'm opposed to raising frogs for our French
population. II they must have frogs let
'em bring 'em with 'em. It's class dis
elimination"
"Ive eaten frog legs and found them
mighty good" Chairman Wadsworth said.
well, l wouldn't tell IT," Scott Field of
Texas interrupted.
Frog legs are articles OF commerce."
Representative Haslxins OF Vermont said.
They are taxed in the Dingley bill as
dressed poultry at cents a pound"
"If that's all the tax there is on them
the frog industry should be stopped" Mr..
Lamb said. I'VE can raise all the frogs
the people can eat in the Dismal swamp in
Virginia"
A majority of the committee agreed with
Mr.. Lamb and the appropriation was not
| put in.
It is said with authority that Congress-
man Wadsworth, who for twenty years has
been a member OF the house from the
Geneseo district in New York. has def
nitely made up his mind TO retire from all
active participation in politics with the