The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-26
LITTLE WORK DONE.
Congress Almost Completely Ig-
nores Presidents Advice.
ONLY MINOR MEASURES PASS.
Short Session Notable chisay For
Raise In Members Salaries - Mr..
eusssnheim Sixth Hebrew In Sem
ats-Fiiipino Bank siII May Pass.

BY CHARLES ". lRTHuR


BY CHARLES W. ARTHUR.
Washington, Feb. r.-tspeciai. l.
The last week OF the Fitty-ninth con-
gress will commence next Monday. It
viii be the busiest week Of the whole
congress, with the possible exception
of the last week of the first session
last June. AS is their invariabIe Gus.
tom, the lawmakers wasted practically
all Of the first month Of the short SEES
sion, and now business will have to be
rushed through with undue haste in
order to complete the consideration of
appropriation bills and other essential
matters before the gavel falls. Mis-
takes will occur as q result Of the hur-
ry, as they invariably do occur under
such circumstances, and the country
win be the loser. The excuse is made
that there was nothing for either house
to do IN the first few weeks of the SEES
sion, as the committees In charge OF
the various appropriation bills had
submitted nothing for them to work
on. This point Is not well taken, inas-
much as there was q vast amount of
important business left over from the
last session which could have been dis
posed OF to the benefit OF the public.
Much Of it was not taken up then or
since, and the work Of the short SEES
sion as result will be limited to the
passage Of the appropriation bills, the
voting Of so per cent increase In the
salaries Of senators and representa-
tiyes and the enactment Of a few laws
Of minor Importance. The record ten
days hence will show that President
Roosevelt's recommendation for ac-
ton on various measures going to
make up his reform programme have
been for the most part completely ig-
nored.
Hebrews In the Senate.
Simon Guggenhelm, who will sue.
coed T. NJ. Patterson as senator from
Colorado on March 4, will be the sixth
Hebrew to sit as a member of the
United States senate and the second
Hebraic member of the present SEN
ate. The other is Senator Isidor Ray
ner of Maryland, one OF the brainiest
men on the Democratic side. The first
Hebrew sent to the senate was David
Yulee, who represented Florida from
1910 to 1853. He was born in the
West Indies, and his name originally
was David Levy. judah Benjamin, the
second Hebrew to come to the senate,
also was born In the West Indies. He
represented the state of Louisiana
from 1852 to 1857. The same state
sent B. +. Jonas, while Joseph Simon.
the last Hebrew in the senate prior
to the advent of Mr. Rayner, came
from Oregon and served from 1890
70 1908.
Philippine Legislation.
Friends of the Philippines are still
hopeful of finally passing at this SEES
sion the bill providing for the estab-
ishment of an agricultural bank un-
der government supervision in the is
lands. The action of Mr.. McCreary
IF Kentucky in offering the Philippines
tariff bill as an amendment to the
bank bill when Mr.. Lodge first called
It up in the senate came close to being
fatal to both measures, however. 1t is
realized that there Is absolutely no
hope for action at this session on the
bill, which further reduces the customs
1uties on goods imported into this
country from the islands, and Mr..
Lodge, who has been one of the fore
most advocates of the measure in the
senate, is making no efforts In that
direction.
Transport For Mr.. Taft.
Secretary Taft and Secretary Root
were both at the capitol the other day.
and the crowds of visitors had an OPP
portunity to see two real live cabinet
officers and the most prominent among
the presidents advisers at that. After
the portly Mr.. Taft finished his bust
ness with the senate committee on In
teroceanic canals he went across to
Speaker Cannon's room, where Mr..
Root was in conference about some
features Of the immigration bill.
I'm looking for Root" he said to
the speakers alert secretary, L. White
Busbey, as he entered the room. 81
must find him too. He has carriage
up here, and / haven't, and I'm going
to invite myself to ride downtown
with him"
"I'm not quite certain that ought
to interrupt that conference even to
get you back to your Office" said Mr..
Busbey gravely, ''but I'll tell you what
I'll do. I'll lend you a car ticket"
''Huhr said the secretary Of war,
also very gravely. "It's remarkable
how generous you people around the
capitol are since congress raised its
own salary"
A Wsishty Problem.
Representative Sherman Of New York
has turned loose on his colleagues a
problem which some Of them declare
d more difficult than the famous "How
DID is Ann?" Here It is: An express
train starts from New York for Buff
taIo and maintains an average speed
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