The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-30
HALE WARNS SENATE
Hints at Night Sessions In
less Work Is Rushed.
BEvER1DGE CONCLUDES SPEECH
Numerous Interruptions Come from
COIIeagues-DipIOm and Con-
suIar and Notifications Bills
Passed, with Amendments - Mr..
Clark Makes Senate Laugh.

When the Senate opened its session yes
terday, Senator Hale delivered warning
on the frivolity of making many speeches
vixen the margin of time between now
and the end OF the session is narrowing
down to less than a month OF working
days
The Maine Senator usually administers
this note of admoption about this time in
tho short session He said. In a most
impressive way, that not a single appro-
priation bill had thus far become law
this session.
This fact. in the face of the twenty-five
working days remaining before the 4th
Of March, seemed 20 him to place great
responsibility on those Senators who per-
sist in making long speeches and piling
notices of more speeches on the calendar
5Iildly. but sorrowfully, ne referred to
the three-day speech of Senator Bever-
idge, on child labor. Following that. he
said Senator Carter would take up much
valuable time speaking of certain irregu-
lar procedure in land matters on the part
Of executive officials
1T may be important that these
speeches should Zoe made-indeed. it may
be more important that they should be
made than that the public business should
be transacted. than that the appropria-
ton bills should be passed" said the
Maine Senator. But. unless some head
way is made very soon with these appro-
priatlon bills 7 shall move for night
sessions. do not think il would be fair
% ask for Il night session tonight" and
with "a grave and forbiddng look around
the Senate chamber Mr.. Hale dgulatlvely
let fall "a ton of silence on his colleagues
Mr. Beveridge arose. and with veivcty
words and soft manipulations OF the pal
sled air. protested that many things had
prevented his speaking earlier in the ses-
sion when he had intended 10 do so. and
he pleaded for forbearance on the part
Of the Senator from Maine until he could
finish his speech which has been beset
with so many untoward circumstances.
Curtis sworn In.
Charles Curtis. Senat0r-elect from Kan
sas. took the oath of Office soon after
the Senate met His credentials were
presented b. Senator Long. Of that
State Mr.. Curtis, who has represented
the Topeka district in Congress for a
number OF years. was present at the open
ing of the session with a bright clrua-
ton in the lapel of hts coat. After The
credentials had been read and put on file,
Mr.. Long escorted his new colleague 10
the Vice Presidents chair. and the pre-
siding officer administered the oath. Sew
eral members OF the Kansas delegation
in the House were present 10 witness the
swearing in Of the new Senator. who sue
ceeds TO the nexpired term Of J. Ralph
Burton, which until yesterday was filled
by y. W. Benson by an appointment ad
interim by the governor. Mr. Curtis is
the first citizen of Indian blood to occupy
a seat IN the Senate He is a direct de-
scendant of the Kaw tribe Of Indians. and
shows his racial auteCedents in his fea-
lures.
Senator BeverIdge resumed and con-
cluded his speech on child labor In the
course of Mr.. Beverages remarks. Mr..
Overmau disputed the accuracy Of am
andavit OF +. c.. Robertson as to the
conditions st the Salisbury, y. c.. cotton
mills. He said that that enterprise was
in his own town, and he knew what a
magnificent institution IL was who is
this man Robertson he demanded
i think he is "a representative Of the
American Federation of Labor" replied
Mr. BeveTidge.
MI Overman retorted that Mr.. Bev-
eridge ought 20 know all about his Wit
nesses, and declared that If the other
afidavits depicting child labor conditions
were not more accurate, he would not
place much dependence I'm them
Early in his speech the Indianian invited
the Southern Senators, who have been
opposing the bill because they asserted
il usuUped the rights of the States 10
support IL because the man who will be
the next standard bearer of the Demo
cratic party has unquaifedly indoTsed
it,"