The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

AOUIEtIttUi NOLEG VI k1NAiNetN-
THE Sixtieth Congress is his third at
tempt at national fame, and If he has
not succeeded in attaining IT, It has not
been because he has remained quiet On
the contrary, he has caused a stir IN
committee, in corridors, and on the moor
of the House on more than one occasion.
Representative Lilley is member OF
the Naval Affairs Committee, and as such
has started an investigation, a submarine
investigation, that promises 10 continue
for some time, and which cropped out on
the floor Of the House during the discus
sion OF the naval appropriations Dill re-
Gently passed. He is also meinoer oi
Committee on Claims,
There we're strenuous times during the
debate in the House on the question Of
four battle ships, or two. or none. Many
men, more than twenty, spoke on this
momentous matter, and most Of those
delivered themselves. not so much oi
political oratory as of something in which
they believed, aside from their party ad-
herence.
Among all the array OF debaters, none
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mond Pearson Hobson. the hero Of the
Merrimae- Capt HobsOn was on the spot
day and night. There was nothing whicn
came up that he missed, and he sat
lin his seat with eyes fixed on the man
vino happened to be Grating, as If he were
trying to enter Santiago haTbor in the
dark.
But even Capt Hobson is human. After
he sat for a time and the bleeding drops
OF oratory had fallen one by one on the
carpet, he became hungry. Did he leave
the field to others who were less hungry
than he? Not Capt Hobson, he sent
out. got a glass OF pure milk and drank
it in the hall of the House. sitting all the
while unconcerned as to the populact
above, eyes bent on the speakers.
Representative John Wesley Gaines
needs brushing up on his "BirdOlogy.' He
has strong lungs and knows something
about legislative proceedings. but he is
away OF on birds and their habits Dur
ing the debate on the diplomatic bill, he
had something TO say. Of course. and his
remarks carried him over to England, and
incidentally to the British Parliament He
was speaking about the laboring men and
the poor men in that body.
Said John Wesley; The laboTing man
has about as mulch chance for his rights
in the British Parliament as a jay bird
alongside OF a mocking bird He got
his comparison reversed. for. as a South
ern member was heard 10 remark, a
Jay bird could make mincemeat out OF
a mocking bird. Gaines got twisted, that's
all"
In ratlfying for the second time the
extradition treaty with San Msrino. the
Senate on Friday saved from embarrass-
ment the Oldest and the smallest republic
IN the world.
That treaty, which is similar to the
extradition treaties with other countries
was negotiated in January, 1906 and was
promptly ratified by the Senate March .
of the same year. An amendment was
however, adopted declining extraditior
in cases where the amount involved was
less than 5000, or 100 francs.
When that was submitted to the San
Marino government. protest was made
that to secure ratification of the treaty
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election of the whole people, and the
Marinans did not feel like going to the
expense of such a plebiscite for so small
a matter. So the treaty was allowed tC
remain imperative until this session oi
the American Congress. when Secretary
of State Root brought the matter TO the
attention of the Senate, and induced 1t tc
again ratify the treaty, this time without
the amendment.
Many people have an antipathy 70 tele-
phones, but il is not generally known
that Senators Of the United States arr
among them. At least one Senator. how
ever. declines to have anything 10 dc
with the species of lightning which en-
ables humans to hold converse with theii
fellows across the etheric waves. Mr.
Hale, OF Maine, has no telephone in his
home, and he also declines to have one
in his committee room at the Capitol.
Individual liberty, that personal belong
ing Of every American which Is supposed
TO be so jealousy guarded. is a very good
thing, doubtless, but the anti-telephone
habit Of the Senator from Maine causes
not a little inconvenience to his fellow
Senators. If they want 10 talk with hin
they have to go and see him, and that
includes a trip, long or short according
to the relative location Of their commit
tee rooms, up to the gallery floor. where
Mr. Hale is installed in handsome room
in the southeast corner of the wing. But
the Senator from Maine simply won't
have telephone so there you are; sena.
tors and others simply have to abide by
the determination.
What MiIitaFism Means.
From the Columbia Is. c. State