The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

CEfHICH CO1I resent the new State.
After being sworn in, Senator Gore and
his colleague. Senator owen. drew lots
20 determine which should serve for the
/ long term. Senator Gore drew the short
term, and his service will expire next
year. The Senator is blind. but his man
ner in his seat Is. 10 al appearance. the
same as IL he could see. He appears 10
write; when speaking he holds a paper
/ In his hand which he seems TO consult
and while seated raises his head to the
I galleries and turns from side to side, as
If he we're looking at the speaker. who
ever he may be.
While attending school the blind boy
I had a Classmate read TO him the Congress
sional directory. lie became Interested
determined 10 be a United States Senator
and has succeeded. He graduated N
/ geometry and never drew a line
Senator Gore was originally a PopuHst
and. as such. stumped Mississippi. ex-
/ pounding the Populist doctrines. lie is
I member Of nine committees, and en-
deavors TO give as much time as pos
1 si5le to all OF them.
The Senatorial representation Of Florida
has undergone many changes since tn,
| beginning Of the Sixtieth Congress, NOR,
in fact than has ever occurred in IN,
history % any State
Early H. the session Senator MALLORY
died. After some time elapsed the GOV.
ernor Of the State appointed William J
Bryan 70 iii the Unexpired term Of In,
I late Senator. Senator Bryan. soon afte,
coming TO Washington. became a victim
Of malarial fever. later he contracted "
phoid, from which he never recovered
! The governor for the second dine has had
10 make an appointment This time N,
appointee IS William Hall Milton. Thu.
Florida in the short space OF four months
has had four Senators.
The new Senator Is a lawyer and hank
er fOrty-four years old He has serve,
as a member OF the house Of representa-
| tives OF Florida and has had some legis
/ lative experience.
In 1900 he was candidate FOR governor
before the Democratic state convention
and for four days he received the supper
Of his loyal followers.
4
! Representative Gaines. OF Tennessee
was irrelevantly advocating the repea
Of The duty on wood pulp and print paper
in the House yesterday and said that
legislauvely speaking. he had been in
/ prison a dozen years-meaning that his
party had been in the minority all tha,
I time and unable TO accomplish anything.
( Representative Aiken, Of South Carolina
asked:
Does the gentleman think he is en-
titled 20 any time Tor good conduct dur
/ ing his Imprisonment"
/ Whereat there was much laughter
/ At the opening Of yesterdays session OF
I the House the Aldrich currency bill wa:
/ received from the Senate and referred tC
/ the Committee on Banking and Currency
/ II was noticed on the floor that the bf
number ended in %. and students ir
superstitions and signs wondered what Il
/ portended.
/ Chairman Fowler says that A meeting %
/ the committee viii be held tomorrow. a.
which the Aldrich bin viii be taken up.
And il will be treated" he added
with all that consideration which Is due
the work of a great legislative body like
/ the Senate
| An incident or the Qge-Ganble ne
IfactionaI troubles in Republican politics o.
South Dakota came up in the Senate
/ yesterday.
Since Congress met last December. Sen
/ ator Gamble has had a bill pending 70
create a new public land district ir
South Dakota. II has been called Ut
/ repeatedly. but each time has been OBJ
/ jected 70, either by Senator Kittredge OF
/ by some Senator acting for him in his
absence.
Yesterday when the bin was reached
on the calendar. Senator Nelson. OF Min
nesota. objected. Mr.. Gamble after
making a violent protest against the OF
position interposed 10 the bill. moved
TO take It up. ''the objection 10 ne con-
Z Jrary Notwithstanding
1 On a vote. a majority OF the Senators
voted for the measure. and il was taken
| up and passed. Senator Kittredge was
absent in South Dakota