The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-02-17

he held FOR ten years.
RE is a member OF the board Of trustees
of the soldiers Home. Bath, y Y. and
WAS secretary Of the commission that
erected the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment IN Riverside Park. New York City
he has represented his district since
the Fifty-eiEhth Congress
Ills committees are Accounts, Merchant
Marine, and Fisheries
II Representatives Cushman and Bede
are not careful Representative Long
worth Will capture the title OF practical
joker Of the House. While the legislative
appropriation bill was under considera-
ton. Mr. Longworth asked Mr.. GHlett
why the checks which members OF Con-
gress sign in obtaining clerk hire had
printed on the back Of them the legend.
II Endorsement is made by a cross txl.
II must be- Witnessed by two persons who
can read and write. giving their place
Of residence In fun"
Mr. Longworth continuing: WHY is
such a provision necessary. and how
many OF the members avail themselves
Of it,"
The question provoked much amuse-
ment- Mr.. GHlet- quickly responded.
II don't think IL was adopted with
any personal reference 10 the gentleman
from Ohio. u is on ali government
checks
AS AN administrative order" suggested
Mr Tawney-
Besides looking after the interests Of
WalIa Walla and making friends with
the late friends Of Senator Ankeny, Rep
resentatiye Jones has quite a number Of
things 10 DO In the House
lie is interested I'm pushing the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition bin through
that strange Committee on Ways and
Means out onto the House floor. where
he and Representative Humphrey expect
10 see il pass
But Mr Jones IS also interested in
other things In the great state OF Wash
mgtou- lie is Interested in its surveyor
general
During The debate Saturday on The
question OF raising the salaries OF these
measures OF the public domain. Mr. Jones
sat grimly and watched man after man
bowled over an a point OF order. when
De tried 10 get am amendment calling for
the raise considered by tbe House
Dir. Jones thought Why did all these
men get thus bowled cyer2 Al last il
struck him They all wanted too much
When the clerk came % Washington he
read out the same prologue 20 the same
story, and Mr.. Jones sent forward the
same familiar slip Of paper. But the slip
differed Mr.. Jones asked for S25o0. on
increase of only 500 a year
No sooner had the clerk finished read
ing the amendment than Mr.. Jones said.
Mr. Chairman. ] see that the coIuurirtr-
appreciates the Justice Of this amend
ment. and ] ask for a vote
The vote stood very much against Mr.
Jones amendment. but the Congressional
Record shows that his sally was greeted
with laughter and applause and. be
sides he showed his ingenuity. which is
terribly rare in Congress this session.
one OF the interesting members OF the
House IS Representative Morris Sheppard. /
of Texas. He is only thirty-three years
old. Of slight build. unassuming manner. I
and in no way suggests a ranter.
His speech. early in the session advo-
eating replacing the motto, In God we
trust" on the gold coins attracted much
% the young orator from Texas.
Nothing thus lar this session ha. ap-
preached the brilliancy Of his effort
x Is said not to be comparable with
Senator Bailey's beautiful aposr-ophe 10
the state of Texas delivered u rec years
ago. which was considered by the older
Senators as modern classic.
Mr. sheppard s Grafton, however. was
of wider interest, treating as il did a
broader theme, and one engaging the