Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09
Up on Capitol Hill

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| Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn. who
| is IA state senator and a live wire, al
| though he looks a respectable and
sympathetic undertaken with an inter
est in his work, was around the Capitol
yesterday conversing with the elect.
f! Finally Representative Fighting F'itZ
Fitzgerald. who Speaker Cannon affec
tionately calls the craziest Irishman
In America took Pat by the arm and
/ led him into Uncle Joe's cigar-scented
| sanctum. where these two astute gen
tlemen clutched hands and passed the
| time of day The senator said he felt
like Il member of the real Congress,
for he was down in Washington doing
some department. chores for his con-
stituents.
The members of the legislative sub
| committee OF the House appropriations
! committee were tangled up in execu-
tive session yesterday. supposedly
marking up the legislative bill. In
reality. they were talking about page
thirty-one of the Presidents message
which contains some mighty unkind
remarks about the Legislative action of
last year restricting the activities OF
the BLACK cabinet or secret service
DIVISION OIL the TeiSuTN bepdi lHieut,
this Legislative action having orIglnat-
ed with the House appropriations com
mttee in general and Chairman Taw-
ney in particular.
There must have been some telepathic
suggestion to reach the public commit
tee room where several idle members
were chatting. for suddenly one OF
them jumped up, went to the door or
the inner chamber, Eanked it open and
yelled in to the executive session
I hone thp lions
ketch him"
What did the bunch doo" laughed Il
colleague when the facetious member
had returned to his seat.
Nothing" he replied. they just
looked hopeful
The colleagues of Representative Eurle-
son Of Texas. who used to be It shorter
from the high grass. but who is SO tame
now that he has taken Ia living at the
Cosmos Club. dallying with vegetarian
diet and eating from the human hand. are
calling him Doctor. He seems to like
it, for the last few days he has dressed
the part-clerical black and an unctuous
expression. After his friends get used
to this he is thinking of reversing his
collar and learning IL few texts
Ralph Cameron, who. as d result OF the
recent elections, will succeed Mark smith
as delegate in the House from Arizona
after the 4th of March. has come to town
to stay Yesterday he was around the
Capitol getting acquainted. Mr.. Cameron
is rather small and has red checks. merry
blue eyes and happy smile. Yet he used
to DE sheriff of the most scandalous section
of Arizona. and although that was years
ago. they do say as how mothers scare
bad little children into being good just
BY saving that Ralpll'll git 'em if they
don't watch out. They say that when he
once got on the trail he never quit until
he had the pursuee. alive or dead SO
he is expected to help lot on tn etrail Of
single statehood That's what he's down
here to get.
LOST. STRAYF,D OR STOLEN-ONE
United States senator, somewhere be-
tween Columbia. S. c., and Washington,
u. c."
Such an advertisement would express
the curiosity that has been manifested
around the Capitol this week to the
whereabouts of Senator Tillman. Some
how or other the Senate doesn't seem
like the same place without South Caro-
lina'S pitchfork and fire-eating statesman
In his accustomed seat on the center
aisle.
The reason of all this curiosity is that
the newspapers in Columbia announced
IdSL iSlOuOdy lIdl I1G iidd Itit Ioi w dSu-
ington to be present at the opening OF
Congress. This report reached his friends
here. but thus far there has been no
Senator Tfllman anywhere around the
Capitol. Matters reached such pass
yesterday that people We're asking each
other if he mad been taken i'll again and
gone to some hospital eli route.
Assistant Senate Librarian Baker how
ever was able to solve the mystery late
in the afternoon. He got u telegram
from the senator. sent from Fort Hill,
g. G. Mr. rillman said he had just
stopped off to attend meeting of the
board of directors of the agricultural
college at that place.
Now, if there is one thing that the
noted South Carolinian is interested in
more than anything else. barring the
official and private acts Of President
Roosevelt and the race question it is
agriculture. So his friends are no longer
anxious. They say if he shows UP some
time next month he'll be going some.
Incidentally 1t is reported among Mr..
TiIin,an's friends mere that he has re-
gained practically all of the strength he
lost during his severe illness last spring
and will be ready to make some Of his
old-tilne speeches again this winter.
\ man walked up most respectfully to
the Goorkeeper at the entrance To the sem
ator's private lobby yesterday and handed
in his neatly engraved card. asking that it
be taken to Senator So-and-so.
Hush whispered the official, dramat-
icaliy.
Whats the natter asked the
stranger, with the proper show of excite
ment
They're reading the Presidents mes
sage
on" said the stranger in a most sol
emu tone.
You see vouchsafed the official. The
senator's are always so deeply interested
in the communications from the White
House that they have made il d rule for
Yea or oil lou .rI 10. ho fv,