The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

Z ~ York. July 4, 1858
~ Was a member OF
the Kentucky legis-
Sc.1zoD AfCGar11y lature for three
terms. and served as
speaker Of the house OF representatives
OF Kentucky during two terms. In 1870
he was elected governor.
President Harrison. in accordance with
an act Of Congress. appointed Mr.. Nc
Creary a delegate 10 the international
monetary conference held at Brussels.
Belgium, in 1892. He represented the
Eighth district Of Kentucky in the Forty
ninth Congress. and was reelected each
succeeding Congress through the Fifty
fourth.
Senator MeCreary was In opposition to
the Beckham regime in Kentucky. with
the result that he was not considered
IN the late Senatorial election. II is a
coincidence that be WAS elected 10 sue
ceed Republican, Hon William J. De
Doe, and Is now superseded himself by
Republican, ex-Gov. Bradley
Senator McCreary is a member OF eight
committees, the most important being
Foreign Relations. Military Affairs. and
Pensions
Senator Crane went to the White House
Offices the other morning, and some Of
the curious scribes. who held the watch
on him. found that he was inside for hf-
teen minutes. Then some Of them wrote
that The Senator had had long confer
enee" with the President
As matter OF fact. the Senator talked
with the President for perhaps five min
utes. which demonstrates how deceptive
appearances are at the White House Of
fees with reference 10 Congressional call
ers-
In the morning the Presidents office is
almost always crowded. The average
caller has 70 cool his heels on the outside
TIL the rush is over. 4 Senator. however.
Is ushered within at once. but that does
not always mean that ne sees the PreSi-
dent az once There may be Other. Sena-
tors ahead Of him. and among them
selves. Senators have 10 take turns Just
Ike other people.
Therefore. Senator who goes inside
may be seated in the Cabinet room. or In;
the little room adjoining the Presidents
office. or in the Office Itself. and he NAV
rank who preceded him. And thus IL is
that many Tong conference" according
TO the observations or outsiders. was
really only an exchange OF few sen
tenees In proper turn.
There is great concern inside the Ways
and Means Committee over the naming
OF a prospective biI As Il Is now
planned, an effort VIII be made in the
next Congress. beginning with a special
session about one year from now. toward
revising the tariff That means a new
tariff bill. and tariff bills for many. many
years have been named after the Chair
man OF the Ways and Means Committee
Serene Payne. Of New York. standpatter.
always fighting against revision. is never
theleSs anxious 70 see "the Payne biiF'
pictured in newspapers of 1909 and .'the
Payne law" handed down to posterity. He
has been presiding over an Idle committee
for ten years with that sole opportunity
OF reward
II there should be a Democratic House.
Mr.. Payne would fail Of his great ambi-
tion, but what the name OF the law dis
placing the Dingley law would be no
man knoweth. II would be the Clark
law were IL not for the prospect that
Representative Champ Clark. OF Missouri
now heading the Ways and Means mi
nority, would be elected Speaker. The
man he named as chairman would deter
mine the tariff nomenclature Some say
Representative De Almond might have q
chance TO perretuate his name 10 future
generations. but it might be "the Cock
ran law, for Bourke Cochran. Of New
York, Fammany orator. is close to the
top OF the Democratic committee list, and
would clamor for the craftsmanship.
Yesterday was moving day" in the
House Of Representatives. Serene E.
Payne. of New York. chairman Of the
Committee on Ways and Means. moved
his headquarters from the Capitol 10 the
white marble palace across the plaza
erected to provide Offices for various COM
mlttees and the members OF the House.
In accordance with tie terms Of a reso-
luton passed a week or so ago. the
Committee on Ways and Means was in
cluded with the "surplusage" or over
flow, OF the House that was directed 10
pick up its traps and move
Representative Payne made a gallant
struggle TO retain the luxuriously fur
nished rooms occupied by the Committee
on Ways and Means. but he lost. He
has been suffering from rheumatism all
during the session. but he was so sore
yesterday over the fact that he had to
move that he forgot 10 limp
II was a mournfui group OF members
that assembled in the Ways and Means
Committee room TO bid farewell TO the
old quarters. which will be occupied in
the future by the Speaker Of the House
While the House was engaged In eulOgiz-
ing the lives and services of deceased
members. Mr.. Payne and his associate
committeeman spent the afternoon I'm ut
tering some things not eulogistic concern
ing members in the flesh who were re-
sponsible for the migration OF the Ways
and Means Committee.
Senator Chauncey Depew displayed
some Of his old-time vigor while deliver
ing his speech on the currency question.
His voice was strong. at times rising TO
high pitch, his gestures were charac-
teristie Of him In his palmy days.
In the course Of his remarks, he al
luded to the time in his business career
when his duties kept him travelling the
country over.
He said on one occasion he stopped at
town. ana as was his usual custom. he
inquired as 10 the welfare OF that par
ticular locality. lie noticed that the town
had everything necessary to make an up
to-date abode except a graveyard Call