The Washington herald., 1908-05-26


the bar In 1885, and has practieed at
Franklin and indianapolis since his adj
mission.
A born politician. he soon got mixed up
In State politics. In 1888 Mr.. Overstreet
served as secretary of the Republican
national Congressional committee. He was
a good secretary. and the position was
his during three other Congressional cam
paigns. in 1909. 1902. and 1894. He came
to Congress for the first time during the
Fifty-fourth Congress. That settled II,
His constituents saw In their Representa-
tive the making Of a statesman. and he
has received their support each Congress
since. After the votes were counted for
the SIxtieth Congress. 1t was found that
Mr.. Overstreet had a plurality OF nearly
5000
As chairman OF the Committee on POST
Offices and Post Roads. he has shown
himself a manipulation and an expert
handler Of that great branch OF the gov
ernment. but ne got the worst end Of
the ship subsidy amendment TO the post
Office appropriation bin. The Republican
Insurgents, with their Democratic breth-
!
Saturday. the 2Sd Of May. has passed
and Congress is still in session. swell
tering and quibbling. The House is lis
tening to roll calls. the Senate Is en-
gagged in hazing Senator Beveridge. The
older Senators joke with him about his
Inability 70 get in. but be smiles and
waits lie Is always there. waiting and
watching for an opportunity: but so is
Senator Aldrich. the leader The Rhode
Island man is on his job early and stays
put. The ether Senators, when they wish
anything. go over TO the veteran 70 get
his permission. but the teacher is stern
and the pupils don't always get their
wishes gratihed And so il goes. The
clerks read. the Government Printing
Office prints, and the Senator'S who really
run things say nothing. but look wise.
II Is hardly probable that Senator Jeff
Davis will show up again this session.
unless it is for the wind-up. he didn't
succeed in busting the trusts and putting
striped suits on the malefactors Of great
wealth.
Legislative bodies don't seem 10 do
just as Senator Jeff wants them to-not
always. While governor ar Arkansas
there arose a dispute over the boundary
line between Arkansas and Tennessee
1t was suggested by the governor OF
Tennessee that the two governors ask
authorization from the State legislatures
then in session. for the appointment OF a
commission TO settle the question. Gov.
Davis assented.
The Tennessee governor appointed his
commission. having received permission
to do so. and he waited 20 hear from
Arkansas. DAYS passed and no word.
Finally he wrote 70 Gov. Davis asking II
he had appointed his commission. In a
day or two he got a letter saying that
the legislature OF Arkansas had adjourn
ed without granting the governors re-
quest and. wrote Gov. Davis. the Iegis-
! lature seldom approved my recommen-
dations, and II had asked them not
20 appoint a commission they would have
| done it."
Senator Davis can't understand why
his trust-busung resolution has never
been acted upon.
The House yesterday enjoyed the serv-
ices Of a $500 reading clerk when Rep
resentative Clancy, OF Indiana, volun-
teered for the service.
The regular reading clerks turned up
| yesterday morning with weak and waver-
| ing voices, the result Of the long-con-
| tinued strain upon their vocal chords.
| caused by the multitudinOtrs roll calls