The Washington herald., 1908-04-23

carry the vote Of the State 10 Wash
ington.
Mr. Miller Is an influential member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. and in
1886 was a delegate to the general confer
.enoe Of that denomination. He made his
debut in the National House Of Repre-
sentatives In the Flfty-slxth Congress,
and has been regularly returned each sue
eeeding Congress. the last time after a
whirlwind campaign Being a good old
Methodist. Representative Miller Is an
adept al exhorting, and on the stump is
an effective speaker.
He is chairman Of the Committee on
Claires, and a member Of Elections No. @
and Industrial Arts and Exposltions.
They were. terribly funny in the Sen
ate yesterday when an item appr0priat-
ing money for the purchase and care OF
horses. COWS, and automobiles at naval
stations was reached in the course of
the consideration Of the naval appropra-
tion bill
Mr.. Hepburn. Of Idaho. turned 10 Mr..
Hale, Of Maine chairman Of the Naval
Committee 'Win the Senator from
Maine he said, explain to me what
need there IS for automobiles and cows
in the navy?"
I suggest that the bill be amended
by inserting the word sea before fbe
word COWS, suggested Mr.. Bacon. OF
Georgia, so that il viii resd for the
purchase Of sea-cows -
l presume the automobiles 70 be uti-
lized are water automobiles?" Nj Hey-
burn put in.
If that idea is to be carried out"
said Mr.. Hale, I'VE might insert the
word horse before the word marine
Where Il occurs ia the bill"
MT. Perkins, Cf California, A member Of
the Naval Committee, declared the com
mittee had been conservative. Senators
VIII observe said Mr. Perkins. that
lHe Dill makes no provision for dog
watches
Nor sea dogs. added Mr.. Hevburn
No, nor 'hatchways continued Mr.
Perkins, who explained afterward that
this WAS a hen Joke.
May | inquire Of the Senator" re-
joined Mr. Bacon, whether the .cat-o.-
nine-tails' has been abandoned in the
navy?"
AT this point there were evidences Of
bate into a serious channel
An examination Of the Congressional
Record which appeared yesterday morn
ing demonstrates that whatever may be
the effect Of John Sharp Williams 6u-
buster may have had upon the rate Of
progress in accomplishing legislation. II
tends TO accelerate the rate az which
members Of the House tax.
pom motion 10 suspend the rules
forty minutes debate was allowed Tues
day. The discussion thereon nlled eight
and a half columns Of the Record. This
makes total Of nearly 1000 words indi-
eating an average rate OF 220 words a
minute spoken. And II the 900 words
credited 10 Representative MondeH of
wyoming who talks az the rate Of
ABOUT 100 words a minute. Is counted. the
average for the other speakers rises 10
ABOUT go words a minute.
Speaker Cannon yesterday demonstrated
his ability to become angry under the
continual .'pestering, as John Sharp
Williams has called it, Of the Democratic
minority.
Representative Fitzgerald. the parlia-
mentary sharp Of the Democrats. in a
witty speech had gently taken Repre-
sentative Dalzell over the burning sands,
and had expressed astonishment that the
committee on Rules had. seemingly. given
place 10 the Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. Fitzgerald had waxed most eIo-
quent and had evinced a belief that Mp
Cannon had erred in his decision in re-
gard 20 a proposed amendment TO an
order about which Mr. Fitzgerald was
then COnversing.
Mr. Cannon rose from the Sneakers
chair and objected vigorously.
The House he said. vii, 10 what
ever il sees Mt 10 do under the rules"