The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

II ( when only one year
"a old, going with his
q parents to Camillus,
Onondaga County
hfFRtfflzIIf Jg0NL His education was
complete. consisting OF courses in the dis
tTict schools, Monro Collegiate Institute.
at Elbridge. and Williams College. AS
has been said he is a lawyer by profess
sion, and II his manner in the House is
fair sample. when he gets through ad-
dressing a Jury there is nothing to il but
Driscoll lie has a powerful voice, and IS
OF large figure When he arises he looms
above all others around him, and his
hair. Of a porcupine growth. adds three
or four inches to his height. He Is IN
good company in ths House. bis seat be-
ing next 10 the great and only Serene
Payne, leader Of the Republican majority.
It is pretty hard TO tell which OF the
New Workers has the strongest voice
when aroused Strong voices. by the way,
seem to be part of the makeup OF New
York statesman. Cochran, Sherman, Sui
ger and others that could be mentioned,
speak somewhat like the midway barker
Representative DTiscOll is chairman Of
Elections Committee No g. and a mem
Der of the Committee on Pacific Railroads
Two letters, without address. other
than the words Washington, 2. c."
were received in the Office of Speaker
Cannon yesterday. and no mistake was
made when they we're delivered there.
Upon one Of the envelopes was a earica-
ture showing Uncle Joe wearing a big
slolch hat, and holding in his mouth the
tilted cigar
Underneath this presentment Of the
/ Speaker were the words Washington.
D. c."
/ The second envelope bore a pen-and-ink
sketch of the Speaker. with no direction
other than the word Washington
| Representative Marshall Of North Da-
kota. chairman OF the Committee on
Private Land Claims, is likely TO retire
/ this Congress. There is a contest on for
/ tsenatorsbtps IN the state. and II the
/ Senatorial lightning should strike Repre-
sentative Tom, he wouldn't be ayerse 10
accepting the toga. 1t would not be the
/ first time he took a chance for the United
/ States Senate. In 1889 he was one OF
/ the leading candidates but didn't quite
make it, He mas been iG the House since
the Fifty-seventh Congress. and during
/ that time has looked after the States
interest
The people think he is an right. his
plurality for the Sixtieth Congress be-
ing over l7,000. He is one Of the Repre-
lsentatiyes who hasn't studied law for a
profession. He has devoted his time 20
business pure and simple, and Repre-
sentative Marshall in all his efforts uses
good common sense, and he gets there
with H.
It is seldom that any motion or meas
ure is allowed TO pass the House Of Rep
lresentatives unanimously. III these days
gf hlibustering. however, the roll call
often develops practical unsnimity. Any
thing to consume time. and. if possible,
Grive the Big Five to consider measures
Of Importance to the country at large
and not to a particular State. city, or vii
lage. For instance. Representative VIII
Jams, the minority leader. will call for
the yeas and nays on the approval of the
i. Journal. He knows it will be approved
bat he just wants it done by roll call
When the vote is announced, usually
about two or three votes are recorded ir
the negative. One of those will be Rep.
! resentative Suizer. of New York, who has
, lately been running a serial in the Con
gressional Record. entitled objection:
Made Easy
on standing vote Uncle Joe is sup
posed to count He swings the gayel if
his left hand and counts aisles rather
than members. When the affirmative and
negative votes are supposedly counted
: with his terrible left. he turns 10 Hind,
! with, "Hinds, how many?" Kinds hasnt
counted. but he sees which side Is In tht
, majority, and reports accordingly-"Nea'
140 nays 90 or any other old numbers.
a
THAT is a tremendous piece Of work "
are doing down on the isthmus- Yer,
few people have any idea Of its character
extent. cy interesting constructive ant
j engineering features"
D The speaker was Representative Rich
r ardson. Of Alabama.
Fact Is" he continued. Il myself hat
Z not realized how we are making thing
. hum in Panama until the other night
heard lecture at the 7. NJ. c. A, by Nj
Claude n Bennett, OF the CCngTessiona
:, Information Bureau who went dow
r there for a thorough, personal Investiga
:. tion. He did not stay three days. lik
President Roosevelt, nor a week. lik
J. that boatload of Congressman. but h
, stayed "a whole month and went over tn
g ground, every inch Of IL. until he seem
10 be about as familiar with what
going on as any Of the commissioner:
( II was a fine lecture. we'll Illustrated. an
e liberal education on the building q
the canal Pity it isn't constitutional fo
the war Department 20 hire Bennett
Il 20 all over the country and deliver tha
II lecture in the interest Of canal sent
e ment.
8 Representative Leake. of New Jerse!
u in addition to being an enemy of Wnlial
Jennings Bryan. of Nebraska, is ais
an enemy of abuses Of various kinds, an
apparently of an ohservant turn. II
notices the policemen Of Washington
e which seems to warrant the passing con
+ ment that he Is observsnt. because ther
II are many who never see a policeman
It especially when crime is being con
mitted.
Representative Gardner, Of Michigan
talking on the District appropriation bil
had discussed at some length the polic,
men detailed at crossings and at Oth'
= places. when Mr. Leake burst out wit
d this solemn tribute TO his own eyes:
ie II have noticed on the streets Of Wasl
ington a number of very elderly gentl
men wearing the uniform of the Wasl
lngton police. and wearing long flown
coats, which lcok mose Ike petticoats." p"
le Senatorial Old Guard.
Ernrn the Richnnnnd ,rin,ss- -Disnafch