Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-06

that Senator Hale was one of tho
last men the younger senators would
cross swords with. Along came Sena-
tor Burkett, who did not like speech
of Senator Hale's and he stood right
up in the aisle and said so. Everyone
held their breath to see what would
happen. Then they began to breathe
naturally again-for nothing hap
pened.
1t is pretty hard for the o.d-timers to
let go their grasp of the senate. They
feel it keenly. For twenty years Sen
ator Hale has scolded the members
whenever he felt like it. This scold,
ing caused the brewing of revolt.
When one of the younger element re-
sented something done by the older
senators, he was not alone in the
movement. He had the sympathy of
the gallery, as well as the younger
men on the floor
Senator LaFollette, who never did
show disposition to bow to yoke,
has evidenced the audacity to say nay
when he did not like the exercise of
the prerogative Of the old-timers.
There was an anxious moment not
long ago when the Aldrich bill was
up for consideration. 1t was with diff
ficulty that the younger members were
forced into Line. Borah, Bourne, Brown,
Hepburn and LaFollette voted against
it. Senator Aldrich scowled right
merrily when he say the revolt.
Beverage, of Indiana, kicks up once
In while; Dixon, Of Montana, refuses
to go along smoothly when the road
does not suit him; William Alden
Smith is not entirely amenable to dis
cipline and a number of others grow
refractory when they are so inclined.
AS matter of fact, the young sena-
tors now pounce upon every oppor-
tunity to break.
Congress is going to become eco
nomicaL Senator, Allison says So He
is figuring out how to call halt on
the enormously increasing expendi-
lures of the government, and how to
hold down the appropriations for this
session so that they will not too far
outrun the revenues.
As things now run with the appro
lpriations, the leadess- have. a difficult
problem before them.
Its the senate" cry the house mem
bers. They then point to the fact that
the senate added about $15,000,000 to
the army bill; that it added about 40
percent. to the Notifications bill; and
that it added largely to the legislative
executive and judicial bill.
On the other hand, 1t must be SAID
that much of the pressure on senators
comes from membess of the house who
q could not get what they wanted a.
their own end of the capitol. Some
times house members do not want to
take the responsibility of voting none,
that they are more than. willing the
senate would vote. They have theii
political reasons, of course. The house
cannot very we'll claim to be the rea
watchdog of the treasury at the ex
pense of the senate.
The leaders now find it seemingly
impossible to keep the big supply bill.
down The senate has been warned
repeatedly that there is liable to be I
big deficit in~the revenues this year.
| The treasury is about 100000 be
hind. Then there is the deficit of {
year ago-about $54,OOO,O00. Befor.
long it is. expected there will be some
thing like hundred millions between
the treasury situations of this and la.
year.
II If the anti-liquor movement in thu
; District of Columbia does not ge
} plenty of advertising, it will not b
the fault of Senator Galljnger. He go
resolution through the senate pro
viding for the printing of 1000 extri
copies of the bin to regulate the sal
of intoxicating liquors to the district
Senator Gallinger explained tina
there was great demand for copie
Of the bill. People are interested Il
the movement and they want to keel
well informed on all details.
The ministers and anti-saloon pee
pie are backing the bill with grea
energy. They want to stamp out tn
sale Of liquor in the district and the
have plenty Of arguments to shoy
that Washington will be all the bette
for their efforts-if the bill tgoe
through.
In a speech urging the increase Q
appropriation for Notifications,
Westerner, not many years in Vast