The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-16
Of Michigan.

RHaHHHwEtm5ay city he stin claims as
- '-'- s5TssTsx t0''-''@ his home.
After receiving a common school edu-
cation. he studied law. and was admitted
TO the bar in 1884
He first entered the House n the Fiji
ty-fifth Congress. and he has since kept
his constituents jollied 10 the extent OF
sending him to each succeeding Congress.
and each time with a good, substantial
majority.
When he speaks he wanders back and
forth. hands waving. his Voice at times
up TO the ceiling. at others down in the
sub-basement. But he gets there. and
those present know he Is saying some
thing that counts for argument OF is
funny.
Representative Hamilton is chairman OF
tue Committee on Territories, and mem
Der Of the committees on Insular AZ
fairs and Library.
Representative Wilson, Of Pennsylvania.
Is enthusiastic and hopeful over the idea
OF the establishment Of a bureau Of
mines
Being a strong union man. an official
in the brotherhood. and practical miner.
the need Of such a bureau is firmly i'm
pressed upon him. IN view OF the many
recent mine disasters. Representative
Wilson thinks that the establishment OF
such bureau, placed under the juris-
diction OF the Interior Department. will
enable the United States government
TO employ experts to investigate condi-
tons in the mines. remove the causes OF
disaster. and prevent 10 an appreciate
degree the recurrence OF the terrible loss
Of life that has befallen certain com
munsties in the United States.
Representative Tawney. chairman of the
Appropriations Committee in the House. is
religiously pairing down this appropria-
ton and entirely cutting out that one.
There are a number Of bills. dear 10 the
hearts OF some OF the members, or rather
beneficial to their constituents, which VIII
80 by the wayside. and there will be
weeping. wailing. and crashing of teeth.
Tawney, however. is resolute. and II he
can help it. no one can say that he
wasted the money Of the taxpayers.
He says the affairs OF the government
should be run the same as well-regu-
lated household. the expenditures made
according 20 the income. His life is any
thing hut balmy just now, besieged here
and there for parks public buildings, and
numerous other things He turrs A dear
ear TO all the pleadings. for doesn't he
belong 70 the ''carnatiOn club and isn't
he a member OF the big five2'
doned his habit Of visiting either Of the
two Houses Of Congress. For long
while he was about the only member OF
the Cabinet who exercised that privilege.
Senator'S and Representatives like to see
members Of the Cabinet around occasion
ally. bet few years ago when Mr..
Justice Moody. then Secretary Of the
Navy. dropped around 10 his old haunts
at the Capitol and invaded the Repub-
lican cloalzroom 70 smoke a cigar in the
company of his former eronies. II was
matter Of comment He continued his
visits whenever he had business az the
Capitol.
Secretary Taft. who goes 20 the Caoitol
more perhaps, than any other Cabinet
officer. used 10 tarry in the Senate fire.
quently for conversation. but now he Az
ranges 10 meet Senators in their COM
mittee rooms.
Congressional committees call Cabinet
officers frequently to testify. especially
about departmental appropriations. but
most OF these members Of the Presidents
official family are chary of lingering
They pass quietly to the rooms OF the
committees that call them. and give The
two legislative chambers very wide
berth.
When the attention Of Senator Briggs
was called to the slate proposed by ex-
Gov. Murphy for the four delegates-at-
larga from New Jersey to the Chicago
convention. he smiled. and remarked that
the making OF states was a harmless
diversion for any one who had the leisure
10 indulge in II.
He stated, however, that he had had no
part in arranging any of the proposed
states. believing. with Gov. Fort as he
was quoted in a recent interview. that
it appeared too much Ike b..ssisn. There
would uuquestionably be a fun and fair
expression OF opinion on the part Of the
Republicans Of the State. which no doubt
would be satisfactory to the majority OF
them.
Senator Briggs expressed some doubts
as to two Essex County men being chosen
as delegates at-large. and called atten-
ton TO the fact that il this were done
Essex County. with a smaller Repub-
mean vote than Hudson County. would
have one-fourth Of the total number OF
delegates from the State. two delegates
at-large and four district delegates. or
six OF the tWenty-four-
The Senator was Of the opinion that
this would meet with considerable oppo-
sition from other parts OF the State. He
was sure. however. that whichever Essex
man received the largest vote in his
county, would receive the support of the
State convention. as there was no dispo-
sition on the part OF Republicans in other
parts Of the State to interfere in Essex
County politics.