The Washington herald., 1908-04-22

/ none OF more serious character than
when he sprung that poetry some time
ago on the unsuspecting members Of the
House. That started it, Representative
| Dalzell. not to be outdone by the poetic
Mississippian, surprised his colleagues,
even the big five. by answering with an
| other effusion. you couldn't call IL a poem.
| few moments later II the crime had
stopped with Dalzell, it wouldn't have
| been so bad. but 10 and behold, the rest
| OF the members have caught the fever
| and are using electric lights over time.
| writing so-called poems.
a sample Of which discovered follows.
Owing 10 his innate modesty, We refrain
from publishing the name OF the embryo
| I-ongfelow:
SPRING RHYME
The little badleis
Hung their dudiets
| All up In a ToV.
| Then the foode:s
| Hit the budlets
] Made them al to gTOs.
|
Senator Money, OF Mississippi, is one Of
the most intellectual men In the Senate. His
memory is remarkable. and his conversa-
ton, when he IS discussing any question
OF Importance. is fun Of names, dates and
| references, which he seems to have con-
stantly at his tongues end. A thousand
years is as day TO his memory. and he
| talks Of the great men Of the past, in all
ages, as II he had been the particular
cr0ny of each one Of them, and knew
all there was 10 know about them.
|
John II. Walker. the versatile secretary
to Senator Gailinger and clerk to the
| Senate District Committee. IS a humor-
/ ist in spite OF unt0ward circumstances.
The District Committee is probably the
busiest in the Capitol and 1t is only Mr..
| Walkers saving sense of humOr that en-
ables him to withstand the sings and
arrows" Of outraged District citizens and
yet maintain his equanimity.
| Everybody in Washington who has a
grievance goes 70 the District committee
| room to seek redress and the sympa-
/ thetic ear into which they pour their
tales OK trouble is attached to the we'll
| shaped head of Jack Walker. Nobody
is allowed TO call him Jack nut his
wife. however. so that was really a slip
Of the typewriter key
/ Mr.. Walker seems 10 enjoy Il all, and
his calm and courtesy never fail him.
! The guests chair" beside his desk Is
rarely unoceupied, but that sympathetic
/ right car never seems to tire. and If the
| troubled one has a good basis for his
complaint it is duly Jotted down to be
looked into"
The foregoing. however, Is not intended
/
/ reader to join the ranks of complafners.
Mr.. Walker has troubles enough already.
| To all appearances Speaker Cannon and
Minority Leader John Sharp Williams are
good friends again Both Of them are
strong debaters, and many times their
words sting. yet withal. both are good
natured and disposed to forget aceusa-
tons made in the heat OF debate.
However, John Sharp will not trust
Uncle joe too far since his cali-down
Saturday. He doesn't risk a call for
tellers or a division, but at once calls
for the yeas and nays. right that cannot
be denied as long as he has One-fifth of
the membership at his back: and he has
the minority so we'll in hand that he
can always get that support
Representative Williams says he isn't
an obstructionist. he simply wants the
majority 10 do business. business OF
benefit to the country and in line with
the Presidents wish.
Representative Fitzgerald. Of New
York. may not be one Of the leading ora
| tors OF the House. but he exhibits a
/ familiarity with the rules and with par
liamentary procedure which at times
takes Speaker Cannon. Ascher Hinds. and
Mr.. Dalzef quite aback
Mr.. Fitzgerald broke into the proceed
/ ings yesterday and on a point OF order
as to the motion made by Mr.. DalzeI. he
had the Speaker, Mr. Kinds, Mr. Dalzell,
Mr.. Payne. and few more Republican
sharks looking deep into the book of rules
! for d quarter of an hour
/ After the Speaker finally decided
against him. Mr.. Fitzgerald. by demand
! ing a second on a motion to suspend the
rules and pass a resolution. acquired
twenty minutes for debate.
/ For quite time he rambled mostly i'm
the direction of Mr.. Cannon and with
such good will that he was frequently
applauded. At last, however, he seemed
10 have exhausted his rhetoric, and after
| he had answered several interrogators, he
said. with deprecating smile.
/ ''I now yield two minutes Of my time
to the Speaker and will let him answer
/ questions"
Mr.. Cannon didn't take the time but
even his Republican supporters had TO
laugh at his proffer.