The Washington herald., 1908-05-29

Congressional seat. but In 1880 success
was turned TO defeat, and he was left at
home. In 1896 he was elected delegate
I to the Republican national convention.
| and in 1904 was delegate-at-large from
| Wisconsin 20 the Republican national
gathering OF that year. Three times Mr..
La Toilette has been elected governor OF
Wisconsin. and his record as chief magis-
trate Of the Badger State has been a
clean and brilliant one He was elected
TO the United States Senate 10 succeed
Hon Joseph V. Qua:les.
Senator La Toilette, while a Repub-
lican. is stamped a reformer. and on
many questions he is found to be On the
/ opposite side He has been III the most
OF this session OF Congress but pulled
himself together. in his usual determined
way TO go 10 the Senate and speak IN
opposition to the Aldrich currency bin.
For three afternoons he held the floor
delivering masterful speech. and Il was
MS persistency that caused Senator AL
drich 10 withdraw the railroad-bond fea-
ture from his bill thus allowing its pas
sage In, the Senate. The Vreeland-Al-
orlcn compromise measure has put the
ponds back, and Senator La Toilette IS
well ~
He is a member Of six committees
serving as chairman OF one.
John Sharp Williams and Speaker Can
non yesterday engaged in a little pleas
antry while. The House was waiting for
print OF a bin to be brought before f.
Mr.. Williams objected TO nothing" be-
Ing before the House
We'll. it was in order TO send ont in
the mountains 10 find the one sheep" sug-
gested the Speaker.
That might have been all right for
the Almighty. but not for the Speaker" ."
reJoned Williams.
Wei, it's good thing TO get as near
Joe"
bill
The Congressional Club. composed OF
the wives and female relatives OF mem
bers OF Congress. was proposed for incor-
poration In a bill that passed the House
yesterday without discussion or vote.
The author Of the bill is Representative
Kahn. Of California. and the object Of
the club is 20 promote acquaintance
among its members and facilitate their
social intercourse.
John Sharp Williams was about 20 work
his hlibuster on general principles when
Mr.. Kahn appealed TO his recognized
chivalry and disclosed that Mrs. Williams
was the second named on the list Of in
corpOrators
Mr.. Williams conceded there should be (
no roll call on the bin and II there was
he explained. Il fear there would be a I
great deal Of domestic unhappiness in
Washington"
Two members Of the Big Five have
had handed 10 them new names.
Representative Clayton, Of Alabama
talking, or rather blufing, on the bin for
the disposition Of some obsolete brass /
cannon, referred 20 Floor Leader PAYNE 4
as the hrassy gentleman from New York. 1
and that the worthy Speaker NAV be \
Obsolete Cannon after next election.
Representative Payne objected T. hts
new title. and called the Alabamlan 10 (
order but for a moment only. as CLAW
ton continued in his big voice TO auude 1
10 the brass OF the Republican leader
and the probable obsolete brass Can
non.
John Sharp Williams has been con-
Quoting a filibuster with more or less
success, but the real flibuster was en-
gineered BY Uncle Joe. It may not be
classed under that head, but It was a
clean-cut and effective.
Uncle Joe wanted a currency bin
passed He saw the necessity Of If To
strengthen some Of the weak spots IN the
IenceS or some Of the tottering mem
bers. and perhaps his own.
The differences OF opinion were so
great that compromise was remote
and as some thought. impossible. But
not so the czar He knew the boys
wanted 10 get home, so he intimated To
them, no currency bin, no adjournment
The recalcitrants woke UP 70 the fact
that Uncle Joe was In earnest. and thar
he was conducting a little hlibuster of
MS own. They got together. and the
currency bill was passed Adjournment
s In sight and Uncle Joe is the boss
nlibuster"
A new definition Of the metrical fuid
known as the liter, was given
IN the House last night while the Phlip-
pine tariff bill was I'D.
Representative Clayton confessed his
ignorance Of what liter was.
Here on this side" he said. I'VE DONE
wen know how much a flask contains"
Here Representative Houston interrupt
ID, soto voce, and Clayton continued:
The gentleman from Tennessee says. a
liter is about three fingers"
And they let II go at that
An Inn for Grief.