The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
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he taught school for a number Of years.
studying law at the same time grad
uatlng In that profession and being ad-
mitted 20 the bar at Mobile in ISL
Seven years later Mr.. Taylor was elect
ed to the lower house Of the Alabama
general assembly and served one term.
IN 1880 he was elected State solicitor
for the First judicial circuit OF Alabama.
was reelected for the second term. but
declined a third term. These offices PROV
Cd but a stepping stone 20 further p0lt-
zeal preferment and he was elected TO
the Fifty-ffth Congress.
ln-tnat body, as in the other Offices
ne had filed. he made good. with the
result that he has been reelected each
succeeding Congress Representative Tay-
Tor is on but one committee. Rivers and
Harbors. bat that one can spend enough
money, entailing upon the Representa-
tive the necessity OF seeing that the
streams in Alabama are taken care Of.
Just now the galleries Of the House
are filed daily with all sorts Of young
ladies in couples. with young men. but
mostly IN sets of ten or more They
come smartly in, towed by one Of the
Capitol guides, sit in the hard seats for
minute or two. perhaps longer. if
the House Is in session and the debate
interesting. and then depart They are
d pleasure, though, TO the doorekeepers
who must let thousands Of people in
every day
They're all out to learn" said one
OF the doorkeepers. Il like to see these
young girls come here Most Of them
are schoolgirls. and they do not forget
what they learn. They have heard how
they do things az the Capitol before thel.
come, but they would never keep the
impression half 50 well as if they had
never seen it in actual operation for
themselves
1T does my heart good to see al these
fresh young women. II makes me believe
IN my country"
The plans fer d new hall for the House
Of Representatives were out in the east
lobby yesterday undergoing inspection.
As the hall is shown in the drawings.
there would be benches on three sides Of
the room. with the Speakers desk upon
the fourth. In the middle Of the haIl
there would be an open space of con-
siderable size. but in spite Of this the
plan states that 800 can he seated If it
Is carried ont.
Instead OF the galleries now holding
the public. the press. the members. and
the other visitors to the House. there
would be longer galleries with benches
instead Of seats on the four sides Where
at present there are no pillars supporting
the roof, pillars running Up from the
galleries, there would be, according to
the new plan, a series of pillars. probably
OF marble, although the material is not
specified
There would also be provided instead
OF the present cloak room a more com
modious arrangement OF rooms. wherein
members may retire to smoke or read or
lounge about. The plan was the work of
Mr. Elliott Woods. superintendent Of the
Capitol
Gov. Bryant Brooks. OF Wyoming. who
is In Washington 10 attend the conference
Of the governors. was an interested spec
tator on the floor of the Senate during
part of the debate on the forest reserve
section Of the agricultural bill He was
in charge of the Wyoming Senators-War-
ren and Clark
For the first time at this session. Sem
ator Frye Of Maine President pro tenn.
of the Senate. occupied the chair in that
body all day yesterday.
Mr. Frye is an admirable presiding Of
fiCeG. in testimony to which fact the SEN
ate has seven times selected him as Presi-
dent pro tenn. But the Vice President is
SO faithful to his duties as President of
the Senate that Mr.. Frye gets little prac-
tice in that Office, so that his voice did
not wholly rise to the occasion. In the
last hour or so of the long session his
announcements were made in q somewhat
husky tone.
He was ali right. but he needed lit
tie practice to put him in condition.
vocally speaking. if that expression may
be permitted
Senator Flint, OF California might
without great exaggeration be called the
dude of the Senate He is easily the
best-dressed Senator. not because his
clothes are any finer in quality than
those Of some of his colleagues. but be
cause they fit him better, and are more
correctly cut TO the mode.
One great aid TO this sartOrial perfec-
tion is the Senator's handsome FORM He
is built like the Apollo Belvidere. and
his waist is as slender as any fastidious
tailor could wish. Mr.. Flints tailor ap-
preciates his advantages in this line. and
does not lose the opportunity afforded
him
The Senator's froek coat is particularly
fascinating, from the point Of view of the
expert sartorialist It is easily the most
correct" in the Senate and there are
some very modish dressers in the Amer
lean House of Lords
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