The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-17

/ AtiNhA int zen years duu ne WIS again
reelected to the sixueth Congress by
nearly 10000 plurality. No matter when
or on what occasion, the Tennesseean at
tracts attention. His bushy iron gray
hair and clear cut features are easily
ldistinguishable in any gathering.
A strong believer in free silver, Rep
Iresentative Gaines was one Of the leading
exDonents OF the cause during It's agita-
ton
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane. OF
Massachusetts, is a New Englander No
one could mistake that fact 70 talk TO
Senator Crane for a minute; he even
looks the part Of the substantial New
England citizen. 20 whom precedent and
the proprieties are everything And, ike
the tabled New Highlander. from the time
Of Gov Winthrop down, Senator Crane is
| fond OF pie Pie seems 10 be an indlg-
enous New England, as well as Congress
sionai dish. the only difference being that
the New England dish usually has a top
10 Il, while Congressional pie often has
nothing bat "stuffin'."
/ One day not long since Mr. Crane was
the object OF the search Of newspaper
man. Mr.. Crane as chairman Of the
! Committee on Canadian Relations. often
knows things that newspaper men would
/ Ike 10 know, 50 this newspaper man
looked all about the Senate wing Of the
Capitol for the Bay State Senator. lie
/ was not IN bis Office, nor on the floor Of
/ the Senate. and, as a last resort. the
/ newspaper man tried the Senate restau-
/ rant. There a waiter said. Senator
Crane? Why, An just saw him go out
All give him a glass OF milk and q piece
Of apple pie
'Wha's matter with you. George." said
another waiter, who had just come Up
! "Ah done give the Senator a glass Of
milk an a piece OBJ Die mahself a hour
ago"
You all is crazy. chimed Ia a third
/ waiter. who had Just come up. Senator
/ Craze is in a chair ober dere a eatin'
q piece ob pie an a glass oh milk, fob
1 Al just took IT To him mahself"
/ Sure enough. the Senator was I'm the
/ midst OF his third order OF milk and pie.
given within an hour. He offered no ex-
PLANTATION. but the prepOnderance Of evi-
denoe seems TO lead 10 the unquestioned
/ belief that the Senator is fond OF pie.
! The discussion in the House Of tina
penal code bill has already resulted in
half a dozen divisions with teIlers. This
means that a member from each side
takes piaoe r. the foot OF the middle
/ aisle. and counts the members for the
| affirmative and negative as they go
through It means much walking. for
the members must come forward, pass
/ through and clear 10 the end OF the
aisle, and then back to their seats.
Il certainly have earned my s26 to-day -
/ said Representative Carlin, Of Alex
/ aHdria. after making the round trip q
number Of times. 7 walked no less than
ten miles when they called for tellers
on that old Ku-Klux BILL"
who is that man talking" asked a
visitor
That is the finest orator in the House.
Bourke Cochran, of New York" answered
the doorkeeper.
He may be fine. but that voice: great
guns. II is Ike fog horn. and reminds
me Of the barker for the Filipino village
/ at the jamestown Exposition He stood
all day and in a voice like that, yelled
/ Filipino, Fil-i-pln-0
New York has two more like that"
said the doorkeeper. Just wait until
you hear Payne and Fitzgerald, when
lthey get going; Il isn't necessary 10 send
pages 20 bring IN members, they can be
heard as far away as StatuaTy Hail"
!
Some exceedingly amusing work in the
] A.
seen these days on the streets OF Wash
lngtOn. A few years ago Congress had one
/ Of its patriotic outbursts against officials
maintaining elegant turnouts at govern
ment expense. 1t passed a drastic law.
as was supposed. prohibiting such equl-
pages except TO the President. his score
/ tary, and Cabinet officers To make as
| surance doubly sure it further provided
/ that all wagons belonging to the govern
ment should bear in a conspicuous place
the name of the bureau or the department
TO which they belong
/ These provisions were effective for a
time, but gradually the government-own
and maintained equipage. devoted 10
social and personal uses, has returned
Every army and navy officer, who has
pull enough; every bureau chief sufficient
~ astute to find a general appropriation
anywhere has a strong-Iimbed driving
horse or two and a coachman who is on
/ the government rolls as a messenger.
| These carriages crowd the shopping dis
tricts and are numerous at every tea and
! reception.
The required lettering is somewhere on
the box Of every such government car
riage- Generally one must have a micro
| scope to locate IT, The characters are
so small as to escape observation. Quar-
| termaster officers Of the army have de-
vised an additional scheme. The legend
] u. S. Quartermaster's Department is
printed upon the rubber-tired. magnificent
/ broughams, which the officers OF that
corps command, but It is a maroon that
shades into the ebony black so perfectly
as TO be triumph Of the carriage paint
ers' art.
In the Senate yesterday the clerk had
read the title Of "a bill providing for the
| appointment OF members Of the Board of
Charities Of the District Of Columbia and
of the Board of Children's Guardians,
whereupon Mr.. Kean, of New Jersey, OBJ
| jeeted to its consideration.
| MY objection is. said the Senator
from New Jersey, with mock seriousness,
that it limits the appointing power of
the President" The Senators Uttered.
! II will say to the Senator from New
Jersey that the President was consulted"
said Senator Gallinger. "and he is anx-
ious to be relieved Of the responsibility.
ooh. well. then / withdraw the objec-
ton" said Mr.. Kean. ''If the President
wants to yield the power OF appointment,
the bin ought to pass"
It passed.