The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-25

journment of Special Session-Sena
tor Heyburn's Broad and "Untamed'
Bosom-Amenities of the Specia
Session of Congress.
Washington, June %. - Especial. J.
! Speaker Cannon has intimated strong
" that he will announce the other com
mittees of the house on the last day OF
the extra session. He does not divulge
who among the leading Republicans
will get the more important chairman.
ships outside of those who have been
named for the small number of com
mittees that were appointed in March
| 1t is generally conceded that Uncle Joe
will have a powerful weapon with
which to keep sin the middle of the
road" some Of the Republicans of the
house who have been affiliating with
the insurgents. 1t is even declared
that landing on good committees in
the case of some men will depend very
much on how they behave when the
contest takes place over the confer
ence reports on the tariff bill which
will have to be submitted from time to
time before the measure is finally en-
acted into law. There is much rejOic-
ing among members when they reflect
that they will not have to wait until
next winter to find out how they will
be placed on committees.
Anxiety About Committee Places.
The Democratic members of the
house, as a rule, are uncertain as to
how they will fare when the commit
tees are made up. The fear is that the
minority representatives who bolted
their party caucus and helped the Re-
publican organization to retain its grip
on things at the opening of the ses-
Gle Joe at the expense of the stanch
followers of Champ Clark. Some of
these Democrats are already well
placed, notably Fitzgerald of New
York, who went on rules; Harrison of
New York, who landed on ways and
who was put on the same committee
Some of the other Democrats who
bolted will be put on leading commit
tees, like interstate and foreign COM
merce, rivers and harbors, appropria-
tons, the judiciary and postoffices.
intention of making it hot for men on
both sides of the political fence who
defied him and the regular Republican
organization of the house.
Couldn't See the Advantage.
In the discussion of the wood pulp
and print paper schedule Of the tariff
bill Senator Brown of Nebraska, who
had offered amendments placing both
on the free list, was telling of the
great benefits that would be showered
upon the masses of the people. Sena-
tor Tillman of South Carolina got into
the discussion and wanted to know If
the duty ON these articles was greatly
reduced or removed entirely would the
publishers Of newspapers in the large
cities reduce the price of newspapers
and lessen the cost Of advertising. Mr..
Brown did not think this would be the
result Then the South Carolinian in
his pitchfork style declared that II
newspapers asking for low duties on
their material did not also advocate
low duties on the clothes he wore they
were humbugs, and he hoped they
would not get the favor they were ask
ing of congress.
Unique Style Of Hair.
Senator Frye of Maine wears his
black hair rather long these days, and
he has II rolled up at the bottom so
that when one gets rear view of his
head from the galleries 1t looks very
much as IL he had a rat under that
roll such as the women wear. The
statesman from Maine is the only one
OF the senators who now wears his
hair in that style. Many years ago a
great many Of the public men had IL
fixed up in that way.
Heyburn's "Untamed Bosom
In a moment of excitement while
n speech Senator Hepburn Of
Idaho slapped himself sharply on the
chest and exclaimed. 81 have an idea
that in my untamed BOSOM" etc. As
he went on to tell what his fears were
the people in the galleries could not
help smiling as they gazed down upon
that untamed bosom. II is at present
about the most expansive bosom in
the senate, for since Senator Kittredge
Of South Dakota retired to the shades
Of private life the Idaho statesman
probably can claim that he is the
widest man In the upper branch Of
congress
Great Single Producing State.
According TO a statement issued by |
the forestry bureau. Washington has |
been the principal single producing
state since the use OF red cedar shin |
giles became general. and II supplied |
Of the total output OF shin
giles last year. Among the other shin
gle producing states Michigan, Louisi-
ana, Maine and California were the
most important. The shingles out IN
Michigan and Maine are chiefly OF
white cedar, those In Louisiana of
cypress and those In California OF red
wood. Lath are generally a byprod-
net Of lumber manufacture and are
made 20 some extent from almost
svsry wood that Is cut into lumber.
CHARLES W. ARTHUR.