Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-14
ETHANS ENTERTAINED
congressman Foster and Bede the
Speakers at Smoker.
Former Told How Busincss Is Done In
the National House - Minnesota
Wan was Eloquent and witty
in Ills Optimism.

Tho rner1bers OF the Ethan Allen club
have listened to many an enjoyable talk
IRON, DISTINGUISHED sneakers but never
IA one which for oloouonce and wit ex-
called that given Friday evening at CON
,ress,,,p I Adam, Bede Of Duluth.
Ninr. tonpressman II. ]. Foster OF this
civ also added new, laurels to his re-
mutation ms n sneaker bv the entertain
inc way IN which he told how business
ia done IN tho national House OF Re
urcec,.ati,es and of the efforts that are
,ov holm, made TO 30 change the rules
of that body as to permit of greater
freedom of action bv It's members
Congressman Bede came to Burlington
as CONGRESSMAN Fosters guest and the
rnnutation which had preceded him, In
tcosihed nv his bright speech at the
dsirvueu's BANQUET Thursday evening,
ser\ed ia draw out u large number Of
the MENTORS of tre club. with a few in
yitod guests
In tho absence of President c. /. Soule
@, the club. hecause Of illness Vice
President r. r. Burgess presided. Collec-
FOR q. Customs G. H. Darling also hay
inr seat IN tho platform IN the as
een1blv hail. where the speaking occur
. rod
Corcressuan ros,cr. who was tho flrst
speaker. told how he came to hrllg tom
eressn,an Eede TO Vermont and narrated
several incidents that have occurred In
Me friends conversational career. He
,hor ,,,id q, .ornes+ t,ih,,,o 70 the ruc-
~o5 horo,,, 81 cnsaLer Cannon ard said
tb,+ rrhi,. tho ,,,,es n, the House were
L. o,,o,.1 ,ocoseor, ,r o-doy that huei-
,oes ,,,.b+ ho n,onorlv transacted II
uas ,rono.od IN cbanpe +bor, so as TO
have one or two DAYS each month when
committees could be called on to report
on hills that had been pigeon olcd and
when the members would be recognized
and would have greater freedom in
.neaking without obtaining the permits
sion ~ the sneaker fn advance He ex-
r,ained how certain DAYS in each month
were devoted 10 District Of Columbia AZ
Fairs to t7e nrivotA calendar to private
MANSION hills and 70 other subjects He
es,irnated that over 20 ono bills would ba
,n.rod,ced in the nresen+ Congress and
Isr-e r,mber Of these would be nri-
veto -or.,o, Nile These could be dona
away with and much yaluable tine saved
I. law vera nassau ~. which every
soldiar o,.er 60 ,oars ~ 500 received =
nension If $40 nor month. OTHER features
Of daily Nfa IN ronrrcss vere touched
UNION in an Interesting way and Congress
wan Rode ,,as introduced ia a buruoro,s
manner
Mr. Rode was greeted with great an
rlause as he arose to sneak and A, once
made good with an amusing story He nj
rrst followed the line taken up by M
Foster nv having q tribute to Sneaker
Cannon who he declared. is so VOL liked
w the democrats Notwithstanding his
etarnch republcanism. that he would be
elected speaker by that party II they
were in power and We're obliged to select
republican, We referred to tho per-
sonnet Of the House Of Representatives,
saving that II Its members showed the
highest type Of statesmanship they would
many times be obliged TO relegatc local
considerations to the rear and act for
what seemed to ne for the genera good
~ the whole country. IT every one 81 the
Sa1 representatives succeeded In getting
appropriations OF n million dollars, or two