Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Hale's FOrceful Leadership
Names Representatives Busy.

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| WASHINGTON, Feb s (speciaI- Voiu-
minous. comments. which spoundeo ias'
session, about western senators get.ihg
into the saddle at that END OF the capiSoi'
have been rapidly suosiding. IL is que W
the vigorous leadership there Vi Seha'oi
Hale, OF Name. lie ieaos more hrniy
and unerrlngly, the senate is 1eatnius'
than any man who has attained that mig
position for many years. Inc young sen
ators from the west are hhoing OUT "
their sorrow.
I'VE nave 10 turn III anu iioN .neti' one.
IN wnlie' quo'h senator Io's u
massachusetts,, one OF senator maze oes'
tieutenants, the other DAY. ms was ai'er
some oil the western repupiicahs haa oeen
trylnga rantankerous 'rich 70 einpnasiNe
determination 10 nave .he'r own way
whether 'he senate ieaoers 'iNeu II VI 'io.'
ihey nave reeeiVeu .Mo vi 'n,ee SUI
oruooihgs Vi ia.e' anu ~ ua' queiieo ~
spirit MOST Oh 'neih are nov coming
arouHu 10 ear ou' oi oena'o' iiaie iian''
ior ne s'hiios ioi'u a. .ne oNe MAJ wy
emoooies tue persoiiiica'ion Vi Tue @ena'e
leadership
curing lne ."o VI 'niee years 'ns' 'ne
ia'e senator Aii.so"' Vi no"a' long 'ne
SENATE >uooi ,e'u.i' was III 'ne NC" "es
ernefS 'ooA i'ies 'ena'o' DeNeiius, VI
Al uia"a' a SVou ota'oi "no "e'ei u's'in
legislation. openly aspired to the floor
leadership. This session he has been tame
as bah lamb. A coterie of radical west
ern republicans. headed by Senator La
Toilette, had made considerable trouble.
They would vote with the democrats as
often AS with their own party. and were
boasting what they were going to do with
the leadership one OF these DAYS, Senator
IaFolIette still lives off the reservation
most OF the time. but his opportunities
for making trouble have been greatly re-
stricted.
The change is due in yery large measure
to the good tact and conservative iudp-
ment, backed by energy in enforcing his
will. on the mart OF Senator Hale. There
is accordinolv Less inclinat;on to star.
reyolts. There is more partv harmony.
The Senate critics cry "czarn as the House
critics used TO cry at the late Sneaker Reed
But under Mr.. Hale the business of the
Senate is exnedited and on the whole
the-e ;s a teel;ng az yreot ,s,;af hec.,ss
the Senate again has strong and force.ul
leader.
business mas been humming with all OF
Aa'he representatives IN the house OF
ia'e. Aney nave peen niilhg the iofenoons
vi .he spfihg-hSe washington Gays win
'isisS u 'he departments ana Win COM
initeee meetings. ana the afternoons with
a'tehoahce upon tue sessions OF the House,
susfe 'here Is great activity IN clearing
ueohs anu getting READY ior the fourth OF
Hiafoh' no" getting very near.
Representative Aiieh, OF tne nrst DIS
liio.' Is stiii keePlng an eye out Tor the
Ano'an appropriation Dill, OF whicn ne IS
one vi tne legislative guardians; Repre-
sentative o~asey' Oh the second district, Is
iooAins AFTER some shipping legislation, OF
iocai ana nationai interest; representa-
i've oorieish, OF the OLD thiro district, Is
ao" .ackiing punlic buildings bill
"nlcn, however, carries no appropria-
'.ohe, anu representative guernsey, OF
.he fourth district Is heiping pilot the
JOINT statehood Dill Tor Arizona and New
mexico INTO sale haven.
Names present delegation comprises
men VINO look closely after the little mat
OF them is more alert in that direction
than Representative Burleigh. Soon after
he came to Congress ten years ago he
ehampioned the rural free delivery of
mail, and he kept plugging away session
after session for the establishment Of
rural routes in his districts. He went to
the limit that the annual appropriations
for those enterprises permitted. When
that was reached he devoted himself with
special energy to perfecting the service ON
routes in the third district and to improv-
ing the mail service generally. Hardly
week goes by that he has not been labor
ing with the postoffice deparfment for q