Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Late DR.. Hale Is Much
Missed at the Capitol.
Senator Frye Of Maine Was
One Of His Closest Friends.
Opponents Of Duty on Pulp Have
Started New Campaign.

Washington, d. c., June 16.-(Spec-
iaD.-A modest little roll top walnut
desk has just been moved out OF Sena-
tor FrycS Committee room on com
merce on the gallery floor of the Senate
1t belonged to the late DR.. Edward
Everett Hale, who has used it day in
and day out. during sessions of the
Senate for going on five years. 1t was
just outside the inner room. where
Senator Frye has his office. Near it
was a big upholstered chair, in which,
when the aged divine had become
weary from physical eXertions, he
would doZe off for few minutes, be
fore starting on the trip up town.
Senator Frye has seen many men
come and go, since he became SEN
ator twentyeight years ago, and he
has been associated with many men
around the Capitol. Probably for
none of them did he feel stronger at
tachment than for Dr. Hale. Both
| men of advanced years-Senator Frye,
| IS, and DIR. Hale, S6-they We're like
brothers They enjoyed talking to-
| gether on a wide range of topics from
fishing to philosophy and religion.
| Their friendship was cemented during
DR.. Hale's service as Chaplain. They
| were first thrown together while Sen
ator Frye was the President of the
| Senate, but, after that, when Mr..
| Fairbanks became Vice President, DR..
Hale was glad to have corner in
Senator Frye's committee room. They
enjoyed many New England traditions
in common and when they joined in
"reminiscences there was always some
thing said WORTH remembering. Sen
ator Frye took the place in DR.. Hale
life that the late Senator Hoar, of Mas
sachusetts had. 1t was due to Senator
Hoar that DR.. Hale came to Washing
ton as Chaplain of the Senate.
| Both liked to return to New Eng
land early in the spring, DR.. Hale tt
| renew acquaintance with old friends
in Boston. When he departed a short
time ago he was in excellent health
for one of his age and expected to meet
Senator Frye later in the season, Wher
the Senator has been able to get away
from his duties at the Capitol.
Senator Hale, of late, has been taking
up the cudgels in behalf of more OK
pcditious consideration of the tariff
bill. He has been putting his shoulder
against the big legislative obstacle
ard calling upon number of his col
leagues to come up and help give it q
| shove. He has also been taking W
cudgels in the Finance Committee
where there are still several amend
mentG to be disposed of, some of them
amendments very important to Maine
and other New England states.
The opponents of the duty on pull
and paper have started new cam
paisn. That has been giving the Sen
ator some additional trouble. At best
| the Maine Senator had an uphill fight
with these items. A few weeks ago, af-
ter careful campaign. matters seemed
| to have been settled satisfactorily but
since then it has become necessary to
fight much of the battle all over again.
1t is a long time since there has been
such a turbulent session, since so many
different influences were bearing down
upon the Capitol and demanding, some
| that be raised and others that rates
| be lowered.
will have to accept lower rate on
/ X
expected to be able to get: also that
he is going to have real Sam Hill
of time getting whatever rates the
Finance Committee will agree I"
passed by the Senate and again upheld
by the Conference. The House is
getting into anything but an amiablc
mood A big insurgent Republican
force there is trying to combine with
the Democrats. The air is full of
threats and determinations.
Within the last few days Senator
Hale has accomplished something to-
ward better tempered tariff debate.
Not long ago he had to put his foot
down hard on the calling of names
upon the floor and the stirring up of
animostieS among the Republican fac
tons The Western Republicans arc
given to Outspoken utterances or the
rough and tumble sort. They say
things that hurt and some of the East
erners became sufficiently exasperatcd
to talk back. But the answering back
is what Senator Hale has said must
not be- 1t makes useless debate and
prolongs the time for reaching a vote.