The Washington herald., 1909-01-21

X said TO him:
cnNaro0 ,ernur Bill, you may
SEIhlUR 0lUlk xpect a close and
cough shave
7 am used TO that said the Senator.
Ny barber once told me that I was q
tough shave, and though my skin. as the
barber says. is tender, I am neither a
tenderfOOt nor thiE-skinned. I am from
Kentucky, and Kentuckiaas are. OF ought
10 be. bullet-proof I expect q little scrap
with the Folk adherents. but Il viii be
8 mere trifie"
Senator Stone is a native OF Madi-
son County. Ky. but the greater part
Of his education was received IN Missouri.
He has served in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. as governor OF his State. and
vice chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
During the fight against the Aldrich
financial bill last session Senator stone
relieved Senator LafoIlette. He was fol-
lowed BY Senator Gore, and the arrange
ment was for him to get In Il again after
Senator Gore and hold the fort untl
Senator LafoIlette had rested. Either
Senator Gore OF Senator Stone missed
Their cue, and before the Missouriau
could get TO the relief OF the blind Sena-
tor Senator Aldrich jumped into the
breach. broke Up the continuous Per
fOrmanCe. and forced the measure 70 a
vote. When Senator Stone woke I'd &
was too late. LafOllette was refused the
floor, and. as no one Of the minority was
willing TO take Up the fight. the Aldrich
supporters forced the issue. Senator
Stone is a member Of several important
committees.
The difference between the lawyer
Senator. and the business Senator IS
smpliaed IN the habits OF Senator EIkins.
from West Virginia The lawyer states
man talks, talks, and talks. he IS also
a listener. and q good one. watching
every opportunity 70 pick 70 pieces the
remarAs OF his adversary. AS a rule he
does not care how long the consideration
Of a measure runs along. as long as his
dearly beloved law is expounded. and he
can see his remarks printed u the
Record.
Not 50 with Senator EIkins, he IS busi-
ness from start % finish. and he shows
L in his manner n the Senate. He viii
not listen 10 a long speech, IN fact he
never goes on the floor when one is IN
sight He just cannot stand debates.
and is generally found missing unless
something n which he IS particularly
Interested IS before the august body. Sen
ator Elkins is a man Of large business
interests. accustomed 10 handling big
enterprises with precision and dispatch.
hence his discontinue when a trivial
matter Is argued pro and con for hours
without reaching a definite conclusion
you cannot keep a working nan
down" and John Wesley Gaines. the
overtime worker of the House Is on top
again He has made Up his mind that
he Is going out this session in a blaze
OF pyrotechnics. Several DAYS ago he
introduced a resolution asking the WHY'S
and wherefores Of Gov. Iilley's claim 10
his seat in the House. L4Iley had been
elected governor OF Connecticut. but still
held his seat IN the House OF Representa-
1 tives- Gaines could not see It that way,
so he introduced his resolution. LIIley
has been elected bag and baggage, and
John Wesley IS happy, conscious o. the
I Ae-A-- A-lr-L A-E A-t- &tAAt Ills N0D-kaE
and the United States a great service.
Uncle Joe occupied a seat on the floor
Of the House during the consideration Of
the naval appropriations bill He looked
IKE a real Representative. tilted back in
the chair, telling Townsend and Esch
funny stories. He used his prerogative
and voted when necessary, but when a
division was called and the members
had 10 rise 70 be counted. Uncle Joe re-
maiDed seated; he was glued 70 his
chair, and voted holding his hand I'd "a
/ be counted Representative Mann. who
occupied the chair, let it 90 a. that.
/ Senator Frazier. OF Tennessee. delivered
/ his speech yesterday on the Brownsville
case He argued the question from a le-
/ sal standpoint. citing the evidence to
prove his contention that the colored
/ battalion, or some members Of It. did the
I shooting. At times his delivery was elo-
{ quent, and at the close he was congrat-
Ulated by al the Democrats present
Though he didn't play to fun house, he
/ held the attention OF all who listened tc
I him. Senator Bailey was evidently very
much pleased. shaking the TennesSeean's s
/ hand continually from his seat TO the
/ cloak room Bailey couldn't leave him, he
I was so pHased-
/ Senator Flint, Of California, the Beau
/ Brummel OF the Senate. asked unanimous
consent to consider a resolution inquiring
II any army or naval officers used govern
ment vehicles. Just as It was being read
! Senator Hale walked in the Senate cham
\ Der. pTicked I'D his ears and listened tC
/ the reading. Pointing his hand al Senator
Flint with a You naughty boy express
/ sion on his face, he said. 1T had better