The Washington herald., 1909-01-13

When twenty-One years old he graduated
from Bowdoin, then he Jumped 10 Iowa
and graduated from the law school OF the
State University. He made another jump
20 Minnesota. putting out his sign at St
Paul.
Mr.. Stevens had only been In 81 Paul
four years. when he was elected 70 the
legislature OF Minnesota where he re-
mained two years. He first saw light as
national Iawmaker In the Fifty-fsth
Congress.
L was a pleasant light for In Mime
sotsn, by adoption. and he has been 6ssk-
Ing in il ever since. each time with IT,
creased confidence. Representative Slev-
ems is member Of two important CON-
:nittees-Interstate and Foreign Com
merce and Military Affairs he was also
one OF the committee that investigated
the Lilley charges last session
Representative Russell. OF Aussour!.
while speaking IN the House recently on
appropriations for improvement Of the
Mississippi River. stated that the money
spent on that river from ST Louis 10
Cairo had been so rle2gre and inadequate,
that. almost Ike the Dutchmans wife.
the river had died OF improvements
a Dutchmsn's wife was taken sick and
placed IN a hospital The Dutchman
called on Monday 10 inquire as 20 her
condition and was told that she had i'm
proved He called again on Tuesday ard
Wednesday. and on both occasions was
told that she was improving. When he
called on Thursday morning he found ina;
she was dead The Dutchman vas grief
stricken. and he vent 20 the nearest sa-
loon 10 drown his sorrow in the CUP. -
Inviting his friends about him % drink
with him he said. Ny wife is gsad. ID
Expressing their profound sympathy. his
friends asked the trouble My wife tied Of
improvements" answered the DUtchnian.
As an illustration Of how dilatory tae-
tics could impede the business Of The
House OF Representatives under th- Old
rules. il is told that two members pre-
vented the reading Of the Journal from Z.
O'Clock until after O'Clock. on a motion
10 adjourn az half past D.
Senator Smith. OF Maryland. hos TO,
had anything TO say IN the Senate, as
Vet. except 20 introduce bills Whiis not
a ready speaker K IS said OF him, that
ne is g verys valuable member IN commit
tees. and that he Is the shrewdsS. poll
ticisn IN Maryland
The great state of Pennsylvania. first
IN 50 many things. was the first State
to deposit its vote for the Republican
naional ticket. Mr. George J. Elliott. an
elector on the Republican ticket. and the
duly elected messenger o. the electors
arrived in Washington Tuesday and
handed the electoral vote Of the Key
stone State to the Vice President Presi-
dent-elect Taft is thus assured Of thirty
four votes as a starter.
Senator Tinmsn was the recipient Of
many kilograms before his speech ad-
vising him what 10 say. &c, bit one OF
more than usual interest was RECEIVED BY
him from London The London Daily
Mil cabled the Senator 10 cable il al
the papers expense, about fifty words
!
Senator Tillman at once cabled his answer
L have nothing TO say.
Senator Allison's death caused & change
Of the seating on the Republican side
Ct the Senate. Warren moved TO Sen
ator Allison's seat. Piles went over 70
Warren's. and Wetmore was enabled tc
get out OF the undesirable Cherokee strip
going TO Piles seat Senator Bourne. in
/ contemplation Of changes after March 1
has put in a claim for a good seat on the
Republican side. the Cherokee strip losins
another tenant.
The staid Senators are ike a lot OF
school boys when they see a possible
chance Of lettering their location and
there is q scramble II is said as sOOu
as S-ratoT Beveridge got an inklinR OF
Senator SpoOner's retirement, long before
others knew OF IL, he fled a claim FOR
I the seat Of the Badger statesman, a most
] desirable one. and he got il.