The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

After listening 10 the challenge several
times offered to him by Senator New
lands. Senator George T. Oliver. Of Penn
syIvania. whose hcme is in Pitts5urg.
took I'D the gauntlet He declared there
was Sunday observance n Pittshurg and
that the seven day week for laboring
men was confined TO the glass furnaces,
where the work was necessarily contin-
uous
Oliver scores Nevada.
But what Of Nevada inquired the
Senator from Pennsylvania L was sen
fenced 10 spend a Sunday in Nevada
once as the penalty for my sins.
I find that they are busy seven days
in the week, and that Sunday is IN
| known.
7 inquired about the matter OF Sun
day observance and was told that the
! Sabbath had never been heard OF. and
that Il was the custom 70 work on Sun
/ day as on other days
4 went 10 Reno, the home Of the Sen
at0r from Nevada. and discovered that
/ faro and roulette games were being con
Quoted In the lobby Of the hotel in which
I was stopping.
II tried 10 find some refuge on the Sab
/ bath day where / would not be annoyed
! by the rattle OF the roulette wheel and
OF poker chips and faro. and was told
/ that the only place 20 which I could go
/ 20 get away from Il was 10 the Carnegie
/ Library-dOnated 10 Reno BY a former
citizen OF Piusburg.
/ When Senator oliver had concluded his
1 colleagues were enjoying the situation 10
TIE fullest measure. He had never been
! suspected Of being a humorist. although
Y he has spoken q number OF times on the
schedule
4 When Senator Newlands had recovered
Z rom the description . alleged conditions
/ i1 Nevada. ne entered upon g detailed ex-
pisnaJiOn OF rhe legislation recently en-
acted. and now under consideration. look
! ing 10 the prevention OF gambling and 10
a stTiCter observance Of the sabbath. It
was at this point that Senator Rayner
! propOunded his inquiry.
! The Senator did not make satisfactory
/ progress IN dealing with the paragraphs
/ Of the bill. On Tuesday when the Senate
adjourned. Il looked as II but a half
/ hours work remained 20 complete the
! schedule on metals and manufactures OF
metals. But il was after O'Clock yes
/ teTday afternoon when the last amend
ment was voted on. on every vote the
I Finance Committee was sustained. al
though a varying number OF 'prOgres-
/ sive" Republicans lined up with the
/ Democrats IN opposition TO the committee
| on every vote that was taken.
Debate Is Ginsery.
The debate was al times highly inter
esting and full OF ginger Senator Bailey
/ took occasion in q brisk speech lasting
/ thirty minutes 10 defend himself and his
! colleagues on the Democratic side who
/ had voted against free iron ore against
attacks made BY Gov. John Johnson. OF
! Minnesota. and q New York morning
I newspaper which had exploited Gov
/ johnson as a Presidential candidate. Sen
I ator Smith, Of Maryland. replied. defend
/ ing the attitude Of himself and his col
league, Senator Rayner, in voting for the
/ admission Of iron ore free OF duty.
During this political laundering by the
| Democrats the Republican Senators stood
/ by and watched the sport with evident
[ amusement Heretofore the factionai dis
putes have been confined almost entirely
/ 10 the Republican side There was much
/ spirit shown in the Democratic ranks. and
/ Senator Bailey declared there was con-
/ spirscy 10 write down himself and other
I Democratic leaders in the interests OF one
! Presidential candidate.
Senator McLauTin. OF Mississippi and
( Senator Rayner. Of Maryland. had a
/ brief. but heated, collcQuy, growing out
Of Senator Rayner's invoking the rule Of
/ the Senate which forbids one Senator
/
/ same question in the same legislative
/ day.
/ Whes he asked Vice President Sherman
for an Interpretation of the rule. Mr..
/ Rayner Nas careful to say that II had no
/ reference TO a coIloqUy which had imme-
( diately proceeded. in which Senator Nc
F, Laurin. Mississippi had spoken sew
/ eral t. BIT this did not satisfy
Senate min
| After A. a = Rayner had read the rule
Mr.. McLauriJ rose. and with a show Of
! irritation, said.
4 suppose the Senator refers to me
! 1 know of no Senator in this body who
speaks Oftener on the same subject on the
same day than does the Senator from
Maryland"
Senator Rayner promptly eissvowed
! any reference to Mr. Mci.aurin and the
incident was allowed TO pass
Tinman TiIts with Bailey.
At another time in the course Of the de-
bate Senator TfiIman enjoyed his daily
! intellectual recreation by reading from
the testimony OF Andrew Carnegie before
the Ways and Means Committee. Till
man observed that Mr.. Carnegie was the
greatest authority in the country on steel.
And it doesn't matter which way YOU
spell IL" interposed Senator Bailey.
Well we usually Pot men In iaH in
this country when they steal" retorted
Mr.. Tiliman. and Mr.. Carnegie is not in
Jail. hr. Tillman was impatient be-
cause OF the Interruption and tried to
make an impression upon Mr.. Baiiev-s
mind b. spelling the word out. repeat
ing each letter with great deliberation.
Many OF tue Senators appeared restless
over the dreary speeches that are being
injected into the debate. which serve To
delay the consideration of the bill. The
Democratic Senator's share the displeas
ure with the Republican leaders. and II
IS not unlikely thai some steps wiz be
taken 10 cuTtaH debate under the rule
Senator Beveridge. OF Indiana. earlier
in the day served notice on the Senate