The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-06
new MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.
Some Facts and Figures About
the Recent Corners.
THE POPULAR bill" CLUB.

THE POPULAR bill" CLUB
1t Numbers the President and Man,
Senators and Representatives In 1t:
neutrality-suspicious. of Inaugural.
ton Weather Are Quite Numerou:
This Year-CapitoI Talk.
Washington, AprIl - especial. 1.-The
Congressional Directory Tor She Sixty
first congress is out and is unusually
interesting. There are seventy six
new members OF the house and thir-
teen new senators. One vacancy ex-
lists In the upper branch. owing to the
delay in electing a successor to Sen
In Ohio and Louisiana are yet to be
filled in the house of representatives
one caused by the promotion of Mr..
Burton to the senate and the other
by the death of Representative Davey
The sketch of the life and achieve
ments of President Taft is set forth
at extra length. much being given
about his extensive travels around the
world as Well as his official record out
| in the Philippines. Pollitte Elvins Of
! Missouri is the youngest man in con-
sress, having been thirty one the day
he was sworn in. The youngest SEN
ator is Mr.. Gore, the blind statesman
InH 1nk
Every congressman who was either
born" or "reared on a farm" makes
that point prominent in the account of
his career as furnished by himself for
the directory. Senator Smith of South
Carolina admits that the boil weevil
greatness. and Senator Jones of Wash
ington. in accounting for his success,
pays high tribute to his wife, in ad-
dition to Boosting that he has never
been railroad or corporation attorney
Bill Club Becoming Popular.
President Taft having been duly
elected a member of the bill Club.
No. l, of the World" as the famous
organization is called, it is said that
a number of senators and representa-
expecting they will be invited to men,
bership- Bill Bryan has for some time
been an honored and popular member
and so have Bill Warner and Bill
Stone, the senators from Missouri
Representative Bill Sulzer of New
York admits that he would not mind
being asked to join. but is too modest,
he declares. to suggest that he should
be taken in. President Taft is report
ed to be very much pleased with his
certificate of membership, which is
unique in its design.
Statehood Aspirants Encouraged.
Representative Hamilton of Michi-
gan, chairman of the house committee |
on territories. has assurances from
President Taft that he will use his in |
fuence to have statehood bills passed |
next session for the separate admis-
sion of Arizona and New Mexico into
the Union. Some Of the advocates Of !
statehood for these two territories now
In the city are urging Mr.. Hamilton to
try to get action during the extra ses-
sion, but he thinks that would avail
nothing and that it would really be
better for the interests of the people
OF the far west to have the matter 20
over until next winter, when the chair
man believes there will not be a great
deal of opposition to the proposition.
Victims Of the INAUGURATION.
The number of cases of pneumonia
In Washington, due chiefly to the aw-
full weather on the day President Taft
was inaugurated, is greater than ever
before reported, and the deaths have
been unusually numerous, reaching !
in one week. Nobody has |
ever yet told just how President Taft
was dressed beneath his outer gar
ments that terrible day of his swear
ing in, but recently Colonel Lige Hal
ford, who was secretary to President
Ben Harrison, related to some friends
hat General Harrison put on a suit of
underwear, and he stood the
ordeal without getting chilled, al
hough cold. soaking rain fell through
'uI tue udy Oh MarCn q, 1889.
Vote May Cost Job.
The opponents of Representative S
Pearson Hobson are report a
ID to be sharp after his political scalp
lown in Alabama. The fight has been T
because of the vote cast by n
he hero of the Merrimac in the house i,
asst session on the bill relating to the ,
lack soldiers who were involved in
he Brownsville shooting. Before cast D
ng his vote in favor Of the negroes G
,aptain Hobson stated that he expect
d his action would cause him trouble L
q his district and might result in his 81
efeat. His rivals are sending here
or all the literature on the subject. !,
Not Strictly War Song. 81
DR.. WI Ting Fang. the Chinese min S
'ter, was at a peace dinner the other h
light and seriously objected to the
Of io', Inoo,,c., h.