The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
HEARD IN THE CAPITOL
Some Pertinent Gossip of the Men Who Make the
Laws for This Great Nation.

were respectively succeeded by Senator's
Morrill, and Dillingham;, were guberna-
torial appointments 10 Ill vacancy.
These appointments were not confirmed
By the legislature Senators CoIlamer,
FOcte, Morrill, ard Proctor died in Office.
Evidently the Green Mou1taiDeers ind
Just the man they want and then hold
fast 20 that which is good. For this rea-
son Fermont's influence has always been
out Of all proportion in the Senate. and
has given Il commanding strength in the
councils OF the nation
f>is most sagacious and far-sighted
Yankee trait also accounts IL a large
measure for the great influence which
New England has always exerted in Con
gress- The simple fact that their States
have kept them there and thus given
them an opportunity TO STOW accounts
for the leadership OF such men as Hale.
Aldrich, Lodge, and Frye
IN the House and Senate everything in
evitabiy comes 10 the man who is kept
there by his constituents All promotion
goes by seniority Of service Il is true
that a man may soon become q great
leader OF men by sheer force OF ability.
as has Crane OF Massachusetts. bur IN
routine committee work the older men in
service are always nearest the head Of
the table.
Some Of the men who haze come 20 the
Senate within the past two Or three years
have been r1dely joited into q realization
Of the fact that a State reputation for
eating them alive isn't worth a pinch OF
cold soda in the Senate. They bounded
into the arena with a whoop. and are
now quietly and sedately doing time IN
rooms somewhere over beyond the engine
cellars as Cbairmen Of the committee on
the Irrigation Of Microbes and the Dispo-
sition OF Useless Bottles
Several qualifications are absolutely es-
sential 70 a man willing 10 take and hold
the job as chairman OF the District Com
mittee. He must have every nerve ex-
traCted. possess infinite tact and patience.
and a short term as clerk at the bargain
counter Of a department store would be
valuable training.
As soon as the District supply bill crops
out he Is a. once charged on by the en-
tire District az all hours OF the day and
night. They comes by twos, platoons OF
fcurs. dozens. and shoals. They all in
siSt that something shall be done. or IN
done. TO Oncest.
Petitions for lamp posts, Fairgrounds.
policemen, schcclma' ans. changes IN the
car schedules. prohibition. and a little OF
everything else under the high heaven
cloud the air. They come in swarms
70 protest against the Demon Rum. vac
cinatiOn. vivisection. microbes in the va
ter, pollywogs in the milk and heresy in
the pUlpits. They demonstrate. protest.
insist, and clsmor without ceasing-
For the purpose OF exempIifying Hora-
ito at the Bridge. Providence seems 70
have raised up and thrown into the
breach Dr. GaNinger and Sam Smith as
chairmen q the House and Senate Dis
trict Committees, respectively. The Lord
evidently intended them for these posi-
tons. They have every necessary quail
hcation. with some incidental ones on the
side.
Senator GallingeT is stOlid. immovable.
immutable. nerveIess. and withaI invari-
ably uTbane and long suffering Trouble
rebounds from his SCintilating CapUt ike
a summer shower of a duck, and tlFe
most furious charge leaves him without
a wrinkle or a scar
DT. GallingeT is one Of the heavy
weights Of the Senate. and moves TO and
from his committee room ike a steam
roller on the Avenue
Chairman Smith Is IN size one Of the
smallest men in the House. but makes up
IN gray matter what he lacks in weight
He always wears a serene and welCOm-
ing smile. which is not all on the surface.
believes that the world is better to-day
than yesterday. and acts his belief. He
IS affable even TO suffragettes, which
speaks volumes.
When the Senate adjOUTns "OUt Of ex-
ecutive.' or without going back into open
session. a wierd red tape rule prevails
whereby the doorkeepers are not allowed
to permit any person to enter except
Senators until signal IS given by an
official on the floor. The reason given for
this is that important executive memOr-
anda may be lying around on the desks
which must not be prOfaned by the sight.
even. Of the n9Beiect
A prominent member Of the House
came over the other day Just as the bell
had TUnE for adjournment cut Of execu-
tive. and the high sign not having been
given. he was summariiy held UP BY the
official in charge Of the door. The latter
explained 70 nlm the rule and the OStea-
sible reason for il. which caused the
statesman from the other end 10 sadly
remark: Yes; see. Roosevelt has al
most convinced even the Senate that we
are al thieves over there. and they're
afraid we'll steal their papers, Good Cod
Has it come 10 this" And in his agony
a strong man almost wept.
By the way. the rumor comes straight
that Senator Hemenway Is going to start
for his Indiana home on the afternoon
OF March fourth. when his term expires.
and put in the next two years in the hot
test kind of punching bag training for the
He thinks he is certain 10
land the job if he attends strictly to the
uplift Of the Hoosiers on the subject and
that he may also quite possibly come
back as the successor of his successor
in the Senate Sort Of revolving light, so
10 speak
The Teddy Bear market is a bear
market from now onward and hence
forth. Possum is kingl