The Washington herald., 1909-01-28

person who called. no matter OF what
color or previous condition OF serVitude.
and his experiences resulting from this
determination were many and amusing
Before his second term as governor ex-
PRED he was elected TO the United States
Senate 10 iii the unexpired term Of Hon.
William B. Bate.
The Senator's real and maiden speech
was made recently on the Brownsville
case. As member OF the Committee on
Military Affairs, which investigated the
trouble. he was thoroughly conversant
with all OF its phases. and his effort was
considered an able one by all who heard
him. He Is one OF the board OF visitors.
appointed by the President. TO visit the
West Point Military Academy. His COM
mittee assignments are unusually attrac-
tive for a Senator serving his first term.
Representative J. Hampton Moore IS
the most enthusiastic supporter OF water
ways that ever happened. "Hampie" talks
H2O writes H2O and dreams H2O in
all manner Of ways. representative
RansdeH. Sherley. and Moore have pre-
pared a bin which provides FOR a bond
issue Of half a million dollars for the i'm
provement OF waterways in the United
states. There IS no assurance Of its
passage, but that doesn't deter "Hampie. %
he has H2O on the brain. and when the
members Of the House see him coming
I they duck the water wagon Immediately.
1 The subject Of powder came IN Tor
much discussion during the debate on
+ the naval APPROPRIATIONS bin and Repre-
/ sentative Cox. o. Indiana. produced
/ figures 20 show that the price dropped
/ from 81 Per pound IN ISs7. 10 s. cents IN
/ 1905. The government manufactures
powder az Indian Head. on the Potomac.
( at q cost Of - cents per pound. Mr.. Cox
was emphatic when he said 81 The De-
/ psTtment OF Justice couldn't cope with
4 the powder trust the Representatives OF
America has the power 10 clip its wings.
Representative Mccall is an authority
/ on plans proposed for Lincoln memo
risis The Committee on Library re-
1 ported a bin for a memorial last May.
/ AR Mccall noted that public attention
/ had been directed 10 il and there was
ample opportunity for indignation. but
there was none until. during a single
I week IN January. when societies Of ar
/ chi1ects in Boston. Seattle. New York.
I and New Orleans. all decided 10 become
( indignant st the same time AIr- Mccall
Z said: When you ind that indignation
I has been repVesed during seven months
and il comes from everywhere all at
once, somebody has pressed the button
Some Of the Republican Senators had a
run-m Wednesday over a motion 10 20
into executive session. To was very
unusual occurrence-one that hasn't hap
I pened for some time Senator C.lllom
made the motion for the purpose Of con
sidering treaty. but Senator Fulton
who Is engineering the omnibus claims
bin. baked After having IL back and
forth. the ayes and nays were ordered
and the three rings for executive session
sent visitors and the scrfbbIers scurryinc
outside the sacred domain The omnibus
claims were again put on the shelf The
leaders do not wish anything done will
that bin this session. and, Of course, there
win be nothing doing.
There have been some lengthy Speti-
tons presented 10 the Senate in days
gone by. notably one in reference 20 the
Senator Smoot controversy. but the one
presented by Senator Gamble yesterday
was a record-bresker. The petition was
from residents OF the Senator's state
South Dakota. and the Signers prayed
for the passage Of the postal saving.
hank and parcels post bills The roll wa:
Of such size that il was all a page could
do "a carry it TO the cIeTS's desk Evers
section OF the country Is interested in the
passage of the bills. and if petitions keel
coming Ia a separate storeroom win hav,
70 be provided to accommodate them.
When Senator Plat retires from IN,
Senate. Clerk Benefits mainstay viii b,
gone. and it IS barely possible that new
clerk viii be named. Mr.. Bennett is
familiar figure 10 the habitues OF tht
Senate, and ne Is considered one Of N,
best-dressed men in the city Of wash
ington-