Connecticut western news., 1909-04-08

1elloW Iel1er VIII do anything to please Jake. Jake has convinced Teller that Langdon was responsible for the defeat of Gulf City, and the mayor is wild for revenge"
 'The boss of the senate" rose and walked to the rear of the senate cham Der to issue orders to two of his col leagues.
 "Report of the committee on naval affairs" droned the clerk mechanical ly. House bill No. 1109 is amended to read as follows"- And his voice sank to an unintelligible humble, for every senator present he well knew was aware that the amendment named Altacoola as the naval base site.
 Senator Langdon rose in his seat
 MT. President" he called.
 Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mississippi" said the presiding officer as he leaned back to speak to Senator Wlnans of Kansas, who had approached to the side of the rOstrum.
 The Langdon speech on The New South and the South of the Future" proved more than a docurnent suited only to a reverent burial in the Con- gressiOnal Record. Although wearied at the start owing to the exciting hap penings of the day, the Mississippian's enthusiasm for his cause gave him strength and stimulation as he pro- gressed. His voice rose majestically as he came to the particular points he wished to accentuate, and even those in the uppermOst rows in the galleries could hear his every word
 At the close of his formal speech he began on his statement of the action of the naval affairs committee in buy ing control of Altaco0la land to foil attempts to rob the government. As he had. predicted, the senate did "sit up" The senate did agree that a new kind of politics had arrived.
 During tbis latter part of the speech many curious glances were directed at Peabody and Stevens, who sat in the same tier of seats, in the middle of the chamber. only an aisle separating them. Through this choice of seat. they could confer without leaving their places. Various senatorial associate; of these two men in other deals found 1t difficult to believe their ears-but was not old I.angdOh at this moment narrating the amazing transaction on the floor of the senate? Would the statue on the pedestal step down, Would the sphinx of the desert speak the story of the lost centuries? WoulG honor take the place of CIptCilIcy in the affairs of state? What might not happen, thought the senate machine now that Peabody and Stevens h2d taken to their Losom3 what they termed the purple pup of politics. purity?
 Neither did the full portent of the situation escape the attention of the reporters gallery. Dick Cullen oD- served to Hanscl of the Record:
 "Virtue's getting so thick around here it's a menace to navigation"
 "Blo>kim% the traffic, eh? queried Hansel and both laughed.
 "IIello. What's this?" exclaimed Cul- len q few minutes later. Horton has been recognized. when the program was to adjourn when the naval base bill was over with"
 Lancdcn's speech had proved the hit, the sensation of the session. After he ~orcluded. amid rCsounding applause, n which senat tors joined, as well as occupants of the galleries, Senator Horton of Montana rose and caught the presiding officers eye.
 T ask unanimous consent to offer a resolution"
 Hearing no objection he continued i'll n mlnrer that instantly attracted un- usual attention:
 Tt i5 Ey unpleasant duty"-Peabody and Stevens exchanged glances-"to place q matter before this body that to me "s member Of this honorable body, f not onl" distasteful, but deep ly to be regretted.
 ."Thcre has arisen ground to suspect a member of this body of having en- deavored to make money at the gov ernments expense out of land which he is alleged to have desired his own committee to choose as the naval base.