Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29

The next day, however, he was cast
down, for this came on q postal card
from man in his homo district:
Hurrah for Murdoch, hurrah for Clark:
Give him some more
Where you hit before.
Stop his big roar, forevermore-more-
more.
P. s.-Don't fail to note that this is
poetry
Mn Murdoch hasn't emitted single
vocal complaint against the rules since
this misfortune assailed him. He de-
MES, however, that he has become dis
couraged over the cause. On the other
hand he thinks the Insurgents are
going to win next session. sure.
Payns's Short Speech.
There is a lot Of wonderment abou.
constituted q long speech. Mr.. Payne
Is nothing II not courtly and courteous.
and when he was yielded "all the time
he might require to complete his re-
marks" at the beginning of his tariff
speech, he thanked the House most
handsomely.
II greatly appreciate the courtesy
and consideration of the House," he
said. land assure you will not abuse
your patience by talking long"
Then he started In and talked for
two solid days. A colleague rallied
MIN ABOUT II.
IF that's Just short speech" he
observed, what would you do IL you
really wanted to abuse our good ma
ture?"
well" replied Mr.. Payne, 81 might
for instance talk till had told all you
democrats don't know about tariff"
Ambidextrous Tillman.
Your average member OF the House
Of Senate could not take a prize in
penmanship contest. Too much writing
to constituents explaining why Bill
why John Smith was not appointed
consul to Rangoon IL bad for the chir-
pgraphy.
Still. there are some remarkably good
penmen In congress and some remark
ably odd ones. Some OF them are am
bidextrous. as Tillman. Senator Sim
mons does likewise and so did Hopkins,
bf Illinois. when he was in the Senate.
Senator Daniel. OF Virginia, can per-
form astounding feats with the pen.
He can do 80 with either hand and.
what Is genuinely unusual. can use
both hands at once with great facility.
It is said OF Senator Daniel that in his
younger days his writing looked like
engraving.
Senator Burkett. Of Nebraska who
used to teach school, writes q large
flowing Spencerian hand. Senator Gore.
though blind, does great deal of writ
Ing. Representative Sherley, OF Ken
lucky, writes. not from left to right.
but straight away from himself In
Senate enrolling clerk. Speaker Nixon.
OF Nevada. writes good hand and
has evolved monogram Of his own for
his signature.
Cannon on tho Floor.
The tariff debate has given Speaker
Cannon chance to get back to his
old love and participate in debate on
the floor OF the House. Champ Clark
took occasion to refer to recent visit
speaker and attempted to draw his own
conclusions as to it's Significance.
The speaker. with q profound bow,
asked the minority leader to yield to
him, and then explained the nature Of
his visit. A short time after he had
concluded his remarks the speaker was
observed reading the transcript of his
remarks and revising them as carefully
as brand new member of congress-,
who Is careful that his every utter
ance In the Congressional Record Is
just so.
James r. Tawney. chairman OF the
House committee on appropriations Is
one Of the hardy men of the lower
House. He wears a light overcoat all
winter, In snow or in sunshine He
never wears gloves, although he al
ways carries q pair in his coat pocket.
Vice President Sherman evidently
prefers his old ASSOCIATIONS in the House
to the newly formed ones in the dig
| nified body over which he was elected
to preside Each day when the Sem
ate adjourns Sunny Jim" strols over
| from the Senate wing, takes his old
seat In the House, listens to the debate
and chats with his old cronies. He still
| persists in ignoring the frock- coat ideas
Of the Senate and appears at the capi-
tol daily attired In a gray business
putt.
BurIeson Gets Fence.
Representative Burleson, of Texas.
may be classed among the crowd OF
distinguished citizens who have not
visited the White House in seven
years" The Texan never minced
words when he discussed the manner in
which Theodore Roosevelt usurped
powers which did not belong to him.
This was particularly true when Mr..
| Burleson discovered that the former
president ordered that the old Pennsyl-
vania railroad station be torn down.
Once 1t had been destroyed, however,
MIR. Burleson could do nothing. He dis
covered recently that the station was
surrounded by an iron fence which
could be used to advantage around
Bome public park in his district II
was useless to the government. so Mr.
the Roosevelt administration. had IT
sentatives get donations Of useless can