The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
LISTENING
TO DEBATES,
saale OF the Old Men Of the
Senate Find 1t Tiresome.
OTHERS STICK TO POSTS,

Posts = Senator MeEnerys PLIGHT
When lie Forgot His Teeth and Had
q Speech to Make.
Washington, June Especial In
ss interesting to watch the movements
of certain senators during the long de-
bate On the tariff Two of the three
Oldest men in the senate-Frye of
Maine and Stephenson Of Wisconsin,
are very close listeners to all that lis
said and done in the chamber. Mr..
Cullom of Illinois. the other old man
of the senate, does not stay In the
chamber any more than is absolutely
necessary. In other words, he is there
only when his vote is necessary to
prevent the opposition from scoring a
point against the regular Republican
organization When statesman arises
and shows that he Is about to make
{ a set speech Mr.. Cullom gets up and
quietly gees out to attend to matters
on his desk in his Office. But Messrs.
Frye and Stephenson are steady lis
teners, the Wisconsin senator even
moving from seat to seat so that he
may be very near the senator who has
the floor. Every now and then Mr..
Frye will put his hands in a position
that might indicate he was about to
offer a prayer that the session may
soon come to an end for it is well
known that he yearns to get back to
the Pine Tree State. as reports from
Maine indicate that the fishing soon
will be coed up there, and Mr. Frye
Is an expert angler.
Request Position For Berry.
Sixty-six of the senator's, including
Republicans and Democrats. have unit
ed in a request to President Taft to
make former Senator Berry Of Arkan-
sas member of the Mississippi river
commission. This is another instance
of the bond Of sympathy that exists
between senators even though they
fight each other so savagely at times.
This position is a nonpartisan one, of
course, and ex-senator Berry while in
], congress served for many years as a
member Of the senate commerce COM
mittee, to which all matters affecting
the waterways are referred
Mary Desire Consular Offices.
Regardless of the fact that the con-
kular offices are now practically under
civil service regulations. great many
men have applied to their senators and
representatives to get them into this
serviee. After congress recognized
the consular service President Roose-
welt put the clamps on rather tightly
By making regulations which promote
the consuls. New ones who are APP
pointed have to stand examinations.
OF course, when they are finally Sc
lected for appointment they get only
the smaller positions in the most I'M
desirable countries. In making the
new selections the regulations provide
that they shall be equitably divided
among the states and territories. Some
states now have far more of these
places than they are entitled to, and 1t
is understood that in future appoint
ments efforts win be made to equalize
things It was also insisted By Mr..
Roosevelt that mans politics should
not operate against him.
New Senators Overzealous.
Two of the rev senators, Mr.. Brad
ley of Kentucky and Mr.. Shively Of
Indiana. have been pretty well tired
out this session ard forced to take i
rest. They are said to have made the
mistake Of trying TO do more work
than their constitutions would stand.
Some Of the veteran statesmen warned
them that they we're on too much Of
d rush The Keatuckian until recent
III was at his Offices every night until
after II O'clock owing to the accu-
mutation OF important mail he thought
ought to receive prompt attention.
Have Little Effect.
All sorts of petitions are rolling into
the senator's and representative and,
although a large rers eatage are known
to be machine made, as the saving
goes. they are duly presented in each
branch of congress as IL the lawmak-
eTs expected to be guided in their
actions by the petitioners. They are
also filed away carefully, and there
they are likely to stay until the room
is needed for others that will be re-
Ceived IN the next few years.
Forgot His Teeth.
The other afternoon Senator Nc
Emery of Louisiana commenced to
make a speech on the sugar question.
Whenever you say sugar In congress
men from the Pelican State are to the
front. even though MeEnery seldom
takes the door. He is very deaf and
at best does not artieulate well, but
OH this particular day even the Off
cial stenogranhers could hardly catch
his words accurately. 1t was evident
the senator was laboring under q dis
advantage Finally he gave notice
that he would have to- suspend ard
finish his remarks next morning. When
he resumed It was apparent 10 every |
bedy that he was talking iii a wen
derfnIly plain WY for him. Being
asked what caused the improv einent,
IN 4 NEST matter Of fact manner,
Il