The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-16
TARIFF BILL
COMP ARISONS.
How It Was In the Days Of
Dlngley Law Discussion.
SOME INTERESTING PARALLELS

VIII Ex-Secretary Wright Go on su-
preme Bench of United States?-The
Death of Representative Cushman-A
Few Compliments Between Senators
of Opposing Politics.
washington, July 15.-[SpeciaI. ALIAS
the extra session is drawing to a close
1t is in order to make comparisons re-
garding the dates and progress of the
Dingley bill in 1897 and the Payne
tariff bill this year. That year con-
gress was called in extra session by
the late President Mckinley to change
the tariff laws, just as it was this
yearNby President Taft. Much guess
ing is heard as to the probable date on
which President Taft will attach his
signature to the new tariff law. In
1897 the senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the Dingley bill on July
"a, and it was signed the same day by
the president. Up to few days ago
the average guesser about the capitol
had about settled upon the same date
for getting the Payne bill disposed of,
but unexpected progress was made in
the senate, and they began to figure
that congress would be able to adjourn
as early as July IT. OF course there
have been reservations, some predict
ing that fresh troubles would break
out in both the senate and the house,
in which event the contest was likely
to run until August. All of which |
goes to prove how very uncertain II !
is and that 1t is web to remember |
legislation of this character is a stu
pendous job.
Successor to Chief Justice.
The presence of General Luke z. |
Wright of Tennessee in Washington |
during the week revived the gossip |
that he stands a good chance Of being |
appointed chief justice of the supreme
court in the event Chief Justice Fuller |
retired this year or should be so I'M
fortunate as to succumb to infirmities. |
Some of the prominent men talk as if |
they are certain that President Taft is |
only waiting an opportunity to place |
General Wright on this bench, and
they are firmly of the opinion that he
even wishes to make him the head Of
the court A few even go so far as to
declare that on account of an under
of this sort General Wright
was not detained by President Taft as
IN Of thf /
was widespread that he was sure of
holding on to that position.
No Hunnorists In House.
The death of Representative Cush- ,
nan of the state of Washington robs
he house of perhaps the only really
witty speaker there was in that body,
1t least so far as is now known.
Adam Bede of Minnesota was another
orator. but Bede was turned
lown at the Republican primary in
lis district last year. Champ Clark of
Missouri says things that cause much
aughter. but 1t is more on account of
he homely way he has of handling a
subject. and he cannot strictly be :
lassed as a humOrist. Cushman fair
Y bubbled over with wit, and at times
when he wished to rasp a political OPP
,onent he could furnish samples that '
we're indeed cutting.
Murdock's Little Joke.
Congressman Victor Murdoch played s
cute trick on some of his fellow q
members of the house. They had been G
skiing him if there really was such
,lace as Wichita in Kansas and If :
here was a paper called the Eagle
Drinted there Murdoch used to be the
ditor of this paper, and he declared
t was such a great sheet that 1t could a
,e found on all the news pushcarts q
4 Washington. Walking down the a
treet with several of the congressman, :
lie suddenly sprung the trick. He bet il
dinner for the party that the Eagle n
ould be found on all the carts. It Il
vas called for secured at each cart, ~
nd the dinner was set up, after which al
Iurdock chuckled and admitted that A
e had carefully placed Eagles in the
arts himself in order to win a good ..
inner from very green congressman.
Business Methods In the Treasury. \
Secretary MacVeagh of the treasury
making a record for getting down to 90
is office at an early hour in the morn A.
~ and remaining there each day. So 81
lr as he has gone, those who have tr
ONE I'm contact with him report that M
g is about as democratic in his ways be
5 Secretary Jim Wilson. The big an
usiness man from Chicago appears wi
rom all accounts to be running Uncle n
ans treasury pretty much as he con-
ucts his own affairs in the Windy City -
on business principles. The impress 20
on he has made here is most favor -
BILE =
Roots Compliment to Bailey. NJ
Senators of both parties at times go 10
n each other I'm lively fashion and
~ rather rough things. and again tri
lev will pay each other pretty COM n Ioi
Iiments even when they are diamet- Of
cally opposed. Senator Root Of New -;
ork I'm making a powerful argument tol
/ the corporation tax question had on
,casion to allude many times to Mr. n,
alley Of Texas and at the outset re- esi
rred TO him as 1.-THE senator from pu
exas whose mind always works as sp
ne as a Corliss engine" The COM n,
lment caused Bailey TO bow and all,