The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-05-20
IN WASHINGTON
Senate DawdIing Over Tariff, and
Will Be Till Hot Weather-Little
Sign of Downward Revision
Sherman an Easy Boss-Tsft Great
at Golf.
Washington, d. C.


grees in the shade" This is Speaker
Cannon's opinion. The Senate GER
tainly is showing the effects of the
heat, but it has not moved percepti-
bly, for many days. Day after day
the Senators re-assemble and indulge
in wordy quarrels, but when it comes
to acting they cannot seem to bring
themselves to the mark. Meanwhile
the hot weather is increasing the
difficulty of settling questions which
would be bad enough if Congress were
in session at Atlantic City, or some
cool summer resort. Papers have tired
of quoting ungenltemanly remarks
made by one Senator to another in
course of debate, since these have
come to be a common occurrence in
every days routine.
The pages of the Congressional
Record simply bristles with -exclama-
ton points, and even some dashes,
though the latter signify not profan-
ity but occasions when some patriots
feeling rose in his throat and stifled
his utterance. On Thursday afternoon
Isador Rayner, the Jewish Maryland
Senator, did the best and most COM
prehensive job of the season in name
calling. This country is filled with
tariff lies from one end of it to
the other.' he said, and on being ques-
toned further asserted that practi-
cally all tariff advocates were liars.
This certainly covers the entire situa-
ton. A little later on the same day
Knute Nelson of Minnesota took oc-
casion to "let daylight into" SEN
ator Kean in no gentle manner. Even
Senator Root of New York became
peeved in debate this week.
TOBACCO TARIFF.
Senator Paynter of Kentucky made
a right good speech in the Senate
this week in favor of the tobacco pro-
Queer. Senator Bradley introduced an
amendment TO the tariff bill to al
low the tobacco grower to sell his
UNFINISHED product without paying re-
venue tax on it. Bradley has a Demo
cratic Representative, Stanley of
"the Pennyroyal' end of the state,
acting as his secretary in regard to
this tobacco legislation. 1t seems TO
be a good move, and IL the help of
the Democrats can be used perhaps
il is all right to work with them.
Representative Stanley gained mo-
toriety for himself in another manner
this week. With four other Demo
Gratis he was eating in the restaur-
ant OF the House Office Building whe
w. T. Vernon, a negro politician now
holding the office of Register of the
Treasury was given a seat at 9
neighboring table. The Democrats
at once arose angrily and quilted the
place, protesting against the admis
sion OF a colored man into the House
eating place. They went TO Speaker
Cannon with the matter, but wer'
told by his secretary that the restaur
ant in question was merely intended
for the general public and that thu
Representatives were only using Il
by sufferance of said public until the
real Representatives dining room Il
opened. Nothing further has beer
heard from the outraged gentlemen.
President Taft's message abou
Porto Rico's condition will gain 1T
purpose in due time, without doubt
I Just at present it is being employed
: by the House to keep its mind OF
its other troubles. Perhaps nothing
{ definite will be done until mex
= winter.
, GOLF AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
4 1t is refreshing to see Vice-Presi
' dent hold his job so lightly as Mr.
D Sherman does. Fairbanks used L
| hang around the Senate day and nigh
e as IL the wisdom of that body's de
r cisions hung upon having his inspir
e ing visage before it without ceasine
Sunny Jim" Sherman presides owe
a the Senate just often enough 10 keel
i up his acquaintance with some of tn
Y prominent Senators, and at othe
e times he spends his days playing gol
: with Taft, attending to the bushes
o of the Utica Trust Company, or hav
ing a good time IN any other way IN
: occurs to him.
e President Taft is great golf play
n err. Since the cloud of office seeker
d who besieged him in the earle
s days of the administration has dis
d appeared, or at least thinned out, h
has found time three days in the WEI
e to put in an afternoon on the links
Probably he is having fifty per Ger
4 more restful time in Washington tina
n Colonel Roosevelt is having on hi
= African vacation, or will ever hav
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