The Washington herald., 1909-02-02


SENIOR REYhER Senate that dur
ing the three years
or more he has been a Senator he has
devoted his whole time 30 his Senatorial
duties.
In IsIs Senator Rayner was elected 10
the Maryland legislature FOR two years,
serving on the judiciary committee. he
was elected 10 the State senate for four
Years. resignlng in the middle OF the
term 20 run for Congress. Mr.. Rayner
was elected 20 the Fiftieth. FIfty-Second.
and FIfty-Third Congresses. but declined
a nomination for the Fifty-FOurth. pre-
ferring the position OF attorney general
OF the State. which position he held
four years.
In 1soi he was elected to succeed Hon.
Louis +. McCOmas in the United States
Senate
Senator Rayner's principal committee
Is that of Judiciary. and when q cues
tiOn Of law enters into a debate. the
Maryland lawyer can be counted upon
to be heard. He never misses an Op-
pOrtunity 10 send shafts Of sarcasm up
the White House way. and when he
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particularly effective.
When his colleague. Senator Smith.
presented his credentials there was some
doubt as to his right 20 be seated Sena-
tor Rayner. with ali his vigor. defended
the correctness OF his credentials. and
after a day spent in argument for and
against the question Of a right 70 the
seat. Senator Smith was declared legally
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entitled 10 a seat IN the United States
Senate A victory for Senator RsyueT.
A number Of old-timers have been hit
ting IN and out Of the Capitol press gal
leries within the last few days Bailey,
from dowling Houston Paragrapher on
The Houston Post: Franklin Adams. para
srapher on the New York Mail, and Wal
ter Adams, who was formerly correspond
ent for the Boston Herald, were among
the visitors.
Walter isn't IN the newspaper business
at present Writing dope caused the loss
Of too much hair. so he quit the game for
an easier and less nerTe-racking prOfeS-
sion.
"Oh. that 'possum" Is getting 20 be the
real thing. The 'possum dinner fad has
reached Washington. and landed plump
in the midst OF the Senatorial solons On
the Hill
Senator Scott. q West Virginia, was the
first in the Ao.5 Yesterday he enter
tained some OF his feilow-Senators at din
ner in the Senate restaurant The menu
was 'possum" gravy ard West Virginia
sweet potatoes. The Congressman felt so
good aftsrwsrd that bills on the calendar
were passed n hurry, even Senator
kean forgetting 10 object
In ali probability when Elihu Root
comes 70 the Senate from New York Gus
tom viii be knocked slIyward and he VIII
be given an assignment on an important
committee. Usually new Senator gets
the leayings after all the good assign
ments have been allotted to older and
experienced Senator's.
Mr.. Roots knowledge Of foreign affairs
and diplomatic relations fits him for a
place on the committee dealing with such
subjects. and It IS probable that the Com
mittee on Committees viii select him Tor
an appointment on the Foreign Relations
Committee. one Of the most important
assignments IN the Senate.
Former Senator Pettigrew. whiskers and
all. visited the Senate yesterday. The ex-
Republican doesn't get down this wsy
often. but when ne does, he says he likes
to look over the field OF past fame. He
and Senator Teller left the Republican
party az the same time. and they are
still close friends
A Republican member Of Congress from
Pennsylvania has a son attending one OF
the Eastern colleges. This son IS anxious
TO study law- not the ordinary law: his
ambition is 20 be a great constitutional
lawyer. He IS continually writing his
father. plying him with questions about
the doings OF Congress. the why's and
wherefores OF this and that. II keeps
pa busy answering. or trying 10 answer.
( the queries Of the embryo statesman
The last question received and one
that remains as yet unanswered, was
What becomes OF a biz when intro
duced in the House,
I Pa viii doubtless refer this 10 Victor
/ 8Iurdock and the other insurgents in the
I House for an answer.
( When John Wesley Gaines is missing.
the little Representative from Arkansas
Macon, with his flaming red necktie. IS
there with HIS, Il reserve a point Of order
on that paragraph. or on that proviso.''
The question Of balloons in the army
/ appropriation bin seemed 10 Worry the
little fellow. He couldn't Just see OF what
use they could be. nor could he remember
when one had been used in actual war
( fare
I Representative Capron told OF one that
was used in the civil war. and asked
/ Mr.. Macon to withdraw the point OF
/ order. L said I would withdraw it Il
/ the incident occurred in the life time
/ Of the gentleman from Illinois. Mr..
( Mann. answered Mr.. Macon
"Oh, that's easy said Mr.. Capron, 'the
I gentleman from Illinois was an old man
i when II occurred -