The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-23
|SOME WEEKS
OF TALK YET.
No Prospect Of Early Adjourn
ment Of Congress.
THE WEATHER AND THE TARIFF

If Hot, Humid Days Come 1t May
Hasten the Close of the Debate on
the AIdrich 5il-Judees Appointed
In the South Irrespective of Their
Politics.
Washington, May 2O.-LSpecial J.
Vice President Sherman was invited
to deliver an address in Chicago before
a large organization On July Is. He
had to decline because he thought con
gress at that time would still be wres-
Ting with the tariff bill. If this predic-
ton should come true, it will be later
date than the managers Of legislation
had fixed upon, for they have been
bending every effort to have the law
on the statute books by the end of the
fiscal year, which is June 80. Some
of the senators and representative;
talk as if they would be mighty glad
if they could be assured that the SEES
sion is going to end as early as the
middle of July. Then they could make
their plans definitely for the recess 4
great many have been planning trips
to Europe. Others have business af-
fairs that We're sadly neglected las.
year on account Of their own elections
and the quadrennial contest for the
presidency which always more or les;
unsettles things. It is going to depend.
a hny hnt hA e.,
in June. If the days are reasonably
pleasant and the nights cool the con-
tentions over the tariff schedules Will
continue perhaps. but if old humidity
gets in its work the statesmen will be
quite apt to wind up work soon.
Judges Named Irrespective Of Politics
So far President Taft has appointed
in the south two United States dis
trict judges These were for Nort!,
Carolina and Alabama districts. The
Tar Heel selection is an out and out
Democrat and never has voted am
other ticket. The Alabama man Il
what the president calls a national
Republican because last year he voted
for Taft and Sherman. In 1900 he
voted for Bryan. in 1904 did not vote
at all and in all local and state cleo
tons has supported the Democrat.
tickets. This fortunate man, William
l. Grub by name. was born in Gin
cinnati and roomed with one of the
presidents brothers at Yale. Presi-
dent Taft is said to have selected these
men for judges because he could not
find among the Republicans the sort
Of candidates he wanted to put on the
federal bench He is ignoring the pol
iticians in naming judges and an
nounces that it will be his policy right
along, although in the matter of other
Offices he will consult the senators.
and state chairmen.
No Whiskers Need Apply.
Men with whiskers who aspire to be
judges had better take warning and
shave before they face President Taft.
1t is positively known that he was
most favorably inclined toward GER
tain man recommended to him for
judge. but when the candidate ap-
peared his chances went glimmering
because he had whiskers all over his
face. The president does not object
to a judge having a nustache. for be-
wears one himself. but he evidently
does not take TO whiskers in Tfckin.-
out jurists. The chances are Mr.. Taft
will have to appoint from two to four
members of the supreme court in hi;
term. There is not a big bunch Ct
whiskers on that bench ut present
The chief justice HIS gorgeous mus
tache. and Justices Holmes and Feck.
ham have rather prominent mustaches
Justices Day and Moody have verr
light, stubby ones, and Justice Mcken-
no has closely cropped sideburns as
they are called. Justices Brewer, Har
an and White are clean shaven at ali
times, although when Justice Brewer
first appeared on the bench he had q
and 'billygoat' whis.1ers.
Precedence Again Given Senators.
While Theodore Roosevelt was presi- |
lent he cast aside many formalitie& |
It always had been customary TO
give senators precedence over repre-
'entatiyes when the president is re
.eiving callers. Roosevelt did not OF
serve that convention. If a represent
tive got there first he would be mighty |
lpt to get the ear Of the president evel |
half a dozen senators came into thu |
DOM. President Taft talks with sena-
ors first, no matter how long mem
,ers Of the house have been waiting. |
lie evidently considers that army regu-
atoms should be observed
Voting Against Party Net Polite.
Although the Republican senator's
,nown as progressiyes hare been mali
ng such violent attacks upon the tar
e bill, the prevailing impression is that
one will vote against the measure
when the final roundup occurs Il
axes a powerful lo5 Of nerve for am
aan to cut loose from his party anti
ae up with the other party. General
? u man who does chat is defeated
nd at the same time the history o.
ast contests shows that great man
ave been retired to private life be
ause their attitude on certain issue:
aised By the tariff did not exact
len SO their constituents Trarf3,or c1.,