The Washington herald., 1909-02-10

and universities Of three States drilled
into him. It is no wonder that Jimmy
Hay Is leader of bis party
He taught school Tor awhile. practicing
Law at the same time. He was common
wealth's attorney four terms Then the
house OF delegates received the benefit of
his legal training and the State senate
did not miss the future statesman. The
Fifty-hfth Congress =as hls first Con-
gress, but by 10 means his last Mr.. Hay
enjoys spending his winters in Washing
ton, the legislative climate agrees with
his health
Representative Hay does not know
why he was put on the Military Affairs
Committee. lie was never a soldier. and
not much Of huntsman. but when Il
comes TO catching cooas ard freeing pos
sums. he is there every time.
The question Of selecting the handsom-
est men from the States TO serve as aids
on the floor committee Of the inaugural
bah IS causing no end OF Worry al the
Senate end Of the Capitol The Senators
are asked 20 recommend the Beau Brum-
mel Of their respective States. and there
! is where the rub comes in Senator's
ideas Of the real Apollo Belyideze differ
as greatly as their ideas on tariff and
/ currency legislation. One likes a blond
another likes a brunette: one aduires a
/ tall man. the other short one. and so
{ Il goes The question has reached such
/ an intense state that delegates are in
danger OF being rent n twain.
1 One OF the solons, who is not at all IA
1 E-rr1 hlEs n r,rfrTs sa~tas For Ca~za
he had only known it sooner. he would
have suggested a primary election to de-
/ ternine the handsome man. provided the
women would be entitled 10 a vote Il IS
barely possible that the President viii be
called in as umpire in some cases where
1 the Senators are hOpeleSSly divided.
Representative Holiday does not BE-
lieve n the argument that We could get
better judges and stronger men Il sala-
ries were larger. There Is nothing in
tie statement that the judges are unsbl
10 live and entertain properly on THE
salaries they receive" said the merciless
Holiday. why, there's John Marshall
/ I don't know exactly what he received
I but my judgment Is that his entire
salary would not pay FOR more than one
! modern swall0w-tail dinner. and hayen'i
! seen many Improvements on Justice Mar
shall. Increase salaries does not get bet
ter men. II only makes a bigger scramble
for the job
II Representatives Mann, Macon, and
John Wesley Gaines can be kept quiet
when the electoral vote Is being counted
everything VII so smoothly; but it vii
require the combined efforts Of ths
! Speaker and the Vice President 20 keeE
them from objecting OF reserving q point
OF order against the vote OF q State.
The habit has become 50 strong witt
the trio that every page OF the Congress
sional Record is decorated with th'
names Of Mann, Macon. and Gaines. Oui
az the Government Printing Office the
names are cast in slugs kept alongsid'
OF the typesetting machine operators
| and dropped IN as they occur in the text
/ usually every few lines.
Representative John Wesley 9. Is be
ginning 70 realize that soon Il viii b
all over. and he VIII be heard no mOr'
in the halls OF Congress. With tears II
his eyes on Monday. he told his col
/ leagues OF his near-at-hand leevetakng
ending with. Il guess g great many O
you will be glad that I have gone.