The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-10

Much Extra Labor IN Reading the
poeument--A Story About Living
.sten Of Gsorsia--ssnator Stones AZ
fair With the Negro Porter-Nar-
bling congressman.
Washington, Aug. 7.-TSpeciaL IAN
unusually quick piece of work was
done in enrolling the big Payne tariff
bill. As the measure originated In the
house, of course the enrolling clerks Of
that body had to undertake the job.
The conference report on the bill was
adopted by the house on Saturday
night, July 81. The enrolling clerks In
their preparations had gone In advance
of the action of the house. They were
furnished promptly all the changes
made by the conferees. and they
whipped the many pages into shape
30 as to make clean copy" for the
men down at the government printing
office. These sheets were sent down
to the printing office on Sunday. As
II was taken for granted that the SEN
ate would adopt the conference report
In exactly the shape in which 1t was
submitted to both house aud senate,
the force went ahead and printed on
parchment the entire bill. BY o'clock
ON Monday, Aug. 2, the complete bill
was In the office of Mr.. Mckinney,
the house enrolling clerk.
Work For Reading Clerks.
The reading clerks of both the house
and senate have had recently a great
deal of extra labor put upon them.
The conference report on the tariff
bill makes seventy-six closely printed
pages. When it was submitted In the
house Representative Mundell or wy
oming. who commenced little filibus-
ter Of his own because he did not Ike
the treatment of hides. coal and other
things produced in his state. insisted
that the entire document should be
read. Over In the senate Mr.. Hepburn
of Idaho made similar demand.
First Mr.. Crockett. the reader with
the sonorous voice, started out. and
later Reader Rose took il up. Senator
Hepburn did not follow the reading
very closely at first. but after awhile
he discovered that Rose mad skipped d
couple Of pages. and Immediately the
senator with the 'untamed BOSOM as
Mr.. Hepburn recently described him
self, announced that no more skipping
would be allowed. It took about three
hours to read the long report. and It's
reading was merely to kill time.
A Tantalixine Thought.
Colonel Lon Livingston. the oldest
Democrat in service In the house, Is
farmer By occupation and always has
lived on broad acres. He was stand
Ing one hot day recently near the cap
Itol. gazing wistfully toward the south.
A friend came along and inquired why
he was so gloomy and suggested that
he should cheer up. II can't replied
the Georgian. 'sl'm sick and tired Of
the tariff and this blamed extra SEES
sion. Why. just think OF man hav-
Ing to stay poking around here when
be knows that down Ia Georgia the
peaches are ripe on one side OF the
road and the watermelons on the
other
congressman Generally Keep The Peaes
Senator Stone of Missouri. who re-
Gently was arrested for slapping the
face Of q negro porter 10 a Pullman
car, II one Of a very few men who
have served In either of the two
branches of congress who within the
last twenty-five years have fallen into
the hands of the law for breach OF
the peace. this being one OF the things
for which congressman may be tax.
en- into custody. For offenses much
greater bis position protects him from
arrest Within the last two years Rep
resentative Helm Of Alabama was ar
rested on a charge of shooting at a
negro In washington street car. AS
this negro had a bad police record and
frequently Is sent to jail. the case
against Hetiin never was called, al.
though be was indicted.
Warblers In the Housa.
Representative Nick Longworth Is
establishing quite q reputation at so
ciaI gatherings as singer Former
President Roosevelt's son-ln.law war.
bles mostly Ut stag" affairs. aud II
Ii said that he has number OF rat.
ting songs that never fail TO stir up
the sold bucks 10 public life. Repre-
sentative Tawney OF Minnesota IL an.
other singer among the congressman.
He usually starts the singing hilaritv
on the door Of the house when the
speakers gavel falls for the adjourn.
ment Of che session. There certainly
win be Joy uneontined. when Uncle
Joe dismisses bis boys after the pas
sage of the sartG' bin.
Two Members Seriously III.
Two members Of the house OF rep
resenfatlves are dangerously III. They
are sir. Mudd Of Maryland aud Mfr
Legare Of South Caroilnu The latter
IL suffering from pulmonary complaint
Of serious nature and Is compelled
to stay out Id the dsiest part Of New
Mexico. Mr. Mudd il generally broken
down. due chiefly to overwerk His
district borders on the national cap
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