The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-13

The Nebraska Senator Got a Calling
Down From His Father-Speaker
Cannon and Those House Commit
tees-capitaI Gossip About Various
Matters.
Washington, June II. Especial. -
Some funny things are happening
these days in the senate chamber dur
ing the lively discussions over the tar
iR BILL Those who have kept track Of
the debates doubtless have learned by
now that Senator Beverage OF In
diana is numbered among the RepEb
lican progressives, or, as they some
times are called, insurgents. For the
mast month the Hoosier statesman has
been on the alert and has got into the
debates early and often. Even those
who do not agree with him in his
views agree that he is mighty well
loaded with arguments to prove his
side Of the contention. He also is one
of the best speakers in that august
body, but it is no misstatement OF the
situation that Mr. Beyeridge is very
rasping and annoying to Senators Al
drich, Lodge, Hale and other members
of the finance committee. Mr.. Hey
burn of Idaho also has pestered the
finance committee no little on account
of his attitude on certain questions.
ir,4o
ed Hepburn when he did not care to
yield, and he gave the Indiana man
shot or two that apparently caused Al
drich and his close followers to for
give the Idaho senator for all the trou-
BILE he has given them this session.
A Timely Warning.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska could
not resist telling this one on himself
He is one of the Republican progress
ives and insurgents and has attacked
vigorously many of the schedules In
the tariff bill as reported by the finance
committee. He has venerable father
who lives in western Iowa not far
from the Nebraska line. The father
is naturally proud of his son, hut the
elder Burkett is an old line Repub-
lican and evidently believes in having
the senators in the party stand pretty
solidly together and get through with
the tariff legislation at an early day.
So the old nan wrote the young one
that while he liked his speeches pretty
well en- the whole, he could not help
thinking that his son was doing rather
too much talking and added thatlif
he was not careful he would be classhd
with certain men VIA could be named
who never did anything but talk in
the senate.
Anxiety Regarding Committees.
as the house is doing little or no
business these days the Republican
members have begun to try to. get into
the good graces of Speaker Cannon in
order to find out just where they are
going to land when the committees OF
that body are named. Naturally many
of the older members want promo
tions and the new ones do not want
committees Of no great Importance A
few Of the more prominent Republic
ans of the house know they are all
right and do not have to worry. but
there are others who have been well
to the front who would like to know
just where they are going TO come out
IN the matter of a embarrassing. Two
C -bose che .il'..s y 7t7ss are of the IN
teFstdte AID 1crei5ssi commerce AKA the
rivers ard harbors committees Uncle
Joe still appears to be undecided as to
whether he will name the committees
before the close CT tnis extra session or
wait until congress meets in December
for the regular session. The argument
is being used that it will be better to
name them shortly so that members
will know Just where they stand and
then they can post themselves as TO
the measures that will come up during
the winter session.
Seeks Concession For Tobacco Growers.
Senator Bradley of Kentucky charged
Id a speech in the senate that the pol
icy of the tobacco trust is responsible
for the Night Rider performances IN
some of the states In which the weed
is produced. He is trying very hard
to have the senate restore the item
contained in the Payne bill as passed
by the house which gives the growers
OF tobacco the right to sell their prod
uct by hand without being subject to
q revenue tax. Senator AIdrich and
his followers, however. still are be-
l1eVed to be opposed to granting this
concession.
Proof of Sincerity.
Senator BeveriGge Of indiana has
been having considerable sport in ridf-
cuihg some of the senators. notably
lhe democrats, because in explaining
certain votes they have denied they
want duties fer the sake Of protection
ana d that it was only fer the ro.aI3ue
tnat could he raised. The Ga3sier
insists that if any ,aa1. Re-
Or Democrat, - s.ao;,ra in
ms revenue nroncTittcn MI he has to