The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-31
ALDRICH IS
 THE BIG BOSS Is the Complete Master in the Senate GRAMS FEW coNcEssIeD
 @ Rhode Island Senatss> Sects Vote on Tariff ,yne IS.
 -N Election of Lorimer to sthe Senate Makes Exactly Forty ex-Con- gressmen Now in the Upper
 Branch of Congress.
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BY ALFRED J. sToFER.

Washington. May 30.-(Special.)-- Senator Aldrich has repeatedly shown that he is complete master in the Sem ate. when 1t comes to carrying his ponts in the handling of the tariff bill The Democrats and the Republican pro- gressives, or insurgents as they are also called, have not been able to form any combination strong enough to de- feat the majority members of the Finance Committee. Mir. Aldrioh has granted some concessions and doubt less will grant a few others to the @kickers" within his own party, before the bill leaves the Senate, and in this way has weakened the opposition. And at times when 1t looked as if the regu- lar organization might be overpowered In test vote. enough Democrats gra- ciously helped the boss manager out of any hole. the progressives might have put him into.
 At this writing. Mir. Aldrich is telling it around that he hopes to get the final vote on the tariff bill by June IS. He is careful not to claim that he will, for he Is too experienced to count on any thing as certain, in a legislative body in which there is such a wide latitude for debate. Just as he thinks sched ule or an item in schedule is about
  publican progressive and opens up a new line of argument. and statements are made that MT. Aldrtch and his im- mediate followers consider important enough, even from their standpoint to be answered. This is most annoying to Mfr. Aldrich. but he has to stand it.
 Estimates vary as to how long the bill will be wrangled over in confer ence. There Is also much difference of opinion as to the position the Rouse conferees will take on the many im- have been made by the Senate Finance Committed It is well understood that numerous amendments were made by the Senate for trading purposes in con- ference. How many of his points Mir. Aldricn will be able to carry in con- ference is entirely conjecturai. but the prevailing impression Is that when he -gets through with old man Payne of the House. 1t will be found that the Senate. under the shrewd leadership of the veteran from the little State of Rhode Island. has again worsted the lower branch of Congress in placing a new tariff law on the statute books
 Speaker Cannon and the other House Republican leaders, will soon be call ing their men back to Washington, to put through the conference report on the census bill, to pass the census ap- propriation bill, and to adjust any diff ferences that may arise between the Senate and House. For many weeks the Representatives have been having a good time. for they have had precious little to do. But they will have to be ambling on back to Washington, for Uncle Joe" does not want 1t said that his people are responsible for any delay in bringing this extra session of Congress to a close.
 The general belief Is that after the tariff bill goes to conference, 1t will not be adjusted and passed under two weeks. and 1t may take longer-every- thing depending upon the insistence of the Senators. In all previous contests the House has backed down on large majority of the contested items, and is likely t6 do so again with Senator All drich directing things.
 From House to Senate.
 The election of Hon. William Lori mer to the Senate from Illinois, makes just exactly forty members of that body who have had service in the House of Representatives They did not all. of course, or even the majority go straight from the House to the Sem ate. Take the Maryland Senators for instance. Mr. Rayner years ago served three terms in the House and then was in private life for years before his election to the Senate. Mir. Smith had less than a full term in the House, when he was elected Governor of his State, and was once more in private life before his election to the Senate Stone, of Missouri, and LaFollette. of Wisconsin, between their service In the House and Senate, were Governors of their respective States. Some time af- ter being in the House Senator PAyn- ter, of Kentucky, was member of the highest court in his State, and while on that bench was elected to his present position. Mir. Money, of Mississippi had a long gap in his public career be- tween his service in the House and Senate.
 Probably there are now more former members of the House in the Senate than at any period in modern times. In the old days 1t was the custom to promote generally, men who had be- come favorably known by their acts as members of the popular branch of
 The forty members of the present Senate who have had service in the House are In alphabetical order the following;
 Aldrich of Rhode Island, Bailey of Texas. Bankhead of Alabama, Brande- gee Of COnuSChiCuA, ouA AOeh VI 4NoDA aS- ks Burrows of Michigan, Burton of ohio Garter of Montana, Clark of Wy omIne Cullom of Illinois, Curtis of Kansas. Daniel of Virginia. Dick of ohio Dixon of Montana, Deliver of iowa. Elkins of West Virginia, Frye oS Maine, Galllnger of New Hampshire. Gamble of South Dakota, Hale of Maine. Johnson of North Dakota, Jones off Washington, LaFonette of Wiscon- sin Lodge of Massachusetts, Money of Mississippi, Nelson of Minnesota, New Ia ads of Nevada, Paynter of Kentucky. Ravner of Maryland, Shively of InA diana simmons of North Carolina. smith of Maryland, Stephenson of Wis cnnsin Stone of Missouri. Sutherland of Utah, Taylor of Tennessee and War uer of Missouri.
 Primary Choice Ignored.
 The fact that Mr. Lorimer was not inc choice of the people of Illinois at the primary election of last year to pass upon tho senatorial question, has caused quite naturally considerable taIk here as to the workings and ef- feet of the average primary. It was in illinois really that the movement com -agced energetieally, which has brought about the primary with regard to Senatorships. That was twenty years or more ago when a Democratic sfate Convention at Springfield ex-