The National tribune., 1910-04-14
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Speaker Cannon's chirography is not
as concise and clear as his oratory. In
other words, Greeley might have writ
ten worse than Speaker Cannon if that
were possible. The story Is told by
member of the House who had written
the Speaker in relation to some very
important matters of particular interest
to himself and to his constituents, ana
received in reply letter written IN the
Speakers own handwriting. The MEM
Der studied that letter long and ardu-
lously, but could make nothing out OF 1t.
In his despair he called to his assist
'ance several other members, and after
several hours labor they deciphered the
letter with the exception of single
word. But nobody could make out that
word, and as it was underScored 1t was
deemed to be of great Importance.
Finally the recipient of the letter deter
mined to have it out with the Speaker,
and took it to him and asked him to
please decipher that particular word.
The Speaker read over the letter, and
then looked at the member and then
back at the letter, and then, with look
of disgust on his face, said: You idiot,
that word is confidential.'
One of the hale fellows well met in
the lame-duck class, ]. Adam Bede,
wandered into the House the other day
and held reception. Representative
Bede was a former humorist of the
House, and he says that he thinks he
was too funny to be a statesman, and
that is why his constituents turned him
down. Whoever it is that was sent in
j. Adam Bede's stead will have to travel
fast to follow in the wake of the Min
nesota man.
Mrs John Walter Smith. wife of
United States Senator Smith, died in
Baltimore last week at the home of her
daughter Mrs. A. d. Foster. Mrs.
Smith had been an invalid for a long
time.
Washington is not going to have any
boulevards. Washington IS truly an
American city, and it proposes to have
its streets and avenues named IN truly
American fashion, so it will have streets,
avenues and driveways, but no boule
wards. At least that is what the Com
missiQners have decided.
Sky pilots-that is, the men who
measure the distance of the stars and
tell you just where TO find them at any
minute of the night or day-say that if
you will look in the East just before
sunrise these April days you can get
good view of Haley's comet. They fur
thermore say that you needn't be a bit
afraid, because it is not going to hit
the earth.
At last William Jennings Bryan is to
receive his NEED of the honors due him.
He is down in Porto Rico. and a street
has been named in his honor. What
more can he want?
Nasty little Harry Thaw, who once
Cried to play his woman game in Wash
ington and notably failed because
Washington girls are not susceptible to
the Establishments of such Shiny hu
man snakes as he, and who failed sig
nally in being able to spread any of his
wealth around here in the way of help
ing them into society. is not so rich as
he let on to be by a good many hun
dred thousand dollars. His mother,
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, who is being
sued by Clifford W. Hartridge, one of
Thaw's lawyers in his trial for the
murder of Stanford White, has just de-
clared that her son only had about
100000 left him by his father
It is not often that as interesting an
occurrence happens in either the House
or Senate, as did last Thursday Repre-
sentatiye-elect Eugene y. Foss, who has
just swept the 18th Massachusetts Dis
trict clean with his Democratic votes, ar
rived in Washington to take the oath
of office, and was the guest of his broth
er, George Edmond Foss, who repre-
sents the 10th Illinois District and is a
stanch Republican. The Massachusetts
Foss was ecorted to the bar of the
Houe amidst prolonged applause of the
Democrats by his brother George Ed
mond Foss, who in his turn won ap-
plause from the Republican side. This
is quite an unusual thing in the House.
fG galT tod IN,ya
Democrat and a Republican by a Re-
publican, but the brother act appealed
to the Democrats, and they were will
ing that one brother should be escored
by the other. Mrs. Foss, the venerable
mother of the Foss brothers, was pres
ent to see her second son sworn in the
House just as she was present to see the
other one sworn in years ago. The
father of the Foss boys, however, was
unable TO be present on account of i'll
health. George Edmond Foss is Chair
man of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The Representative who gets ahead
OF Speaker Cannon has to get up before
daylight, and even so ii isn't usually a
Democrat then. Representative Henry,
of Texas, undertook to call the Speaker
down because he had not noted the alb
sence of quorum prior TO the reading
OF the Journal, and before IL was over
Mr.. Henry was ordered by the Speaker
to take his seat, and he did it. and was
apparently very much amazed as TO
how it all happened. Mr.. Henry after
taking his seat retorted that he was
willing to perform his duties, whether
the Speaker would perform his or not
and Mr.. Speaker Cannon retorted- And
! congratulate the gentleman that he
has duty to perform" Mr. Henry re-
torted in reply, II cannot say as much
for the Chair" and the Chair very
quietly replied that he was not asking
support from Mr.. Henry, and then they
quit
Representative Coudrey of Missouri
Keeps the bill hopper full. The las
bill he presented was called the anti.
hatpin bill, and it will fine any woman
$50 who wears a hatpin with more thar
half an inch sticking out beyond hel
hat
Mr.. Bryan civilian Jennings), hav.
ing heard that there would be '-returr
from Elba" welcome for him when ht
lands in New York. has cabied to Chair
man Norman f. Mack, OF the Democrat
ic National Committee that he doesn'
want anything of that kind. He say
that anything of that sort would b,
Tnisconstrued and misinterpreted. pre-
fer to arrive and go Immediately 10 IN!
home" Which would indicate that Mr.
Bryan is desirous of avoiding publicity
or else he is trying 10 invite more of /
and desires an encore.