The Washington herald., 1910-02-02

Miss Helen Taft and two schoolgirl
friends, who are her guests at the White
House, occupied seats reserved for the
President and his family in the Senate
gallery yesterday.
Miss Taft and her friends did not seem
to be familiar with the faces Of many
members Of the Senate, so Vice President
Sherman went to their rescue and pointed
out Senators who interested them.
The appearance OF Halley's comet is
given as the cause for unpleasant things
happening. Some of the Senators are
blaming the unsuspecting comet for the
outbreak of Senator JEFF Davis yesterday.
| The explosion had been looked for. but It
came Unexpectedly. 1t was during the
| consideration Of the postal savings bank
bill that the great antagonist OF the
octopus unwound itself and made aero
| flights up and around the Senate cham
Der. At first he was disposed to support
the bill, but with his discerning eye he
discovered a 'nigger in the woodpile.
and his support was changed 10 disap-
prevail. Because. as no expressed II, his
| genial, round face friend Senator Cater,
refused TO accept an amendment offered
| by him, he launched forth on TRADE
| against the national banks. and in TesO-
nant voice and majestic posture repeated
! those often repeated words you can fool
/ all the people part Of the time. you can
fool part Of the people all Of the time,
| but you you can't fool all the people all
| the time. not much YOU can't" There
| being no bank president, nor octopus
near by the fiery Senator JEFF banged his
desk furiously. just TO show the force Of
/ his disspprovaL
/ Senator Clay who has been sick for
some time, has returned 20 the Senate.
/ Senator Aldrich who has been on the
1 sick list. has returned to the city.
| Senator Rayner. one OF the accredited
! constitutional lawyers Of the Senate. will
make an extended speech IN a day or two
/ on " the unconstitutionality of the postal
savings bank bill" The Maryland Sen
ator feels confident that he can prove his
/ case.
/ The Senate has the reputation Of be-
/ ing slow moving body, but yesterday.
with the assistance Of the parties inter
! ested. performed an act OF speed seldom
equaled. Senator Thompson, Of North
| Dakota. who was appointed TO the Senate
/ on November 10 last had within the
/ last few days resigned. and the governor
/ OF the State had been so notified. Yes
/ terday morning Senator Thompson's res
/ ignation was read in the Senate, he pro
duced his successor with his credentials,
who was sworn I'm at once. The new Sen
ator IS Mr.. ". W. Purcell. OF Wahpeton,
/ Senator Purcell is a heavy-set man. with
la wen-defned absence Of hair on the top
/ member OF the ball-head brigade, which
I numbers among fits members such dis
/ tinguished Senators as Galllnger, Bacon.
/ Carter, Depew, Burnham, and Taylor.
/ II there is one thing that Senator Car
ter is proud OF. and Of which he takes
/ the utmost care. IL is his snowy white
} goatee. Il IS always brushed just so,
/ every hair knows lis place and keeps it
! The Senator has in charge the postal
/ savings bank bill. and IS urging its pas
! sage with vigor. When, however,
/ opposition to rushing it appeared. and
! among MS own people. he became some
what agitated and unthinkingly got 10
pulling and hauling his distinguished
! mark OF beauty When he had finished
I with IT, the usually pointed goatee was
! bifurcated. The Senator was not him
/ self. al all, the hirsute appendage having
/ the appearance of an anchor rather than
harpoon.
/ Since Representative Gerret John Di-
ekema has announced himself as a
worthy successor TO Uncle Joe. he has
discarded his sack coat and has diked
/ ont In stunning Prince Albert. His
chest heaves higher. and his walk is
much sitter. but he can not just get
that shuttle Of Uncle Joe's. although he
is making heroic attempt at IT,
! II is a frequent occurrence for one OF
the youngsters 10 take the floor in the
/ Senate and take to task older Senators.
AS the years so by the younger Senator's
are getting more nervy. and what was
once an exception has now become al
most a rule. Senator Smith. Of Michigan,
is one Of the young Senators who thinks
for himself and isn't afraid to say so.
/ He took occasion to announce that while
the House was transactlng business the
Senate was wandering along. and though
they now had n chance to consider the
postal savings bill and dispose Of IT,
their inclination seemed to be 10 let IT
drag along until the appropriation bills
came up. and then. at the last moment.
rush it through without time for proper
consideration. His training as a news
. boy IS manifest IN his persistence