Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-06

the use Of telegraph lines for interstate
transmission OF news to be used for gam
bling purposes-reports OF races, especially.
The senate judiciary committee got the
first whack at 1t. The other day the SEN
ator looked into the committee quarters to
see whether the bill was tucked away be-
yond the danger line of prevailing frosts.
II was quite comfortable. Not so. the sem
ator. To a correspondent OF the Cleveland
Leader he let off some steam in these
words:
"Everybody's in favor of the BILL" said
Burkett. They all concede it's a good bill
and ought to be passed"
when do you expect to get 1t out Of
committee?'
Cant tell anything about It,"
Blu aren't they for it7"
Every one Of EN-"
"why don't they report it then?'
"Well, YOU see,' the senator explained,
they say It's all right and ought to pass,
but they're afraid it's not constitutional
They're for the bill, but against its enact
ment on constitutional grounds"
Had you thought of abolishing the con-
s~titution as a means of getting rid Of tine
difficulty2'
Burkett looked savagely down the cor
ridor towards the rooms which the commit
tee OF constitutional sharps meet in.
IT have thought mighty seriously that 1t
would be a good thing to abolish the consti-
%tutional lawyer" he said.
A calculation made by the Washington
Star shows that riches is shifting from the
senate membership to the house of repre-
sentatives. One of the fifteen richest men
in this country is a representative in con-
gress from Yonkers, N. Y. His name is
John F. Andrus and his wealth is estimated
at $50, 900, 900. He is a chemical king. con
trolling to a great extent the production
Of medicinal drugs in the United States.
Nearly all Of the pepsin manufactured in
America comes from his ~mills-whence the
name "Old Chewing Gum" applied to him
jokingly by his fellow congressman, though,
as a matter OF fact, he puts on the market
no such commodity.
One of the most remarkable men in the
present house is Daniel F. Lafean of York.
Pa. He likewise was a born fortune builder.
He started in life as a driver Of a coal cart
at 81 a day. Every cent he possesses he
has made for himself, and his wealth today
amounts to not less than 5000, 900. He
owns silk mills, banks, diaries and auto
mobile factories; but, industrially speaking.
NSA5 SOHSplCuOuS DIS the CdnuV
King.
Lafean owns candy factories in Phila-
delphla, York and Lancaster. employing
5000 or 1000 people. The confectionery he
makes is Of every grade, from cheapest to
finest, and is shipped TO all parts of the
world. One noteworthy point about this
manufacturer of sweets is that, though a
republican, he comes from a democratic
| 0lStr1Ct-WhiCh maana OF ,,r tAo4 IL.
personal popularity outweighs an opposing
majority. Necessarily. his dollars count for
something. He enjoys life and is much
addicted to the giving of dinners.
Butter Ames of Lowell, Mass, is another
member of the lower house who did not
nave to make his own fortune. But, though
worth $5,0O0,O0 10 or $1,000 600 he does not
pursue the ways of idleness by anv means.
In moments not occupied by legislative toll
ne devotes himself to inventing things. He
rides about Washington In an
made by himself, and just at present he Is
building a flying machine on a pattern of
his own He has not flown yet, but COM
paratively few flying machines ever do get
as far as that.
Perhaps the most popular man In the
lower house of congress is william p, Nc.
hlhley' who halls from Champaign, Ill. He
calls himself a farmer-which means that
he spends his leisure time, when not in
washington, on an extensive estate which
Is cultivated on up-to-date and scientific
principles. 1t costs him a good deal Of
money, but this is not a matter of impor-
lance. Most of his wealth is invested in an
interurban system of trolleys.
Mckinley is not in politics for anv serious
purpose, but for the fun he can get out Of
1t. The time he devotes to his legislative
duties would probably be worth 500 600 a
year to him If he chose to expend IL in
other ways. Another 100000 a year he gives
away-chiefly to friends of his who happen
to want the money. Anybody he knows
who happens to be in the hole" financially
can go to genial, fat "Bfl' Mckinley and
get substantial help.
Every congressman and senator who has
been in Europe has a great deal to relate
OF his personal experience over there. es-