Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-22

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Especial correspondence of The Phnnix.l
Washington, d. c., April 20, 1910.
Announcement was made Monday
morning of the decision Of Senators
Aldrich Of Rhode Island and Hale Of
Maine to retire from the Senate next
March, when their successors will be
chosen by the legislatures of their re-
spective states. This decision came as
a great surprise to their colleagues In
the Senate and a certain air OF depres-
sion was shown all about the chamber
where the two senators had served, side
by side, since 1881 Both men began
their Congressional careers in the House
Of Representatives and have served in
the Senate for 80 years. For is years
they have been in the fore front as
leaders and have exerted great power
and influence in legislation. 1t was to
Mr. Aldrich more than any other mem
Der of the Senate that credit and CEN
sure were given for the passage Of the
tariff bill last session. Mr. Aldrch Is
90, and Mr.. Hale "A. The latter was in
the House of Representatives 10 years
before his election to the Senate. Presi-
dent Grant appointed him postmaster
general in 1874 but this position he de-
clined as he did that of secretary Of
the navy rendered by President Hayes in
1876 Mr.. Aldrich served in the 46th and
47th Congresses before his election to
the Senate in 1881. He has been elected
for five successive terms his last expir-
ing with the end of this Congress. Mr..
Aldrich has been recognized, for the past
five years or SO, as the leader in the
Senate, and as the head of the finance
committee he has exercised powerful
control in important legislation. AS
chairman of the committee on appropria-
|
point of service, Mr.. Hale has also
welded strong influence in Congressional
work. These two men have seen the
"old guard in the Senate disappear by
death or resignation until they them
selves are among the very few left who
have figured conspicuously in party
councils
Mr.. Aldrich has been in poor health
some time; the long and tedious strain
| Of last summer in the consideration of
the tariff bill. left its effect on the
senator, who has hardly recovered from
that trying ordeal of both night and day
sessions. Never did a man receive so
much criticism from his colleagues and
the country at large as has Senator AL
drich. He proved himself a great leader
Notwithstanding all opposition to his
methods and to the tariff bill which he
! fathered. Mr.. AldriCh has had an ambi-
| ton to report some kind Of currency
| system. lie became a member OF the
| National Monetary commission and has
| investigated different systems with the
| intention of formulating a bill to be pre-
| scented to the Senate embodying the best
features Of several systems Neither
Senator Aldrich nor Hale feel the least
doubt of their ability to secure a re-
election had they chosen to serve longer.
but Mr.. Hale had no liking for a contest
after having been unanimously chosen
! in previous conventions Both are very
confident that the Republicans of their
respective states will elect strict party
men to take their places in the Senate
and Senator Hale, it is said will use his
| influence towards the election Of Cover
nor Cobb of Rockland as mis- successor
President Taft has made an engage
ment to speak in Boston on the Fourth
| of July next, having declined an invita-
| tion from Philadelphia for the same day
The President spoke to the suffragists
this week, whose convention has been
! marked with some strife. A large pro-
cession of taXcabs carried monster petit
| tons to the capitol Monday, where the
suffragists presented them to Con-
gress Tuesday they swarmed the corri-
doris of the Senate and House office
buildings in a vain attempt to hear the
pleadings before committees for woman's
suffrage.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton began their 18th annual Continent
al Congress here Monday, in their memo
rial temple which has just received
finishing touches and now stands as a
handsome memorial to Revolutionary
heroes. President Taft was introduced
| by President General Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, and he spoke to an audience which
packed the han to evernowing. JOIN
Barrett, director of the Bureau OF
American Republics, whose beautiful new
building near the Daughters memoria
Will be dedicated next week, also made
a patriotic speech. A thousand delega ties
are in attendance upon the meetings
being inspired by their work and the
beauties of Washington surroundings
Mrs. F. G. Pettee regent OF the Brattle
boro chapter, and Miss Genevieve NJ
Slate as delegate are attending the Con-
gress. Mrs julius j Estey came the last
OF the week, but she was called home OF
account Of the serious illness of her sis
ter, Mrs. Annie G. Cobb.
Senator Page was called home to HYDE
Park Monday because of the destructiy,
fire there which burned a large part o
the village, though the senator's propert,
escaped the cOnhagration.
The sudden death on Tuesday of DR.
George \. Bailey OF Manchester, n. II.
clerk of the House committee on invalid
pensions was a shock to his man,
friends here. Dr. Bailey was Ga year!
old and had been a clerk to the invalid
pensions committee nearly 20 years. II,
was also a personal friend of the com.
mittee's chairman, Representative Sullo
way with whom he had been since tn,
latter entered Congress.
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