The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-14
WHEN HEPBURN RISES
OTHERS SEEK SAFETY
Obvious OF Everything Except That
He is Addressing Colleagues.


an important piece of legislation.
One OF the exceptions to the rule
is when Senator Hepburn of Idaho,
rises and launches off into a speech
of considerable length.
Senator Hepburn is very large
the largest man in the Senate, in
fact. He likes plenty of room
when he addresses himself to
weighty affairs of state, and he al
ways gets it. The Senator, him
self is one of those favored with
seat in the front row. When he
begins his speech he invariably
stands at his desk for few mo-
ments. His next move is to roll
his chair aside in order that he
may turn easily and direct his re-
marks to Senators at his rear. His
chair goes humping into the chair
of the Senator sitting next to him.
The Senator unConsciously pushes
first one chair and then another
until he has them rolling all
about. Senators in the front row
begin to get FESTIVE when they see
big piece Oh mahogany furniture
rolling in his direction, and pretty
soon they move to safer quarters.
Senator Hepburn, oblivious of
the departing Senators, but realiz-
ing that there are more empty
chairs to be moved, keeps on NOV
ing them After he is well into
his speech he has a clear track, all
the front-row chairs are vacant and
he parades back and forth, stop
ping now and then to pound the
desk of Senator in the second
row by way of emphasis.
Senator Hepburn. by the way,
dislikes the word insurgent. He
can hammer away at proposition
brought out by Republican COM
mittee as hard as ever it is ham
nered by Senators Dolliver, Cum
MINIS, La Toilette & Co., but he
does not want his criticisms label
ed insurgency, His protests
against provisions of certain bills
are in the way of enlightenment,
and if the Senate refuses to be en-
lightened, all we'll and good; he
votes for the bill as the Republic
can majority wants him to vote
for it,
That hard working -pair-Elliott
Woods, superintendent of the Cap
itol, and his assistant, David Lynn
have been handsomely rewarded
by the Senate in the legislative
bill just passed. The salaries of
both these officials have been ma
terially increased, and it was in
this substantial manner that the
Senate decided to compliment its
two very faithful servants. Mr..
Woods and Mr.. Lynn have a null
titude of details to follow. They
must give attention to the COM
plants and wants and wishes of
each individual member of both
bodies just as though each mem
Der was the boss of the whole
Government. In addition to this,
the Capitol building, the two Con-
gressional Office buildings and
other property directly under the
authority of Congress is consigned
to the care of the superintendent.
Sometimes the Senate adjourns
because it runs out OF work; some
times it adjourns out of respect tor
a deceased member; sometimes it
adjourns because the dinner hour
approaches. Last Thursday, how
ever, it adjourned to allow the
Vice President to go to the base
ball game. Promptly at 2.I5 Sen
ator Hale proposed an executive
session; promptly at $50 the body
.issolved, and Sunny Jim" Sher-
man hurried to the ball park.
The President was away at an
other Yale meeting and could not
attend the game, he was to have
rivaled the collegiate teams as a
star attraction. Next to the Pres
ident at such functions comes the
ce-President. This particular
Vice President haDnenS TO he a