The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-17

Senator Stone is making determined
effort to get the salary of James F. Ed
wards. the doorkeeper at the west Sen.
ate door, raised from $l.44O 10 $500. Mr..
Edwards. known to statesmen and VISIT
ors to the Capitol as col jimmy has
held the position of doorkeeper since
| May y, 1879, and has served on the door
with twenty-five men of both political
| parties tie Is seventy-three years old
He was colonel In a Confederate regi-
ment. and was also one of the forty
miners. col. Jimmy had a staneh
/ friend in Senator Vest, and was compli-
mented by name by that eminent states
| man IN report on the investigation OF
| the beef trust In the early 60s He served
| subpoenas on Armour, Swift. and the
| big guns Of the beef trust after all others
had failed to accomplish that difficult
feat Senator Depew also came under
| the ''coloners' ban. The Senator came
| TO Washington on business. and the
watchful colonel served the papers on
! him in a Jify. Mr.. Edwards was mes
| senger to the Committee on Foreign Re-
/ lations for ten years, serving under
Window, Miller and John Sherman. He
Is one Of the landmarks of the Senate,
L NA-l - HEAAAAHA Jul % SlAii ny the kAiQEE
to the many visitors who swarm the cor
ridors Of the Capitol daily.
Both sides of Congress are pushing
things along at a lively rate. In the
Senate a big hole was made yesterday
in the bills on the calendar, almost ev-
cry Senator getting some measure for
which he stood sponsor passed by thar
body. Even Senator JEFF Davis got busy
and had bill passed.
Representative Tawney, holding the
floor of the House on pending measure,
is generous 10 the statesmen and near
! statesmen of that body He graclously
yielded, first 10 one and then 10 the
others. the privilege OF making remarks.
AS each member received Tawney's con-
descending nod, his name was greeted
with laughter, but when Representative
Humphreys was granted forty minutes
for speech. the laughter gave way TO
boots and outlaws. II was all good ma
tured, however, and the good humor OF
the rousing getaway day peryaded the
whole atmosphere
The Senate passed a bill yesterday for
the relief OF Mrs. Julia l. Hall Mrs.
Hall is the widow OF Capt Joseph T. H.
Hall. Capt Hall. in 1872 made a con-
tract with the District OF Columbia TO
furnish macadam stone for the extension
Of certain streets in Washington. Under
the terms OF the contract Capt Hall was
required 10 pay his workmen in cash
current, and the board Of public works
agreed TO pay him In lawful money OF
the United states. II appears from re-
ceipted vouchers on file that the board
OF public works did not pay him in
lawful money OF the Upited States" but
instead he was compelled TO accept GER
tihcates issued by the board II also ap-
pears from a deposition that the certil-
Gates Issued TO him were not worth their
face value Capt Hall had to raise cash
by selling the deprecated certificates at
40 to 50 cents on the dollar. He sustained
a loss Of 50 per cent of the face value OF
the certificates. His suit in the Court of
Claims followed. The suit has had many
ups and downs In the courts and the
bin has already passed the Senate sew
erai times.