The Washington herald., 1910-02-16


nesota that is the pride of his heart. On
that farm the Senator grows everything
imaginable, and when his Senatorial
duties have been finished in Washington
Il Is his greatest recreation to go TO the
place and manage things The farm
abounds In trees and the Senator says
that when IL comes to forest reserves
his tract of land has them all beat. He
told an official OF the Forest Service,
and his chest sWelled up when he told
IT. that there grew on his reserve trees
Of every description and size Talk
about forest reserves" said the big Min
nesotan, why the National Reserves are
not in it with mine"
The crowd Of people attending the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigation reminds one
OF the crowd that attends a trial in
court. The same faces are seen there
every day; old men. young men, old and
young ladies-but the same They re-
main throughout the hearings. and some
Of them are so interested IN what IS go
ing on that they sleep through the meet
ing Once in a while some one tires
and leaves, but his or her seat is taken
at once, and the continuous vaudeville
IS exempllhed accurately with the same
actors doing star parts.
Vice President Sherman occasionally
varies his usual custom Of receiving in
his room and entertaius his visitors IN
the reserved gallery. Chaperoned by
Secretary Bennett he delights in point
ing out TO the ladies the Senatorial
statesmen on the floor Of the Senate.
The cold storage investigation is lost
sight Of in the desire Of Chairman J.
Hampton Moore TO be on deck while the
rivers and harbors bill is before the
House. "Hampie' has a thing or two
that is dear 10 his heart in that bill. and
the common people at large must wait
until his constituents are cared for.
Some years ago Senator McEnery, OF
Louisiana. was making a speech-he had
that failing in days gone by. The Senator
IS deaf. and consequently, cannot gauge
his voice. lie had become enthused in
his defamation and bis voice had reach
ed a high pitch. Just al that point a mes
sage from the President was announced.
and. Of course, the Senator suspended
After the message had been received Mr.
McEnery proceeded. and strange 10 say,
he proceeded IN the same voice. He had
retained the pitch during the suspension
Those insurgent Senators certainly have
a way Of stirring up things and compell-
ing the regulars 10 make explanations.
Senator Bristow. the Kansas Senator,
who insurges and insUrges. was unkind
enongh 70 ask Senator Clark chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee Of the Senate.
what had become Of his bin providing for
the popular election OF Senators The
Senator drawled out: Il would like TO
ask the chairman Of the judiciary Com
mittee II he thinks there will be a re-
port on the bill this session" THAT was
enough The question got rise out OF
Senator Clark. and he answered the elon-
gated Kansan IN terms most emphatic
but not the least assuring.
Representative James is big man. but
the way he can hide himself from attend
ants at the Ballingcr-Pinchot investiga-
tion Is remarkable. One thing visible
about the big Kentuckian's direction IS
his shiny top piece. He has the largest
chair that could be procured In the Office
building but he screws himself into
knot down IN the seat. so that the afore-
said top piece alone is in sight But he
is listening. and when ne gets up 70 ad-
dress the chairman ne has the appear
auce cf a Baldwin dirigible
Representative Murdoch indulges in a
walk 20 the Capitol every day that Prof.
Willis Moore allows the weather 10 he
fair. The boss" iusurgent lopes down
the Avenue. cigar between his teeth, bur
not AZ tie angle of Uncle Joe's. his face
wreathed in smiles, thoughts running
through his head and tobogganing off the
innumerable curls that adorn il. He looks
the par, OF a peaceful man. but when he
looks most like Cupid he Is c0njuring
trouble for Uncle Joe and his cohorts.