Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

~ NAN SAkANN
Sundry excuses are given to allay the
pain experienced I'm Washington over the
action Of the house OF representatives in
rccommitting the favorable report on
changing the date Of presidential Inaugural
lions. In many quarters the action is re-
garded as shelving the proposition for the
session. That's what hurts ceremonial
Washington. Another explanation carry
ing much hope for the town shows up the
house judiciary COMMITTEES in an amusing
light. The committee consists Of eighteen
members, most of whom are heavyweight
constitutional lawyers. The draft of the
provision changing the date was agreed to
unanimously, yet when the house tackled
II several rude laymen, IMMERSED in the
science Of law" presented a number of
situations which the draft did not cover.
Therefore it was deemed prudent to give
the ton and a half Of constitutional law
yers time to assimilate and incorporate
the ideas Of the non-professlonals.
II am just down here running a hash
mill for Innocent people, was the re-
Spouse OF Howard Eaton, one of the pro-
prietors OF Eaton's ranch at Wolf, Wyo..
to a Wellington Post reporter. Eaton is
a typical cowboy and plsinsman. He is a
fitting example OF the strenuous life ad-
vocated by former President Roosevelt.
The latter and Eaton were ranchmen to-
gether In North Dakota many years ago
and the two became close friends.
Il am here visiting people and riding
grub line. I'm gettin' so fat that none of
my clothes will TIT me, except my UNI
brella, and I'm getting three new ribs put
In that to prepare for Washington society.
President Taft7 No, 1 have not been to
see him. He never was a cowpuncher.
What do 1 think about Pinchot? 1 am not
up on the fine points Of law, but we peo-
pie from the west believe that Pinchot
knows more about conservation and trees
than any other man alive. In fact, he
knows these questions much better than 1
do the way into the nearest side door"
Mr.. Eaton has been following with
deepest interest the reports from Africa,
telling OF the wonderful success of the
former president as a nimrod,
Teddy is the best shot for q near
sighted man ] ! nave ever seem Without his
glasses, how ever, he could not distinguish
the Bible from a cocktail, and would be
very liable to pick the wrong one, but with
the aid Of mis- binoculars he can pull down
anything from a mosquito to a bear, II 1t
happens to come within his range"
Mr.. Eaton brought down from his ranch
some mountain lions and bears. which will
be on exhibition at the sportsmen's show
at Chicago, to be held March 10. He has
supplied animals for nearly all the lead
ing geological parks throughout the coun-
try.
Congressman Gerrit j. Dlckema of Mich
igan, whose candidacy for the speaker
ship filled the National capital with smiles,
figured in one talkable incident a few
years ago. He was a member of the spe-
cial committee which investigated the
charges against Judge Whitley of China,
drawn by Representative George e. Waldo
of Brooklyn. Roosevelt was furious that
charges should nave been made against
his appointee. When the committee failed
to give to Judge Whitley a clean bill Of
health the wrath of the strenuous presi-
dent was increased. Mr.. Dickema called
at the White House about this time and
the president stood in a corner and gave
him "a dressing Town." Persons who
heard what took place say hat the pres
ident made very little distinction between
1lShSlllh diiO ulluCSl " CANA1SlS'
Never again." chorused the governors
of thirty-one states, will we choose the
national capital as our meeting place"
This was the dictun Of the special COM
mittee, consisting Of Governors Hadley, Of
Missouri, Hughes of New York, Ansel OF
South Carolina. Conner OF Alabama, and
Harmon of Ohio, selected to choose the
next meeting place.
In Washington the rights of the state,
the dignity of the gub~ernatorial office and
the prominence of the Individual are
dwarfed by the dominating federal atmos-
phere. Hereafter the governors will select
one of the state capitals for their meet
Ing place.
"Why is IT," complained a foreign dip
lomat at a dinner recently, "that we find
ii so difficult to meet the big men of
Washington? 1 have been here for a year
now and not once have 1 been present at
a social function where the speaker Of
the house of representatives was a guest.
A clever Washington woman furnishes a
solution to this mystery. She says the
rigid rules of social precedence operate
to prevent diplomats from meeting the big
men of congress. The speaker of the house
has never conceded the right of diplomats
to precede him at official OF social func-
tons. The lean Of the diplomatic corps
would submit to most anything except be-
Ing compelled TO take a back seat to the
speaker Of the house. The war is(one Of
long standing and has never been settled.
Only a sadly misinformed hostess would
make the blunder Of inviting TO a dinner
both the speaker and an ambassador. This
Is one reason why the foreign men rarely
get well acquainted with the leaders of the
aanata and house