The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
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the fact that Mann insists ON still
playing the role to which he was
assigned, and geyeral times each day
delivers some g%ngtng blows at pet
t.rotet-ts;- IF ..tneie Jeeaa crowd" How
to persuade Mann to quit objeeting
on his own hook is therefore likely
to become Il very serious question be-
fore many legislative days are passed.
In his character of objector-in- chief
fer the House organization Mann was
supposed to rise and make points of
order or interpose other obstacles to
the passage of measures that did not
have the official Ia X ;. Sometimes
he was a,so supposed to jump. some
what lightly. Il is true, on bills that
the administration was pushing In or
der to find out Just where the oppo-
sttion stood and Row much ammu-
milton It had in its cartridge belt. 1t
the diplomatic objections of the off,
eial ohjectnr developed the fact that
the opposition was loaded for bear"
the necessary tactics to drive II
through or slip it through as the
case happened to be. could be adopt
ed in ample time to insure their sue
cess.
According to the story now being
told, some of the leaders became milf
fed over the altogether too vigorous
manner in which Mann picked flaws
in certain of the appropriation bills,
and asked the Speaker to have him
called off" Some one--said to be
representative Dwight, the repubii-
can @whip"-approaeh Mann, and
intimated that he would make
greater hit with the Speaker and the,
other members OF the organization
if he would object wee bit less
strenuously here and there.
Now. Mann Is somewhat indepen-
dent in his manner, somewhat sud
den In his temper, and somewhat out
spoken in his views, Just what he
said to the emlssary Is not known,
but 1t is understood that when Mann
concluded his heated remarks the
gentleman addressed had a perfectly
definite idea of just what Mann
thought of him, of the House organi-
cation, of the Speaker, of the Presi
dent, of the party In power and every
thing and everybody bearing on or
appertaining to the subject under
discussion He was also quite certain
that Mann would object as much as
he pleased. whenever he pleased. to
any bills he pleased.
OF course, this is all hearsay, but
those who pave watched the proceed
ings on the floor during the last few
days have observed that Mann Is In
his seat every minute and seems to
take great delight In swatting items
in the appropriation bills.
How General Grant made plucky
boy a second lieutenant In the arnay
was told to the House by Rcpresen-
tatise Keller Republican, 0hia} dur
ing the discussion of the military re-
tirement proposition hitched to the
army bill by the Senate.
The boy. now Col. John L. Glenn,
senior colonel In the quartefmaster.
department, fought at the battle ot
Chiokamagua when he was twelve
years old, and served throughout the
war AT the close of the conflict re
wrote to General Grant and asked
for an appointment 10 West Point.
The great commander gave it to him,
but he failed niserably when he was
examined, He was too short IN STAT
ure. was deficient in mathematics ana
fol- down" IN practically every OTHER
branch Of knowledge, On the way
back home the dieconsolate yoangster
stopped at Washington to thank The
President and tell him of his iii luck
I'm glad you failed" remarked
President Grant sternly. ''Now you
take this 20 the secretary Of wal"
Az he spoke. Grant handed young
Glenn an envelope conta ining d card,
upon which he had seribbled few
words, This card was an order 70 the
secretary TO give Glenn a second iten-
commission.
an unwrltten law OF the House
says that no one shall be recognized
to make the motion to adjourn ex-
cspt tho Republican ioor leader or
the chairman Of the committee In