The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-08

The incident recalls another. One
day when La Toilette Was speaking IN
the senate Uncle Joe strolled In and
engaged friend in conversation. Look
Ing directly at Cannon. the Wisconsin
senator said that he would desist until
conversation had been concluded. Un-
Gle Joe beat retreat to the cloakroom
Perhaps when be called La Toilette to
order he was only getting even.
One of the anomalies of Washington
life Is that President Taft Is personally
most popular with a large number of
Democratic senators and representa-
tives. among them Senators Bailey
and Bacon.
Hes the salt of the earth. and
hate to differ from him politically"
remarked Democratic visitor.
There is occasionally funny thing
happens in the senate The other day
Hepburn was cutting the air into jig
saw patterns in characteristic way
and after long speech was evidently
preparing to close when Senator Cum
minis arose TO ask a question. Senator
Eugene Hale thereupon remarked soto
voce. but in tones loud enough to be
heard over the chamber. "Oh. don't stir
him up again" Hepburn resented the
remark and said it was insolent. Hale
admitted that it was insolent. but gave
no indication of retracting 1t. where
upon there were audible smiles. Hey
burn went up in the air and said he
was prepared to resent the insult 'in
any way on EARTH whereupon the
smiles grew louder. Hale joining in the
merriment
On another day Senator Bailey had
grown incensed at the treatment ac-
corded Burton of Ohio by the COM
mittee in charge Of the rivers and
harbors bill. So incensed was the
Texas senator that when the senate
shortly afterward went into executive
session he held up a lot Of nomina-
tons on the point of no quorum. 1t
was then impossible to get a quorum.
but Bailey refused to yield. remarking
that he was Thoroughly angry"
Richard Parr. the man who laid bare
the sugar trust frauds at the New
York custom house. Is to have his re-
100000 was recovered through PARIS
agency. he is entitled under the law to
claim as much as so per cent for his
share. which would amount to more
than $1.5OO,OOO There is no probable
ity that he will make such a claim or
that it would be allowed if he did. Ii
he gets only % per cent he will still
have a neat sum. more than any other
reformer or graft hunter Of our &C.
quaintance has made out Of his efforts
in behalf Of the public.
The retirement of General William
l. Marshall. chief of engineers. re-
moves from active life one of the
most distinguished men in the army.
He entered the Union army at sixteen
and after serving for more than
year became student at West Point
and so distinguished himself that he
was made an assistant professor on
graduation. Among the famous con-
structiOn works with which he was
connected may be mentioned the lev
ees of the lower Mississippi. the Hen
nepin canal. the eastern and southern
entrances to New York harbor and
the improvements OF the Ambrose
channel. He Is the inventor of the
automatic movable dams and lock
gates He is also the discoverer Of
Marshall's pass. in Colorado He has
been chief of the engineers for nearly
twelve years. General Marshall mar
ried the daughter Of the late Senator
Colquitt Of Georgia.
From time to time all through the
session Representative John A. Martin
Of Colorado has been Introducing resO-
Iutions Of inquiry into the sales OF
the friar lands in the Philippines. FL
nally he has got action. In response
to some of his resolutions the war