Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29

% representatives desiguates Sunday ~
memorial tributes TO deceased membora Or
atorical exercises arc held as frequently n'
the Grim Old Reaper furnishes a text. and
they provoke an atmosphere befittiuG the
occasion. They are the lonesomest events
In the Congressional calendar, surpausina
the pathetic loneliness OF a democrat on a
Bryan election night. One OF these events
was pulkd off a week ago Sunday before
a magnificent array Of empty benches. a
few OF the house guards and three members
with speeches to unload made up the aud
ience an average one, each responding 90
the call OF duty. Once in a while curiosity
or the tired feeling lures a spectator into
the doleful chamber. Il recollect one in
stance Of the kind" relates Senator Dol
liver Of Iowa. "A statue was 20 be ded-
icated to the first president OF the United
States. Know his name7 No, not George
Washington. He wasn't the first president
OF the United states. The first man who
ever held that title was named Hanson
first president OF the first congress Of the
confederation His title was president Of
the United States.
Il delved around in the books and worked
up some Of what thought were mighty in
terestng historical data, On the appointed
there were eleven pages and three senators
there Two Of the senators, like myself.
were TO make speeches.
'"The two other senator's made their
speeches Being my seniors they came
ahead of me Each when he was finished
promptly walked out
when came on my audience consisted
OF Senator Hoar, the pages, the presiding
officer and a fair gallery. I got up and
commenced very much discouraged.
Senator Hoar was deeply interested.
lie followed me closely. Presently he
moved up closer to me and began taking
notes He proved as good an audience as
q full senate and 1 turned myself loose to
entertain him.
He became SO interested that he would
occasionally drop remarks such as Re
markable, really. Where did you get that|
and the like. / thought l was making a
great hit with the veteran. and was i'm
mensely pleased.
when 1 finished / thanked him for his
attention and interest, and he replied:
"'Not at all, senator. 1 was much in
terested because 1 have to make a his
torio speech myself shortly, and / wanted
to get notes on those researches Of yours ="
OF all the senators at the capital reports
the Washington Herald, Senator Warren
gets over the ground with more speed than
any other. He comes in with a rush, looks
over the papers scattered on the top OF
his desk, bolts out TO his committee room
in again and out again, always busy and
on the 60. Senator warren's faculty for
transacting business is the wonder Of his
bn ~
New Englander is Joined with the hustling
activity OF the westerner. Senator Warren
was born in Massachusetts,, but has been
identified with the business interests Of
the west since 1868. His committee assign
ments are such as to require a hustler
He is chairman of the military affairs
committee and is an influential member
OF the committees on appropriations, public
buildings and grounds, public expenditures
and rules. To all of these he gives atten-
ton. his western life and experience en-
abllng him to do a great amount Of work.
Charlie Mann, who has had charge Of
the press gallery in the house of repre-
sentatives for the last thirty years. says
that julius Chambers, author of Walks and
Talks in the Brooklyn Eagle,is responsible
for the present very complete collection OF
famous American editors which is one Of
the interesting features of the gallery. All
four walls Of the long room occupied by the
correspondents are adorned with framed
photographs, and in some cases paintings,
of men whose names are Identified with
the development OF journalism in this
country.
TT was way back in 1882" said Mr.. Mann,
that the idea Of this gallery Of American
editors was originated Julius Chambers
suggested 1t. At that time he was the
Washington correspondent for the New
York Herald, think. Looking at the vast
expanse of blank wall he suggested to me
one day that we start gallery Of famous
Americans. He said he would furnish
starter with an artists proof OF a portrait
OF General Grant He was as good as his
word and this picture was the first to be
hung on the walls here. About twenty
years later, when the collection was de-
voted exclusively to journalists, gave the
Grant picture to the Washington Press
club.
Following up Mr. Chambers suggestion
that photographs OF American editors be
obtained for the gallery, 1 wrote letters to
the editors OF all the newspapers repre-
serted at Washington by special corre-
spondents, asking for pictures. Since that
time we have collected photographs Of the
most famous OF this country's editors.
was unable to get two photographs which
especially desired. They were Of Horace
Greeley and James Gordon Bennett"
Senator Elmer ]. Burkelt has suddenly
discovered that his cigar bill Is growing to
enormous proportions, reports the Wash
ington Times and he is In search OF an ex-
PLANTATION. The senator is Just on the eve
of campaign for reelection 10 the senate,
Up TO date, however. the campaign has
been conducted from his office in Wash
ington and he has not yet put in stock of
campaign smokes,
II the senator does not know why he fs
buying more cigars today than he did
month ago some OF his friends do and they
are enjoying not only the situation but also
the cigars. Recently a friend Of the senator
dropped into his office for a social talk. He
had been there but a few moments when
he pulled out box OF cigarettes. The sen
ator eyed the cigarettes guspieiously.
Have a cigar, please, he said.
'Oh, prefer cigarette" his friend an
swered