The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-20

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& After Two Other. Selections Had
Z Been Rejected 6y the senate-f, River
and HarLora Bill Scientifically Con-
edg-Anothsr Local Issue.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN
Washington dec. IL. special.l-l
Republicans here are not disposed 10
hide their chagriu that the president
could not find one OF his party that lie
felt lie could honor. by naming him
chief justice OF the supreme court.
Though. Justice Whites appointment
was promptly confirmed this was not
because Of the lack of dissatisfaction
with the action oftthe president.
Attention is called 10 the fact that
some years ago Mr.. Taft had a long.
Ing to be chief Justice, and II Chief
Justice Fuller had retired before the !
White House was looming large on
Mr., Taft's political horizon the
chances are, that the. oh man would (,
now have a quiet job as chief justice,
and would probably be more content
cd than, he Is Z; rs
Naturally the Democrats are elated
atithe, elevation OF Justice White, and
they have been saying kinder things
about the president than has been
their wont.
White an Emergency Man.
The new chief Justice Is an emergen.
,cy man That's the way be became a
justice Of the high court. President 1
Cleveland had appointed W. B, Horn.
blower Of New York, and through the
efforts of David B. Hill the nomina.
ton was defeated blythe senate. Then
Mr.: Cleveland nominated Rufus Peck.
ham, and he was also rejected.
Without further delay the president
sent In the. name of Senator White Of
; Louisiana. and he was confirmed on
! the same day. Senatorial courtesy
hastened his confirmation then as 1t
did when he was made chief justice.
Having been a member Of the senate,
he received extreme consideration.
MI Taft found opposition in both
parties to the advancement OF Mr.,
| Justice Hughes. In fact, plans had
been laid to defeat. the. nomination Of
Hughes in the senate. Opposition to
others mentioned also developed, md
SO be, likeg ClerelandS made Y Justice
White ah;ennergeney man and appoint:
ed him chief Justice q
Another Scientific Bill.
A rlverIand harbor bill is said to be
scientifically constructedHs3 when 1t
passes the house without opposition.
1t has been found that the more fel.
lows there are who get a. share. OF the
pork them "scientl fics ,StlleS bill.
in these days bills are almost exactly
scientific" for they pass In 'theS least
possible time. The last: bill occ,plei
less than three hours iii, he house, a
littleS longer than II took 10 read Ut
The debate was only sufficient To al.
low members 10 square themselves"
at home for apparently. not getting
somethlnsiin the BILL
Little or no dissatisfaction WAS eS-
pressed with the bill. Congressman
Hull plead for a little. more. money for
the Tennessee. hut lis request was not
granted. ~ received courteous con.
slleratlon by the river and harbor
committee" he said, "and that was all
Isdll receive Aud all he got from
the Housewives II burst OF laughter.
1 ~ IT E.., e., okak. si1 I-1
Senator BeverIdge IS Not going to re.
tire from the senate without firing u
few final shots at the regulars. HI
had two great theories which he wanted
10 put Into legislation. One was a
child labor law which would ghaye pre-.
vented the interstate shipment OF goods
made by very young ichildren.fan the
other was n tariff commission,
He evidently abandoned the first
proposition long ago, hut he has Kept
hold OF the commission idea. He has
been, duizzlng Senator iAldrlch as TO
when the commission bill might be re-
ported from the, finance committee. and
while he did not get a very satisfac.
tory reply he showed that he7will give
the regulars some sharp talk before
March 4. II
Economy a Local Issue.
Every body In congress wants to save
money, but he. wants it.sayed at the
expense of the other fellow. Just as
General Hancock said the tariff was q
local issue, so 1t Is in the matter Of
economy. B. ! Z;
When the Indian appropriation bill
was under consideration a provision. tc
abolish warehouses in. a number Of
cities was fought desperately By the
Representatives Of these cities. Al
though the Indian authorities and the
1en'inscharse OF the bill asserted that
1t meant economy. there was a deter
mined effort to retain tie warehouse,
by several Of the most ardent adyo,
Gates Of economy lnithe house s.
There was no parttsanship displayed
III this matter Democrats and Repub
licans Joined forces in fighting for the
warehouses simply because Il meant