The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-02
BOOSTERS AND BOOMERS.
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committee of late. Senator Borah, of
Idaho, who is becoming one of the
leading Republicans of the upper legis-
Iative branch. and Senator Cummins, of
Iowa, have done much to make ether
Senators uneasy about supporting Lori
mer. Senators Root, of New York, and
Burton, of Ohio, have been ready to
speak against him il need be, and their
arguments have been awaited with
keen interest 1t has been known for
some time that Senator Bailey, of Tex
as, very able lawyer and logician.
would make the principal argument in
Lorimer'S behalf.
There is great jealousy of the Sem
ate's reputation these days. Many Sem
ators want to impress the country that
it is more reputable body than the
muckrakers have made it out to be.
Such an attitude at this time makes
the vindication of Senator Lofimer a
more difficult matter
Illinois is politically all torn up over
the Senatorial contest which Demo-
cratic and Republican members of the
Legislature precipitated by joining in
the election of Mr.. Lorimer over the
primary candidate. Possibly there is
danger of the State being lost TO the
Republicans.
Congress Draws Near Close.
A few more days and Congress will
have but four remaining weeks to run.
The activities at the Capitol bespeak
the fact that the sands are low in the
glass. Your great statesmen are no
longer lettering. The flight of time is
a great accelcrator of brain and muscle
in things legislative and governmental
This week the leaders are working
away at some of the important things
measures the passage of which makes
a big hole in the legislative tasks Of the
session. The House is trying to settle
that hot old fight between San Fran
cisco and New Orleans over the Pan
anna Exposition. The great naval ap.
preparation bill, which never gets into
the House till the days of the session
are waning, has been reported Prob
ably before the week is over Repre-
sentative George E. Foss, of Chicago
the Chairman of Naval Affairs, will
rise in his place and open the ball
There is always plenty of ruction over
the naval appropriation bill, because il
involves policies of large expenditure
The discussion of that bill usually take.
six or seven days. Only one other large
appropriation bill remains for tho
House-the sundry civil-and the Ap.
preparations Committee is getting ready
to make that up.
Chairman Serene r. Payne, of Way:
and Means, is lowering around this
week to get his Tariff Commission bill
! out of tho way, and q lot of Sena tors
are on the anxious seat to know wheth-
/ er IL can be enacted at their end of the
! Capitol and become a law at this SEES
sion. Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island
Chairman of Finance, is summing him.
| self down in Georgia and having 9
| merry Winter He does not propose tc
return and help the President pull any
chestnuts out of the fire. Senator All.
! drich is aweary of public life and the
| censuSe OF the populace But other.
are ready to take up the burdens. and
will try very hard to get the Tariff
Commission bill thru. The prophet.
say there is only failure ahead, hui
! they may be mistaken
| A big and persistent fight is being
made to obtain the passage of the
resolution for a constitutional amend.
1 ,.lcnt to elect Senators by popular vote
The House could dispose of it in a few
days, but the Senate is daIlying. There
is so much difference of opinion and 81
much adroit opposition that the Senatt
! will hardly reach a vote on that propo
. sition, and if it does there will appar
emily be less than the necessary two
/ thirds majority. There are high ole
times and vigorous struggles at boil
ends of the Capitol, and will be nov
! most of the time for the next foul
weeks.