New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-28

say that the President favored the election
Of Lorimer.
DAMPENED INSCRGENCY.-The split
which has rent asunder the inslrgent fac
ton in the Senate has been widely ohroni-
cled. but II remained for the weather man
10 administer to-day the most humiliating
blow insurgency has thus far received.
Senator Borah was we'll launched i'm
speech against Canadian reciprocity. when
he was obliged to desist because Of the
storm which came M out Of the west and
brought with II rain and roar OF thunder
which made II Impossible for the Idaho
statesrans delighted audience 10 hear
themselves THINK. 20 say nothing OF hear
ing his remarks. The roof OF the Senate
IS 81 glass. and the rain heat on that roof
with such force that nothing else could be
heard In the Senate chamber Ever and
anon there would come a binding flash OF
lightning. followed by a crash If thunder.
which sent certain highly respected mem
hers on the Democratic side 10 the cloak
room. where. presumably, they covered
their heads with sofa pillows and prayed
that the storm would cease For a time
Mr. Borah kept manfuly on. but the Gle
nents were against him. The Vice Presi-
dent sent him a note saving that the on
cial stenographers could not catch his
words and he was compelled 20 postpone
his fow Of oratory until some time when
Jupiter Pluvius would consent 70 yield the
floor Incidentally, the thermomc.er I'm the
branch Of the Weather Bureau tus back
81 the Senate chamber dropped 70 DE-,
IN Ten minutes, and more than one ven
cradle statesman decided il was high time
10 find something 70 ward off a cold. so in
the midst of the confusion the Senate ad-
journed.
THE DOGS DAY.-Any one who has
spent the last few weeks in Washington
may have imagined that these we're the
dog days. but to-day was especially de
voted 70 the dog in the Senate. A bill was
introduced by Senator Penrose, il is IN
derstood with the approval Of Secretary
MacVeagh providing that any aristocratic
dog which may desire 70 spend the heated
term. or any other term not exceeding six
months. abroad may do so. without being
subject 10 the imposition Of duty when
he returns Along with Bruno and Fido
the humble horse and other domestic ami
mails are 10 share the benefits Of Mr.. Pen
roses measure. which is made necessary
by the recent ruling of the customs court.
This ruling compels Treasury officials 10
collect duty on all domestic animals. pets,
etc. taken ont IF this country when they
apply for readmission. The mail ~ Sena-
tors has been flooded with angry protests
from horse and dog fanciers, from cattle
breeders and especially from tire feminine
contingent. VINO found the ruling a great
obstacle to their taking their pets with
them 10 Europe. II is expected. however,
that the prompt passage Of the Penrosc
bill will end the difficulty.
A TWINE "SCANDAL."-The things
which the House committee which Is in
vestigating the administration ~ Post
master General Hitchcock is finding out
must make the very flesh OF that attenu-
ated individual actually creep. The anger
II certain furniture dealers who were un-
able 70 hid on the contract for seventy-hve
fling cases has been exploited at great
length The horror Of the committee when
Il found that Mr. Hitchcock actually
threw away old packing cases instead Of
selling them 70 secondhand dealers or
hawking them kindling has been told
in all its awful details. but now. despite
the sensitiveness which Mr.. Hitchcock
must feel still worse must be related
man whose name bellies his mission. so far
as the comfort Of Mr. Hitchcock is con-
cerned. the inventor OF the "Confort mail
tie" told the committee to-day that he was
convinced the wicked Postmaster General
had not given his device A fair trial. and.
while he said nothing Of the kind. he
looked al the members 50 significantly that
they Immediately concluded that there ex-
isted some scandal in the purchase Of COM
mon manila Irvine for tying the mail In
an instant the committe had taken the
scent and was off IN full cry. and # Il does
not turn up scandal Of startling proper
tons it will not be from any lack OF energy
or desire on It's part. The Comfort tie, by
the way. would dispense with the use Of
twine But apparently the postmasters are
all in .eague with the ccrdage trust, for
they appear 20 find more comfort in the
old-fashioned. ordinary, cheap manila Irvine
than in this new-fangled and highly Ell
cient device. " ~ H.