Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-09

of economy bearing a democratic label
stalked from the south TO the north wing
Of tho capitol, knocked and was admitted
An inspection of the specter satisfied the
members that II was a genuine article, en-
titled to the consideration due rare, dis
tingulshed caller. Without the Formally
Of reference to a committee the visitor was
rcqu ested to make itself at home and help
itself TO whatever wasn't nailed down. As
a starter old economy spotted the pink lem
onade fountain whereat the august sen
ators slaked their thirsts and refreshed
themselves when the mercury perched
around the 30 degree shelf. The various
fluids entering into the pungent waters
appeared too eXtravagant in contrast with
the clear distilled water provided as
stimulant for the representatives of the
plain people. and forthwith the doom Of
senatorial lemonade was sounded. Tie
awful decree is suggested by the obituary
of the Washington Herald Upon the
passing of the senatorial lemonade we drop
salty tear. The fact that the medicine
chest, which ministered TO colds and cramps
and all the other ills to which the human
flesh is heir, has also been tabooed does
not so much concern us Pills and powders
are not in great demand at any time. The
abolition of the lemonade privilege. how
ever is a serious thing We face a crisis
in the nations history and wonder whether
threats accustomed to the luxury OF lem
ouade will not be now attuned to bitter
| lamentation.
"Adieu, refreshing and innocuous bever-
agel Surely these be parlous times"
There is a proposal before congress to
change Inauguration day from March to
the last Thursday in April the reason be-
ing because OF the bad weather usually en-
countered at the earlier date. But speaker
| Clark has in mind a much more sweeping
change, which would bring the Inaugural
| ton in the fall Of the year The speaker
! saws that IL IL were not almost as impossi-
| bic to amend the constitution as 1t is TO
invent perpetual motion, he would propose
an amendment which would have the cleo
ton of the president and congress take
place on the last Monday in August and
have the Inauguration of both the execu-
tive and legislative branches on the first
Monday in october. He would also fix
| the term Of the president at six years and
make him forever ineligible for second
| term. In view of the fact that Mr.. Clark
| IL a candidate for president, this view has
| some interest.
| The speaker would have a proviso that
tn. old congress should not legislate after
| the new one is chosen. THE worst feature
| Of our government" he says ''lies In the
| fact that congress thoroughly repudiated
| in November has three or four remaining
months in which to legislate."
| A newspaper man asked L. White Busbey,
| who served as secretary to Joseph G.
Cannon when he was speaker. II Mr.. Can
non had written out the address which he
intended delivering on the Canadian recip-
rocity bill.
mo. 1 think not" said Mr.. Busbey.
Mr. Cannon very much dislikes to prepare
speech in advance and whenever he does
he Invariably gets off on to another angle
and delivers an altogether different speech.
Mr. Cannons favorite method Of prepare
ton for a speech is to write down the
various headings which he proposes to
] discuss. Then he has his stenographer
write out these headings on small sheets of
paper, takes them into the house with him
and promptly loses them. He explains his
inability to write out his speeches in ad-
vance by his early training as a lawyer.
Then he was accustomed to ride horse
back to the county seat, have a conference
| for few minutes with his client and go
into court to wrestle with the case catch
as-catch-can style. The training of those
early experiences sticks TO him and his
favorite method OF debate is yet the catch
as-catch-can style"
One million dollars a day is the record
that will be established throughout the
United States as the expenditures for i'm