New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
THE WIN WASHINGTON

gone, and saws he will not be back. SEN
ator du Pont expects soon 20 sail foi
Europe, and others are planning quietly
to slip away. We're it not for the OK
tremely hot weather there is no doubt
that continuous sessions would be Tcsorted
10 to compel the few insurgents who arc
delaying action To say their say and get
through. But the members of the Senate
are not young. They experienced num-
her OF night sessions toward the close oil
the last Congress, and few OF them could
stand sessions of more than seven or eight
hours day now. To those who dread the
adoption of closure rule I'm the upper
house II is a matter OF exceeding regret
that a little band OF irresponsible insur-
gents should be doing so much to bring
about that end
4 "STAND-PATTER." -Senator suther-
land defined stand patter" as 4 man who
had stopped and could not get started
again. Senator Hepburn sought 20 demon
strate the correctness of that description In
tho Senate to-day when he referred 70 JET
ferson Davis as man with IAN infamous
record" The Idaho Senator was. Of course.
promptly sat upon. not only by senator
Williams. who spoke ooquenty of the men
who gave their lives 10 cause they be
lieved TO be right, but by Republican Sena-
tors, who promptly disclsmed any opposi-
tion TO an Old enploye whose place was at
stake because he had been the bodyseryant
OF the President Of the Confederacy. I'VE
all Of us respect the loyalty Of this old
man, not only TO the man he served, but
TO the Senate" said Senator Lodge, who
had asked the adoption of the resolution
and other Republicans spoke in the same
vein. The incident recalled the one OF
some time ago when motion to lend army
tents for a Confederate reunion was pend
ing. and Senator Hepburn made violent
bloody flag speech. When the vote was
taken he east the sole opposing vote,
lightweight Senators voting in opposition
TO hiri.
OPPOSES PARCELS POST.-After lis
tening to the fervid arguments Of those
who want parcels post, the House Com
mittee on Postofflces accorded a hearing
to-day TO numerous opponents of such leg
islation, one OF whom eloquently declared
that a parcels post is more to be dreaded
than a plague Of locusts, gypsy moths or
the rabbit pest in Australia. Charles w.
Burrows, of Cincinnati. who appeared for
the Retail Hardware and Booksellers as
sociations. told the committee OF the pesky
nature of a parcels post. ut would prove
TO be an obnoxious and a harmful influence
II once established" said Mr.. Burrows
"A parcels post Will work more damage TO
this country than the rabbit pest in Aus
tralia or the gypsy moth in New England.
1t will drive thousands of retailers out of
business. and, on the other hand Will never
DC paying proposition for the govern
ment." W. s. Richardson. representing
the National Retail Druggists Association,
was equally pessimistic, and j. y. VIII
iams, Of the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton. avcrred that the parcels post would
play havoc with the travelling salesman
and the country merchant The mall order
houses. he said. would reap the most BEN
eht through such legislation. I'VE do not
believe that the farmers are the real orig
inators of this campaign said Mr.. Rich
ardson They would prefer 10 trade with
the home merchant. They know him, and
they don't know the mail order houses
The farmers. if compelled to do all their
buying BY mail, and II deprived of the
opportunity Of going 70 town 10 make
their purchases, would become regular Rip
Van Wrinkles, getting oft Of touch with
civilization" Members Of the postoffice
committee admit that they are considerably
perturbed over the great mass Of conflict
Ing testimony as ~ the advantage OF a
parcels post. Nearly a half hundred Wit.
nesses, about equally divided on the prop.
os!tion, have been heard, and others are
clanorirg to express their views and 70
present "credentials' from their supporters
q. 9. H.