Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01


Is isthman address I'm til the hour came for
elivery he had eye Elm gle for Senator Morga
he ALBANIAN, however, for once in his life VIII
s pet subject xWas up for discussion was cantent
t still and say nothing. In the press galleries
as whispered that Mr.. organ wasn't feeling We
ell that day.
In the particular case Of the Panama maner Sen
tor Cullom being the chairman on the committee
on foreign relations, had charge of the legsla-
ton the floor of the senate The trials of
Senator Culom on that occasion the trials
of the pilot on every measure of magnitude that
Is launched for passage through either house
or senate.
Nearly every senator and representative wishes
to make speech on the big things that are
before congress. OF course all of them cannot
speak, but the trials of the man In charge begin
when the members ask that their speaking may
be postponed for day or two. The intending
speakers have their frailty of vanity. They want
to speak when the galleries are not crowded. and
If the galleries not crowded they ask that
they may speak another day.
When the Panama matter was up Senator Gull
lom finally became angry and tired with the sena-
tors who asked that yet another day be set for
the making of their speeches The Illinois senator
did not wish Senator Morgan to have all the
time to himself, and Morgan could be counted
on to take every minute that was dropped to him
to talk about the glores of the Nicaraguan route
Panama route and about the Republican sin of
the recognition of the republic on the isthmus
The Panama matter is only an instance in
point Many speech the railroad rate bill
was put off because the attendance was not
what 1t should have been from the viewpoint of
the man who was to speak. Congressman have
their human weaknesses
The last great duty which Senator Plat of
Connecticut performed for his country was his
as rofth a
ing the trial Of Judge Charles swayne Unoues.
tonaby the strain Of that trial shortened Senator
Patts life He presided with dignity and with
the rarest impartiality. The hours of the courts
session were bong, and yet the aged Connecticut
senator refused to leave his seat even for the
getting of necessary food untn the session of
each day was ended.
Prior to the opening of the trial Senator Plat
stood in the vicepresidents place and told his
colleagues that 1t was their duty not to lose a
word OF the testimony lest they bring in an IN.
Just verdict. The result OF this was that with
one or two exceptions the senators sat in their
seats and heard important and unimportant testi.
mony, listening to every argument of counsel
and lest anything should escape them they made
insstent demand that every witness should speak
30 that all men in the chamber might hear
1t is probable that before onequarter of the
trial proceedings of the case against Charles
Swayne was ended every senator had made I'm
his mind as to the guilt or the innocence of the
accused, but the belief of guilt or innocence
formed early did not prevent the attendance Of
any member of that high court during the entire
time of the trial. Judge Swayne was acquitted
His acquittal was not made party matter as
many feared it was to be. On some of the counts
against him he was acquitted unanimously On
others where there was minority which believed
him guilty both Democrats and Republicans
formed part of that minority.
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger is known in con-
gress the chief of the humanitarians and az
the father of many reforms.