The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-07
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MIDST OF BUSINESS.
PLAN TO REFORM RECORD
Murdoch OF Kansas Wants 10 MIKE
Official Publication More Truthful
and Less Of an Advertising Medium
Little Stories OF Washington Peo.
pie, Great and Small.

Washington. May .--tSpeclal) )--The
debate on the farmers free list bin
was not IA spirited as | imagined ii
would bc. The truth IL, barring the
speeches OF one or two mon, the dis
cnssion WAS very rangy, covering
everything from "A cat fight 10 q ro-
ligious revival. The statesmen seized
Inc opportunity to deaf out campaign
thunder An sorts OF political orations
were delivered. Chairman Underwood.
the democrat with fixed purpose, is
the only one thoroughly Interested IN
the bill. lie gave his views the day
1t was brought UP for consideration.
lie was followed by Mr. Norris of Me-
braska, who devoted two hours to the
coffee trust without as much MS re-
ferring to the free list bin. But. new
erfheloss, the congressman have given
the boys back home much food for
thought. The states will be flooded
with speeches. all Of which will be
punctuated with applause from the
democratic" or republican side" One
thing about the staid old Congressional
Record. ii is liberal In its applause.
have read speeches bearing great ap-
plause" marks when / knew they were
not delivered I'm the house.
Victor Murdock OF Kansas would
stop this and have the Record tell the
truth. II would made il a transcript
of what actually takes place on the
floor of the house." he said IL would
apply the pure food law To II. The
Record IL under impeachment by the
public"
But. II the representatives did not
have leave 10 print, the people In the
districts would miss some Of the elo-
quence they now get
Washington is the home of all sorts
and conditions of men. One of the
most interesting characters that | meet
Is the fellow who writes speeches for
congressman. lie can make an orator
10 order. adding the applause and all.
for the patty sum of SIS. The one
gallus fellow at the cross roads store
may wonder when his representative
became such a speaker and so we'll in
formed. but he win never dream the
newspaper mans life to see every
thing. but he Is not compelled 10 print
all that he gathers. He learns and
learns and smiles and smiles.
Wise Young Women.
The wiscst people mere are confidcn-
tal secretaries and stenographers to
congressman. If some of the bright,
clever. obseryant young women who
work In the senate or house office
building would write book. telling
of their experiences, the world would
laugh itself to Mysteries. One spright-
ly damsel, with the cunning of a fox
and the eye of a hawk, went from
washington TO a southern city to visit
kinsman. While In the south she
attended social function where she
met a United States senator and his
family OF course she had known the
senator by sight before and had been
introduced, but tho senator did not re-
call her. In the course of 90 days con-
gress met and the southern statesman
returned to the capitol. The girl had
preceded him and resumed her labors
Being modest and timid she did not
speak TO the senator she met In Dixie
until he gave her a straight look in
the eye on T. street one afternoon.
How are you, senator?' she said on
that occasion,
Fine, little lady, how are you this
time?" was the response.
A cordial handshake and an invita-
ton to have something to drink at a
nearby soda fountain followed. AT
| first the girl thought the senator rec
| ognized her but soon she began TO
doubt, for he drifted into conyersa-
ton about a dreadful lonesomeness
that had settled upon him. Step by
step he went forward until the girl
said sharply;
II don't believe yon remember me,
| senator"
"of course do, little darling" was
his reply.
mo, am sure you do not recall
! that you met me at Mrs. So and Sos
| in town two months ago
The finest bit of baek-pedaling ever
pulled off in Washington was done by
the dignified southerner when ii all
| came 10 MS nina lie WAS just Joh-
ing" The girl laughted as she had
laughed before and has laughed since.
Littieton Undsmayed.
Martin Littleton a brilliant congress
man from New York, has been re-
| jected by the Metropolitan club OF
| Washington. His treatment gives an
other side of Washington life. The
Metropolitan harbors one. Mr.. Little