Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-16
NO VOTE ON
LORIMER CASE

BY ARTHUR W. DUNN,

Washington, Jan. 10. ISpecfaLJ-
Several senators have been very I'M
easy for fear that they may be called
upon to vote for or against Senator
Lorimer. Such a fate will be decided
ly embarrassing because men of both
parties have joined in giving Lorimer
a clear title to his seat, and men with
out regard to parties have presented
their views differing from the major
ity Of the committee.
"Never you fear about a yote,v said
an old timer to q new senator. "The
senate knows how to take care Of It's
own. The fact that q vote will be
embarrassing is Just why there will
be no vote. In the first place, it must
be talked Owe for many weeks, aud al
ways there will be one OF two lawyers
who will want to speak, but will not
be prepared, and senatorial courtesy
will not permit a vote when there are
speeches yet to be made. Before long
the appropriation bills will be in and
take up the time. So give yourself no
u~neasiness, for we are not going to
vote on the Lorimer case this session."
Norris Did Not Care.
Congressman Norris of Nebraska
showed less concern than any one else
when the house reversed itself on the
constitutional privilege of amending
the rules. Norris had a revolution last
March in which he and the Republican
insurgents with the Democrats tool
from Speaker Cannon a great power,
that Of chairman of the committee on
rules.
The same revolution practically de-
termined also that the speaker should
not In the future appoint the comit-
tees Of the house. Norris did not
seem to care whether the house re-
versed itself or not. He got results.
and he also demonstrated that the
house can, when a majority chooses, do
Just what 1t wants to do.
Speaker Cannon always asserted that
fact, but he often stood in the way OF
demonstrating it. That was the real
cause Of the famous revolution which
the house recently declared was wrong.
Had Been a-victim.
When Senator Thornton OF Louisi-
mi came to Washington a photog-
rapher was soon on his trail with a
demand for a photograph for the news
papers. He met with a chilly reeep-
ton and was told to get out Of the
senator's room.
Subsequently 1t was learned that
Thornton had been a victim of the
panhandlers who print a picture and
write a story and take away a hun
dred dollars from the man who Is
easy Hosrys' Two such oncern
had touched the Louisiana senator
within a short time, and he thought he
was up against the same game when
the photographer followed him Into
the senate ofhce building.
Many public men fall easy victims
OF the fellows who are going to give
ss~writeupse with pictures samong a
list of the most prominent men In the
country. although 1t Is known that
such books are useless for reference
or any other purpose.
One Palmer From Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania viii have only one
Palmer In the next house, Henry w.
Palmer retiring. He made quite q
name for himself as one OF the house
managers IN the impeachment pro-
ceedtngs ot the late Judge Swayne OF
Florida. A great many men who fol-
lowed the case closely thought Palmer
was right in his contention that
Swayne should be removed from the
federal court.
The other Pennsylvania Palmer, a.
Mitchell, Is one Of the few Quakers
In the house who are conspicuous on
the first day of each congress, when
they affirm instead of taking the u >
tomary oath of office.
Chance For Typewriter Ad.
Congressman Pray OF Montana
caused the passage of a bill which
paid a woman stenographer SIG for a
typewriter that she had worn out In
the public service.
How anybody could use q type
writer ten years is a mystery to me-"
remarked Congressman Mann of Hi
nois, who speaks on every bill that
up, whether he is for or against
1t or merely neutral. MY stenogra-
pher has chewed up a great many
typewriters in ten years" he added.
If any n had just mentioned the
Slake of the particular typewriter 1t
would have been a great ad. for that
machine.
Good Presiding Officers.
Speaker Cannon frequently goes to
New England for men to preside over
the committee of the whole while Inn
portant appropriation bills are being
considered. He has found In Vermont
and New Hampshire two Of the best
parliamentarians In the house.
Foster and Currier know the rules
and precedents as well as any mem
Der OF the house, and. more than that,
they know how to keep business mov-
ing. Both have penetrating voices
and can maintain order. which is also
essential in disposing of business.