The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Red seems to be the favorite color Of
the United States Senate. A new tele-
phone book has been compiled and issued,
giving the telephone numbers Of the vari-
Gus solons. both private and Official Sem
ator McCumber leads the list with four
numbers to his name. Others Of the SEN
ators have three. but Senator Hale
has no number opposite his name. He
doesn't want to be bothered by calls. and
his name is followed by a dash. He can
be reached only by calling his committee
room, and very seldom then
The Democrats of the House and some
OF the Democratic Senators are in high
glee over the conference dinner that
will be held in Baltimore this month.
There have been 10000 tickets sold up to
date, each ticket bringing the price of
$40. The dinner will be given in the Fifth
Regiment Armory.
Senator Owens speech on the Lorimer
report was to have been delivered
yesterday. but owing to the death of
Senator Elkins. it was postponed until
Monday. His speech will be the begin
ming of an interesting fight. and the wary
ones expect to see some FUR fly. A num-
Der of the older Democratic Senator'S.
led by Senator Bailey. will support the
committee report
Senator Ike Stephenson can be seen at
any session Of the Senate talking earn
estly to various Senators. The aged
statesman from Wisconsin is not talking
affairs of State or nation. but is telling
his hearers stories, and he has some good
ones. Senator Ike met with a mishap
on his way back to the Senate from en-
joying the Christmas holidays at home,
and it IS doubtful whether he will in
clude the incident in his list Of six best
stories. While in Chicago. waiting for
fingered gentry Of that burg relieved the
Wisconsin millionaire Of his pocketbook.
The Senator was touched for his wad,
and reached Washington minus.
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The composition of the new House COM
mittee on committees is causing sno end
of trouble among the Democratic men,
bers. As the committee now stands there
Is but one Eastern and Northern Demo-
crat honored with place on the commit
tee. On January 10. when the newly
elected members reach Washington to
caucus. the many Democrats from the
North, East, and West will have some
thing to say. and want to know why 1t
is. prominent Democrat from the
South. In speaking Of the committee as
framed, said it was a serious mistake.
You know" said tie southerner. I'VE
fellows down South always step up and
vote tn: Democratic ticket. but the No
landslide was brought about !
largely by our brethren from the other |
sections Of the country. They should be |
are not, then there will be some doin's." |
Uncle Joe Cannon strolled around the |
House yesterday with a corncob pipe !
known as Missouri meerschaum, tightly |
held between his lips. The pipe was pre-
sented by Champ Clark, who comes from |
down Joplin way. AS Uncle Joe Is In the |
habit of smoking cigars. his appearance |
with q pipe excited more or less COM
ment by friends. up to the time I was ;
thirty years old, I smoked a pipe" said |
Uncle Joe. Then I took to the cigar
habit.
This reminds me-" said the Speaker,
as he puffed away on the pipe. ''of the
lime when I used to sit with the boys
around the swimming pond surreptitiously |
pulling away at an old 'dudeen.' This
doesn't taste as good as the old clay
We had in those days"
Bills to Extend Streets.
Senator Gallinger will introduce in the /
Senate Monday a bill to widen and ex-
END Minnesota avenue from Pennsyl-
sania avenue southeast to its present
.erminus near Eastern avenue and also
,ne to extend Grant street northeast in
he District to Thirty-eighth street. Both II
,ills have the Endorsement Of the Com
nissioners.
Arranging Keys FuneFal.
Arrangements win be made this morn. II
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