New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
THEDAyIN WA SHINGIOW

100. but the diplomatic advantages are as
good as 100000" Then distinguished mem
bers OF Congress return to the Capitoi ana
ask each other II the President mas SUI
denly lost his reason. or II he Is l,ee
trader and "a member Of the Copoeh ''"'
in disguise" Senator Hale inclines 20 'he
latter explanation.
TAFT CHECKS ACTION-When the
sundry civil bill was under consideration
to-day Senator Stone CAV" notice tha' az
it's completion he would ask UNANIMOUS
consent that the reciprocity agreement y,
taken ND. Mr.. Stone failed TO DO So anu
Senators were mystifed. for the Missouri
Senator has a way OF keering his word
and when il comes TO filibustering he Is
"the candy kid" That is the language OF
his Democratic colleagues, not mine HOW
ever, Mr. Stone did not call up the reel
procity bill or even refer TO II, ana MS
friends. both Republicans and Democrats
were mystifed. The fact Is that the Presl-
dent, who recognizes in Mr.. Stone genu-
inc friend Of reciprocity, had advised him
not to press the matter at this session. as
II would be unwise to incur the danger of
a motion to lay his motion on the taple'
which would probably te adopted, ana
might be regarded as an aftront TO Canada
The Presidents mind IS so clearly maze
up to the necessity Of a specia, session 'hat
he has come 10 regard II as far from an
unmitigated evil, and he was unwilling that
the opponents OF reciprocity should nave
an opportunity 70 give IL black eye az
this time.
ADMIRAL" PEARY.-Captain Peary is
to receive his reward for discovering the
North Pole at last. Both Senate and House
have passed the necessary hill which places
the civil engineer with the rank OF cap
tain on the retired list with the rank OF
a rear admiral and the pay of the highest
grade in the civil engineer corps. The
House passed the measure by vote Of l5i
10 "a, ana the Senates had already passed
a similar bill. This evening the Senate
agreed 10 the House changes. so that the
measure now requires only the signature
OF the President Representative Macon, OF
Arkansas made his customary attack on
the discoverer cf the pole. but nobody paid
any attention TO him. ana when he had
finished his diatribe was Overwhelmingly
repudiated by the vote given. The Senate
was so anxious TO reward Captain Peary
that II attempted TO tack q similar pro-
vision on the naval appropriation bill, but
IL was lost on point Of order Senators
generally believed that course was not
necessary. however, and that they were
right is shown by subsequent events.
SAD R-DESIGNATE.-The sad
dest man in the entire membership OF Con
gress this evening is Champ Clark. the
Spoaker-designate Mr.. Clark has finally
made up his mind that there is no escap,
from a special session. and that means ths
Mr.. Clark must cancel lecture tour which
promised to bring him the neat sum o
5000 He had agreed TO lecture on th'
Chautauqua circuit for a compensation n
about S9IJ a week and for period of ter
weeks. and to see 5000 slipping away lik'
that IS II must be admitted, hard blow
for even wealthier man than the Pix
County statesman. OF course, Mr.. Clarl
will make about $3.50 from his mileage al
lowance, but even that leaves him decidedly
to the bad. and sadder statesman 1
would be hard to find Some of Mr.. Clark!
colleagues have been unkindly suggesting
that his recent declaration in favor OF an
nexation Of Canada was made with the pur
pose Of pulling the Chautauqua market.
and that it serves him right 10 be thus de
prived Of the profits Of his little scheme
but he is too sad 10 perceive anything funny
In this suggestion, and merely denies f
with the air of man who has lost his las
dollar In poker game. G. g. II.