The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-06-02

Senator Fairbanks fond another occasion to max,
5 isthmian address. I'm I'll the hour came for III
livery he had an eyeF'n gle for Senator Morgan
no Alabaman howcytr, for once In his life whei
4 net subject was IN for discussion was content l.
still and say noting, In the press galleries
M whispered that ~ Morgan wasn't feeling YER
ell that day.
In the particular ease Of the Panama matter scuu
tor Cullom. being the chairman on the committee
on foreign relations had charge Of tho loglsa'
tlun ON the floor Of the senate. The trials ot
Senator Cuom on that occasion were 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 tho 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
20 speak whom the galleries are not crowded and
II the galleries are not crowded they ask that
they may speak on another day
When the Panama matter was mp Senator Cul'
lom finally became angry and tired with tho sona'
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
for q canal. about the imbecty OF using the
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 a speech on the railroad rate bill
put on because the attendance was not
what II should have been from the viewpoint ot
tho man who was to speak Congressman have
their human weaknesses
The last great duty which Senator Plat Of
fol- Connecticut performed for his country was his
work as presiding officer OF the senate court dur
Ing the trial OF Judge Charles swayne unques'
tlonahy the strain Of that trial shortened Senator
Plaus life lie presided with dignity and with
the rarest impartIality. The hours OF the courts
session were long and yet the aged Connecticut
senator refused TO leave his seat even for the
getting Of necessary food until the session OF
each day was ended
Prior to the opening Of the trial Senator Platt
stood In the yicepresdent's place and told his
colleagues that was their duty not 10 lose
word Of the testimony lest they bring In an nm
just verdict The result OF this was that with
one or two exceptions the senators SAT IN thelr
seats and heard important and unimportaht tes'i'
mony, listening TO every argument OF counsel
and lest anything should escape them they made
hslsicni demand that every witness hnou'u sp'"N
so that an mon In the chamber might near
Il is probable that before onequarter OF the
trial proceedings of the case against Charles
Swayne was ended every senator had maze up
his mind as to the guilt o. the innocence OF the
accused, but the belief " gullt or innocence
formed early did not prevent the auenuunve v.
any member Of that high court during the ehuTe
time OF the trial Judge Swayne was acquitted
His acquital was not made n party matter as
many feared Il was 10 be- on some OF 'he counts
against him he was acquitted unanimously, on
others where there was minority whloh pemeNou
MN guilty 10th Democrats ana Nopuo''H"'
formed part Of that minority
Senator Jacob Galnger Is known In con
gress the chief AZ the huySpiAriAps apa a.
the father OF many reforms