Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20

fer for want OF adequate representation
among the new members OF the senate of
the Sixty-seCond congress. A goodly ma
jorty Of the holdovers practice law when
there is nothing doing in politics, but the
proportion is far short Of the newly-elect,
Of sixteen new senators, picked at random,
from the states of Nebraska, Missouri,
Tennessee. Maine. Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, California Ohio, washington, Missis-
sppi Indiana. New Jersey North Dakota,
Montana and two from West Virginia,
thirteen are lawyers. and the rest Of the
mighty crowd is represented by one editor
one farmer and one manufacturer The
baby of the bunch is Luke Lea Of Tennes-
see, just 81, beardess and democratic in
surgent. The patriarch Of the sixteen Is
Judge Works Of California, 81, with John
W. Kern Of Indiana only three years his
junior The remainder range in age from
Al to "a. James e. MARITIME of New Jersey
is rated as farmer, though he has divided
his energies for years past in farming town
lots and cutivating political dope around
the New Jersey stump He has been the
partys "forlorn hope" leader for years
past and is capable of pulling off as fine
line of energetic talk as any filibuster on
record. Senator MARITIME requires consider
able floor space when he gets busy vocally,
for he walks when he talks Are you
walking or talking?" inquired a Jerseyman
who was listening to one Of Marines
greatest efforts on the stump. IF you're
walking, stop talking; II you're talking,
stop walking" Senator Marines opposite
is Clarence W. Watson of West Virginia,
successor OF Senator Elkins, who strives to
obey the impressive words Of his father,
| Talk less" No doubt the lawyers can
| easily smother the farmer vocalist Indeed,
| he will be gentle breeze in contrast with
| the new cyclone from Missouri, James A.
Reed, who is rated as a sixty-lung power
long-distance orator, with vocal flowers to
| throw at the birds.
| William p. Frye, the senior senator from
Maine, rounded out thirty years as mem
Der of the United States senate on March
! s. That record has only been surpassed by
| three senators and equaled by six in the
entire history of the nation
Senator Frye came to the senate on
| March Is, 1881 after ten years of service
in.the house. which gives him record as
a national legislator covering a period Of
forty years That record has been sur
passed by only two senators.
| The late Senator Allison of Iowa held
the record for continuous service in the
senate. He had been member of that
body for thirty-fve years, and was serving
his sixth term when he died John Sher-
| man Of Ohio and Justin Morrill, of Vermont,
who died a few years ago, served each in
the senate thirty-three years. IL he COM
pletes his present term, which expires
March 4, 1918. Senator Frye will have
equaled the record of Senators Morrill, and
Sherman.
President Taft turned the tables on SEN
ator Depew at a dinner in Washington be-
fore congress adjourned. Both were
guests Of a local organization. so the
story goes and the senator spoke first.
During his speech he said that the news
papers had threatened 10 ignore him for
ever IL he voted for reciprocity. This, he
said was a serious matter.
A little later the president spoke He
had heard the New Workers. remark.
Turning to the banqueters he is reported to
have said:
II was terrified by the remark OF the
senator ! had always counted on him
for reciprocity, but II he gets the idea that
the newspapers are going to allow him to
sink into obscurity IL he votes with us
then l know he is lost to the cause"
The Postoffice department is now work
ing out a plan for extending the postal
bank system into a great many more
cities and towns The question as tc
- whether this extension shall continue tC
apply only to second class offices 10 being
considered. 1t is possible that some third
and fourth class offices may be included
but there is little Likelihood that any first
class office will be designated for some
time to come. Before the end OF the flsca
year It is hoped to have 500 or 600 postal
savings banks in operation. The new Law
coDtempiates the establishment in Wash.
! ington of a central savings system office
It has been decided by the Treasury de
partment that national banks which may
, be designated as repositories for posta
I savings shall not be required to keep g
reserve against the postal savings de-
, posted therein by the government.
Hon Solomon F. ProuIy of Des MolneI
has arrived in Washington after one OF tho
/ longest trips on record, reports the Wash
a ington Times. He started for this towI
twelve years ago and has been cominl
ever since, but never before arrived.
Prouty is the man who makes money gu
Of walnut logs and spends IL beating JohI
= A. r. Hull out Of seat in congress. Tha
last has been his real business In life 10
twelve years.
Mostly, he hasn't done II when he tried
He wasn't much OF a politician when h,
started at his job, but he has learne'
fast He made the fight three times 70
, the nomination and three times he wa
. | beaten.
a Each time they said" It was the end o
! Prouty and each time Prouty locked hi
. square Jaw together and announced tina
= he would come again.
Now ne has come-all the way. II
= thinks he'll ike Washington. He has beel
e a Cummins man all through the years.
d I'VE used to fight, bleed and die 20
q gether," he said the other day. 1--WE still
& fight and bleed, but we've cut out the dy
n ing lately. The other fellows are lookin
p after that end, for a change"
q Fake CoIleRians at the Front.
+ Springfield Republican.
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