Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

Senator Fairbanks found another occasion to NAL
isthmian address. I'm til the hour came for Il
livery he had eye Sin gle for Senator Morga
le ALBANIAN. however, for once in his life whe
pet subject up for discussion was content
still and say nothing. In the press galleries
Is whispered that Mr. M organ wasn't feeling vel
III that day.
In the particular case of the Panama matter Sen
tor Cullom. being the chairman on the committee
on foreign relations, had charge of the leglsla-
ton the floor of the senate The trials OF
Senator Cullom on that occasion were the trials
Of the pilot every measure of magnitude that
is launched for passage through either house
senate
Nearly every senator and representative wishes
TO make a speech on the big things that are
before congress. OF course all of them cannot
speak, but the trials of the 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
to speak when the galleries are not crowded. and
If the galleries not crowded they ask that
they may speak another day
When the Panama matter up Senator Cul-
lon finally became angry and tired with the sena-
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 glories of the Nicaraguan route
for a canal, about the imbecty of using the
Idudind route ana ABOUT the republican SIN or
the recognition Of the republic the isthmus
The Panama matter is only an instance in
point Many a speech the railroad rate bill
was put off because the attendance was not
what It should have been from the viewpoint OF
the man who to speak. Congressman have
their human weaknesses.
The last great duty which Senator Plat Of
Connecticut performed for his country was his
work as presiding officer Of the senate court dur
Ing the trial Of Judge Charles swayne. Unques
tionably the strain of that trial shortened Senator
Platts life. He presided with dignity and with
the rarest impartiality. The hours of the courts
session we're 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 Plat
stood In the vice-presidents place and told his
colleagues that It their duty not to lose a
word Of the testimony lest they bring in an un.
just verdict. The result Of this that with
one or two exceptions the senators sat in their
seats and heard important and unimportant testi-
mony, listening to every argument Of counsel
and lest anything should escape them they made
insistent demand that every witness should speak
so that all men in the chamber might hear
It is probable that before onequarter Of the
trial proceedings Of the case against Charles
Swayne was ended every senator had made up
his mind as to the guilt or the innocence Of the
accused, but the beei or guilt or innocence
formed early did not prevent the attendance Of
any member Of that high court during the entire
time of the trial Judge Swayne was acquitted
His acquittal not made a party matter as
many feared II to be. On some Of the counts
against him he acquitted unanimously. On
others where there a minority which believed
him guilty both Democrats and Republicans
formed part OF that minority.
Senator Jacob II. GsiiinSer IL known in con-
gress as the chief Of the huBaqnitarans and as