Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-14
WORRIED
ABOUT CANNON
Next Speaker Wishes Incum-
bent Would Leave.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.


Washington, Jan. II. - [~Special.1-
Champ Clark once remarked that
while he liked Uncle Joe Cannon i'm
mensely he would be very glad If the
veteran congressman would take a va
cation after March 4 extending over
two years, as he had no doubt that in
spite of their personal regard for each
other Cannon would make a great deal
of trouble for the next speaker. And
beyond question Cannon, II he keeps
his health, will be able to make
Champs term in the speakers chair
very interesting.
But Clark and his Democratic
friends put away one very trouble
some precedent not long ago when
they reversed themselves and virtually
admitted that they had no right under
the rules to revolutionize those rules
of the house by the Norris method
last year. BY setting themselves
straight on this subject they have taxi
en- away what might have proved a
very strong weapon In the hands Of
the Republican minority and Demo-
cratic ~insurgents-if there be such
Democrats-in the next house.
1t Is quite plain that the Democrats
a year ago wanted to make Cannon
ism a dominant issue In the campaign,
and that was one reason why they
Joined the insurgents and put Cannon
off the committee on rules and en-
larged that committee.
Putting Old Claims to Death.
The house committee on claims is
doing d good work In forever dispos-
ing Of many spurious claim bills that
have been presented in every congress
for nearly half a century by reporting
them adversely. The probabilities are
that such bills will not again reappear
to plague congressman, for adverse
reports on such old claims at this
time mean that they are beyond res
direction.
Congressman Lindbergh of Mime
sofa is doing s~is IN he1MeHAf
ton Of these I Mr.. KsGts~ also
Tcredit than any other member OF th,
committee. He seems to have made
a business of disposing of these "old
soldiers of legislation. 1t requires a
Woodworking congressman to do any
thing effective ON the claims commit
tee, as there is mighty little credit In
the work, whether bills are reported
favorably and passed or whether they
are reported adversely and defeated.
Az to a Congressman's Age.
Some men are very sensitive about
their age. General John A.. Logan
never gave his age In his biography,
nor does Senator Warner OF Missouri.
The other day there was a cas of a
claimant considered who suffered from
a disease for many years, and Con-
gresham Mann read from the report
that the claimant was sixty-one years
old. Ridiculing the idea that he could
have been seriously injured in the
government service, Mann added, If
| live until / am sixty-one I shall be
very thankful"
1.-The general impression is" inter
jected Congressman Langley Of Ken
lucky, that the gentleman has passed
that age now"
The laugh that followed nettled the
member from Chicago, and he tartly
reioined: 81 look much older than my
friend from Kentucky because | know
MORE. / am q long way from sixty
one.'t
IL have no doubt the gentleman
thinks he knows more" vas Lang
ley's parting shot.
Roots Silver Dollar.
Senator Root exhibited a silver dol
lar at the White House on a recent
visit which looked like d coin with a
history. 1t had been dented by a rife
bullet and looked as IL 1t might have
saved a mans life or prevented a Sc
rious wound just as the old watch,
pipe or match safe we have seen on
exhibition has Its story Of being the
means of a hairbreath escape.
at has a history" replied the New
York senator when questioned. "At
the Buffalo exposition there was q
place where a man threw silver dollars
into the air and a girl shot them with
n riuS- L ulS lS one VA the 2Oiiufs- 1
came across 1t the other day. 1t is
worth a dollar, and / am going to
spend 1t when an opportunity offers"
No life and death story In that, and
Roots eager listeners looked sold.
rive Senate Funeral Days.
Even In the short sesgion of congress
there are ave days to be devoted to
sulogies Of senators who have died
during thia congress. AS all OF the
senators we're men OF prominence 1t
means that they viii be given a great
deal OF attention.
Two at kAst, Doiliyer and Elkins,
were such interesting men In public
lie ana AGO such long, striking ca
reers that they will be given extended
notice Ard che same is true Of the
others to some extent, Daniel. McEn-
cry and Clay. The FIVE men were
all OF sufficient Importance to re
ceive marked attention when the eu-
logies are delivered, and all Will be
the subject OF interesting addresses.