The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-23
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Mems Letter

INTERESTING STORIES GATHER.
ED IN THE CORRIDORS OF THE
GREAT ADMINISTRATION BUILD.
lNds.
WASHINGTON. May GAN echo
of the Titanic tragedy In the House is
the decision OF Rep. Martin. Dem.
colol not to press his resolution for
Investigation OF the Gugsenheim broth.
ers' alleged "smelter trust"
Rep. Martin says he has decided 10
drop the proposed Investigation until
fall. lie gives as one Of his, reasons
for that decision the sriel- into which
the Guggenheim family, has been
plunged By the death OF Benjamin
Guggenheim on the Titanic.
Il had intended TO press the inyes.
tigaton." said Martin, 'just about the
time the Titanic sunk, But the death
OF benjamin Guggenhelm prompted me
to postpone the inquiry and now 1t is
too late.to get action This session Of
Congress"
Rep. Buckley (Deml, also. has a
resolution to probe the "smelter
Trust" and the Pacific coast Con;
stcssmen are backing the proposed in
iiiry.
Proposed chasing OF tic San Francis,
60 mint, to stop coinage there and
make 1t only an assay Office, propoked
another attack upon 1.-The "smelter
Trust in the House! although, after
a bitter fight, the House voted to con.
tlnue the San Francisco mint. II was
freely charged by various Represents
tiveslhat closing OF the,,i would
rcdodnd only TO benefit the trust. =
Rep. Raker. Dem, Cali declared the
Coast smelters OF the combination
would, get the business. or, a large
Part OF it. formerly done by Uncle
Sam-and with II the profits.
Another: lab at the trust" is pro
posed In the House Territories com
mittee, which is considering the bill
or federal construction OF an: Alas.
kan railroad, to compete for copper
ole carrying business with the Gug
genheim road. That the ,Guggenheim
brothers have relinqnlshed control oil
the Alaska railroad is asserted, how
ever.
Supports Party In Power.
Postmaster General Hitchcock re.
ceiyed recently request from a man
in a Colorado town for a list OF every
rcstoftice in every State, city. town,
village. hamlet and cross roads In the
United States that was suffering from
lack OF postmaster. He would like
to have "a complete list Immediately.
Also the writer would like 10 have the
necessary papers 10 fill. the instruc.
lions to go with them, TO tell him how
TO become eligible for appointment to
one of these vacant posts.
In aP. s., run over the heading and
date OF the letter, he said: Political.
iy, | support the party that Is In
power Z;
Early Rlsers.
Breaking all rules OF Congressional
decorum. Congress has several little
carly risers" who are noted for arriv-
ing. at their offices for work from three
to five hours before Congress con.
Venes. Their colleagues assure them
Of not belonging to the. Union," but
they persist in reporting forwork any.
where from 1880 TO . a. m.
Rep. Norris. the Republican PRO
gresslve" from Nebraska, is one OF
thes earliest and latest workers in the
House. Eight o'clock is his uniform
hour for beginning work. He grinds
OFT his correspondence long before
many Of his colleagues are out OF bed.
Rep. Kendall, tRep, Iowa., is anoth-
er familiar figure In the House office
building in. the wee small hours Of
early, morning. Hebreakfasts at 600
aud is always at work before s o'clock.
Rep. A. Mitchell Palmer. Democrat.
ic t'iboss" OF Pennsylvania. who sue
E'ceedeI Colonel Gdney as national com
mgtsemsn, 81 another early worker.
Rep. a. obeck. Deq., Nebr.), also IL.
palms his early-morning sthablts
brought from Nebraska. v
chairman Henry, OF the House
Rules Committee. has . O'Clock rule
in his Office. as has Majority, Lender
Oscar Underwood. They arrive with
or before the clerks.
Speaker, Clark gets TO the Caplto
By lO-sometlmes before.
ltfS"BillyH Kent. California Represen
tatiye, is another early worker, rival
ed, by Judge Raker, the lone Demo
cratic from the Golden Gate State.
But most Of the. statesmen cannot
make their Offices before II or noon
except when committee meetings rou
them out earlier The Senators are
even more prone-to observe late hour
than the members of the lower body
But former Senator Kittredge, o
South Dakota was shining excep
/ ton. Six O'Clock was his opening houl
and he demanded its observance b!
his clerks, hut CLOSED up shop" by
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