New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

USUALLY the Senate meets at twelve o clock ana
~ logs steadily along until yc with an interval tor
Iunchcon but when the end Of the session. o Congress
approaches it meets earlier sits later, and often mas
The most irving legislation Of all is tariff legislation,
and II i, always known that tariff bill takes rs '" "i
rv.; I'm the Senate as well as IN the House Nhen the
\lrrh tariff bill was being debated the Senate met at
eleven O'Clock and worked until SIX, when Adjournment
WAS taken until eight. Then u resumed and senators
worked a, long as they could hold out ms Would De
hard upon Young men; but for body Of elderly men
like the United States Senate o. was a trying "raoi.
There is never any shirling ot work when tariff nI
under discussion; for every State has direct interest I'D
nearly every schedule.
rinl-r,.s often have % ull.rour .,Ic Senator from
South Carolina will proclaim The hroaac7t hbcTah,l
with regard 'o the importation q" irog IA" Na'e'i''7
'r,' he Stand, -'iny hr good. high duty on rice and
planet ,anuu, continue revolving uuIu iron projected
from tlp time II Is taken out u The ground un'H ~ is
made into watch spring, And -' d guo; every
Depending upon whose o> s. g"rct
The senate always has hard Wur. ~ The cna "i
iu and specially 40 the close Of the short session u
Congress which Is supposed 90 come 90, Twelve D'"'N
on the fourth Of March, The senate, Ike the il"us'
however usually i'. through The last i"rf'N-iO N'uir,
and r. ,nc ri~ of March according 10 the Senate ral-
rnlarln,il twelve o.lo. the fourth, and 5omc'mc
on the fifth Of March when he fourth comes "n SUNDAY
In fact II Is the third o March sometime "n'" '""R
after twelve O'Clock ON the fourth or NTH.
Wh,n the Senate h4. no, got through with ITS work
NJ twelve o'clock on 'ho fourth ut March, The deputy
Sergeant 10 Arms olryiug e look from the Wee Picsi-
dent, take long cane and gong To- me 3E '"SI Glc'
the main doorway, while the VICE President ana sen
ror- carefully avoid seeing him. puts back the hour
hand 20 eleven. Sometimes this Is done Two or ihI,c
times. and when the senate s ready Z" adjourn me
Sergeant at Arms SET. 'lc clock precisely at twelve
o'clock Then the Vic. President rises with much Dig
ui, and announce that the hour ui twelve oo. hay
ng arrived the Senate stands adjourned Like Ictru-
chic however. the Vice President may say 1T shall be
what O'Clock please
THERE arcu.any suprrs,tious concerning the holding
Of seat IN .hc Senate. Oucoi 'hcwor' marked AMI
lasting 'hata Senator however wealthy must not buy
"a hou.c IN Washington because II indicates that Inc feels
himself trhc too secure iu DDS place This superstition
has generally worked although there are % ic" c>'cp-
tious toit When Senator IIIcs splendid mansion was
built IL came very near defeating Mu for rcnOmnauun
and he escaped only 10y masking the fact widely known
In Maine that the house built for Ls wife by her
mother Mrs. Zayharah Chandler Atcw Senators own
splendid mansions in Washington, and many more Of
them rent handsome houses. Many more who could
live spcnlidlv if they chose. affect modest style Of
living SO as not 10 give ocnsc 10 their constituents
None Of these who live handsomely however does on
the senatorial salary OF 5cvcnty-iyc hundred dollars
year.
Until two or three years ago the salary Of Senator was
only five thousands but realizing the lmposslbity Of
living i'm ordinary comfort IN Washington suoha salary
with all the demands upon men IN public life, 1t was
raised To- seventy five hundred The pay Of Representa-
tive, was also raised from five thousand 20 seventy five
hundred dollars. Never was there more beautiful
piece Of legislation than this salary raise. 1t originated
in the House nobody knows how, when, where or
by whom. 1t slipped through at the tail Of an appro
pril,ion bill without dissenting vote. Then it
Shot into the Senate. Senators lrowncd but it went
through like for<cd lightning. but only David lIarum
submitted TO the drink of whisky "Rcmcmbcr | only
Weld to force and Whence In addition TO the salary
Senator'S ike Representatives. have an allowance for
clerk hire and stationery, mileage and few other ncocs
sary pcrqusitcs; but very small on the whole.
The same quiet and sombcr splcndor Of the Senate
Chamber is carried into the committee rooms In addi
ton there have recently been built close the Capitol
two fine Office buildings one for the Senate and for
unu-n uhcrc the nAcrnM nl Lll-lnc.e is nn-nmun-