The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-15
.FR0L|C Of BABIES
New Congressman Poke Fun at
Their Older Colleagues.
IMPOSE HIGH DUTY ON CATS
Mention Of Theodore Roosevelt's
Name Causes Senate Galleries to
Violate the Strict Rule Against
" Applause.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

ington restaurants the other night
there was frOlic OF the babies OF
the house Of representatives. Men to
the number of one hundred serving
their first terms In congress gathered
for q dinner at the restaurant. They
formed house of representatives OF
their own and passed the time max
ing fun Of the methods OF their older
colleagues and the personalities OF
some of their own number. In the
main, however, they pointed with
PRIDE to themselves as the real
statesmen and referred to members OF
longer service as being entirely out
Of date and belonging in the pigeon
holes with the archives rather than
ON the floor of the house with the
live ones" H..
No party lines were drawn at this
gathering. Republican and Democrat
ic babies had fun together. The tar
If came in for bit OF by-play.
Protective Duty on Cats. -
A high protective duty was put on
cats in order to protect the home
industry. Every feline, whether a
wildcat polecat or a domestic cat
imported into the United States or
It's island possessions, 1t was decld-
ed, must hereafter pay 81 head In
order to be admitted to full American
citizenship. AS rider to this bill
catn1p was placed on the free list.
A prize was offered to the member
who could make the most stirring ora
ton on the American flag. Repre-
sentative Littleton was chosen as
Judge. but the oratorical flights OF
Representative Cornell OF New York
and Witherspoon Of Mississippi were
so nearly equal in grace and distance
that the Judge gave each the first
prize. .,-..
The senate galleries broke out into
applause the other day when the
name of Theodore Roosevelt was
mentioned. The senate gallery has
applauded at times the names of Viii
liam Jennings Bryan and OF many
other well-known Americans without
regard to political party, but it must
be understood that 1t Is against the
rules Of the senate to allow applause
In the gallery.
Mustn't Applaud In Senate.
It makes no difference who 1t Is
that is receiving the applause, the
vice-president must bring down his
gavel while the noise is continuing
and say with all due solemity and
severity that all demonstrations OF ap-
prevail are not allowed and that II
they do not cease ''the galleries Will
be cleared" &c.. .---
This word from the vice-pres1dent
has been said thousands of times in
the senate and It's effect has never
been visible for more than an hour at
time. It Is only rarely that the
senators themselves laugh and 1t Is
only once in a lifetime that they ap-
plaud. The cases where senators have
broken the applause rule can be count
ed on half the fingers of one hand.
The senate, however, has it's jokes
frequently and while laughter is sub.
dued, broad smiles are always in ev1.
dence.
When Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver,
now dead, referred to Senator Fran.
els E. Warren of Wyoming as 1.-The
greatest shepherd since Abraham .
the broadcast of broad smiles was visi.
Bile on the face of every senator. The
wool bill was under discussion and
Mr.. Warren is said to be the proprie.
tor of a considerable fold.