The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-20
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Feb. 1S-LSpecial.l IAN
the eminent farmers in the house
had much to say about the agricultural
appropriation bill. In fact, those who
seemed to know most about what an
agricultural bill should be. judging
from the way they took part in the de-
bate, were from cities and towns and
| figured in the occupations as lawyers.
Among those very conspicuous were
Moore Of Philadelphia, Allen of Gin
cinnati, Willis, lawyer, Of Ada. o.;
Kindred of Long Island City. Mann
and Madden Of Chicago, Hill of Con
necicut, DR.. Foster Of Illinois, Good
lawyer of Cedar Rapids. Ia; Hamil
ton, lawyer, Of Niles, Mich; Hobson,
sailor, Of Alabama; Booher. lawyer, of
Missouri; Sloan, lawyer, of Nebraska;
Cox, lawyer, Of Indiana; Roddenbery
lawyer. Of Georgia; Fowler, lawyer, of
Illinois; Mclaughlin, lawyer. Of Michi
gan, as well as several others.
Probably those who might be con-
sidered real farmers were Captain
Lamb Of Virginia, Lever Of South Car
DINA, Haugen Of Iowa, Morgan Of Ok
lahoma. Hayden of Arizona, Lobeck Of
Nebraska, as well as several who have
been graduates Of Agricultural schools
although not actively engaged in farm
ing at present. Quite number Of the
lawyers mentioned have small farms.
Chilly Predictions.
The weather men are not predicting
cold weather for the inauguration. but
there are Democrats who feel that
there will be really chilly weather IN
Washington for several months and
maybe for four years. Every an
nouncement from the president elect
and from those who have been chosen
as his subordinates indicate DISPOSE
ton to go mighty slow in making Off
cial changes.
The idea of really good Democratic
times is that there shall be rapid ro
tation in Office as soon as the Demo
Gratis come into power. And instead of
lessening the demand for office the
pressure increases. And that is what
makes the prospect for chilly times so
strong.
Their Military Titles.
Hello, admiral" and Good morn
ing, general" is the way President
Taft greets Secretary Meyer of the
navy and Secretary Stimson of the
army. He gives them just little
more than their full military titles,
which Is a way of the president In
fact, he has a fad for giving persons
names just a little different-nick
names-when others cannot be found
Recalls an Old Incident.
Those who took part In the inaugu
ration Of Benjamin Harrison twenty
four years ago recall that one of the
stirring incidents Of that time was
that retired army officer pulled the
nose Of governor to show his con-
tempt for the commander of q big de-
tachment of the national guard. That
army officer Is just as busy with the
coming Inauguration as he was twenty
four years ago, and his friends in con-
gress are just as busy as they have
been for a quarter of century trying
to have him restored to the active list
Of the army, with the promotions he
would have been given had he remain
ed on that list.
Calling Mark Down.
Let any senator undertake to intro
duce house methods in the senate and
he will get called down Just as Mark
Smith Of Arizona was the other day
by President Pro Tenn. Bacon. Sena-
tor Root asked unanimous consent to
have bill considered, and Mark in
quired about it and was told he was
out of order. He replied that it was
the practice In the house when such
requests were made for members to re
serve the right to object until they
could inquire the nature Of the request
He was told by Bacon that such was
not the method in the senate
But Mark bided his time, and little
IoICE WHICH IL was puIpOScu " get
unanimous consent to fix time for
voting on bill, the Arizona man came
forward and insisted that they could
not talk about the proposition. but must
decide at once whether the consent
should be granted.
That did start something. for there Is
nothing the senators enjoy quite so
much as wrangling over unanimous
consent agreements which gives a lot
OF them chance to say something
without meaning much of anything
Mark Smith is willing to abide by the
rules. he says, but he wants the other
fellows to do the same
cannor's Suggestion.
Congressman Sims of Tennessee was
making long personal privilege state
ment over controversy he was hay
ing with a man outside Of congress.
Uncle Joe Cannon. In order to save
time. suggested. Does not the gentle
man think he can afford to drop this