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Innovations BY
new SENATORS
They Fail to Show Retiring
Disposition.
"BuTT IN" WITH SPEECHES

soid Order chaneeth" 10 Axiom
Proved by Loquaeious New Corners
In Legislative Eody-oId Timers Re-
aret That Senator culIom Cannot Be
Retained as Member.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Feb. "a. - [Special.1 =
sThe old order changeth." Never was
the proverb more APPLY illustrated
than in the speech of Senator Thomas
Of Colorado. He had scarcely been in
the senate ten days, yet he spoke for
two days right in the midst Of crowd
ed short session. The old tradition
that new senators must sit quietly in
their seats has been smashed. In fact.
It was broken long ago. but now there
Is nothing left Of it. The new senator
has as much right to butt in as any
man who has been there twenty years.
OF course the older senators try to
shut OF something by remarking that
''In my twenty or fifteen years." or
whatever period it may be. ''of service
in the senate l have never known OF
sch a thing to be done" And prob
ably the new men will then give the
old timers q taste of new experience
by doing that very thing. Several
times this session the new men have
shown a disposition to go in for what
they wanted regardless Of precedent
and seniority.
Old Timers Regret.
All old timers about congress regret
that the Illinois legislature cannot see
its way to q reelection of Shelby M.
Cullom. in order that the veteran
might end his days in the senate and
when he passes away receive the hon
ors which Is accorded man who has
been thirty years a member of the
body. Very old. very feeble, often in
Ill health. the Illinois senator cOntin-
ues to get about and attends every
session Of the senate if possible. He
is now the one picturesque figure at
that end Of the capitol.
Common Sense.
Arguing point Of order in the house.
Cull0p Of Indiana remarked that the
speaker could not know what was in Il
bill which had passed only two days
before.
"Why can't the chair know?" asked
Champ Clark. 1T takes only little
common sense to know that certain
bill passed day before yesterday and
whether it is the same bill now before
the house. There is no reason why the
chair should not know as much about
the matter as any other member
Quilts For the Academy.
When the military academy bill was
before the house Il provision was read
which provided. among other articles.
for the purchase of quilts.
"What do they use quilts for?" asked
an inquiring member.
"Quills." explained Chairman Hay,
''have been carried in the bill every
year. They do not use quilts. but they
did many years ago. 1t is a tradition.
and 1t has been allowed to remain"
1t seems that quilts are as much of q
tradition as Benny Havens' at West
Point.
Get Their Ages.
Some paper printed the fact the 9TH
er day that Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
was Twenty-Five years old. THAT
shows the disadvantage of public life"
remarked an observing woman. Nv
erybOdy knew how old Alice Roosevelt
was when she was married. Every
body will keep track of her age. While
It is nice to have been Il presidents
daughter, it's perfectly awful to have
ones age Jared in print from time to
dme''
Nice Place For Overman.
It Is quite likely that Senator Over |
man Of North Carolina will be chair |
man Of the committee on rules in the |
next senate. 1t is nice. quiet. snug
place. with Il suit of good rooms in the
capitol building. with not very much to
do and little to cause disturbance.
1t has been held by many prominent
men in the past. and 1t is considered
one of the honorable if not important
committees of the senate. Senator
Crane of Massachusetts preferred to
be chairman of rules rather than that
Of the more turbulent and exacting
committee on postoffices.
my Brothers."
Congressman Townsend of New Jer-
sey, who made his first reputation as
a newspaper man and then as an au-
thor, was denouncing one Of the many
commissions which have become fasten-
OIL uDon tho government and remark
ed. 1T is simply drab. my brothers
simply drab.' The interesting point
was in addressing that crowd in the
house as MY brothers," something
quite unusual.
Stop Stock Gambling?
After twenty years measures to pre-
vent gambling on stock exchanges
have been revived. Long ago Wash
burn Of Minnesota and Hatch of Mis-
souri, labored Jointly on a bill. but
could not get anywhere with it. Final
ly both were defeated for reelection.
Senator Cummins believes he has
cure and possibly there may b, some
thing developed in the money tt Est in
vestigation which will point out a
feasible method of stopping stock
gambling. 1t will mean greater grasp
Of power by the national government.
Saves Baby From Rat Poison.
Bethlehem Pa Feb "a Hardly