Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Should Be Preserved, Gallinger Says

Senator Gallinger asserted that the
heron was beautiful bird and for that
reason should be preserved.
Yes, but there are no persons to APP
preciate the beauty of a heron In the
land in which it dwells." answered SEN
ator Reed.
The heron is about the homeliest com
bination of feathers and bone and beak
and claw ever gotten together
He lives thousands of miles away and
he's captured because there is only one
beautiful thing about him, and that $
the aigrette which women use to adorn
their hats. I'm In favor OF making those
things chaper instead of dearer. Living.
the bird does not delight any ones sense
OF beauty. All he does is eat insects
and fish. thousands of miles away III
dismal swamps where he can delight no
ones esthetic sense.
| Senator Simmons chairman of the
finance committee, said that the para
graph relating to feathers probably
would be reconsidered by the commit
| tee. Senator Reed insisted that nc
change could be made without action
of the democratic caucus
1T seems to me unwise. said Sen
ator Reed. that with business tied up
because Of the fact that it Is awaiting
| for this bill to pass that we should
stop to discuss humming birds.
Other Questions More Important.
"As I've heard this bird question dis
cussed here from time to time for six
months, seeing the business of the
country halted. i wonder why we don't
stop sometimes to talk about the tens
of thousands Of persons who live along
the edge of want. ! wonder why. we
do not stop to protect the pauper child.
wonder why we cannot take little
for the sonEster of the cradle and give
some thought to the babe reared In
poverty and crime. We would be per-
forming better task for humanity.
II have more sympathy for the people
who have to pay millions for taxes on
| their necessities than for the iong-legSed.
ungainIy altogether useless and ugly
bird from which we get aigrettes
Senator Reed said he could make
sy,npathetic appeal about the calf that
would sound like classic beside the
| appeal for the birds. but We still slay
| the calf and put him into our stomachs'
On Agricultural Schedule.
| Discussion of the agricultural schedule
was resumed, Senator Jones of Wash
ington proposing an amendment to the
paragraph ON hops which would pro-
vide for inspection Of branding of i'm
ported hops to prevent fraud. The
| amendment WAS MT asieeo ". Sehdtoi
Gronna sought to increase the proposed
rate of 80 cents ton on straw to $1.00
but his amendment was rejected.
Senator Smoot wanted to transfer can
airy seed from the dutiable to the free
list 1t now is on the free list. but the
| democrats propose duty OF half a CEN
per pound. The amendment did not pre-
, vail The Utah senator also failed in ar
1 effort to free-list caraway seed and aniss
| seed On tile anise seed amendment tn.
| vote was 20 for to 81 against. stric
party lines being maintained.
/ Plans for fastening Action.
Contrary to expectations, there was nj
4 meeting of the democratic steering com
mittee this morning to decide upon 1
program OF longer daily sessions in orde
to hurry Slong the tariff bill.
/ Senaf karn lanaoc liz. LEADER said