The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-04-03

about forty or fifty men In the house
who can talk as fast as Littleheld Of
Maine. and he set the limit for the
time he served, because he could go
ahead for hours. Before him II. q
Johnson had the record.
Metz Of New York is now the fastest
talker, but he goes for only a short
time. Then there Is young Murray Of
Massachusetts. who cen talk long and
fast. The others swift Of speech are
Ferris and Carter Of Oklahoma, j.
Hampton Moore Of Pennsylvania,
Tribble Of Georgia, Stephens Of Texas
and Sisson Of Mississippi. All Of these
are frequently In the debates.
The official reporters have a theory
that the increased membership Of the
house tends to fast talking, as so many
members want to have their "say."
Old Fight Renewed.
It is apparent that the old fight be
tween the representatives Of western
states and the forest service will be
renewed in the consideration Of the ag-
r%icultural bill. The western men still
insist that the forest reserves are too
large and that many settlers are de
prived Of homes on that account.
How Times Change.
Looking W an old copy Of the Con.
gressional Record recently, l saw 1t In
black and white where La Toilette,
then a member Of the house, support
ed Tom Reed in his tyrannical thrOt
Ting OF the minority; also where he
was a part Of the committee that made
up the Mckinley tariff. one Of our
greatest protective measures; also that
he stood with the solid majority Of Re
publicans all the time. But that was
nearly a quarter Of a century ago. And
times have changed.
Knoxville, Reserve City
If Knoxville. Tenn, should be made
reserve city under the new banking
plan it would be on account Of the long
and lasting friendship existing be-
tween Secretary McAdoo and Con
gresham Austin. While IL is not like
ly that Knoxville will be given such
distinguished preferment, 1t is a good
guess that the city will get anything
NA1t AnAA 10 WAAhAh tNoNhs
Office Seekers Persistent.
The more jobs provided the larger
the crop Of Office seekers. Taking the
deputy collectors out Of the civil serv-
fee. keeping the income tax collectors
out Of the civil service and the EN-
ployees under the new currency act
has only whetted the appetite OF tia
hungry Democrats.
1900 aro uasasv~a ~v--~-~.- -
York. representing that number Of
Central and South American countries
where Spanish is spoken. This does
not include Spain. The "compatriote"
In "hard luck" with a little knowledge
Of the geography Of those countries can
operate among all of them, in each con-
sulate representing himself a native Of
the country to whose representative he
applies fer aid. One Of these beggars,
\ negro, unfOlded a sad tale to a con-
sui general. The official asked the Wis.
ltor from what part of his own coun-
try he came. The negro was not well
posted on his geography, for he men
toned the name Of the capital and
added that he had sailed from there
for this country. The capital happens
to be 5000 feet up In the mountains.
The consul general smiled. then gave
the mendicant a quarter, saying: THAT
is for the valuable information that
our country has advanced to the stage
where they sail ocean vessels from the
mountain tops. 1t has been a long
time since l was home. and l really
didn't know it'-New York Tribune.