The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-11
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against Federal ii dge Aston GU.
Dayton, showed him 10 be possessed
OF Judicial temperament and mind.
which caused zhf@ selection by the
speaker. Inc speaker made the aF,-
potntmcnts SUNDAY night before leas-
ing the city for New England His.
reason for de laFilE the announce
tment he said was because he wanted
to be al,re OF three8nans Of open nirft, !.
and VIII D would command the respect
Of the: House. "a
r.. "a. Lilly, private secretary for.
ConEressman-elect Edward Cooper.
who has been mere for the last week.
taking over some of the things from
the Office Of congressman HuEhes.
has returned to West Virginia lie.
also made other preparations az to
the headquarters Of Mr.. Cooper and
has everything slip-shape TO start off
with his new chief, although there: is
no immediate pros pect Of his 1ta TinE
to begin active duties in the capitai
for another nine months.
Uncle Joe Cannon ts another
Congressman who is always provided
for. The latter is "a. case OF being
looked after By his Kind and loving
friends who have completed all ar
engagements TO have the former die
tatnr Of the House occupy his old
room. H-h ich. during his absence from
political life in Washington, was
given to the late Serene F.. Payne.
The friends have everything in readi-
ness, even TO the favnrite couch Of
Uncle J oe. which has been COM
mardecred for his re-pozssssioD.
judge French STROLLER. of the Nc
DoWell county criminal court. has
been a visitor In the capital for sev-
era1 days.
How the city OF Elkins, w Va.
grabbed OFF an additional appropFia-
+ion with which Ii construct gov
crnnant building commensurate with
the ideas of its citizens, in the dying.
hourEe offthe last. Congress has been
ngressman-at-LarEe Howard Suth-
erland Law in wait in the House dur
ing The nocturnal hours for this bill
to bob MP and. how. with the right,
smart help of Speaker X Elar
passed it in that body without q vote,
and before any OF the many habitual
obiectors could object; how he fol-
lowed it through the enErossinE and
process; hectoring sleepy
CLERKS the while; and how. at last. 1
5 O'Clock in tho morning, he beat IL
over To the Senate wing with the
precious bill and turned it over to
Senator Chiffon: and how Chiffon
slipped it, oyer-that's been told
about.
But what happened in the Senate
!, - Lii
match over the measure only those
who boOkwoTmed the records, and
they arc few. know Tor 4 3 o'clock
in the morning legislative comedy,
the dialogue was by no means dull.
Fresh from the House, the bill was
read twice by its title, and then Inc
voice OF Senator Chiffon was
heard saying:
NJ. President this bill has Just
passed the House CT Representatives
There are only seven lines in it. IL
is simply to increase the appropria-
ton already made for a public build
ing in the city of Elkins. w. Va. II
is demanded by tho secretary OF the
been made for it. It is demanded
because they have found that the
needs of this city and the require
ments of the new building are very
much greater than they were wien
the building was first estimated for. \
want to appeal to senators on the
other side Of the chamber to permit
its consideration at this time. 1t 10
now near the close of the session and
this bill was passed in the House onlg.s
a few minutes ago. would like to
amend the bill so as to increase the
appropriation in accordance with the
recon- of the treasury de-
partment. but il this should be done.
the bill would certainly fail. because
the House would not have time to
consider IL again. know that the
rule requires the bill to go to a com
mittee, hut such action would also,
defeat the bill appeal to the Sen
ate to permit this bill to take the ontF
course possible to bring about. It's!
passage, and that is to give unai-
nous consent for its immediate con-
Mr.. Fall. ahould like to under
stand the language in which I he sec
rotary OF the treasury demands the
passage OF this bill,
Mr.. Chiffon. mean ire quests
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