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weak northern men to tremble under
such blasts. Something he said excited
Representative Crawford of Georgia,
who climbed over the benches in his
attempt to get at Mr.. Stevens. But all
this turmoil amounted to nothing. Ste
vens refused to bulge. and Crawford
sat down.
Thus the speeches continued for
days, growing more and more insult
ing. The members discussed the John
Brown raid and the responsibility of
the republican party for it, the Helper
book and Senator Stewards speech, de-
livered several months previous, pre-
dieting an 'irrepreSsible conflict"
Northern politicians began to rush
forward with the assurance that south
ern democrats ought not to confound
the republican platform with the pre-
cepts of John Brown and the radical
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That was n brilliant Senate. measured
NOW in nle3nhr7. and by later standards.
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grain of fbt lsres ,prt. -,I5ut-fcI TO 5
consecrat,.d pf,c.ucts, ta. representa-.
tive i'm Congress entered hupIl.y LuI
slch has baer the manner of hrs eH-
france eyer since. StenpinaE lightly, on
his toes. almost. he slips IA and timiG.y
looks around. &u one. asks him to st
down, often he stands mp aud leans
his miserable back against he wal.
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abolitionists. Clark of New York In
formed his friend of the same name
from Missouri that the Harpers Ferry
raid had been condemned in the north.
and Thaddeus Stevens endeavored to
stop all talk. but was taken in hand by
Crawford of Georgia, who roasted the
Pennsylvania republican to turn.
During the speeches Corwin of Ohio
said:
1T Is with pain 1 have heard threat is
made by southern members of dis
solving the Union in the event of one
particular party acquiring the ascend
ancy or because one man in the Union
should be voted into the presidential
chair Is that a sufficient cause for
dissolving the Union?
There We're answers from the hall OF
Yes. yes" and Il am for it!''
Between violent speeches the clerk
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WILLARD SALISBURY,
President pro tempore of the Senate
Copyright, 1917. by Harris & Ewing-)

December Congress is never in session,
unless called for some extraordinary
purpose by a proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States. During this
interval of nine months, ordinarily, the
House of Representatives, it might be
the old House have left the public
service. The members of the new
House, during the interval, cannot
meet, as heretofore noted, except on a
summons issued from the White House.
In the meanwhile. however. the SEN
ate lives. although it's power to trans
act general business is confined to the
consideration of treaties between the
United States and foreign countries
and the confirmation of appointments
to the higher offices of the government
made by the President.
The Senate Invariably meets imme-
diately following the incoming of
President 70 Efvoe3tS 'adulcee ana ~cen-
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But the republicans refused this and
were then in the position of blocking
erything and holding up all legislation
until John Sherman was placed in the
chair. Branch of North Carolina charged
Galusha Grow with flibustering the post
office bill to death in a previous Con-
gress. and Grows retort so aroused
Branch to anger that he sent Mr.. Grow
a polite note asking him to name a time
and place and to choose weapons. Grow
refused and Branch sent copies of the
correspondence to the newspapers. This
unique congressional matter can be seen
In the columns of the journals of the
day, in the first week of January. 1860.
SherrnanS strength had reached its
limit and he could never come within less
than four of the necessary ajority.
Then the republicans began to look
around for a man who had nothing
against him politically. Every one else
in the House had been tarred with first
one stick and then another, hut the new
member from New Jersey. William Pen
nington, had no experience and there
fore no bad record. Best of all, he had
not signed the Helper book Endorsement
although he was undoubtedly more of "A
radical abolitionist than anything else
and had voted for Sherman all through
the series of roll calls. The republicans
began to talk about him. but We're in
terrupted by a jolt from some of the
newspapers.
This new worry was a bit of publicity
thrown on the fact that the sergea nt-at-
arms was making advances to members Of
the House before the organization. In
those DAYS no money for salary or ex
penses could be paid until the House had
organized However. board bills We're due
and cash was scarce. Newspapers. re
fiecting the mind of the country. declared
that if the House would not organize.
then its members should starve.
Another attempt to rush through
plurality rule was made and there We're
violent scenes again as the southerners
and anti-Lecompton democrats got to-
gether to oppose the rule.
In this row a New York member named
Haskins became excited and found it
necessary to unbutton the two brass but
tons which held his coat across his waist
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The Senate of 1917 contains fiftyfour
There are forty-ei ight states and each
sends two senators to Congress. Rhode
Island. fifty miles long and thirty-iive
miles wide. has as many votes in the
Senate as Texas, whose length is SO
miles and whose breadth is $50 miles;
and Nevada with population of ST.
S75. by the count of 1910. as many
votes as New York, the inhabitants of
which number 9,11S,219.
The new Senate-if an automatically
perpetuating institution that is rs
years old. can be described by such
an adjective-has selected villa
Salisbury of Delaware to be president
pro tempore. an honor that was gwen
after Willard salisbury. the elder. LEFT
the Senate of the United States his
son and namesake became a member OF
that body.
The democratic floor leader In the
Senate for the next two years at least
will be Thomas Staples Martin or
Scotsville, Va-a direct, blunt-speak-
ing man, who is afraid of no one, farm
er or mechanic, and who never tosses
back his hair, pulls down his cuffs
and puts into words impossible visions
that he pretends prophetically to OBJ
serve lowering in the air.
This square-shaped and blue-eyed
man was boy of fourteen when eleven
southern states withdrew from the
Union. He was then a cadet at the
Virginia Military Institute and later
went into the war with his classmates
to defend Richmond against the long
siege of Grant and his army of vet
Grams. After the fall of the Confed-
eracy he studied for two years at the
University Of Virginia. He read law
at his homo In the country and aS the
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sent with respect to the men whom
he has chosen to he members of his
cabinet. Ambassadors and ministers,
also. must receive the sanction of the
senator's.
Therefore. in 1917, on March 5, the
Senate assembled. as of yore. and pro-
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JOHN SHERMAN OF OHIO.
(From Brady photograph made In the '6Os.)

(From a Brady photograph made In the '6Os.)
Speaker continued. Sherman was lead
ing. having within six votes of a ma
jority. The other parties put forward
various candidates at times. Then the
great attempt was made to change the
long-establshed custom of eiecting by
majority and a plurality rule was at
tempted. However, the conservatives
were against it. The conservative
thought was against the "irrepressible
conflict" a phrase on every lip since
Seward had pronounced IT at Rochester
Il few months before The attempt to
adopt q plurality rule was looked on
then as an attempt to foist "irrepres-
sible conflictism" into the speakership
fight
Washington grew restive rs the
House refused to organize. and in The
Evening Star of December 10, 1859, this
editorial appeared:
Bunkum is a great god. The House Of Repre-
sentatiyes is now little more than q temple for
its worship. On what other ground can any sane
man explain the almost entire abandonment OF
efforts organize the Thirtysixth Congress,
substituting in their stead the repreachment OF
stale stump speeches Of the last congressional
canvass and general personal elimination and
recriminaLion.
BY the 18th of December four Of the
republicans who had indorsed the
Helper book had disavowed the eenti-
ments Of the volume. but Sherman was
not getting any nearer a majority and
the rest of the vote was badly split
Bocock of Virginia still led the demo-
crafts.
Representative Crawford, the fire.
eater. engaged with Representative
Kilgore of Indiana in a violent pas
sage of words. Kiigore essayed that
freedom OF speech was denied in the
south and Crawford retorted that not
only would Mr.. Kilgore be denied the
freedom of speech he so much craved,
but also freedom of action and would
be hanged higher than Haman.''
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ceeded. within the law. to perform its
customary functions incident to the in
auguration of a President. The Con-
stitution says that a senator shall hold
office for six years and representative
for two years. If the Constitution had
gone no further, there would have been
a hew House of Representative every
other year and a new Senate every six
years. But the Constitution divided the
senators to be elected to the First Con-
gress into three classes. The seats of
the senators of the first class" so reads
that great charter. shall be vacated at
the expiration of the second year; of
the second class, at the expiration of
the fourth year and of the third class
at the expiration of the sixth year, SO
that third may be chosen every
second year"
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BY JAMES B. MORROW.

F1HE Senate never-dies; in the Ian
guage of Washington. it Is a
Continuous body" There will
x always be a Senate, unless the
members should simultaneously and
collectively emigrate to another coun-
try. pass away physically or resign.
The SiXty-fourth Congress adjourned
forever on March 8. 1917. March was
Sunday and so President Wilson was
not inaugurated until Monday. And on
that day the Senate met to receive new
members and to witness the oath of
office taken by the Vice President,
Thomas Riley Marshall of Columbia
City, Ind. )
On Monday the House of Representa-
tives, with which the Senate had been
working for two energentic years, was
as dead as Noah, Abraham or julius
Caesar. Champ Clark, it's Speaker, had
no more authority, as maker or laws.
or otherwise, officially, than farmer
who on that gay day for the democratfc
party was prul ing his apple ofchaFo
out among the hills of Missouri.
The House was dead and historically
1t was buried, but the Senate was as
much alive as ever, but with limitations
on Its acts as a Legislative body. Indeed,
the Senate cannot legislate at all un-
less the House of Representatives is
sitting at the other end of the Capitol.
Every two years all of the represent
atives go out of Office. The period ends
on March 3. Until the newly elected
representatives meet and organize law
making is impossible. From March 3
until the first Monday Of the following
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u q NEWFOUNDLAND sits at the i'm
MU perial council table in London
II Nj in full fellowship with Austria
- " liza, Canada and the other self
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Crawford continued. saying he would
never submit to the inauguration of
what was then called "a black republi-
cam President. He said his people were
talking about equality in the Union
or Independence out of it"
Meantime politicians were at work and
the next ballot gave Sherman all but four
of a majority. 1t showed. however, the
utter inability of the republicans TO CO.
alesce entirely with the anti-Lecompton
democrats, and December Is a deadlock
seemed to be the order of the day for an
indefinite period Six days later an at
tempt to adjourn, for the holidays was
made. Galusha Grow blocked it. So the
House stayed in Washington during the
Christmas holidays.
The South Americans had an oppor-
tunity to do a little compromising with
the democrats They could have named
man that would be acceptable 10 them
selves with the promise that the entire
democvratic party would vote for him, but
they would not yield a point. and by that
act the know nothing party seems to have
gone gimmering forever. President Bu-
channan had sent a message to the new
Congress. and the suggestion was made
that temporary Speaker be selected, so
the House could receive the message in u
semblance of organization.
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coat and In 60 doing h" switched or. 4
pistol The weapon fell to the floor with
a tlunp and theT" WI a cry ia fhe gall
lsries that iiasilin= had tried ip usr tls
pistol on a fellow member. The sergeant
alarms and members bore down on Has
kns who Went dpwa under tAe TssH.
bawliu'~ that he meant no harm. l.at.s.
after the scene had qLletad. D.. offered ass
an excuse the fact that hc lived -'ou Eng
lish hill. di=orlrr'y Irlrt Of tn. towu .
armed
Evening star., 1917-04-01

E7HE Senate never. dies; in the lam
guage of Washington. it is
Continuous body" There Will
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
CONTEST OF WOODMEN
ENDS WITH BANQUET

Roman. May ls.-(Special)-The in
itiation of class of 16 men, well
known in Roman and vicinity, which
was followed by an orderly banquet
enjoyed by all, held in Scearce's hall
last night, was the encouraging eli
max of a membership contest Of the
Modern Woodmen in progress for sew
eral weeks. The local order was re-
Gently divided into two groups. the
Reds of which J. S. Dillon was the
victorious captain, and the Blues. led
by Ernest Linquist. 1t had been wa
gered in the beginning that the losers
furnish the banquet and from all re-,
ports they fulfilled their promise com
pletely.
"The coming in OF more young men
is fostering favorable discussion for the
erection of Modern Woodman hall"
said Consul John p. Swee. 'Antici-
pating a rapid growth of the town and
a more thickly settled country about
Roman, 1t will not be long before the
Woodmen will add a credible struc-
ture to our city"
A male quartette entertained with
patriotic songs during the banquet
while the others rehearsed the excite
ment of the closed contest. A few
short speeches were made by several
members admonishing their admitted
friends.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
NEWS OF MONTANA
At a Glance
Brief Bits Of News From
Western Montana
Communities.
communities.

Corval(is.-Three patrols of boy
scouts have been organized here with
Ranger w. II. Young of the Butterfly
station as scoutmaster. The total
membership Is thirty.
A. J. Davenport, Corvallis jeweler
and professional musician. is receiving
visit from his mother. Mrs. NJ. E.
Davenport, of Portland.
Plains.-Mr. and Mrs. Zurflew enter
tanned IA friends at an deliberately APP
pointed dinner at their ranch home.
two miles from town. Wednesday
evening. Tho table was decorated in
larkspur. Those who enjoyed their
hospitality were Messrs. and Mesdames
Edworthy. Helterline, Baisdeli !.
Messrs. Fisher Charles. Andrews,
Throckmorton. Zurflew, Blaisdell and
james Blaisdeil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Ross and
Mrs. X. X. Ross of Missoula motored
to town Wednesday and left for the
A. G. NJ. camp at Eddy.
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A drifter is a steam fishing vessel,
many of which have been used during
the war in mine sweeping.
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COMMENCEM DAY
TO BE HELD MAY q

Roman, May S-(Special.)- Am
nouncements Of the commencement
exercises Of the senior class of the
Roman high school, to be held in the
opera house here on May 25 at $50
D. M, were received today by the va
rious friends of the class members
Mayor John p. Swee has been asked
to give the graduating address and
Harold Resner has been elected to
represent the class by delivering an
grafton. The details Of the program
have not been entirely decided upon,
but 1t Is assured that the Roman male
quartet will sing several selections.
The enrolment Of the class consists
Of Marie Myers, Helen Carstens, Wal
ter Fisher and Harold Resner thinner
Weiter' has been chosen as their
motto. The class flower is the car
nation and the class colors are golden
brown and old rose.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
BRITISH DR|E'Tj|RS sunk:
BY AUSTRIAN. CRUISERS
Raid on Mine-Sweepers in
Adriatic Sea Causes Loss
of IA Vessels.
TAKE II PRISON E R S
British Cruiser Dartmouth Is
Torpedoed, but Reaches
Port Safely.
TAKE u PRISONE Err S

London, May 1s.-The British ad-
mirlty announced today that IA drifters
had been sunk is a raid by Austrian
light cruisers in the Adriatic sea and
that the British light cruiser Dart
mouth was torpedoed in a subsequent
engagement with the Austrian war;
ships, but reached port safely.
The admiralty stated that the Brit
ish warships Dartmouth and Bristol
pursued the Austrian vessels to a
point near Camaro when, battleshipS
coming to their assistance. the British
vessels were compelled to withdraw.
The statement reads:
The admiralty announces that from
reports received from the rear admiral
communication, it appears that early
supplemented by the Italian official
communication, it appears that early
Tuesday morning an Austrian force
consisting Of light cruisers. subse-
quently reinforced by destroyers, raid
ed the allied drifter line and succeeded
In sinking IA British drifters from
which, according to the Austrian conf
munication, 72 prisoners were taken.
His majesty's ship Dartmouth. with
the Italian rear admiral aboard and
II. NJ. S. Bristol Immediately chased
the enemy off. assisted by French and
Italian destroyers. The chase contin-
,ed with the Jenemy under heavy and
continuous fire until near CAmAro
when. some enemy battleahips coming
ont in support Of their cruisers, our
vessels drew off.
Italian airmen, after q battle In the
air, attacked the Austrian waT1hip0
outside Camaro and confidently affirm
that one of the enemy's cruisers was
on fire and being taken in tow Oft
Camaro in sinking condition. One
other Of the enemy's cruisers was re-
ported by the British admiralty as bad
ly damaged.
During her passage back the Dart
mouth was struck by a torpedo from
an enemy submarine but returned into
port with three men killed, one officer
and four men missing and believed to
be dead and seven wounded. There
were no other casualties to our ships.
drifter is a steam fishing vessel.
many of which have been used during
the war in mine sweeping.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
RESIGNS POST; JOINS
ENGINEERING CORPS

Corvallis, May 1S.-(Special.)-Ra
Laws has resigned from the position
as road supervisor of this district. and
after having passed the physical ex-
animation has gone to Spokane to join
the engineering corps to work for
Uncle Sam. Until a supervisor can
be appointed by the commissioners,
Robert Laws will be his brothers sue
ccSSOr.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
FRUIT IN VALLEY
ESCAPES INJURY

Corvallis, May ls.-(Speqial.-The
heavy frost Of Wednesday night did
no damage testhe frndt bpds.. according
to Fruit Insbactor P. T. Baden. who is
stationed atsthe agricultural expert
ment station. Prospects now are
bright for a bumper crop Of all va
1ieties OF fruit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
SENIORS PRESENT PLAY.

Stevensvile. May 1s.-(Special.)-
Before a crowded house the senior
class of the Stevensville high school
last night presented it's class play
The audience was pleased with the
production by the students.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
RECEIVERS FROM OPERATION.

Stevensville, May 1S.-(Special.)-
Mrs. Margaret BrattOn Of Hamilton
returned home yesterday after her re-
covery from a successful operation at
the local hospital.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
Doing Their Share to Meet
Demands Being Made by
u. S. Government.
RAISE MORE POULTRY
And Help Reduce Constant
Rise in Prices Is Slogan
of Association.

The Montana State Poultry Breeders
association is doing its share to meet
the demands of the government as a
result OF the war, and through the
president. Harry Burk. Of Stevensville.
and the secretary. J. L. DOrsh. OF
Butte has just issued war bulletin
to the people Of the state.
Mr.. Burk in speaking with Missou-
liam man this morning stated that
much could be accomplished If the sug-
gestions of the bulletin were carried
out.
Following is the bulletin as being is
sued:
WAR BULLETIN
Uncle Sam Urges Everyone Who Can
to Raise More Poultry.
One hundred million pounds more
poultry will be needed this year to help
reduce the high cost of living. This
means one extra pound for every man.
woman and child in the United States.
Moro food this ysar u patriotism.
Poultry offers the quickest method
a. meat prediction.
poa't knit Z, laying hen, Market al
surplus mA10A - -.
The Amsrican Poultry association
hopes to increase the nations supply
1o0.000.000 pounds. Keep up the hatch
ing during May and June for meat
production. It takes 10. people out
side the trenches to keep one on the
firing line. If you are past the age
Of enlistment. do your bit-in the gar
den and poultry yard.
Quick production-Small broilers in
six weeks; large broiiers In ~ weeks
layers and roasters in from four to
eight months.
Economical production on city, sub
urban or town lots. utilize the food
waste ordinarily unavoidable in the
family kitchens: numbers may be linn
tied. so this supply will form a large
portion of the total feed cost.
People of the cities, towns and sub
urbs can easily maintain a home sup
ply of laying hens at little scost. and
for egg production are advised to keeI
no dead head males; after the hatch
additional cost
Wisconsin says: An army of poul-
try will help win the war"
On farms the production Of poultry
is largely a byproduct. Poultr!
consumes bugs and insects which usu'
ally menace the farmers crops-and
all have food value. Poultry will
consume seeds, weeds, grass. scattered
and wasted grains after harvest, and
under farm conditions produce thu
cheapest of all meat products.
The American Poultry association
recommends this year that extra pre-.
cautions be waged against all poultry
pests; curtail the big loss that each
year takes many of the chick!
Matched.
That readers send to the Stat
Agricultural college for special poul
try bulletins issued free to all resi-
dents of this state.
Town folks are urged to keep ;
dozen hens in the back yard. A pian'
box will make sufficient house. Fec
the table scraps. lawn clippings AM
garden waste.
President Wilson in a recent procla
nation declares that one Of the thre
necessities for the successful conduc
of our war is food. and asserts tina
those who aid in increasing the foo
supply of whatever kind are respond
ing to the vital needs of the nation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
FARM HAND is SICK.

Stevensrillc. May ls.-(Special.)-
John Lake. a farm hand on the sam
Crooks ranch on the west side, was
brought to the local hospital last night
for. treatment. Lake. who is about IS:
years old, is i'll with fever.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19

When aspiration is transmitted into
it begins to be effective.