The Washington times., 1921-05-15

Howard grinned and eonnded:
TITS the truth. / don't know .
thing about the game. spent ten
thousand dollars trying to learn AMI
gave II up"
Members of Congress are just ~
skittish while referring in debate to
horse racing. stock market specula-
ton. auction bridge. craps. roulette.
the effect of intoxicating liquors and
other alleged evils and vices. All Of
them have heard that such things
do 60 on. but, almost without excep-
tion, the national legislators speak OF
such matters In an impersonal way
and profess merely to be tndulsing In
academic discussions or diligently
seeking information from some more
worldly colleague.
That politics 10 ar game of ups and
downs was terseiy explained by Sem
ator Frank b. Brandegee Of Con-
necticut when the Republicans went
about organizing the Senate for the
extra session OF the present Congress-
The Republicans, with . largely In
creased majority, proposed to abolish
numerous small committees ami
minor chairmanships and to increase
majority representation on certain OF
the larger committees.
This program brought loud wafls
from the Democratic minority. How
ever, Senator Brandegse. who was IN
charge of the rolling out process.
srinned at the Democratic side and
recalled an episode Of some eight
years ago.
81 recall" said Senator Brandegse.
in substance, that about eight years
ago. after the Democratic party had
won control Of the Government, j met
the distinguished Senator from North
Carolina. Mr.. Overfnan. in the corri-
dor. He was in nne humor. He
asked me II did not know that
vas dead and demanded to know
W hat i meant by walking around the
Capitol as though / were still alive.
He went on to say that all Repub-
licans were dead, politically, whether
they knew IL or not. and ] really
ought not to pretend to be alive.
Furthermore, the Senator from
North Carolipa, flushed with the vic
tory Of his party. informed me there
would not be another Republican
President for fifty years. He advised
me to go on of and have myself
buried"
Senator Overman sQuirmed q bit in
his seat and his tovial face took on a
somewhat panied expression. Senator
Brandegee rubbed II in for few
minutes more and concluded:
"Well, here we are again In control
of the Senate, and since we are In the
majority rather think the country
expects us to run things. to select the
committees here in the Senate and SO
on. The steam roller is just about to
start"
1t was the Republican turn to point
with pride and tell the minority where
to head in-and the Republicans pro-
ceeded to do It. Some day the Demo-
Gratis may return to power and IL VIII
then give Senator Overman pleasure,
perhaps. to add a third chapter to the
story begun when he met Brandegee
in the corridor and advised him TO go
out in the back yard and crawl into
the grave of the Republican party.
Last fall Senator William J. Har-
ris Of Georgia went on q trip to the
Orient with q number of members OF
Congress. In China they were met 1T
the docks and railway stations by
local bands who endeavored to give
the Congressional tourists few
strain OF American music. At Shang-
hal the Chinese reception committee
scanned the passenger list and found
| there were a number OF Congressman
| but only two Senators in the party, TO
wit: Harris of Georgia and Sterling OF
South Dakota. The committee wanted
the band to play a piece in honor Of
| the Senators.
Not finding any song or march
about South Dakota they tustled
| around for something that might
serve as a Georgia tune.
Imagine the emotions OF Senator
4 -
which Sherman went on his way TO
the sea, when the Shanghai Chinese
band struck up Marching Through
Georgia" as the Congressional sight
seers walked through the gates of the
| ancient city.