Show SOME LIVE GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON i Representative Clarks Little Joke During the Recent Strenuous Days HARD LUCK OF A WAITER BRYAN A DEAD ONE SO FAR AS I I CONGRESS IS CONCERNED I April 2 Representative tive five Clark of Florida has a keen sense cease of at humor which he often uses usen with effect The recent action of the House by which the majority was shifted to the Democrats has afforded members an opportunity to Indulge in n good natured Joking Hello Madden said Mr Clark I Just want to remind yen yea that now while I 1 am of the majority you will be welcome to call coll on me for anything you want Ill do anything I 1 can for you Thinks Thanks replied Mr Madden I 1 hope you will be in the majority tong iong long enough to redeem your promise In the House restaurant the other day Representative Maynard of Vir Virginia Virginia ginia took a seat at a table when a anew anew anew new waiter stepped forward to take his order Where Is Jim the regular waiter asked the Virginia statesman Jim cant wait walt on you any more said the new man lean the trouble Jim here any more Inquired the congressman Yes sir but you see I won you last night Jim and me were playing craps and I won all of Jims money and then he put you oU up against 5 end and lost so EO he had to give up The Virginia congressman Is very liberal with tips This explains his value to Jim I Prohibitionists Prohibition Ids Helped The story is going the rounds that the change in the method of appointing the committee on rules and the elimination elimination elimination nation of Speaker Cannon from the tho committee was due to ta the Influence of the prohibition movement For some som years Speaker Cannon has bas been charged by the prohibitionists with being responsible re responsible responsible for the failure to secure leg to regulate the liquor traffic and to establish prohibition in the na national national national capital Members have been flooded with petitions from the prohibitionists prohibitionists prohibitionists urging them to use every influence At their command to bring the antiliquor bill before the House The assertion was made by the drys that this could not noi be done as long aa as Can Cannon Cannon Cannon non headed the rules committee It is not improbable that an attempt will be made before the session ends to enact some legislation in line with the demands de demands demands mands of the prohibitionists This is isa isa isa a question the members are fighting shy of as they can no longer place the thc blamo blame on Cannon For once the name of William Wllliam Jennings Jen Jennings Jennings Bryan was not mentioned as having any bearing on the united ac action aCtion action tion of cd the Democrats In the House in voting to unhorse Speaker Cannon Heretofore the name of the perpetual candidate for the presidency has al always alwa always ways wa s figured in every movement taken by the minority but since he left the country for a foreign tour all aU Interest in him and his movements seems to have been lost The hope Is expressed that Mr Bryan will remain away until after the November election otherwise It is roared feared the Republicans may again carry the House Experience of Mr Sherley It is a mistake to say that It is necessary necessary necy essary for a 4 member to be on this or that committee In order t tl v accomplish results that unless a me member er secures an nn important committee assignment he cannot get the speakers eye remarked Congressman Sherley of ot Kentucky In Inthe Inthe inthe the Democratic cloakroom the other ather day dayI I was Impressed with NUh this soon after atter I came to the House a few years ago go goI I was desirous of a place on on the rivers and harbors committee because of ot its Us importance to my state and I thought if I got on em that committee might I ac ao accomplish accomplish something i had my friends see the speaker erand and write to tc him about me At that time I had never met met Mr M MCannon Cannon One day after the session opened I met the speaker and intro introduced Introduced introduced myself saying that no no doubt he had heard something about me that I had hatS plenty lenty 1 or of good friends JI U 0 then J 1 G said with a twinkle in his hla eye I Ican cannot can cannot not place you on the committee you want but you will be a member of the most important committee of them alt all he said What committee committed Is that I inno iane innocently Innocently asked The committee of ot the whole he laughingly replied L LI I regarded it as a Joke joice but you can take It from me that the speaker spoke truthfully It Is In the committee of the whole that a member has every opportunity to bring out anything worth while that is in him and if It he Is studious he can make his Influence felt on the Important legislation enacted enact enacted enacted ed by the House Every member In the committee of the whole stands on the same footing and If Jf he fails tails to take part In the discussion of at the bills under consideration he has no one to blame but himself The most important lawson laws lawson on the statute books have been con considered considered considered In committee of the whole and amendments that have a effect are prepared and offered In that I committee I I II Expert on Terrapin When it comes to cooking terrapin I Representative of New Jersey secretary of ot the Republican Congressional committee is without a peer In fact tact he Is an export He takes much pleasure In giving terrapin parties during the session Some of these are held in his office room at the capitol where he prepares the tempting dish Indeed the cooking o ot of the din dia mond d back is an art with the New Jer Jersey Jersey sey congressman He has been asked to ta tell his method of preparing this thill dainty dish but to all overtures he de declines declines declines clines saying saing that he promised his tutor to never divulge the secret It is said that during his campaign for Con Congress Congress Congress gress he passes the terrapin around among the Democrats in his district with the result that he captures enough Democratic votes to make sure of his return to the House By his hla friends he is often called c Terrapin Harry Representative Livingston of crt Georgia Geor Georgia gia gfa the dean of the tho minority of the House is tho the oldest member in years on the Democratic side but he is not old in movement He lIe is serving hla hie hl tenth consecutive term and Is certain of reelection lon I The other day some Bome of the younger members were listening to reminiscences reminiscences reminiscences by Colonel Livingston when one ona of them said Colonel it seems to me that having passed through such strenuous scenes that you would be begin begin begin gin to think of retiring Well smilingly answered Colonel Livingston who will be 78 TS years old April 3 I have given some thought 4 to that subject When I a get old I w wl Vt retire to ta my farm faun In n Georgia and vis visit Washington at least three times timer j Jo e I year but Just when that will be I am ara unable to state |