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Show Senatorial Tradition Broken. The tradition that no new aenator should lift his voice In debate for a year or two aftur taking tha oath, but should remain quietly In his seat imbibing im-bibing wisdom from his elders, hss not been observed In the present congress. con-gress. Practically all the now senators aworn In last March have already been heard In their maiden efforts. Borne on tha Democratlo aide have been encouraged to apeak by Repub-llcana Repub-llcana of long service. Thla was notably nota-bly true of Mr. Clarke of Arkansas, who came out surprisingly strong la praise of President Hoosovelt'a Isthmian Isth-mian policy. That question has facilitated facili-tated early speaking for other new senators. Mr. Nowlanda of Nevada waa one of them, Mr. Heyburn of Ida-bo Ida-bo Is another. Mr. Stone of Missouri made his first verbal appearance, using the Panama lasuo aa his theme. Mr. McCrenry of Kentucky has delivered deliv-ered a speech, and so have Mr. Overman Over-man of North Carolina and Mr. Fulton of Oregon. |