The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

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national VH sUI0u, Tho Iustnoss of this
criticism o., Am homsin, correct, bat the
conduct a. tho body Within tEo r1st two
or lhrlA weeks, relative tu lbt orgaui-
aAn'A OF committees, Indicates that %
now Infusion of blood ctu work great
c'ruges, md really turn the "solomn
sen .Ien topsy-turyy.
\ general tang 10 Ia best 20 retain
/ u'd members IN tho house. Tho rules
th,ro arc 80 complicated, and tho body
- large, that long years Of service are
accessory 10 enable man to attain posi-
yilu aud influence, hut IN the senate all
10 different. Any non-committpl old
orig will appear respectable thoroi
anu ANAA AiiHh AA' ~ kNhhf
ally mHttor of common consent
that parliamentary knowledge Is
hardly necessary. TO obylSIo
the aristocratlc tendencies OF such an
assembly, remote from the people and
but lightly feeling their responsibilities
to the states they represent, frequent
changes IN the personnel thereof soem
2 to be required.
The history o. tho senate within fow
days just past indicates, IL anything, this
fact, thct commouon and confusion can
|. oxi,t oven there. Ia tho house, commit
toes are appointed by tho speaker. In
those committees, virtually, ell lOBisla-
ID tiou f. perfected II not enacted, What a
vast power, therefore, has tho speaker
/ in the composition of those committees!
In the senate, matters are directly TO the
contrary. A caucus Of each party as
signs It's members TO the various COM
mittees. 4 change of any material
character in tho membership of tho
senate changes the whole personnel of
committees, and therefore the drift of
legislation in that body. For weeks this
"ancient and honorable" body has boon
> struggling after reorganization, be-
cause ~ or so new men have necessi-
, tated an entire reorganization OF COM
| mittees. The introduction of that new
| blood may effect legislation in that
grand council for several years to come.
Hence the necessity for frequent
changes in the senate. Intuse new
blood into the old solemn body! Keep
1t before the people! If every two years
new membership will awaken echoes in
the dead halls, transform communities
: and necessarily effect legislation, posi-
bly,, even probably, bringing the senate
into closer relations with tho people, let
changes by all means occur. Keep the
membership Of the house, always en-
rapporte with tho masses and complI-
Gated at best, intact, but let the aristo-
cratic senate be constantly in possession
and receipt of now blood, fresh from the
great popular artery.
The British house of lords is unpopu-
lar FROM the very reverse of this fact.
! Hereditary and exclusive, it has long
since forgotten popular sentiment and
clamor. II has become thing ap&rt
f from the people. II is not of thom. Let
US see to it that, as contemplated by our
constitution, every two years shall wit
ness at least change OF one-third in
the personnel OF the senate, and cor
responding accretion of fresh blood.