Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-27
Democracy Afraid of Herself
LOOKING TO AN END
Both Houses of Congress to
Settle Down to Work.
SPEECHES FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Will Be the Chief Occupation and the
and Then Printed in Pamphlets.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-With the
work of the national conventions COM
pleted and the campaign fairly on,
congress is anxious to finish up its
work so that members may get into
the field and work for the national
ticket, and. of course. for themselves.
There are many opinions expressed as
70 tho time when the session will end.
Tne most general one IS that adjourn
first ten days of August, but there are
some VINO believe that the gavel will
fall by the middle of July. From now
Sressional Record will be filled with
speeches of an ultra political character
and the average American wilt find il
difficult to trace any connection be-
tween the text OF a majority Of them.
and the subjects on which they are
supposed to be delivered. Debate on
the approp opriation bills in the senate
will give democratic senators a
chance to say something about
"the billion-doliar congress-" Con-
nderatlon of the bill providing for mo
election of president and vice president
by direct vote of the people will give
the democrats OF the house their OPP
portunity to talk about the federal
elections or "force BILL"
Senator Vests resolution to have the
free wool bill reported from the finance
committee to the senate without de-
lay, will allow republican AMI demo-
cratic senators TO talk tariff to their
hearts content. In fact every meas
ure brought forward for consideration,
no matter how important 1t may be or
how far removed from political inten-
t,op, will serve asa text for stump
speeches galore.
why speeches Are Made.
To the average man the reason FOX
this sudden influx OF stump speech or
atory will seem to be obvious and his
opinion IN the matter will be consid-
cred 80 far as it goes. But 1t does not
60 far. A congressman does not spend
time and money in the preparation OF
. political speech to be delivered in the
senate or house simply to hear himself
talk and TO have il covered in para
graph or two in the newspapers. He
has deeper, more far-reaching oh.
ject. Every speech, every remark
made upon the floor of either house
~ reported in full in the congressional
record, and every congressman has
the privilege Of sending through the
mails. without payment Of postage. an
unlimited number of copies OF any.
thing that appears in the record. So
every political speech delivered IN con-
gress from now until adjournment will
bc printed in pamphlet form by the
Tn ousauds and sent broadcast through
the country by means Of Uncle Sans
mail service, without payment oil
pastxge, tor the purpose of infiuencinS
votes. The present work IN congress
will he markedly different from the
past several weeks, when SO many sen
ators and representative were absent
at Minneapolis or Chicago. II will be
. week OF business and campaign talk
Action 81 the Two houses.
The senate will pass the agricultural
bill and probably the legislative execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill
which the honse put through under
suspension of the rules. Mr.. Vest'l
great wool resolution will also be die
cussed aud probably acted on. and II
appropriation bills now IN conference
act on them before the week ia out
These bslls IN conference are the naval
army, military, academy. rivers ane
/ harbers, pension, District OF Columbia
diplomatic aud consular aud Indian
Speaker Crisp bss notified all absentee
10 be in the house this week aud with 1
quorum present the week will be pro
iuctive OF some legislation. The leg
| islative progrsm for the honse 10 vel
/ outlined. Monday the deficiency sp
preparation hills, The last OF the genera
/ appropriation hilis tor the house 10 &C
| on, viii bc tassrd And the fest OF TIT
| day will be gwen "a the commlttee on
| the District 81 Columbia.
smssss~sv Appropriations.
Tuesday the committee on invalse
| pensions will BE- given the floor. sue
"Wednesday and fhufsasy will pfosssbl,
| he consumed IN the consideration o.
| the ioint fesolaifous proposing amend
| meats u, the constitution - - o. pro
| vide for the slfetiaa af president ans
wee president ~ alsest vote al The pee
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years sad changing the aAse of thl
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