Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-04

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senator and drawing his paw, but his
robust form is not filling the seat set
apart for his use in the chamber. The
session is now nearly Is weeks old. |
believe | am safe in declaring that
Mr.. Davis has not occupied his seat
10 days all told. and he has not been
seen for month He may imagine
his broadside the fourth day of the
session annihilated the trusts and that
his duty having been fully performed
he may give attention to other mat
ters. Senator Davis record thus far
is failure He has no standing
whatever with his own party.
Senator Allison secured the passage
of bill this week repaying to citi.
zen of Iowa about 100000. This citi-
zen of Iowa has been working for
several months to get a bill in shape
and getting it through the House. 1t
passed the House last week. was re-
ported by Senator Allison to the Sem
ate Friday. 1t went to the committee
on finance at once. Monday Senator
Allison reported the bill favorably
| from the Senate committee !: called it
up and in less than two minutes il
was passed and before this is in print
will be law and the money available
to the citizen of Iowa. What re-
quired months of explanation and
time and effort in the House, Senator
Allison accomplished in the Senate in
not to exceed ten minutes altogether.
1t was one of that kind Of bills that
Congress is afraid of; that looks as
though it contained dynamite, and
yet it was in fact measure of abso-
lutte merit. However. in the Senate,
there was not question asked con-
cerning this bill. Notwithstanding
there are watchdogs always on hand
ready to object. The fact is that the
fathering of any measure by Senator
Allison is all the Endorsement it needs
| in the Senate. II he says it is all
right, that settles it so far as the
question of honesty or accuracy is
concerned Senator Allison's stand
ing in tie Senate is such that his ..
X. on bill is all the evidence re-
quired by the other 81 senators as to
its merit. This is not saying. of
course, that the Senate agrees with
Senator Allison. always on matters of
.p0l.cy or exIediepcy. tscsuse such is
not the case. but everybody listens
when Iowa's Senior Senator gives his
Views. -
From this time forward until ad.
tournament, not later, probably, than
May 18th, politics and appropriation
bills will occupy the attention Of
Congress-. In the House. particularly,
politics and campaign thunder will
be the order of proceedings. The
reason why the House requires a
week or ten days to dispose of a big
appropriation bill. while the Senate
amends and passes the same bill in
one or two days, is that the House
after taking MP the bill and agreeing
| to vote on it at q certain time, say a
! week in the future, proceeds to devote
the bulk of the week to making CAM
paign speeches. The republicans re-
cite the glorious deeds and achieve
ments OF their party and the demo-
Gratis metaphorically punch the record
of the republicans full of holes. Inci-
dentally, and between appropi iation
bills some OF the orators of the Senate
will do the same thing. But twas
ever thus. The long session just be-
fore a presidential campaign is large
| " set apart for the manufacture OF
material for use ON the stump. This
particular session Congress believes
| that about all the country needs is a
| financial bill and the regular apprO-
prietion bills and nothing more, OF
general interest, will be done.
| There is not much sentiment in the
Senate after all so far as relates to
recollection of deceased senator's.
Senator Latimer. Of South Carolina,
died Friday mornng and announce
ment was made at noon and the Sem
ate adjourned. Saturday Mr..
Latimer's IS desk was draped in black.
Monday the evidences OF mourning
had disappeared and another senator
was in possession Of the desk and
nothing renamed to show that four
DAYS previously it had been occupied
by senator now passed ON to the
next plane of existence. Sometime
the latter part of this session or the
next, a day will be set apart for
memorials. at which time eulogies
will be pronounced with respect to
the deceased Incidentally it may be
remarked that tho widow will be paid
the amount of a full years salary Of
her late husband
| The Aldrich bill, which will go to
the House next week. will have hard
shedding in the lower body, it is said.
What will be the outcome OF financial
legislation is a question nobody seems
able to answer. but there are many
who declare that deadlock will be
the last act. with Congress adjourning
without eRacting any relief measure
whatever, The opinion seems to be
gaining ground that there is plenty
of currency if we had an equal
amount OF confidence 20 go with it.
Frank j. Stillman.
The Ackley Journal publishes the
letter written by A. b. Cummins TO
DIR. Gorrell. OF Newton. Iowa, in