Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
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questions, is the greatest wonder:
The Goth Congress was elected
more than a year a go, and it will
not get together to do any work
until next week. Nominally, it
will have been in session five
weeks before getting down to
business, but actually it has been
on a prolonged vacation ever since
the time mentioned in the Con-
stitution for the meeting of a Con-
gress. The time between the
election of a Congress and its as
sembling is too long, and the time
occupied by the average Congress
in organizing is also too long.
But the latter fault can be corrected
without a constitutional amend
ment.-Springield Republican.
And this from the Potosi hide
pendent:
Is Congress absolutely doing
nothing? Why is it that the daily
press is absolutely silent about
the action of Congress? This is
most unusual. What deviltry is
brewing? In times of greatest
silence on the part of the metro
politan press there is most to be
apprehended. With nothing ap-
pearing in the columns of the
newspapers about the proceedings
of Congress, while Congress is in
session, the people are to be ex-
cused if they become suspicious
that some iniquity is brewing.
Although the entire month OF
December has past, and a small
part of January, Congress has
been in session but about eleven
hours. This is certainly a magni-
fcent record in these strenuous
times, when the country is ex-
pecting important legislation on
the currency question.
Serono Payne, of New York.
leader of the Republican side Of
the House, has made every motion
to adjourn. He is always recog-
nized by the Chair without delay
and all the objecting that the Dem
ocrats may offer is of no avail.
whatever. If the roll call is de-
manded on the question of adj
journing, and a standing vote
taken for that purpose, the chair
invariably rules that the required
number is not voting, and hence.
the roll call is thwarted by arbi-
trary tactics on the part OF a Re-
publican Speaker.
One of the astounding features
observable to a new member,
whether he be a Democrat or a
Republican, is the supercilious
manner in which the leaders OF
the Republican side OF the Honse
do things. These Ajaxes of par"
tisan political influence WELD il
with the Indifference of men OF
unmeasured power that would
continue forever. No other i'm
preston can be left on the inter
ested spectators mind than that
they feel that no power in Heaven,
or in Earth, is influencing their
action in the least, and that they
are the ne plus ultra OF all power.
The Speaker, the Republican
members of the Rules COMMITTEES
and the chairmen of the greater
committees control legislation and
shape the present policy of the
Republic, absolutely, SO far as
the lower House of Congress is
concerned. l will add that the
High Party Jinks in the House
and Senate are usually a loving
unit. Only the arbiter of these
monarchs is authorized to entel
the Holy of Holes, and | will ap'
pend for the information of my
readers, that this magnificent ar.
bitter is the Honorable Nelson w
Aldrich, chairman of the High
Finance Committee of the United
States Senate and a Senator from
the large State of Rhode Island,
This immaculate parsonage, the
very High Priest of purified Re.
publicanism, at appointed times
is wont to 60 within the vail be.
fore the mercy seat, where dwell
eth the Shechinah, the invisible
and unconquerable majesty, of tn,
God of gold. Herewithin Pre-
sideth Saints John and Pierpon.
and whatever they decree is de-
creed. Thereafter, this very Higl
Priest of Cash Payments and ultr;
Republicanism, gives out thu
oracles of wisdom affecting OF
tanks, Cattle pens, Iron and Stee
Puddlings, Railroad Franchises
Bank Dividends and such othe.
things Of divine essence.
The truth is, that the Republican
party has been SO long in powe:
that it actually feels thatit will ex,