Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-23

ANOMALY Some Of these days. Sc the
OF our American people ever
/ system. amend their Constitution
30 viii be worth while TO
give careful consideration t0 "a PROPOSE
ton which win avoid participation by
defeated member in further Cone
gross iOual dollhcrHtluu Under the
present system an election a. held ln
November and the Representative who
has been rcpudiatod hy hts consu-
tucnts returns to Washington Co WELD
tree lance. sometimes defeated
members DO not take the trouble to re-
turn TO the capital, ana oven u they
DO occupy their seats they are nntur-
ally under the disadvantage of having
been discrcdited at home. TT there De-
boo extra seesion-and these sessions
are held very infrcQucntly- new
member does not appear In washing
ton until thirteen months after he has
been chosen. By that time the issues
which are paramount in the campaign
may have entirely disappeared, ana
GO any rate. u seems absurd for the
newly elected Representative 90 remain
away from his post of duty for more
than year The English system seems
more sensible In Great Britain. az
every one is aware, Parliament is
dissolved when the ministry is over
thrown The question at issue is az
once submitted TO the people, and when
made known, defeated members re-
tire TO private life and their success
sOrs enter Immediately upon the dis
charge of their duties with the vital is
sue uppermost In their minds. III IL
were not Tor the extra session which
MT TAFT has decided % convene early
next March, the members of the House
elected in November, 1908 would not
take the oath OF office until December
1903. IL Is "a long interregnum, and
some plan ought To- be devised where
by it can be avoided.
VI. Gomez The mans character as
Inc New in evidence thus far af-
President fords little indication Of
what may be- expected
He is a native of the mountain pro-
vince, an Andino, as is Castro. Slow
witted, letharglc. and self-distrustful
In matters OF the intellect, he has al
ways suffered himself 60 be studied by
others, except In military matters
Here he is at his best, swift and de-
cisive In emergencies. brave, direct,
ana thoroughly self-reliant at an times
His prompt action in personally ar
resting the men concerned in the plo.
90 murder him was characteristic of
the man. Politically he has been
Identified with the Castro ring (thers
are mo- parties in Venezuela, SO FAR as
ciples rs conccrned, gnd has been q
beneficiary of one of the most pro-
fitable executive gratis. the cattle
monopoly. no must be- considered
however that ordinary graft OF this
sort carries with &c no moral stigma
In Venezuela. Perhaps tho most rio
couraEing phase OF Gomez character
is that ho is uutravcled unread and
scui-illitoutc. though not without ma
10 ||r UH. al .H
actor hc is modest q little shy. and
rather awkward, preferring 10 accumu-
mulate money by the regular process
uf business. rather than 90 attend 10
Affairs of state.-Colliers for Janu-
AIRY O.
Tho Next The next Congress viii be- |
Changes in again a Republican Con-
Congress. grcss marking tho ninth /
successive victory Of the
Republican party in securing control
of the House of Representatives. The |
majority viii Doe somewhat less than
that of last year, but Ii win be stnl |
large enough for AN practical pur-
poses. ranging somewhere mp ia the |
forties. or the big five" who were in
control last yeae, four are reelected, /
and The other is promoted TO be l
vice president of the United states I
'ree OF the victorious four, Cannon,
Dalzell and Tawucyi had. however, the
nercest dght OF their political lives this
year The other Serene T.. Payne. re-
ceiFed larger majority than usual
Only two of the important house CONF
m1ttecs those on commerce and judioi- |
airy VIII be disturbed as a result OF
the election Hepburn OF Iowa, chair-
ma of the first, and Jenkins Of Wis /
con3in, chairman of the second, lose
their seats. Otherwise the next house
VIII De much the same as before. 1
Far more significant than the slight |
changes In the house of representatives /
are the changes taking place or about % /
take place in the United states senate /
The control Of affairs Ia that body fell /
largely, few years ago, into the hands !
III steering committee consisting OF \
Allison, Aldrch. Hale, Plat ]
(0f ConcenucuD and Spooner. The I
death of Plat was the first break Ia 4
this conservative coterie. The retire
ment OF SpOOner was the second The /
death OF Allison a few weeks ago was 1
The third And according 10 an an
louncement made Just before the re-
cent election, Senator Aldrich will re-
IRE az the close of his present term
two years hence. Under the control Of .
these men tho senate has been a con-
sentative body whose resistance 10 pop
llar reforms has excited widespread 4
tfAANNA AAN qua NAHN. NAlN NNNANNM Or D
he senate which "a few years ago I
formed the title 90 a series of maga- /
zine articles that was probably tho I
exciting cause of President Roosevelts /
speech against "muckrakiug,' has exc .
pressed fairly we'll the feeling held by /
a considerable part OF the public to- I
ward the upper house Slowly but sure i
~ the growth OF public sentiment IN I
the direction OF rascalim has Invaded I
Do NNnnNrHHHrfFr.
are declaring with one ac- f
cord that that body can not be de- F.
pended upon much longer 10 live mp 90 /
.ia reputation for consorVatlsm.--Cur- I
rent Literature, ODccemher).
Concrete Reinforced concrete bridges |
Railroad possess nearly AN tho Z
Bridges. qualities that arc desirable 4
ma bridge for railway 7
traffic Reinforced concrete bridges
are absolutely permanent Concrete
is more durable than stone Itself Con-