The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
(sy Roderick clifford)

there is less danger to the pedestrians
here than in cities like Boston or
New York., said Representative Tir-
rell. of Massachusetts,. while walking
home from the capitol the other day.
But the fact u.s., he added, there are
more accidents here in proportion to
the population than in Boston or other
large cities. | mean accidents such
as being run down by automobiles.
street cars and carriages and wagons.
In Boston people do not cross the mid
die of the street nor do they stand near
the car tracks and wait for cars to go
by. as they do in this city. Indeed
many Of the people seem to prefer the
street to the sidewalk. and the man or
woman who is riding in an automobile
must be on the constant lookout for
fear of running down some passer-by.
The danger of hurting someone is new
er absent because of the habit of the
people using the streets instead of the
sidewalks. | think 1t would be a
good idea If the police would issue reg
ulations to govern street crossings. for
| it would lessen the percentage of acct
dents.'
People out in my country" said
Representative Martin, of Colorado,
believing in tilling the soil, and we
have some of the finest farms to be
found anywhere. No department of
the government is more popular than
the agricultural. It is the deep inter-
est taken by Secretary Wilson in the
farming of the country that makes him
so strong with the people. He is a
practical farmer. and knows just what
our people want. If the East only
knew of the advantages that await
them by the full development of the
great West, there would soon be an in
flux of immigrants that would in a
few years place the West far in ad-
vance of the East. No state offers
such inducements to capital as does
Colorado.
Zone way to build merchant ma
rine," remarked Representative Nor
ris, of Nebraska, insurgent leader OF
the house, would be for the govern
ment to authorize the construction of
ten merchants ships and lease them to
the Panama Steamship company,
which is practically owned by Uncle
Sam. BY such means we would OBJ
tain a revenue from the ships, and in
case of war would have just that many
ships ready for use. Such system OF
building up the merchant marine would
perhaps, be called a subsidy, but 1t
would be one with more merit than the
scheme now advocated by the Mer-
chant Marine League. would not be
surprised If congress adopted my sug-
gestion and put it into practical use in
the near future"
When Representative Mann, of Illi-
nois. the treasury watchdog" and
Speaker Cannon.s floor lieutenant, is
not in the house. or presiding as speak
err pro tenn, Representatives Stafford
of Wisconsin is on guard. The Badg-
err State congressman is one of the
brightest men in the house. He is a
student and keeps thoroughly posted
on what the house is doing. When
appropriation bills are the order of the
day he is always ready with the I'M
portant point of order, which he knows
SO we'll how to use effectively and thus
keep the budget down.
The Wisconsin member is on two OF
the most important committees OF the
House postoffices and postroads and
| interstate and foreign commerce. The
latter committee recently reported to
the House the administrations bill
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law, which promises to be the chief
administration measure that will be
passed at this session. He is also
chairman of the subcommittee on post
office and postroads, having charge OF
the bill to codify and reorganize the
postal laws. This is most import
ant measure. Collection OF the data
on which the bill is based cost the gov
eminent about $4,000. Mr.. Stafford
expects to have the bill and report
ready to submit to the house just be-
| fore the final adjournment of the SEES
sion, SO that the bill may become
| law at the beginning of the session
next December. The bill to codify the
postal law contains provision when
protects newspaper publishers, In that
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any paper excluded from the mails
or denied the second class privilege
can appeal to the courts. Persons
against whom fraud orders are issued
can also thus appeal. Under recent
court decisions such cases are denied
standing for want of jurisdiction
Unanimous consent calendar WORKS
like a charm said Representative
Stevenson. Of Minnesota. talking to a
party of insurgents. Just think,
he continued. last unanimous consent
day secured the passage OF two little
bills of local interest. and did not
have to take myself to the speaker
| room and ask him to recognize me on
the floor to ask the consent OF the
house to consider my bills as before
You no longer feel that YOU are under
obligations to the speaker to DO wna-
your constituents send You here to DO.
/ am satisfied the house Will never
return to the old system that made ev-
cry member humble himself by appeal
ing to one man for a right that De
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