The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-06-24

congress is inscribed in letters of gold
or brass-on the annals of the ma
ton one item the record will stand
out as dazzling the Wilderness of
JOE CANNON
The history OF that feat is still too
fresh IN the public memorye to need
repetition here. so ii will not be
peated, although in casting about for
!. things to say about the session one
can find few affairs so interesting
Wherever one turns in the history, at
any rate in the greater part of its
length. he finds a plethora of words
and a paucity of accomplishment Al
ways excepting what happened to Tn
Gle joe And that was some months
ago.
One is reminded OF story told on
congress-not new, perhaps, but not
so old that it won't bear retelling. The
gallery overlooking the hall of repre-
sentatives once held two visitors, a
father and his young son. at the open
Ing of days proceedings When the
chaplain had concluded his inocation
little Rollo asked Father, why do
they have man to pray for congress?"
The paternal reply was, He doesn't
pray for congress, son; he takes look
at congress and prays for the coun-
try"
Some Able Addresses.
1t seems to be the general opinion,
however. that the work of the session
has not been such to require the ad-
dressing of any special petitions to
Providence for the countrys welfare.
The major part of the time since the
first Monday Of last December has
been devoted to discussion of the
measures advocated by President Taft
to-, III No
amendment OF the Interstate COM
Inerce law to give greater powers to
the commission, the postal savings bill,
the bill looking to the conservation OF
the country's resources, the statehood
bill and other administration meas
ures. Outside OF these the session has
not been marked by the Introduction of
any great, epoch making laws. There
have been. however. some able ad-
dresses, notably in the senate, in ad-
vocacy of or in opposition to the bills
favored by Mr. Taft. Some of them.
such as Senator Cummins three day
speech opposing the administration
railroad bill, have attracted the atten-
ton of a listening world to the extent
which they deserved. Others, prob
ably Usually as able forensic efforts
have gone the way to dusty death" in
the pages of the Congressional Record
that spulcher OF the hopes and fears,
the aspirations and ambitions of con-
gressiopal orators. Probably as many
more have broken into the Record un-
der the leave to print" by which the
senate and house save themselves from
listening 10 speeches which the author
does not want TO deliver and the al
legged audience does not want to hear.
Speaker Cannou's Views.
Some of the really great speeches of
the session have not made the i'm
preston on the country which they de-
served II we may believe Speaker
Cannon. the fault lies mainly with the
newspapers. In a recent letter, speak
ing of the relative space given in the
papers to subjects of real Importance
and TO such matters the sending TO
the speaker OF a freak postal card
pretending to be the plea of several
young ladies who desired the speaker
to aid them in securing husbands"
Speaker Cannon said:
- few weeks ago there were several
incidents. If not important develop
ments, in congress one day. One
southern senator who had for q few
weeks occupied seat in the senate by
appointment OF the governor delivered
farewell address which was unique
both in the fact itself and in the char
acter OF his utterances.
Another southern senator presented
constitutional argument on the post
al savings bank bin which held the
attention of the senators and members,
who almost unanimously agreed that
it was one of the greatest arguments
made In the senate in recent years.
Il "A member of the presidents cabinet
appeared before the joint committee
charged with the investigation of the
interior department and gave positive
testimony OF Importance, taking direct
issue with of the principal ac-
cusers OF Secretary Ballinger.
THE senate committee appointed to
Investigate the cost of living began it's
hearings that day and heard important
testimony. The house committee on
agriculture heard a number of uni
vcrsity presidents on the bill to enlarge
the scope of the Morrill, act for federal
aid to agricultural and mechanical edu-
cation.
"A subcommittee of the committee
on the District of Columbia in the
house gave a hearing to DR.. Wiley or
the high cost of living.
The army appropriation bill. carry
ing more than s100.oo0,oo0, was under
consideration in the house The same
day there was found in the speakers
mail an anonymous postal card pre-
tending to be the plea of several young
ladies who desired the speaker to aid
them in securing husbands
Here were six subjects of public
Importance and one freak postal card
and the latter secured second place II
the newspapers as measured by space
headlines an OPPOSITION on the first page
the next morning The farewell ad
dress of Senator Gordon had frs
place. and Uncle Joe's matrimonial bu
rcau' had second place, while the con
stitutional argument against posta
savings banks, the high cost of Nv
ing, the exteDsion of federal aid Il
agriculture education. the defense o
a great executive department agains
o. e. On