The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-17
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The Complexion Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE re-
snlts of the election could not be called
surprising in view of the apparently
settled conviction everywhere that
there would be Democratic house, but
the extent of the landslide surprised
even the Democrats. Whether their
claims that Col. Roosevelt has lost his
Influence in view of the result will be
borne out by events is an open ques-
tion. There is good deal of talk about
the effect of the change on legislation,
but II may not be amiss to remind peo-
ple generally that the coming session
of congress will be the same in char
acter as the one which ended last sum
mer. None of the newly elected mem
hers will take their seats until year
from this December, so that President
Taft will still have a chanee to put
through some of his legislative policies
before the fourth of Marcl next. The
certainty that he will try TO do SO
makes it highly probable that the com
inc short session will be one of the
liveliest the country has seen for years.
What the Democratic majority may be
able to do when it gets hold of the
reins remains to be seen.
Postal Economies.
There is no little danger that in seek
ing to enforce more rigid economy in
the government service loss of eff
cheney will result. For this reason, IL
is likely that the special board ap-
pointed by the president b cut down
expenses will find it necessary to view
with the closest attention all the plans
submitted for promoting economy. One
proposal which has already encountereu
criticism is the plan suggested by the
postoffice department to ave money in
the registry division, amounting to
some thousands of dollar annually, by
not returning to the sender receipt
for registered letter orpackage unless
an explicit request is mlde for it. One
of the principal things which makes
the registry service efbctual and de-
sirable is the return ofreceipts to the
sender, showing .isat the person to
whom the article was addressed reeeiv
ed il. Many persons Will not think
about the new rule and there will be a
flood of complaints following the put
ting into effect of sucl rule, which
will be likely to convince the depart
ment that the rule wss unwise. An
other result will be tn, decrease of reg
istry business The latter, probably,
is not looked for or desired but it will
follow. Economy il good thing, but
II has been held heretofore that
in the postofice department especially,
efficiency should come ahead OF econ
omy. Otherwise, mean might long ago
have been found to cit expenses, and
the rural free delivery service, among
other things, would never have been in.
augurated.
War on Proximity.
Washington, where many erusades
originate and where offers find con
genial soil for their propaganda, has
taken up with enthusiasm the war on
promiscuous and indkcriminate pro-
family. On recent date 1000 mem
bers of the Holy Name society of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore paraded
Pennsylvania avenue and other streets
Of the capital. and were reviewed by
high dignitaries sf the Catholic
church, which has been active in or
ganizing this movement in various
cities of the country. The church is
striving to curb the growing tendency
to profanity among the boys and
young men of the country.
Aside from the religious phase of
the question it has been declared that
no gentleman would use profane
language 1t is annoying and disgust
ing to hear striplings expressing them
selves IN manner which shocks re-
ligious persons and disgusts every
rightminded person. This crusade is
one which viii be likely to receive very
general approval