The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10
WASHINGTON QUIET
AFTER THE STORM
Those Who Cannot Get Away
Are Talking Politics
REPUBLICANS ALARMED
Already the Work of the Next Session
of Congress Is Being Mapped Out.
May Change Seating
Arrangement

| " July J.-io1tCld1 - DIS H.
ington is still in the condition of semi
coma which always follows the adjourn
ment of the long session of Congress.
the departure of the President and pretty
much everybody else who can get away
for the summer vacation.
Those who can't get away find little
to talk about save politics. Washington is
city of politicians and there are more
men here comparatively, If not actually,
who can tell just exactly how any given
election is going before the votes are cast
than in any place under the star span
gled banner. The trouble is that each of
the know-it-alls tells a different story
so that the ordinary individual still has
to walt until the papers are published
the morning after the election to be
sure who has won.
Take the congressional election next
fall for example: Speaker Cannon Just
before he left for home declared pros
poets were never brighter for sweeping
republican victory I saw Hon. Champ
Clark just before he went to New York
to instruct Tammany Hall in the true
principles of democracy, and he was so
sure the democrats were going to carry
the next House that he has already be-
gun to make up his committee lists. So
there you are.
Already the work of the next session
of Congress is being mapped out. Here
are some of the things which will be
presented to the short session for ac-
tom
To create the Appalachian and White
mountain forest reserve.
To build up the merchant marine bv
system of ship subsidies
To regulate the granting of njunctions
To permit the federal incorporation of
railroads and other common carriers.
To regulate the Issue of stocks and
bonds of transportation companies.
The enactment of additional conserya-
ton measures, eight bills remaining with
out action.
To establish a bureau of public health.
To encourage the study of agriculture
and the mechanical arts, for which an
appropriation of s1o.ooo.OoO is proposed.
A form of civil government for Alaska.
Modification of the Sherman antitrust
act
Qualification of the postal laws and re-
organization of the postal system.
A plan for The retirement of the civil
service employees.
To expedite litigation in Federal courts.
A new scheme for changes In the
seating arrangements in the House of
Representatives had been planned by
New York architects The present crowd
ed condition Of the House Is RESPONSE
BILE for this attempt to rearrange the
| seats and increase the capacity of the
| hall.
Under the plan desks will be done
away with. Instead of the present
little desk there will be, running in front
of the rows of seats, snarrow shelves
presenting the effect of old-fashioned
school desks. These will be provided for
use as reading tables and such necessary
and books as the members may feel COM
PEELED to bring with them when about
to speak. The width of the House will
be slightly decreased, but Its depth will
be increased to compensate. 1t is not
believed that the projected change will
be necessary until after the reappoint-
ment increases the membership. If the
Sixty-third Congress should as Is ex-
pected. contain something near 425 mem
bers the House will be compelled to take
up the plan to provide the necessary
| accommodations on the floor
George M. Mccormack a Tennessee
| newspaper man sees no reason why the
| south should be ashamed of her represen-
tatives in Congress. He says, "In my
opinion the south is ably represented In
the Congress of the United States Ten
nessee has an intelligent an aggressive
representation In Congress. and I am
| sure. from what have observed and
heard, that other states in the south are
| equally well represented. Take other
southern states for instance. There is
| Georgia. with Thomas William Hard
wick of the Tenth district. I know him
| by reputation better than I can speak
| Of him from personal acquaintance. For
several years past have heard of Mr.
| Hardwick, and invar1able what I heard
was complimentary. He Is diligent, pains
| taking, conscientious and faithful He Is
democratic to the core. without being
silly. or suspicious. He is loyal to the
| people and unalterably true to his trust
and what else may be demanded of him
| I am at loss to understand.
Then, too, there is Charlie Bartlett Of
| the Sixth district; Billie Howard Of the
| Eight district; Bell of the Ninth district !;
| Lee of the Seventh district; Brantley Of
| the Eleventh district and Adamson of
the Fourth district-in fact the entire
| Georgia delegation-worthy in the high
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