The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24
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sages to a hostile House, which would
ignore his advice on partisan meas
ures and industriously enact partisan
measures of their own fS4 him to veto.
The necessary appropriation bills
would slip through by virtue Of COM
promises. but only the barest neces-
stiles In the way OF cash would prob
ably be allowed. Then at the end OF
the nix-up the President and the
House would blame each other for the
stagnaGon and the people would have
to puzzle out the answer for them
selves when they went to the polls in
November. 1912.
Six Presidents since the Civil War
have had to put up with a hostile
House. Grant found this fly IN his
ointment in the last half of his second
term, while Hayes had both Senate
and House againt him throughout his
entire administration.
Arthur in the forepart of his term.
was kept on tho anxious bench by
greenbackers and other independents
who held the balance of power in
both houses, while In the latter half
he had to put up with a House that
was Democratic by seventy-four. And
Cleveland was worried by a Repub-
lican majority in the Senate through
out his first administration. while
both House and Senate were against
him throughout the latter half OF his
second term. Meanwhile. Harrison had
had to do business during the latter
half of his administration with q
House that was Democratic by 148.
Tho Senate Will be enlarged to
ninety six by the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico, each Of which will
send two members to that chamber.
and this means that at the beginning
of each Congress thirty-two seats in
the upper house must be rehlled. AS
the Senate now stands. thirty-six Re-
publicans and twenty-six Democrats
will hold their seats throughout the
next Congress, whether the Democrats
or Republicans sweep the country this
fall. And the seats which must be
reflled at the beginning of the next
Congress are now occupied by twenty
four Republicans and six Democrats,
So to get possession of the Senate
the Democrats with q hold-oyer ma
jority OF ten already against them,
will have to make tremendous gains
in Republican States this year.
WON'T Take Onths for Thirteen Months
The victors of this years conflict
will not take their oaths OF office or
their seats in Congress until thirteen
m OnCnS Ill C0T l4oAA tSASSS1oaAr etAAA's9S GU
extra session Is called, but their terms
viii commence on the s4th of next
March. from which date they will
draw their salaries OF $1,000 q year.
s625 per month, e2o.55 per day.
This is fair pay considering that,
save in times of extra sessions, Con-
gress sits only two and half months
one year and about five or six months
the next, or an average OF -FOUR
months per year. during which each
member will probably be absent from
his seat half OF the time unless he IS
a party leader or the chairman OF
big committee The British govern
ment does not pay members OF Parlla-
ment cent for their legislative SER
vices. but IN America distances are
greater and the average Congressman
must neglect his professional or busl-
ness duties at homo While the TWO
houses are In session. Your Senators
receive the same compensation as
your Representative, also the same
perquisites.
When he Journeys to Washington
at the beginning OF each session, and
again When he returns home after
final adjournment, your Represe ntatiye
or Senators receives 40 cents per mile
Tor travelling expenses, estimated by
the nearest route, Thus, the delegate
from Hawaii draws IN mileage about
$1,000 per year. and some Of the Pa
elmo coast members about $1,a00 a
Year. which figures arc generally
doubled In extra session yearg, Ordi-
nary railroad faro by mileage books
naw being 2 oanes q mile generally.