The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10
LEADERS OF HOUSE
FROM THE COUNTRY
Speaker Cannon, Chairman
Payne and Champ Clark
Given as Examples.
VIEW OF HOUSE OFFICIAL
CRITICISM OF THE METHOD OF
MAKING NEW LAWS.


WASHINGTON. July 9.--"'Did you ever
observe remarked veteran empioye
Of the House. that the members who are
rrnked as the leaders on both sides OF
ths chamber. hall. as rule. from what
are termed country districts2 OF
course not. for the reason tnat
when member looms up IN the pub
lic eye. the people speak OF him ano
Of hts state. not OF his district. But
the fact g. the member who IL SPOKEN
OF az leader. and so looked upon by MS
colleagues, represents a constituency
largely composed OF farmers And TINS
explains. in a measure. why the agrl-
cultural class generally get the ieBisia-
Vow there Is Speaker Cannon He
e. the Republican leader. and Tor years
has held n front rank position IN the
trict Then there Is Mr.. Payne OF New
York. His district IS largely agricul-
tural He a. the Republican tioor
leader. and has hold that responsible
position ever since the death OF pr.
Dinglcy OF Maine. Next 20 Mr. Payne,
in poiEt OF influence. comes Mr. Iaw-
ncy OF Minnesota. and Mr.. smith OF
Iowa. Farmers constitute the major
fly OF their constituents. and II - the
farmers votes that keep them IN the
House. Even Mr. Dalzeu OF Fcnnsyl-
vania. while he comes from the great
busy city OF PittsburE. part OF his dis
trict o. agricultural. and II II In this
part Of his district where the OPPOSE
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Applies 90 Democrats.
"On the Democratic side OF the House
you viii find by ElanCing over the
Congressional Directory. that Minority
Leader Clark Of Missouri represents.
FOR the most part farmers Ihey keep
him In the House because he knows
what they want and knows Just how
90 get a. Then there is Mr. Under
wood q Alabama lie represents Biz
minEham district. which contains many
craftmen. but it's the men who till the
soil who keep him there Mr. Burle-
son Of Texas and Mr.. Clayton Of Ala
bama. who take prominent parts In
the proceedings. belong 20 country dis
tricts and they have made good, as
the record shows
district viii be kept I'm the House until
he quits Of his own accord And II rs
but fair 60 say that I'm such instances
the member from the city makes good
IN his leadership. The late Speaker
Randall OF Pcnnsylvania was notable
instance He represented a district IN
the city Of Philadelphia, and Represen-
ratfve Biurham OF Pcnusyivania is
another OF this class. he Is the Father
OF the House. By reason OF MS long
continued service. and up TO within the
last few years he took a most prom
inent part in the House proceedings
II the cities kept their represe natives
as do the farmers. the city folks would
fare better in the matter OF legisla-
ton"
Railroad Legislation.
An official OF the United states su-
IRENE court. talking 20 a party OF
friends on the subject OF the recent
railroad legislation, made this ooser-
walton.
~It ia a mistaken idea TO suppose
that Congress does not respond 10 the
desires Of the people for laws TO cor
rect abuses which exist In the minds
~ the voters. close study OF the
statutes will show anyone that Con
gross has never hesitated % pass laws
they thought the country wanted. SO
FAR as fhc laws being constitutional
were concerned. the lawmakers never
lost any sleep on that account They
wanted to make a record that would
rect the approval OF their constitu-
cts. the courts could pass upon the
CouFfifutionality OF the law.
THAT is what you viii witness with
the railroad law Before many moons.
A question as intricate as railroad con-
troll by the government should not be
rushed through Congress. but should
be considered IN all Of its phases. But
tho desire 60 hurry up and get through
the public business urccludes the con-
ridcratfon that such an important
measure should receive. and hence 40
follows that the courts viii soon be
called upon TO pass Judgment on the
work % Congress. You viii find this
true OF nearly every important law
enacted by Congress during the past
twenty years. The most notable case,
you will admit. f. the sherman anti
trust law and is application TO labor
unions.
Public Building Bills.
Congress proved 90 be rather liberal
IN the matter Of public buildings for
various sections OF the country. and
authorized an expenditure Of some
thing like $4,000. 900. but n the mem
bers who were successful IN having
their little bills included IN the ornni-
bus public building understood the
facts. they would soon get busy ex-
planning TO their constituents the con-
ditions in the treasury department. II
may be interesting 90 know that out
II the Iiany hundreds OF public build
fnFs bills that passed the House and
senate during the Fifty-ninth and Six
tfeth Congresses. some 200 have as yet
remained untouched IN the office o;
the supervising architect in the treas
ury department
In the last annual report Of the 81
pcrvtrinE architect. issued last fall. ~
statement was made at that time Their
were zs1 public buildings appropriate
for. waiting their turn. The delay II
many cases I'm beginning the work ~
plans and specifications IS due 20 IN
local fights On agreeing on a site 10