Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-14

In spite of the unusually warm
weather conditions that prevailed and
the rush of work among the farmers
at this season of the year there was
Pythian hall Wednesday evening to
listen to Congressman Edwin w. Hig-
gins of this district, who had been in
vited to make an address on the gem
eraf subject of soil survey, touching
also upon matters of interest in con-
nection with the legislation of the past
session of congress. Eleven other
oranges had been invited by Norwich
grange, No. 172, p. of H., to attend
this meeting, and a large number of
personal invitations had been sent out,
but the responses to these invitations
was not as large as had been expect
ed. probably due to the fact that most
of the farmers were too busy with
their haying and other work to get
away.
Paper on Flowers.
The grange was called to order
promptly at O'Clock by Worthy Mas
ter Andrew b. Davis. The regular rou-
tine business of the order was tran
sacted and then a short recess was
declared. Following the recess a short
paper on Flowers was given by Jacob
Gallup, worthy past overseer of Nor
Wich grange and was followed with
evident interest by all.
Worthy Master Davies delegated the
honor of introducing the speaker of
the evening to Worthy Past Master
Woodbury. .. Rogers, who performed
this duty in his usual pleasing mar
ner Mr.. Rogers regretted that there
was not a larger attendance, but hoped
the audience would make up in en-
thusiasm what they lacked in nuTu-
bers. He referred briefly TO the free
seeds that had been sent out this year
ard thought they We're better han
usual. He did not know whether this
was due to Congressman Higgins CT
not. In concluding his brief intro1Uc-
toy speech, Mr. Rogers presented 10
the audience as the speaker of the eve
nIng. Congressman Higgins, who is
farmer in a small way. and a fUli-
fiedeeG member of Norwich grange.
Talk by Congressman Higgins.
Congressman Higgins said by way
of a prelude that he did not care ID
make a speech, nor to deliver a lee
ture. for the heat forbade a long dis
course. He intended to make Simply
an informal talk.
Many things have been said and
printed about congress and congress
men that were far from the truth, both
in the past and in the present the
speaker said. but after all. congress IS
made up of just such temperaments 1s
this body is. And as he watched the
workings of the order ne could not
help but contrast them with the WY
things were done in the halls of ma
tional legislation. A number of his
had written to him OF late
regarding Cannon and CannCHfsn, who
seemed to forget that the rules of the
house were not made in a minute, hut
were the result of a long growth. The
powers that are vested in the speaker
as to whom shall be recognized are of
long standing There are about four
hundred members in the national
house of Representatives and each on
represents about four thousand people.
They are virile. persistent and consist
emit men, and consequently some sort
Of rules of prog edure for their work
must exist, otherwise congress wouIu
never adjourn
Gets All FIe Is Entitled To.
The national house of representa-
ives is the greatest leveler that exists
n this cO-ntrr That is, a man there
gets all that he is entitled to. ana is
Judged for just what he is actually
worth There are miEionaires in that
body, to be sure, and men who have
achieved great successes at home, but
when a man comes to Washington as
the peoples representative, he comes
stripped of all previous honors and
mas to prove his worth. It is not SO
IN the senate. There one man, on ac-
count of the so-calIed flibustering that
lion, do much harm to proposed Iegis-
alton and therefore count for more
than he could in the house
Congressman Higgins remarked that
ne could say much in praise of the
asst congress. They had a few siren
lous days, all know, but, then, the