The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

By ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Dec. 15.-[Special +
| Democrats from nMhern states are
advising Sheir brethren from the south
not to be 600 insistent upon their SEN
iority Gghts in making up the com
mittees. They polnS out that Demo
cratic control OF the senate can only
come about by carrying gortherm
states and % Shat account it will be-
we'll to consider the new democratic
senators when the Committee assign
ments are made.
Attention is called o the fact that d.
few years ags the emily Democratic
senators from northern states were
Nevada. After March 4&here will be-
Democratic senators from Maine, New
York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Ne
braska and Montana, in addition to
Colorado and Nevada. Then there
will be a Democrat from West T1E~-
ginia and another from Missouri,
which are called southern, bGt aEua.
really border states when sectio12lisnl-
is considered.
! Whether the southern senators villa
accept the advice Of their nor&3s@rEa4
friends is doubtful There IS generally
d great display Of s2llis2lnoS& Wher..
committee assignments arc made. ~
this were not so each OF the older sem
ators would not be able 10 held two CT
| -.
| the senate.
Penalty Of Popularity.
| Champ Clark now knows what it
means to be popular OF, pertains, to, be-
the great political possibility His
mail is crowded and growing more =
burdensome every day. He. Is flooded e
with invitations to speak and attend
| banuuets and other occasions where he
would be drawing card.
Then there is the unlimited stream
of advice pouring In upon him. Many
people know just what he ought to doS,
and they do not hesitate to take per-
| in hand and tell him SO. In the
midst Of all Is quite a heap of letters
Of congratulations from well wishers
who want f. remind him tftat they arr
glad that he is going to be the next
, speaker. -
Protests Against Parcels Post. Z:
Even the limited parcels post service
is not going to be established without
a fight. The opponents have already
organized, and petitions have begun to,
be received from merchants in the
country towns who fear that parcels
post will ultimately mean cutting
down their business.
In the face of the recommendations
of the department, strongly indorsedE
by the president in his message, con-
gressmen are between two fires. There
is a growing demand from residents
on rural routes for the limited service.
which is proposed, but the general fear.
expressed by the opponents of the
service is that, once it becomes popular
on rural routes, there will be de-
mand that it be extended to all mail
routes.
The rural routes parcels post is said
by its opponents to be only an center
ing wedge" The average congressman
is in quandary over the subject,
oIcott on Rules.
Congressman Olcott was a lay dele
gate at an Episcopal convention during
the fall, and there was quite a discus
sion of rules The statement was made.
that the body had grown so large that
a system OF rules to expedite business
should be adopted.
I will say to this convention" said
Olcott during the discussion, that I
will take great pleasure in sending to
the members Of the rules committee.
and to such other members as would
IKE to see them a copy of the best
rules | know anything about for the
government of any legislative or par
hamentary body. / refer to the much
discussed Reed rules as amended, i'm
proved and administered by Joseph G.
Cannon. Probably many have heards
of them who know little about them.
The applause which greeted this re-
mark showed that there was not very
much insurgency" in that convention.
AS a result of his promise Olcott is
now mailing many copies of the house
rules to Episcopalians who want to-
know about the celebrated rules.
Hepburn Makes Suggestion.
A number of regular Republicans
were discussing the policy of
President Taft in calling in insurgents
to talk over supreme court appoint
ments with view Of selecting men,
who would not be opposed for con-
frmation by the insurgents The reg
ulars did not relish what was going on,
and it brought a suggestion from Sena-
tor Hepburn of Idaho, who has way
Of saying what he thinks.
THE Chinese have a theory in re-.
igion," he said, (which is quite simple.
They make no overtures to God. for
they believe that everything is alt
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