The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-25

ttuhNtNs buN NUe hNtffht ~ not tbu@
fined alone 10 the United States for
I've IN Canada the measure il being
jus, rs vigorously discussed, and pushed
by the Dominion administration. Par.
Lament il wrestling with the problem,
aud there seems no more likelihood Of
an early agreement across the border
than in our own Congress.
Rural delivery of packages up to the
eleven pound limit Of weight did not
succeed In the session Of Congress Jus,
closed. and the single objection enter.
ed by senator bailey caused the item TO
be stricken out of the post oiice appro.
p~riation bill. This measure has been
earnestly advocated by the Post Office
Department, aud the opponents Of u
general parcels post have flooded Con.
gress with protests against H.. Tens Of
thousands NJ petitions against any legis
lation looking to the parcels post ns a
general par, Of the work Of p~osionicr,
have been sent TO Washington. The
friends Of the measure have given but
I'D nee 1T their support to the
parcels post, and until they wake up II
]canno, he expected that Congress will
fly in the face Of the tremendous oppo.
sition that Is being constantly brought
To their attention.
There are many opinions In the CAPT
toll concerning senator Bailey, but these
views do not differ in the respect to
possessed bv the gentleman from Tcxps.
All feel thai h. IL the leading hgur"
he srrung his resignation during the
clos ~ hours Of the last session, the -
expression one could hear was on" cf
,egrct. However the Texan dol not
,eer HE admirers in suspense many
hours, aud when the resignation was
Withdrawn mostly everyone wa. pleas
I'd. II is generally supposed that the
constant strain u the senate got on
the Tc,an's nerves which account
ed for Ms sensational action.
With an extra session Of Congress
hue next month Democratic leader, are
very much concerned regarding what
is go''g to take place, ~ they realize
ugt tive pmorr"it. -
he me- Up. In the closing hours II
the siNty.hr Congress IL became evi.
dent that there existed a breach among
Demo, ratio Senators 40 wide that Il
could not be- expected that 1, would be
healed. The statehood matter threat.
ems to raise issnes that will prevent any
likelihood OF harmony in. the senate.
In the House all starts out fairly Sc.
rene, but with the southern Democrats
in the majority in the affairs NJ the par
~, il IL not al all suTe that the long
patient gentlemen from the Southland
will bc content "a take any back seats
IN view of the fact that they have been
out Of control OF their party organila.
tiOns since before the war. Most of the
older Democrats are SOutherners, and
tney are men Of first class ability. Their
northern brethren will hardly be- able to
convince them that they are not lit -
And IL will be surprising il the issue
is not raised before the new Congress
has been in session very long.
The reappor,ioumcnt bill, increasing
the membership Of the House from
30l to 433 failed Of concurrence in the
Senate, This measure brough, GU, n
hig fight when II passed the House,
aud with the change that has been af.
! fected in the membership, the question
will ho all gone over again when the
new Congress meets.
The resignation Of Secretary BALM.
ger was made the occasion for a bitter
attack upon his political foes by Presi
dent Taft, who plainly states that the
attacks on Mr.. Ballinger were in reality
directed against himself.
The Democratic members have paid a
graceful compliment 70 the retiring
Speaker. They have picked out one OF
the finest suites Of office rooms ia the
Capitol building into which Mr.. Cannon
will move from the Speakers rooms
Champ Clark engineered the arrange
nent, and in addition vas responsible
for the complimentary resolutions re-.
garding Mr.. Cannon that we're passed
just before the adjournment on March
I.
Senator Lodge Was responsible for the
death of the S~ulloway pension bill. old
soldiers IN every part OF the country
were greatly interested in this measure,
land the action VI the Massachusetts, man