The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-24

happens frequently when represent.
lives are Interested In something
which one Of their colleagues IL sn.
iug they leave their seats and crowd
sLout him. thus creating considerabe
confusion which interferes with tle
work Of the house debate REPORTER,
and with the speaker, who finds 4
difficult to keep track OF things b
the confusion and crowdlng
Andrew G. wclch. who was senisr
member Of the corps Of official ropon
ors Of debates " the house Of reprt
sentatiycs. died day or two ago alta
an Illness Of only i've days Mr. Welo
was sixty six years old and for NOR
than a quarter Of century he had
been reporting tho debates In the
house Of representatives.
There are seven or eight men who
take stouographic reports Of the cor
gresBionul proceedings and they art
all experts. as they must be. for their
work Is not only cxacting but II has
10 stand tho scrutiny. when In print
of every member Of the house OF rep
resontatiy.s The latter are quick 10
detect errors and never let a mistake
pass uncorrcctcd provided It can be
construed as changing In the least the
meaning Of what was said
When Reporters Have Trouble.
These reporters Of debates have
/ trouble NJ their own when new con.
gress assemblies when the hrst ses'
sion begins these men must go on the
floor and be- able to put down In their
books instantly the name Of any man
who intcrlucts question or remark
| while another member IN speaking
There will be over hundred new
members to appear on the nrst day Of
tho session and let It be- supposed
that an old member Is making a
speech. Suddenly man In far cor
nor. an absolute stranger TO the hail
arises 10 ask a question II II pos
sible that the reporter OF debates
never has seen this man before. but
he must get into his note book somo
thing which will enable him to lden
tlfy the lntcrrupter 40 that he car
write his name In when the time for
transcriblng the notes comes.
Identification Of the new member BY
means OF stonographic notes is made
In one way. a most natural way, but
one which has It's interest For In
stance. II Il nothing unusual to md Ia
a stcnographlC note book containing
the proceedings Of the early days oil
now congress an entry like this.
"I.ank, red.whiskored chap northeast
corner. interrupts" II Is perhaps
needless to say when the Compression
n. Record appears the next day the
lank, red.whlskercd chap appears nj
Representative Smith or Representa-
tive Jones or Representative some
body else. whatever his name IA. Al
any rate. he appears In the Record Ia
proper form and his beard or his lack
Of beard or his bald head or the taci
that he has scar ON his face IL moi
In evidence.
Argument Against Extra Session.
II virtually can be taken 10
granted that President Taft vii
not let his mind definitely be know
upon the subject OF nm extra Sss
sion Of congress until he nnds on
whether either one Of his two fayorh'
Legislative recommendation IL to n
given the force OF the lAw-tho TART
commission. and reciprocity will
Canada
while the matter IL In doubt thtr'
are several hundreds Of employees o
tho house and senate who are on III
anxious seat II the president con
yenes congress In extra session II
March nearly all the capitol employee
who have received positions by dlrse
Republican appointment will be s,I
arated from the service and Demo
, Gratis will take their places n thsr,
, Ia no extra session these employee
; will hold ONCE practically without d.
Ing any work at all until next Decem
, Der, when the regular session begin
!. and they will be- BUSTED In due cows
r and their places taken by Democrats
1t is usual for clerks appointed b,
, cause they happen 10 be members O
A a certain political party to hold one
. for two years, that IL. from the begir
n ming Of one congress until the tim
a that the next congress gets together
1. II there Is an extra session the DENT
a cratic employees viii begin thal
a work In March and In all human prof.
@ ability will hold over until two year
v from next December, thereby giyn
h them two and one.half years pay an
y cutting the Republican clerks an
II messengers out OF their cmolumenl
e for the months lying between Marc
q and December
p II may seem little bit curious, br
" Il Is a fact that President TAFT hn
4 been urged not to call an extra sci
n. sion on the ground that he will d
prlyo number Of house employee
~ Of pay which they fully expected to RI
cciye
q. Signal Corps Sent to Border
he Orders were issued from the wa
ut department a day or two ago seudlp
tt one hundred members OF tho sign
II. corps Of the army from middle ives
A orn posts To the Mexican border whor
nd their services may be- needed In eo
he uectlon with the troops ot other arm
Of the service In preserving neutra
m ity
nix The signal corps of the army ia
he ] worry gmull hOdy and Vat DO A.