The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-06-09
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Washington, D. c., June Sum
day closing in the district of Columbia
has been subjected to some strict leg
islation at the hands of congress.
However, this was not brought about
withou the protest of Senator Hey
burn of Idaho, who expressed himself
by saying that he had always been
opposed to legislation of this class.
In opposition to rigid Sunday laws
he said; I'm the very early days of
the settlement of this country we had
gread deal of it, and on the statute
books in many of the states there are
now provisions, which are termed
blue laws, that are ignored. There
are some now in existence relative to
the District of Columbia that are not
observed or enforced. We cannot
make people good by legislation. You
can punish them for being bad. The
spirit upon which this is based,
suppose, is the commandment that in
six days shalt thou labor | have
never known anyone to propose legis-
lation for the enforcement of that
part of the commandment or trouble
his mind about it, and yet, l presume,
it is just as important, and was in
tended to be just as operative as the
following provision against perform
ing any labor on the seventh day."
Mr.. Borah gave a little plain talk
in reference to the Lorimer matter,
and in one of the discussions in the
senate he said that it might be that
the testimony which had been produc-
ed Springfield would be insufficient
to reach the title of the sitting men,
Der. He went on to say that he did
not believe that people commonly
spoke of using corrupt influences to
secure seats in the senate and con-
tinued; at may, indeed, be true
that some of the business men of
Chicago, sitting around their clubs
or social dives, talk about purchasing
seats in this chamber as a mere mat
ter of intellectual recreation. Or it
may be that their moral appetites
have been so imbruited in the pur-
suit of the several lines of business
that they find some pleasure and take
some pride in boasting of the crimes
which they feel unfortunately they
have never had a chance to commit
But, Mr.. Presidents if some wealth.
ridden financial accidents are going
about in the high places and the bust
ness centers of Chicago talking about
assessments for the pay
ment of seats in this chamber, which,
in fact, have not been purchased, still
| would have this investigation pro-
coed with the same rigidness and the
same thoroughness, not only that the
might be removed from
this body, but that such men might
be branded before the world as COM
mon street liars. 1t is almost as
important to remove the imputation
of SANDER from this chamber as it is
to remove the man who had pur-
chased his seat. And there is only
ONE way in which to do it, and that
is to secure the presence of those who
assert these things, whether they be
true or not, and let them state before
an inquiring body what reasons. they
had for making assertions of that
kind"
There is little or no opposition to
the admission of New Mexico as a
state in the Union among the senat-
ors. The division of opinion is on
and that mostly on the re-
call of the judges. Senator Penrose
says he will give the admission of
New Mexico careful consideration
when the question is presented. SEN
ator Warren of Wyoming says: "The
question of the admission of Arizona
rs state will have my careful con-
Senator Gugenheim Of
Colorado, "The matter of tn eadmis-
sion of Arizona as stat in the Union
will, when presented, have my care
full attention Senator Jones of
Washington adds. with reference
to the proposed action of congress to
admit Arizona as state ON condition |
that the provision of the recall of the
judiciary be again submitted to the
people for ratification or rejection at
the first state election, l urge that
such action be taken"
So far as the house of representa-
tives is concerned the wool tariff is
to be revised, and Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means commit
lee says that two-thirds of the Demo-