The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-08-12

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open to the Public.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. 11.-[Special. 1-As
long as the Investigating committees
can keep on the trail Of what they con-
slider good leads they intend to keep
probing. That has been the decision
Of the Democratic leaders, who think
that at least few members Of the
house-those who have been assigned
to specific duty-should work after
congress adjourns.
Whether the committees can be kept
busy depends great deal on the chair
men. Members Of the committees will
not remain unless the chairman insists
upon working. Just how keen these
chairmen will be to continue the hunt
for irregular government methods
when the session has ended is not yet
plain. 1t would appear that several
committees must continue the inqui-
ries they have undertaken.
Need Caucus Publicity.
Since it appeared that Mr.. Bryan
was misinformed as to what transpired
in the Democratic caucus suggestion
has been made that hereafter these
caucuses should be open, like the ses-
sions Of the house. But the suggestion
will not be adopted.
Congressman Olmsted Of Pennsyl-
vania was having a discussion with
Congressman Rucker of Missouri
about the campaign publicity bill. He
read from newspaper an account Of
the Democratic caucus on that mat
ter. 'The caucus adopted a stringent
resolution" said the account, forbid
ding any member giving publicity to
the caucus proceedings and discharg-
ing any employee who gave an ac-
count Of the caucus"
'They were opposed to publicity on
their own publicity BILL" was the COM
ment of Olmsted.
r. Familiar a. Politics.
"About this time look for thunder
showers" said the old almanacs in
predicting weather for July. The po-
Htical forecaster might with equal cor
rectness predict for any period pre-
ceding a presidential election and say
about this time look for the headline,
solid South Breaking" followed by
an interview with a southern Repub-
ncan politician predicting that there
is likely to be break In the solid
south In the next election and giving
reasons for the assertion.
That has been going on at every po-
ntical campaign since the south be-
came solid. Missouri, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Virginia and
even Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama
are mentioned as states which may
cast their votes for the Republican
candidate. Kentucky once cast part
Of her vote for Mckinley, and Mis-
souri, has twice voted for the Repub-
ncan candidate.
Quoting Capron.
Adm B. Capron Of Rhode Island was
one Of the most lovable men and real
humorists of the house. Perhaps it is
natural for his successor, Congress
man Utter, to quote him. He was
talking about the tariff, which always
involves figures and percentages.
IL do not know much about percent
ages" remarked Utter. "Capron said
that he had q high opinion Of percent
ages SO long as he (Capron) stood 100
per cent. BY and by he took a wife,
and with two in the family he was
only 80 per cent Later when little
Caprons came along his percentage
went down, although the family con-
tinued to increase. Sometimes think
when we are dealing with these ques-
tons we get lost between percentages
and the whole number"
Willing to Work.
1.-THE people are paying us our sal
aries to stay here and attend to public
business" declared Senator Reed in
opposing the talk Of adjournment. The
Missouri senator perhaps does not
know that a great many people would
prefer that the payment Of the sal
aries should continue If congress would
adjourn and give the country rest
Ticket From the House.
Jefferson Levy, congressman from
New York city, returned to Washing
ton after he had been making sur
vey Of the political field from a differ.
ent point Of view from Washington's.
He said that Champ Clark was coming
to the front rapidly as presidential
possibility and was growing In public
favor. Chairman Underwood, he said.
was being considered for vice presi-
dent, although the general opinion was
the Alabama man would be more valu-
able in the house. 1t certainly would
be strange to see presidential ticket
taken from the house Of representa-