The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-03
Cha. e In Date Of Inauguration
Is One Proposition.
ANOTHER AFFECTS SENATORS
Only Two Months More Of the Short
Session, and Possibility of Action Is
Remote-Demoerats Who Voted For
Protection Are Likely to BE Disei.
plined-pissures About Mule.
Nv ARTHUR w, DUNN.

" HsHlHSboDg DeC' Sb'-I CpSClul1I-
slope springs eternal In the human
breast" and the quotation is for those
who hope to get measures through the
short session of congress amending the
constitution.
Bob Henry is one of those who
"hope,' and he IL talking about pass
ing his resolution changing the date
of Inauguration. 1--WE are organizing
to push that resolution through right
after the recess" said the Texan at
ought to pass. We have a majority
for 1t, and we will get It through both
houses during the present session"
And yet 1t is so hard to amend the
constitution that 1t Is good safe bet
that the next president will be in.
augurated on March 4. 1913.
Senators by Direct Vote.
Then there is that class of eternal
hopers" who think they are going to
pass resolution providing that sen
ators may be elected by direct vote.
There is more possibility of success in
this matter than in the inauguration
change. Nearly every senatorial cleo
ton seems to encourage the ideH Sen.
ator Rayner of Maryland is one Of the
earnest advocates of the direct vote.
''Let rs give the people the right to
choose their senator's" he says. IF
the people make mistakes that is their
responsibility. | would much prefer
the mistake of the people than the
mistake of the boss"
The opponents of the resolution for
the election of senators by direct vote
intend to propose as an amendment
tliat states shall be represented in the
senate according to the population. but
there Is constitutional prohibition
covering this point that cannot be
amended. It provides that no state
can be deprived of its equal suffrage
in the senate without its consent.
OF course any constitutional change
will be debated at great length. and
that Is why the hopes of those who
look for two amendments will be
blasted. There are but two months
of the session left. and that means TINT
only legislation to which there Is prac.
tically no opposition can pnss.
Have Tariff Troubles.
Democrats of the present house re-
elected to the next house, who voted
for protection on anything when the
Payne bill was pissed, are making ex
plantations. as charges are now made
against them.
1t appears that several are eandi-
dates for positions on the ways and
means committee. and Democrats who
have intense tariff reform tendencies
are raising the point that any man
who voted for duty ought not to be
on a committee which will make a
Democratic tariff This would render
about fifty or more leading Democrats
ineligible to the committee and would
exclude number of southerners,
among them being at least four who
are now on the committee.
Disagree About che Mule.
Senator Bailey and Champ Clark are
warm personal friends, but they dis
agree about the mule. There Is a sus-
picion that they are not altogether
agreed about the tariff ION free raw
materials, for instance-but that will
develop In the next congress.
Now as to the mule-that has re.
solved itself into matter of fact.
Champ denies TINT he Is going to drive
the mules down Pennsylvania avenue
when he Is speaker. but he praises the
mule, especially when bred In Missouri.
And Baiiey7
II never did believe in mongrels,"
remarked the Texas senator, who had
been discussing politicians. "For that
reason never did have and never will
have mule on my place"
Worked His Double.
Former Congressman HiIdebrant of
Ohio was in Washington the other day,
and he and Congressman Burke of
South Dakota met at the White House.
II miss you" said Burke to the Ohio
man. you were chairman of the COM
mittee on accounts, and every fellow
who wanted a job for friend always
came to you II he could. Because / |
was often taken for you they would
come to me. How about that little |
matter of miner they would ask, aud |
always promised them anything they |
wanted
''Yes.' responded Hildebrant. '.and
was kept busy denying that I had |
made any promises"
The Exposition Rivals.
The contest between san Francisd :
md New Orleans for the Panama 2
position Il getting interesting, but g
has not vet become fierce. There ia th
sreat deal Of talk and quite d Hge liqq
mount of congressional buttdhoI ~
ng, but nothing like an actuafine- Iaf
~ OF the members has taken lace, ste
each city claims advantages, SEP IN,
francisco puts up the larges n0aeJ &c
ak. These fellows. said Il pe s.
Toung Of the Pacific city, "a 5lusspg g
81 they have got rs sd mercy. ,s's
Ne'Ts spl tne KsEaI goods s.