The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21
MANY ALREADY
HAVE | EPb. RTrL
Sunday Anything BUT Quiet Day
in Capital, Where Law-Mak-
ers Are Preparing for Home
ward Journeys-Virginia's
Senatorial Campaign At
tracts Attention.
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Washington. D. C.. August 2o.-The
last Sunday Of the extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress was anything but
quiet one in Washington. The ma
tional capital. which since April
last has been the scene of one of the
hottest political games ever played
on the American diamond. was all
hustle and activity. On Capitol i'm
Senators and Representatives were
putting the last finishing touches to
getaway day, which may come to-
morrow; or the Senate side dignihed
lawmakers were in their shirt sleeves
working with their secretaries and
iaooEers getting odds and ends to-
Sether, so that they might quit Wash
ington When the gavels fall for the
last time. and over on the House side
much the same thing was in order
Many House members already have
left Washington. and now are home
ward bound. having determined al the
close OF business yesterday that there
was no use Tor them 10 remain herc
longer after all the work of the ses-
sion had been practically completed.
No Close Votes.
Tomorrow sessions OF the House
and Senate are not expected to develop
anything of Importance There Will
be close votes, and the cotton
schedule Will be routine affair. prob
ably duh and uninteresting. The dam
age was done. so far the Democrats
are concerned. when the House on
Friday failed to pass the wool bill
over the Presidents veto. and having
lost. many OF the followers of Thomas S
Jefferson see no reason for longer
continuing session which had al
ready gone much over time
From many OF the prominent hotels
mere baggage wagons and drays are
rapidly transporting the personal eff
tects of congressman and their secre-
taries to the railroad station, and
there VIII be little left in the way
Of perfectinS arrangements when the
final hour of adjournment comes.
The members OF the Virginia dele
CATION Will be among the first TO leave
for the Old Dominion when the regular
time comes TO quit. Most OF tnem wall
spend tie three months Intervening
between now and the converting of the
next session at their homes, but there
are few who Will ma diversion in the
senatorial campaign now going on.
Not later than " eduesday potn .7ena-
tors Martin and Swanson will plunge
into one OF the hottest political fights
known in Virginia. Their headquar-
ters will be alive with workers and
supporters. and things Will hum until
all the votes have been counted at
the polls on September {.
Causes Renewed Interest.
The announcement made q day OF
two ago that Congressman Flood would
manager Senator Martins campaign
from the breaking up OF Congress has
u dAl
ton. and still more life will be in
jected when Senator Swanson makes
his further announcements concerning
the campaign during the next day or
two. So far. he has said that as long
as Congress was in session he meant
to stay in Washington and attend to
his duties. and ne has carried that
program out most faithfully. Now,
however. with adjournment almost at
hand. he Will get actively into the
fight.
With Congressman Glass and Jones
lighting hard and denouncing their adj
versaries on every stump in the State.
Washinstonians are taking more and
more interest in the situation. Many
OF them are preparing to go home to
vote on election day. and already a
number of requests for leave of alb
sence have been filed with the heads
of the various departments here where
Virginians are employed.
In the various government bureaus
in the railroad Offices and In the pri-
vate establishments here many Vir-
sinians are employed. and it Is safe
to say that few. II any. OF then, Will
be in Washington when the time comes
to nominate men for the places now
held by Senators Martin and Swanson.
They are going home to vote. They
are loyal Virginians in all that the
word implies. and they propose 10 do
their civic duty on September 7 at
their various voting places.
Congratulations for Flood.
The close of the session has brought
many words of congratulation to Con-
gresham Flood for the excellent
manner in which the statehood bill
was put through Weeks of hard labor
have been put In toward effecting this
measure, and never once did Mr.. Flood
chairman of the House Committee on
Territories. lag in his efforts to got
the matter through.
The important question now comes
az to whether the Senate will get four
additional Democratic members or four
Republicans. The Democrats lack only
nine OF having majority now, and if
Arizona and New Mexico each send
two Democrats. the Republican ma
jority will be cut to five. P. Fl. MEG.
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