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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE WILL SOON
LOOK WONDERFULLY DIFFERENT
Putting in Of Benches Only One Feature of a Radical
Alteraton-It Will Be Much Handsomer for the
Changes, and Far More Suitable for Practical
Purposes of LegisIation-To Be About
Half the Present Size, With Reduced
Gallery Capacity

w ASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. rs
M The new reapportionment
which increases the number OF
representatives in congress by more
than so, has made it necessary to find
an Immediate solution for the oft dis
cussed problem of seating the members
of the house in way more satisfac-
tory for their own comfort and for
the purposes of legislation. Hence the
plan to reduce the size of. the chamber
and to replace with benches the chairs
and desks now in use.
As soon as congress adjourns, the
work of tearing out the interior Of
the legislative hall will be begun. The
galleries will come down Ito be rebuilt
in new shape); the floor must be taken
up, in accordance with an idea pres
emily to be explained, and partitions
will be erected to enclose the cham
Der as it is to be-greatly shrunken
in size-and to give it the form, as one
might say, of a room within a room.
the walls of the present hall remain
ing undisturbed. The whole scheme of
reconstruction is merely an experiment,
and may have to be radically modified
after trial
Drawing Rooms TO BE Added.
An important feature Of the new ar
rangement will be a magnificent draw
ing room, or salon, 35 fet wide and 1873
feet long, in the rear Of the cham ber-
space for this apartment being provid-
ed by cutting off a strip of that size
from the present hall of the house.
Additional floor room will be obtained,
however, by doing away with the broad
hallway which now separates the
chamber from the lobby, and moving
the speakers throne back a CORES
bonding distances
AS result, the hall OF the house
(now so by 1913 feet) will be reduced
in size to go feet in width and SO feet
in length-the portions cut off at the
two ends being utilized for cloak
rooms. It's cubic contents will be di-
minished by nearly one-half. but its
height (36 feet) Till be unaltered, and
thus it will have the appearance of
being more lofty than at present
In Size Like the Senate Room.
The size of the chamber, in its al
tered form, will be not far from
equal to that Of the hall of the senate,
and the change in this respect, togeth-
er with the Introduction of benches, to
take the place of desks and chairs, may
be expected to render the great room
hardly recognizable To strangers
who visit the capitol it will not seem
like the same place at all. Doubtless,
the members themselves will find the
new departure in some ways unsatis-
factory, but there will be great gain
in orderliness and in the facility with
which legislative business may be con-
Quoted.
Nine years ago a committee special
ly appointed by the house to consider
the matter said in its report: THE
house OF representatives is noisy
body. Each member has a desk at
which he may transact business Incl
dent not only to the proceedings OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

! the house. but to his general duties as
representative. Conversations are
! constantly carried on, Irrelevant to
and disturbing to, parliamentary pro-
ceedings. The size of the chamber and
the irrelevant noise are such that no
man or average lung power can be
hearo throughout the hall"
VIII Concentrate Membership.
AT the end of each session of con-
gress the top of the speakers desk
mas TO be renewed. by reason of splin-
terlng due to constant thumps of the
| gaVeL Men with voices under the
average in strength have difficulty
IN making themselves heard at all 1t
has been a subject of complaint for
many years. Hence the final adoption
OF the bench system, which, though
1t may not be quite so convenient in
some ways, viii concentrate the entire
membership of the house within a
space of so by SO feet.
Inc benches, of solid mahogany, will
Dem ade as comfortable as possible
with stuffed leather cushions Nobody
except the speaker, the clerk of the
mouse ana the official reporter will be
provided with a desk. 1t is not ex-
peeted that members shall want to do
any writing while in their seats. They
only. For making memoranda, and
other such incidental purposes. a small
stock OF stationery will be kept in a
pocket-shaped box in front of each
seat attached to the back of the next
bench Occupants of the front benches
viii have to store such supplies un-
derneath.
Along the back of each bench will
run narrow shelf. on which casual
writing will be done by. those who
occupy seats Immediately behind. This
is plan adopted. by the way, in the
french chamber of deputies. Aisles
VIII cut through the groups OF benches
at suitable intervals, so that mem
bers can reach their places, or, if de-
sired, summon pages to wait upon
them Pages will be called by electric
switch buttons. the members number
being displayed by an automatic con-
trlvance outside the chamber, in the
room provided for the boys use.
incidentally, the flooring will be
taken up and put down again in such
a way as to slant on all sides toward
the Semi-circular space in which the
speakers throne will stand AS for the
galleries, they will have to be entirely
reconstructed, and their dimensions
viii be cut down to such an extent
that they will hold only 500 people, in
stead Of nearly 1900, as at present
Thus 1t viii be more difficult for the
common people to obtain seats as spec
tators on important occasions.
Fresh Air to Be Supplied.
All of these alterations will cost
about 100000. including certain new
arrangements for ventilation, which,
1t is expected, will make the legisla-
tive chamber much cooler in summer
than heretofore. A continual supply
of fresh air. drawn out of the sky from
the top Of tall tower in the capitol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

tired member will be able to take his
ease under ideal circumstances. Per
haps he may feel disinclined to CONVEX
satfon and would like to repose him
self with a book and a cigar. He
touches a bell, which summons an OBJ
sequiOus attendant in uniform The
uniform is Uncle Sans. and its wear
er, being on the governments salary
list expects no tips "A cigar2 Yes,
sir" The man brings a tray full Of
attractive looking weeds" the recep-
tacle divided into compartments TO IA
cilitate a choice Of brands. Is there
anything else the member would like?
Yes; a couple of novels. He writes
the titles on a piece Of paper; the man
vanishes.
Within so seconds an order for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

books has been transmitted to the IL
brary OF congress It receives instant
attention (an other matters being side
tracked). and the desired volumes, de-
posted in a basketlike carrier, are
within an Incredibly short time, on
their way TO the capitol through a
subterranean tunnel The distance IS
only about quarter Of a mile. On ar
rival. they are Immediately placed in
the hands of the member who has
asked for them
The service in the new club quarters
viii be beyond criticism in all respects.
And, best Of all everything. barring
meals, cigars, and shaves, will be paid
for by the governmeRt-withn no quar-
terly bills for dues for members to
bother about Rene Bache
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

On the second of the month Jupiter
is in quadrature or 90 degrees west of
the sun 1t thus rises about midnight,
and at the end of the month il rises
two hours earlier. 1t is a prominent
star in the sky early in the morning.
Saturn still retains its interest At
the beginning Of February it is on
the meridian about sunset, fine OBJ
ject in a small telescope. In the early
evenings it is found west of the meri-
dian, each night getting farther west
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28


en- into the hall of the house through
tubes, many Of which will go through
and emerge from the very benches
that serve as seats for the congress
men. BY this means they will be kept
comfortable even in the hottest wealth
err
The great drawing room. or salon.
in the rear of the hall will be fur
nished in most luxurious style. All
the furniture viii be of solid mahog-
any, with upholstery of stuffed leather
for the chairs and sofas. Quiet, costly
elegance will be the dominant note;
and. above all things else, comfort will
be the object in view. Here the weary
congressman will take his ease, IN
molested, and, If he has no mind for
conversation. will glance over the re-
cent magazines, or read q book
There was a time, not so very long
ago. when only senators were consid-
cred entitled to the enjoyment of lux
ury. They had all sorts of things
which were denied to members of the
lower house. But nowadays 1t is Diff
ferent. Representatives do not have
the benefit of free lemonade in sum-
mer, or of fresh shaves and hair cuts
all the year around. like the sedate
lawmakers at the other end of the capt.
toll but there is nothing else that they
seem to lack. They have each OF
them a furnished apartment paid for
by the government. and a private sec
rotary who draws his wages from the
treasury; and recently they have boost
ed their own salaries to $500 year.
Is n Better Job Now.
Indeed. the job of a representative
in congress is far more desirable now
than it used to be. The average mem
Der complains that he finds great diff
ficulty in making ends meet. but $500
is fairly good pay for six months
work, and he enjoys many perquisites
The white marble building, close by the
capitol, in which he has his quarters,
is one Of the handsomest apartment
houses in the world. Nay, more, it has
all the advantages of first class
club, inasmuch as there is a magnifi-
cent dining room. to which only con-
gressmen and their friends are ad-
mitted; the kitchens, though of mod
crate size, are up to the latest date in
all their equipments; and the bath
rooms and barber shop are on a CORE
spending scale of magnificence.
The LOungIng Quarters.
Lounging quarters for the represen-
tatives' club VIII be furnished by the
great drawing room and the smaller
cloak rooms of the remodeled house.
There, if anywhere in the world, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28
SOUTH

at the end of the month this has in
creased to one hour and 40 minutes.
During February its brightness to the
eye will increase nearly 10 percent. In
few months it will, become very
prominent
Mars is a morning star which rises
low down in the southeast about 8
g. m 1t is still 200 millions of miles
from the earth and very faint At the
end of the month it is only little
brighter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28
Better Tnan Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children of
bedwetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers Box W, Notre Dame, Ind, will
send free to any mother her successful
home treatment, with full instructions.
Send no money, but write her today
If your children trouble you in this
way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
by day or night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper VII be pleased TO lean
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to In all It's stages. and that Is
Catarrh- Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires q constitu-
tonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken m
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature In doing its work. The proprietors have
90 much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails 70
cure Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

grounds, some distance away, will be
forced by electrically driven fans into
the building, chilled TO any point de-
sired by passing it over pipe coils con-
tanning ammonia gas. and finally driv-
en- into the hall Of the house through
tubes, many Of which will go through
and emerge from the very benches
that serve as seats for the congress
men. BY this means they will be kept
comfortable even in the hottest wealth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-28

The month opens with Mercury at
greatest elongation west of the sun,
and a morning star, but it will be low
down in the sky and difficult TO find.
Venus is an evening star readily
visible to anyone who cares to look
for it. It may be seen low down in
the southwest shortly after sunset. On
the first Of the month Venus sets one
hour and 20 minutes after the sun, and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
sPURNED BUNDLES OF MONEY
story Brought Down from Reno,
Where Freedom spurs
Ffett0u

hght-hearted, though she had spurned
the wealth Of a man she says is worth
N0OOO.oOO Mrs. Annie Conelia Carpenter,
divorce OF five years arrived in San
Francisco from Reno. She confessed she
Is a heart-brsaker. who is addressed by
many OF her admirers as 1.-THE duchess
and the queen OF the Sierras" Her
wealthy admirer is Mr.. Miner, capitalist
or New York and San Francisco"
MIS-. Carpenter would not disclose the
Identity OF Mr.. Miner" He is In a
sanfarium now, she said demurely, trying
70 recover from a nervous breakdown that
her maj refusal TO marry him brought on
he Is so well known In New York and
London that suppose the papers win get
the whole thing soon, but must protect
MIN now" she continued
met Mr.. Miner in New York. and
II was love at first sight with him. Oh
no was dsffy about me. He followed me
west on the same train. I was after a
eNoree nom my husband. Dr. Frank u
carpenter. eSs Madison street. Brooklyn.
Mr. Miner is worth at least $4,000. 900
ana could have had the whole OF II. He
pressed me so hard that finally decided
10 marry him, and in December he gave
me jewels worth $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23

"They were mostly diamonds They
were as big as rocks One set was in the
form of a necklace. l simply could not
wear them, they were so prominent. He
gave me a handbag all studded with won
derful stones, worth more than 81 0oJ0oo.
Think of carrying that on the street
II did not want to marry him at any
time. am wealthy in my own right, and
there are plenty of young men who would
like to care for me the rest of my life.
He is an old man. did not want to marry
anyway. But I suppose his diamonds and
mill'cns were too strong for me.
Later he gave me a quarter OF a mill, on
dollars in stocks and bonds and told me
to keep them. Imagine me in the Golden
hotel, Reno. with all that stuff. l was
afraid of my life There was fire in the
hotel, and I thought 1 would die until I
was safe on the street had the jewels
in a money bag. and they were so heavy
that they hurt.
He is such a prominent man that did
not dare meet him in the hotels and res
taurants. So we met up the river side.
His insistence that I marry him was in
tense. He made me afraid, and when
got the divorce told him that / had
changed my mind. At the same time I
gave him back his wealth. He said he
would follow me to the ends Of the earth.
But no wedding bells for me. I am
nearly sick over this business. Not many
women would have given all that stuff
back But 1 like young men. He Is not
so very old. but he did not attract me-
Much has been said In Reno dispatches
about Mrs. Carpenters golden hair and
big blue eyes, 1t is quite true Also her
lips are very red She has enough hair for
two ordinary women bright gold.
The "Mr. Miner" has not been identi-
fied.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
CATCHES TROUT WITH DIAMOND
Piscatorial Tale Passed Ep to Pro-
fessiOnals rs High Glass
Specimen.

Tucked snugly in the heart of the
Olympic mountains in northwestern Wash
ington is Lake Crescent. The chief at
traction at present Is the author Jack
London. Just why Mr.. London choose the
region for an outing, when the rugged
mountains, the Sierra range are near the
authors California home. is because OF a
desire of his sporting blood to respond to
a new call of the wild.
In Lake Crescent abound the renowned
Beardslee trout. found nowhere else in
the world. To feel the tug of one on the
end Of casting line and to caress its
spotted sides, brought London to spend
five weeks.
He came with the avowed intention or
remaining until he had captured a Bears
lee trout. For four days he went out In
the morning and rowed back at night, ate
his meals and retired to his tent. Not a
word was said. Guests saw him bring in
strings Of fine speckled and Dolly Warden
trout, but not a Beardslee
Among the guests Is Alexander Pan
tages, who learned OF Londons great de-
sire and planned to play little trick on
the author. One morning he approached
London at breakfast and offered to bet
$3.50 against all the money London had In
his pocket that he would not catch gooc
Beardslee trout during his stay.
London found IS. and they left the money
with the innkeeper. In the flat bottomed
boat assigned to each guest London rowed
across the lake fully five miles and fished
all day. His boat was fairly swamped with
various species of trout and some nice
landlocked salmon. But in spite Of forty
seven changes of flies and three hours Of
trolling not a Beardslee trout even made
a strike at the hooks and spoons.
Suddenly the author was seized with
an inspiration. Selecting a wonderously
we'll made trolling spoon, London took
his diamond stud and tied II TO the gut
leader, an inSh above the cluster Of hooks.
ana then Nent to the task Of trolling the
placid waters of the cove. Hardly had
the hook touched the water, when a strike
and tug of the line assured the author
that a fish was hooked. Fish and man
fought a battlesfor fifteen minutes. In
the end the man won. Soon in the stern
OF the boat lay beautifully spotted trout
thirty-four inches long and weighing about
nine pounds.
About dinner time London carried tn,
prize to the veranda, where guests hac
assembled, and displayed It, remarkins
what fine mounted specimen II woulc
make. Then he walked to the clerks coun-
ter and pocketed the sl9S. 1t cost PantageI
another $50 to learn how the trout wa
caught. as the author told Of the diamond
display on his trolling spoon.
And It's no nature fake" said London
FOR there is the trout and here is the
diamond stud."-New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23

schedules of pay. which are the loves,
that any employer in the trade is per
mitted to give "slow workers may, how
ever. be hired at lower rates.
Although the law was intended to be
an experiment for only three year II was
continued from 1899 to 1900, was re-enacted
at a special session OF the legislature
called for that purpose. and has remained
in operation ever Since. According to pres
ent indications IL will be continued and ex-
tended indefinitely.
While not entirely abollshlng. the law has
diminished sweating has maintained
wages above the amounts paid in the I'M
regulated trades, promoted organization
among the workers. brought employers
and employees closer together and elevated
the plane OF competition. The majority Of
the people OF victoria. including most Of
the employers in the regulated trades,
seem TO be satisfied. The chief defects
Of the scheme are the lack Of general
definition Of a standard living wage to be
followed by all the boards, and the fact
that It has not been extended to every in
dustry.
Between 1907 and 1909. New South Wales,
Queensland and South Australia adopted
the wage board system. A few years ago
a select committee appointed by the Brit
ish House of Commons to investigate the
condition of the home workers in England,
recommended minimum wage boards as
the one measure which promised relief to
this most oppressed class Legislation in
accordance with sthis report was enacted
by Parliament, but, as only few months
have passed since the boards were estab-
lished, there are no facts by which to es-
innate its effects.
An objection to any attempt to raise
wages by law is that the price of products
would be raised correspondingly, and that
some Of those now employed would be COM
PEELED to go idle, owing to the smaller de-
mand for goods at the higher prices.
Every measure that raises wages, shortens
hours or increases the provisions for
safety and sanitation in the workshop,
whether by trade union action or by legal
enactment, is open to this objection. Since
these have not produced the dire results
predicted, there is a fair presumption that
minimum wage legislation would likewise
escape the contingency of higher prices
and increased unemployment. The greater
part of the enhanced wage payments would
probably come out of the increased eff
cheney of the workers themselves Better
conditions of living would enable employees
to produce more; higher wages would COM
pei employees to introduce improved pro.
cesses. Any increase in the price OF the
products of the workers whose wages were
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23

your allegiance.
Don't forget to nudge the officials of
your club II they go TO sleep.
Don't fail to appreciate the difference
between cooperation and the action Of a
disorderly minority.
Don't be discouraged II you fail to get
action the first time you bring an i'm
portant matter 10 the attention Of the club
officials
Don't act with Impotence In the face Of
an important OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES follows
in the wake of calm and deliberate pre-
sensations Of good arguments.
Don't try to have your own way unless
you can at least prove TO yourself that 1t
is a good way.
Don't expect others to approve Of your
way II you cannot approve OF II on your
own account.
Don't run around in an automobile with
out knowing anything about speed laws
Don't forget that law is supposed to be
based upon common sense as well as upon
precedent
Don't fail to display fair measure OF
common sense II you are short Of legal
lore.
Don't try to become a curbstone lawyer
II policeman makes few pointed in
quiries about the speed at which you were
uilNlhS sOul NdI.
Don't try to convince a policeman that
you were going backwards II your ca,
was picking up the road in the opposite
direction.
Don't object to reasonable police regu-
lations, seven II they do differ from each
other in the towns that you pass through
in day.
Don't forget that the citizens Of each
township have the happy faculty OF un-
derstandng their own local situation in a
manner satisfactory to them.
Don't forget the old adage When In
Rome do as the Romans do"
Don't toll with ignorance-learn some
thing about the mechanisms in your auto
mobile.
Don't act like a star of the first magni-
tude when you meet farmer on the road
wayne may have a little star factory
of his own.
Don't mistake egotism for power; the
egotist stands in front OF a mirror; the
man Of power has strong stride but he
never gets out OF breath.
Don't fear your self-appointed enemies;
they are more scared of you than you
can be Of them.
Don't be eddied out OF the main current
your franchise is good use It,