The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-07-20
RURAL CARRIERS
GIVEN INCREASE
SUBSTANTIAL RECOGNITION is
MADE BY THE POSTOFFICE
DEPARTMENT
APPORI|0NMENT BILL HAS BAD TIME
Senators Making a Fight on Method of
Increasing the Size Of House
Of Representatives

A special dispatch from Washington
says that at the last session of Con.
gress the Members OF Congress from
South Dakota vigorously fought for
increased pay for the rural delivery
carriers, and after a struggle succeed
ed in securing the necessary legisla-
ton. 1t will be remembered that the
increasing of salaries in this direction
was accomplished by a large amount
of speech making, and the Republican
Congressman found it extremely diff
ficult to raise the pay of the rural
carriers in the face of the Demo
cratic opposition. However. forty
thousand rural delivery carriers are
in their pay envelopes, and four mil
lion dollars will be distributed by the
government among that class OF its
employees during the coming year.
Mr.. Hitchcock has the distinction of
being the first Postmaster General to
place the Post Office Department upon
a paying basis, and he says that the
time has now arrived for the estab-
lishment Of a parcels post, which, in
his opinion, would be a great conven-
fence to the American people, and be-
sides would produce millions OF dol
larc additional cnra,, l. A. n-.4
Office Department. The Members of
Congress from every state have been
hearing a great deal about this par
cells post question but mostly in OPP
position to it's establishment. How
ever. it is recognized that the large
numDer or pctitron. ~n,.n are
stantly piling in on Members desks,
are the result of a concerted move
ment being carried u by large in
terests in Chicago and elsewhere.
Notwithstanding the fact hat the
Committee on Census has submitted
a very extended report upon the ques-
ton of apportionment of the Repre-
sentatives of the different states, the
likelihood is that the legislature will
find rough shedding. Senator LaFol-
lette, who is a Member of the Com
mittee on Census, together with other
Senators, is opposed to the manner
of increasing the membership OF the
House, and when the question is
reached there is sure to be a big
fight which may tie up the matter and
prevent legislation of any sort. Quite
a number of states ecure an increase
Of representation under the bill now
pending and these gains are as fol
lows: Alabama, /; California, 3; Colo
RADIO, /; Florida, /; Georgia, /: Idaho,
/: Illinois, 9; Louisiana, T.; Massa-
chusetts, 2; Michigan, /; Minnesota, /;
Montana, /; New Jersey, 2; New York,
6; North Dakota, /: Ohio, /; Okla
homa, 3; Oregon. /; Pennsylvania, 4;
Rhode Island, /; South Dakota, /;
Utah. /: West Virginia, /; Texas, 2;
and Washington, 2.
During the week Senator Gamble
acted as one Of the c~onferees on the
part of the Senate upon the deficiency
appropriations measure providing for
contingent expenses for the House Of
Representatives for the fiscal year
1911.
The Washington Star suggests I'M
der the heading Of "a Not improbable
Colloquy,' in its editorial page, that
it would not be out of place if an
old member of the House should say
to the new: at seems TO me that
there ought to be a conference held
about the different Investigations now
going on" The new member Of the
House wanting to know the purpose
of such a conference, receives the re-
ply: For several purposes. To be-
gin with, take the question Of adver-
tisement. There is advertisement
enough for all. No investigator need
lack for a share. But the spotlights
should be played so as to give every
fellow his due, The stage should not
be overilled at any time. Too much
should not be in action at once. Let
the hearings be arranged so that they
will not crowd one another. Where
there's crowding, effects are confused
and sometimes lost" There Is a lot
more to the editorial and the col
loquy," and while it is a nice little
stretch Of imagination, still there is
as much truth in the lines as any