The Washington times., 1911-08-23
LAWMAKERS SEEK
NEEDED REST AF TER
T|RESOME SESSION
Record-Breaking Fading
Away" From Capital
Is Made.

Congress never did a Quicked or more
thorough job Of fading away than the
one accomplished yesterday.
Most of the members of both the
House and Senate departed before ad-
5ournment. Had some recalcitrant
raised the question of a quorum in
either house on the last day, 1t would
have been most embarrassing. OF
course, nobody veptured to do so,
though there was some talk that the.
redoubtable troublemaker. Jim" Mann
had such a purpose in mind.
The reason why the members of Con-
gress lit out" from Washington so
quickly was chiefly because they were
worn out. 1t was. a trying session.
Moreover, the regular session will con-
Vene only about three months hence,
with big work cut out for it, and If
members are to get any rest they must
De about it, Many of the investigating
committees will meet again in October,
and this fact stands In the way of a. !
long vacation for a number Of members
OF the House
Where Are They7
Where has Congress gone?
rectly, would require 4Sl distinct an
sWers. But one can get a good idea by |
considering where a few of its repre- |
sentative members have gone.
Ot course, most of the members
headed for home. They have gone To |
their home districts ostensibly to rest.
hut really TO look after their political |
fences for next year.
of Virginia. He has the fight of his life |
on his hands, and the primaries are |
coming soon. He Is going to enter into |
MS campaign without delay and take |
the stump and keep it until the fight is |
over The same is true of his colleague,
Senator Swanson
Senator Penrose is another who has
war on his hands He is vitally inter-
estec in the m6yorship fight in Philadel-
phia- The Ware crowd there is bent on
beating his candidate for mayor George
ii. Earle, jr., and IL they do It, it will
probably sound the death knell of the
PeErose leadership in Pennsylvania.
That is why Senator Penrose is hurry
Ing over to Philadelphia today, and he
will keep in close touch with things
until the fight is over.
Senator Bacon has started for Europe.
Senator Guggenheim is bound there.
Senator Lodge is going. So is Senator
Burton. Senator Gallinger has been
in New England for weeks. Senator
Crane has gone TO his home al Dalton
Mass. Vice President Sherman has al
ready departed for Utica, his home.
Senator Bourne, who is going to let
Oregon return him to the Senate of its
own volltion will not go back to his
at the resorts along the coast with Mrs.
Bourne.
Senator Cummins has gone to Iowa.
where he will play golf and keep
kinds Of politics. He, will also prepare
for the important hearing Of the Inter-
state Commerce Committee of the SEN
ate en- corporation control: He is TAX
ing charge of the investigation along
with Senator Clapp.
La Toilette to Stay.
Senator La Toilette is one of the few
who will stay here. He will do literary ,
work, likewise politics. Senator Clapp I
is heading for Arizona and California,
then for Minnesota and Wisconsin on
epeakinG tour. Senator Eristow is going
to Kansas. and will do some speaking.
Senator Warren, with his bride. will
go to Wyoming ard see the Frontier
Day celebration at Cheyenne.
Senator Kenyon is already in the {
H.uSl Ol SDcCCllCS III lOWd |
He is getting ready for the fight over
his reelection next year Senator {
Pcmerene Of Ohio has gone back to
Canton. and Senator Bryan of Florida '
has gone TO his home. Uncle Ike" Ste
phenson had hit the rails for Wis
cunsin to undergo a rest and then face I
the ordeal Of 1 Senate investigation on
as to corrupt practices i'll his 1
election. {
Champ Clark will remain here until 6
September l. and will then 20 to his !
home in Missouri, but he will make i'm
portant political speeches through the {
fall. {
Representative Bartholdt is en- route 6
to Berlin as special representative of $
this country at the presentation to the y
Kaiser of the Steuben replica. I
REPRESENTATIVES MLrdCCk and Norris !
are going 10 speak for the Progressive /
League. Representative Russell! of Mis-
souri Is taking his family and friends G
for trip through the East before re- /
turning home. /
One Of the most interesting trips
planned by members of Congress will
he the iaunt OF the House A.propria-
einns COMMITTEES. headed by Chairman |
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