The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-13
THE AFFAIRS
OF CONGRESS
Talk Of Sixyear Term For the
President
REASONS FOR THE CHANGE
Report on Recent Lawrence Strike and
Mill Conditions in That City
Is Coming in a
Fortnight.
REASONS FOR THE CHANGE

Washington, May IA surprising
amount OF discussion is heard In Con
gress favorable to the proposed constr
tutional amendment providing SIX
year term for the president and making
him ineligible for another term. rms
is even true in the Senate. 1t is further
declared that if vote could be reached
ia either house the amendment would
carry and be sent to the states for rati-
fcation. OF course it could not become
lucrative before the presidential term
beginning in 1917. 1t is said that the
only objection OF any strength comes
from progressive sources such as senator
Bristow, who thinks Theodore Roosevelt
is especially in mind to be hit. But
fair Judges say that it is not the Roose-
Welt candidacy that so much impels them
to regard the amendment with favor as
the reorettabIe fact that nowadays, with
the presidential primaries, the president.
If he is going to seek an Endorsement OF
his administration at the polls. must
give so much time to mere politics ana
even TO stamping the country. IT -
claimed that the nation would be much
better served in the presidency II eondi-
tions surrounding that post were changed
40 that the president could give ms
whole time and his best, impartial
thought TO the public service. Unfortu-
nateiy. the legislative calendars are so
eougested that the constitutional amend
ment so highly regarded is rather limited
in its chances to obtain immediate favor
able position on them.
The Minnesota primaries indicate
-
clean sweep for Roosevelt in that state.
II has always been good Roosevelt coun-
try. but it was thought that the Mime
apolis and st. Paul districts could be
kent for Taft. but Minneapolis has gone
two to one against the president, de-
spite strong organization and the fact
that the Taft ticket was headed by the
most popular man in the state, former
President Cyrus Northrop of the univer-
sitv of Minnesota. st. Paul held its pri-
maries Saturday night, and similar
result was expected At one time La
Toilette was thought strong in the state,
and it was held that he would at least
obtain half OF the delegates, but il is sur
missed that he has permitted his hold to
loosen while chasing will-o-the-wisps
elsewhere 1t is beginning to be felt
that the colonel will not be headed on
until he strikes Ohio, and only then
after desperate struggle, If at all.
If there has existed any impatience in
the Senate for official information bear
ing on the Lawrence strike, it will be
pratified in about two weeks, according
to report Saturday to the Senate by
Mr.. Cable, the acting secretary Of com
merce and labor. He informed the SEN
ate that the bureau of labor has worked
so diligently acquiring facts relating to
wages and living conditions in Lawrence
that tables having TO do with 2l000
operatives are almost completed, and the
work is so we'll advanced that the de-
paltment ought to be able to report to
tho Senate in about two weeks.
The two chief Democratic bureaus
gave out their claims Saturday night,
and out of the GIG delegates elected, the
Champ Clark people claim 373, giving
Wilson "a Underwood 50, Marshall 80,
Baldwin Ia, Burke 10, Harmon 2, and
unpedged 1877; necessary to win, 100
The Wilson people offered different
showing, claiming 232 delegates for their
candidate.
Senator Lodge is busy preparing him
self TO speak on the tariff. He will
not strive to handle some big industry,
such as the steel, which win be plenti-
fully discussed by many senators, but
he will address himself to the minor in
dustries, which he contends will be af-
feeted in such bill as the steel bill.
In Massachusetts, he is pointing out,
the minor industries employ $4,000 hands
and their annual product is nearly 5000
100000, and he says these would be
completely annihiliated by the tariff bills
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