The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-04-27
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


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BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aprl 25-Special. i
No more Sunday postoffice openings for
the delivery Of mail will be the rule
after July according to an amend.
ment which Congressman Mann had
inserted in the postoffice appropriation
bill. This was not accomplished until
there had been some discussion of the
question, which hinged mainly on the
proposition Of delivering Sunday news
papers to towns and small places in
the rural districts through the post.
Office.
But the proposition was agreed to
with such little opposition that it will
no doubt stay in the bill. Mann &C.
complished the result In rather an in
genious manner. He made his amend
ment reduce an appropriation Of more
than $S7,OO0OOO by $3.50. thus coming
within the Holman rule, which the
Democrats have adopted as a means Of
reducing expenditures, and -incorporat-
ing the important Sunday legislation.
Sunday and the Papers.
Congressman Fowler Of Illinois, who
lives in a rural district, tried to pro-
vide for opening the postoffices on
Sunday for one hour, but failed. He
argued that the city people received
their papers Sunday by carrier, but the
country people could get them only
through the mails. Congressman Mon
dell Of Wyoming wanted more liberal
conditions regarding the delivery Of
Sunday papers. "Why don't you force
them to publish Sunday paper in
your town." asked Mann. 81 wish
somebody would deprive me from ever
seeing a Sunday newspaper" declared
the Illinois leader with great fervor
'We'n put in an amendment to that ef-
feet" interjected Butler Of Pennsyl-
varia.
Recognized Him.
It is the fashion in the senate to
''cold shoulder any member Of that
body whose course Is not approved.
That was the method adopted toward
Senator Joe Dixon when he took up
the management Of the Roosevelt cam
paign. The treatment continued until
after the results in Illinois and Penn
sylvania. Then there was decided
change. Dixon was quite warmly well
coined In the senate. OF course the
progressives had been friendly all the
time, but after Dixon seemed to have
the best Of things he was treated bet
ter. The old regulars seemed to think
the young man was worth notice. and
he was recognized as somebody worth
while.
Was there lurking suspicion In the
minds Of those senators that the time
might come when that man Dixon
would be mighty handy as a go-be-
tween for those wanting favors at the
White House?
Agreed With Hepburn.
Senator Bristow was trying TO get
consideration for a bill for presidential
primaries In the District of Columbia.
Senator Hepburn objected, saying:
Il object to carrying further the
wreckage, disorder and disturbance
that have been caused by direct pri-
mary elections in the United States"
II agree with Hepburn perfectly
remarked a Taft press agent in the
gallery who has q keen sense Of hui
NOR.
Speaking Of Dark Horsss
II the Iowa delegation was united
behind Senator Cummins he would be
in a very good position as dark horse
possibility in the present Republican
situation. There are many regulars
who would prefer Cummins to either
La Toilette or Roosevelt, and the pro-
gressives could not complain about
such a candidate However, the whole
idea of the Roosevelt campaign seems
to be that he Is the one Republican
who can win.
For years Iowa always went to ma
tional conventions with candidate.
Allison was the man. LET us sweep
this Allison dead wood out Of the
way" was the brisk remark Of Steve
Elkins, who was always on hand for
Blaine. And that was easy, for RET"
Garrison was there in charge Of the
Iowa Allison boom-and always for
Blaine.
Underwood IT,
Oscar Underwood will be speaker II
Champ Clark is made president. "If'
Underwood should become speaker
would he still take up questions de-
volving upon the floor leader? He can't
resist doing so when he is speaker pro
tenn. place Clark gives him quite
frequently. When something is up at
fecting the procedure and business Of
the house Underwood speaks up and
takes a hand just as II he was on the
Door as leader
Uncle Joe Not "Father"
Although ha wing the longest record
Of any man rs member Of the house,
Uncle Joe Cannon will not be father
Of the house" even after John Dalzell
retires year hence. Having failed to
be elected to the Fifty-second congress,
the Illinois man lacks continuous serv.
ice. and the father" business will fall
to Serene r. Payne. a..