Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-04-05
TO CUT OUT DECEIT
Applause" to Be Barred From
Congressional Record.
STUCK IN FOR HOME READERS
Bills for Monuments and Memorials
Are Numerous This Session
Wave Perry's Don't Give Up
the Ship" Flag.
sY GEORGE cLlNron.


observation-disclosures intends to
shut down on "deceitfuI illusions TO
applause" Perhaps the public does
not know 1t. but great many OF the
nne speeches which appear In the
Congressional Record and which ire
quentiy are sent out In pamphlet form
10 constituents to admire, never we're
delivered. A member gets two min
utes' time. stands ON his feet. deitv-
ers himself OF the opening paragraph
OF q speech and then gets leave to
print the remainder In the Congress
sional Record. When the Record ap-
pears with the speeches in full 1t FREE
quently has been found that the mem
Der who was supposed to have de-
Hvered the speech has inserted here
and there in parenthesis the word
applause" and occasionally he has In
serted great applause" and on other
occasions he may put In LONG. loud
and continuous applause" and again
great cheering" This has been pro
nounced time and again to be a petty
sort OF deceit intended for home con-
sumption and the making OF votes.
Congress may take cognizance OF
this applause practice" for Represen-
tative Drvre has introduced this reso-
luton. which 1t is said may pass:
Resolved, That the Congressional
Record shall hereafter contain no ref
erence to any applause that may oc-
cur In connection with anything done
or said on the floor OF the house OF
representatives. nor shall any method
OF indicating approval or disapproval
thereof be employed in said publica-
ton"
There is nothing in this resolution
to show directly what 1t is aimed at,
but every member knows and 1t ia
probable that good many men who
have written the word applause O
dozen times will vote for the resolu.
ton rather than have 1t appear that
they have been addicted to deceit.
full practice and would like to keep II
up.
Season for Monuments.
This seems to be the session for the
introduction of bills into congress for
the erection OF monuments and me
MORALS OF various kinds. Mr.. Flood
OF Virginia has just introduced bill
To provide for the construction oil
a memorial highway. archway and
gateway in memory OF Thomas Jeffer
Virginia" The Democrats make more
or less OF shrine OF Thomas Jefrer
sons old home. The approaches Il
1t are said not to be what they shouic
be. and there is q chance that MIR
Floods bill will pass the house. Il
will stand fair chance OF passage
In the senate also, because although
the Republicans there are In a ma
iority, no party men like to let It ap
pear that they are moved by politica
considerations to deny honor to tn,
memory of great man OF anothe
party.
Representative Legare OF Soutl
Carolina. having noted the successful
attempt to secure a monument /,
Christopher Columbus In the city 0
Washington. has asked congress u
Queen Isabella OF Spain
Show Perry's Old Flag.
The other day In congress an ar
preparation WIS asked to repair. pre-
serve and properly exhibit the troph
fiags now in store In the naval acao
envy at Annapolis, Md. In order tina
the attempt TO secure the appropria
tion might have plenty OF patriot
sentiment TO inspire its passage, on
| of the members had secured fror
| the naval academy several OF the bal
| tie flags which are now in the keepin
| OF that institution. One OF them wa
/ the flag flown by Commodore PER-
at the battle of Lake Erie. 1t Is q blu
nag with these words IN gold letter
!, inscribed upon 1t: Don't Give up tn
ship" These words, OF course, wi
be recognized as those OF Capital
Lawrence OF the United States nav,
who commanded the irigate Chest
peaks in It's battle with the BIRTHS
frigate shannon OF the Maine coas
IN the war OF 1922.
Lawrence was MORALLY wounded 1
the action and his last words wer
Don't give up the ship words whic
/ became the moltO Dl the america
navy. Captain Lawrence lies bhrie
/ In Trinity chnrchyard. New York cit,
his grave being within fifteen feet {
the iron fence which separates tn
cemetery from the busiest part of tina
great thoronghfare. Broadway Hun
dreds OF thousands OF people Visit tni
grave in the course OF year and Ii
seen through the fence a!i,es nv a
many more thousands. who II the
would stop for moment, ro0id rea
from the pavement the inspirIt1ng n
scription which the tomb bears