The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


This was disclosed last week, when
Senator Cummins made motion that the
resolution be made the unfinished busi
Dess of the Senate. The motion was
adopted BY vote of AZ to ~. but two
Democrats. Smith, of Arizona, and Smith.
of South Carolina, being recorded in the
negative. The ground of their opposi.
ton is that one four year term should be
the rule regarding the Presidential Office
The other opponents of the motion
formed curious political mixture
They came from both camps of the Re-
publicaus. They were Bristow, Catrou,
Clapp. Crawford, Cullom. Gallinger,
Lippit, Mclean. .Poindexter, Root,
Sanders, Smith, Of Michigan, and Town
send.
Y Bristow. clapp and Poindexter voted
against making the resolution the nnfin-
ished business because they are all Bull
Moosers and regard The attempt to limit
the President to one term as directed
against their chief. Among those who
voted for the resolution were such stanch
stand-patters as Penrose. Oliver aud
Crane.
Whether the resolution TO submit. the
Constitutional amendment to the States,
will bepushed through the Senate before
the end of the session is little uncertain,
but the chances are it will be.
The House, however, is not likely to
act on the resolution before adjournment.
A resolution has been reported 10 the
House providing for a constitutional
amendment, which will limit the Presi-
dents to one four year team. But there
Is much sentiment in the House 10 favor
Of the Senate six-year proposition.
NJ.
Within the next week the thousands Of
veterans who have received no pensions
since the beginning of the present fiscal
year. July /, will get their government
warrants
Both House and Senate on Thursday
agreed to the pension bill. which has been
thrown like shuttle between the two
Houses since last February. The
measure carries $I6o. ooo. 600 to pay the
pensioners
A provision placed in the pension bill
as originally passed by the House, aboI.
ishing the IS pension agencies through
out the country caused the delay. The
Senate objected to eliminating The agen-
cies aud deadlock ensned. The Senate
finally agreed 10 provision which will
eliminate the agencies January 3T 1913
The elimination Of the agencies will
force some $50 clerks employed in them
either to move to Washington or to leave
the government service.
~
The House on Friday adopted as a
substitute for the Bourne parcels post
plan in the Postofice Appropriation Bill
the Lewis compromise plan for a parcels
post presented by Representative David
] Lewis of Maryland. This was done by
vote of I43 to SO. Then the House sent
the Postoffice Bill into conference with
instructions by vote 22o 10 o, 10 the
House conferees to make fight for the
adoption by the Senate conferees Of the
Lewis compromise. The action of the
House Is a distinct Compliment 10 the
little Wel-h member from Western
Maryland who has specialized on the
subject Of parcels post, the express
situation and the postal express idea.
The Bourne bill included fourth-class
mail matter only, which would have ex-
cluded agricultural products, books, etc.
The Lewis compramise includes agricul-
tural products and all matters shipped by
the express companies.
Chairman Moon. of the House Post.
Office Committee, Floor Leader Under
wood aud House leaders on both sides.
regardless of politics. professed confidence
in the Judgment and knowledge of Mr..
Lewis on the parcels post question and
this had much to do with the adoption of
his substitute
~
The long and determined Democratic
progressive struggle to relieve The people
of the country Of some Of the excessive
tariff tax burden imposed by the Payne
l'Aldrich act, which has been kept up
doggedly through two sessions of Con.
gress. ended in complete failure Friday
afternoon when the Senate by decisive
votes sustained President Taft's yetoes of
the Steel and Wool bills which have been
passed over the ve,oes BY the House