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of New Hampshire) half Of the time
and a Democratic presiding officer
(senator Bacon % Georgia. the other
half Of the time. Senator Bacon
stayed on the job during the week of
the Republican national convention at
Chicago. So that Senator Gallinger
could ga 10 the Republican eonven-
ton. Turn about is fair play and
accordingly Senator Gallinger is now
STAYING on the job. so that Senator
Bacon can join his party colleagues in
President making at Baltimore.
The forms have 10 be preserved and
the Senate must meet once in three
days. II must do SO, as must the
House, because the constitution pro-
vides that neither house shall adj
journ for more than three days at a
time without the consent of the other.
The meeting in the Senate is only u
call TO order. prayer by the chap
lain, and then motion to adjourn for
three days. but II must nevertheless
be attended to rellgiously and all the
requirements, legal and constitutional,
are being observed.
so It is that Washington is as dull
and deserted as in the heart of sum-
mer but the hosts will again be re-
turning in a few days. Lots of ac-
tion may vet be expected. The work
of the session is not half done. The
appropriation bills, which supply the
funds for keeping the government go
ing. have not been completed. A spe-
cial resolution, continuing appropria-
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to be passed in a few days, Other
wise most of the activities of the
Government would have to cease be-
cause there would be no money which
officials could draw from the Treas
ury TO pay the bills.
1t is rather sad state of affairs
but now it can not be helped The
House has passed the appropriation
bills or most of them. The Senate
has passed a part of them but there
is agreement between the Senate and
the House on but few and ON one or
two of those which have been sent to
the President. there is disagreement
between him and the Congress. He
has vetoed the army bill and will
probably veto the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial bill, which carries
the salaries of many thousands of
government employees and also the
salaries of Senator and Representa-
tives.
But these are only a part of the
matters that must be disposed of be-
fore Congress is allowed to adjourn.
Other very important matters are still
in dispute. The tariff bills apparently
must be carried through, but the pro-
gram regarding them will be deter
mined upon in due season after the
legislators are back in Washington.
Just what they will decide to do is yet
very uncertain. The Panama bill,
fixing tolls and providing for the gov
eminent of the canal zone, must be
disposed of before final adjournment
OF course everybody is sick and
sore at all such prospects. No one
can now tell how long Congress may
be kept in Washington. 1t looks like
a session into August and. perhaps.
into September. Nobody likes that
except the Washington hotel people
but this is where the Washington
hotel people win.
1t may have one good effect that 1t
will shorten the period of the Presi-
DENTAL campaign. Two months is
long enough any way for a presiden-
| tial campaign. After the hammering
which the candidates give one anoth-
er for that length of time the country
| Will be sufficiently wearied. The
people can forget about Congress-
They can pay little attention to what
| is being done down at Washington.
But they can not close their eyes to
| the candidates who are hippodroning
| past their very doors. making speech
es and whooping ii up generally.
| Some of the Congressional candi-
dates, of course, viii get away and do
some work on their tenees. The
Maine members and Senators will go
back home il Congress lasts into .Au-
gust, because Maine votes in Septem-
Der and the campaign there is of
great importance, in showing what
the trend of the political sentiment
throughout the country is likely to be.
| But Maine and Vermont and one or
two Southern states are the only ones
, that vote before November.
Consequently most of the Congress-
men of both branches can afford To
postpone their campaigning till the
cool Of the fan. People win welcome
that after such long and hard
political strain. A little rest from
politics Will be satisfactory to all con-
eerned. Everybody comedies that