The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-27
SENATE'S Two
PRESIDENTS.
eanInger and Bacon Divide
Time IN Chair.
pROeRESSIVES ARE lEF1'OUT

heeGS OF the I0aoioCk OVN 6sSSh'H9
President Pro Tsm.-Rieh Picking For
okIahoma-Taik is Senats's Chief
Industry-Why Some Statesmen Do
Not Want to Go Home.
BY ARTHUR II. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. q. - Especial -
Benate insurgents may have maintain
ed their principles in preventing the
selection Of a president pro TEN. who
had been nominated by the regulars,
but they strained them a mighty sight.
At the beginning Of this congress they
refused to vote for Senator Gallinger
for the temporary presiding officer
when Vice President Sherman was alb
sent. That created a deadlock which
has lasted through the term. But the
senate has circumvented itself, so to
speak. by eiecung under unanimous
agreement different senators to pre-
side over the senate at various times.
1t has finally been a mutual agree
ment apparently that Senator CALM
ger, nominated by the regular Re-
publicans, and Senator Bacon. nomi-
mated by the Democrats, shall divide
the temporary presiding business.
One or the other Of them has been
in the chair during all the latter part
Of this session on account of the seri-
GUS illness Of Mr.. Sherman. In all
this unanimous consent business no
insurgent has been selected for tenn
porary chairman even for short time.
Getting Her Share.
II developed during the considera-
ton Of the Indian appropriation bill
that the comparatively new state Of
Oklahoma was getting her share in
the way Of appropriations and legisla-
ton. This BILL" said Senator Nc
Cumber in the senate. us always top
heavy in one direction, and that GER
tain direction is toward Oklahoma.
This may be explained when it is
known that three members Of the Ok
lahoma delegation in the house are
members of the Indian committee"
McCumber said that the branches Of
the tree pointing toward Oklahoma
were always loaded with fruit in the
Indian BILL
Civil Service Pensions.
Government employees affected by
the civil service have one big PROPOSE
ton before them-they must secure
civil service pension law. or they must
have a law by which part of their
present pay is taken to form an old age
pension fund. or they must accept
some such provision for getting them
out Of Office as was once in the iegis-
iative and executive appropriation bill.
The time is approaching when there
will be so many old, superannuated
and Incompetent persons in the public
service that the business cannot be
transacted. Then there must
be a wedding out Of these old en-
ployees. Civil service means civil PEN
sions- Of some kind or limited tenure
Of Office.
Talk In the Senate.
All senators recognize that there is
too much talk In that body. II am
very reluctant to take the f1oor," said
Senator Lodge, "even for moment,
for dislike to contribute, even In the
smallest degree, to the endless food OF
debate which is now holding congress
In session"
At another time Senator Williams
said: II shall not detain the senate
more than four or Eve minutes. shall
not initiate the wondrous waste Of
wind power that has characterized
this debate" Ia.
And thus admonished on two sep
arate occasions the senate continued
30 meet at 10 o'clock In the morning
and talk until nearly II o'clock at
night.
Were In No Hurry.
Senator Bailey of Texas had a the
Dry that many Republican senators
were In no hurry to go home on ac-
count Of political complications In their
states growing out of the third party
.'They would have to take
/ hand in the settlement Of them." he
Baid. land 1t looks to me as If they
would prefer to let their people adjust
hem in their absence" It may be
hat quite a number Of senators will
have business here after adjournment.
Hepburn 10 Frank.
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho can never
" accused Of lodging. He does not
aesitate to say what he thinks Dis
.ussing the tariff and KINDRED subjects
he other day, he was heckled by Demo
rats who said more or less about the
high cost Of living. Il can tell you
low to reduce the cost Of living" said
Hepburn. "Eiect the Democratic party
o power aud you will do 1t quickly
md surely" Then he went on to say
hat they would have mighty poor iiv-
ng and insisted that good times and
he high cost Of living went hand In
and,
Mann In Advance.
nfarussinr the service pension hill.