The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-11
CONGRESS MAY REMAIN
N SESSION TILL
MIDSUMMER
GOSSIP OF THE NATIONAL CAPI
TAI AND OF OUR LAWMAK.
Frs THERE.

ing the operation Of the Panama ca
nal will be reported ont OF the Sen
ate committee on interOceanic ca
mails. of which Senator Frank L
Hrandegee, of Connecticut, is chair
man, early next week. The commit
tee has accorded hearings 10 repre-
sentatiyes of the railroads. steam
ships. and commercial bodies and all
others who have asked TO be heard
The railroads We're not given hear
ing while the bill was under process.
CT incubation in the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
merce and consequently raised 4
fog that their interests were be-
ing jeopardized through the log
rolling methods OF the extremists
OF both political par les. Rather than
have this charSc so to the country
unchallenGcd. although without an,
foundation in fact. senator Brandc
gee threw the unors OF his commit
tee room open to whoever desired to
enter and be heard in assisting to
formulate bill that il is sincere',
hoped will show wisdom and con
struc,ive craftsmanship in every line
Ii is expected the bill will difcr
Very materially from the House meaa-
nrc. particularly With reference to
tho prohibition Of railroad-ownod
steamships operating through the 60
nal. The free toll provision of tn,
House bill relating to vessels en-
Saged in lie eoastNSc trade it l.,
believed viii remain in the Senat
measure when il comes from tn,
committee ucNl week
The @rneral desire espresso anon
the leaders 20 clear Tie way fer aG-
journmrnt hy June l., appears t.
h;f" .pne @l.mmcgiN@. The l.orim
c.sr. now before the senate, il
expected. will consum. MOI less than
Two weeks. Tho accused senator
VIII maize a desperate fight for his
scat, and ii goes without saying that
Ii" has friends in that body who's,
own reputation being immgncd. will
stand by him prrsistcntly Consc-
quently II looks as though midsum-
mer will find Congress still in Sos
sion and not inclined to adjourn
mcnt until the weather becomes op-
prcssively warm. BY that time The
Political national conventions will
have nominated their tickets and m,
great campaign of 1917 will be in
progress.
It was just mere force of habit
that led to placing Senator SmOot
in an embarrassing situation in the
senate the other day. Senator SnOot
Is chairman of the joint eommitt""
on printing. and in this capacity h.
is very careful 10 be- informed Of tn"
mature Of the Documents oficred on
tn" floor for printing before Il al |
lows The senate 70 authorize il SON |
ator Clark. al Wyoming. has ny
States constitution be printed IN tle
Record. Senator SHOOTS attention |
was cen'ercd on ono her matter |
at the time tn. Wyoming mar mGdc |
his request, and he caught on't the |
words ito be printed.
who is the author Of tn" docu-
ment?' asked the watehiul tab |
statesman A roar of laughter rect
ed his query. He agreed. ai'"f The
matter had been explained 70 him,
that H. was proper reque 10
have the United Stetes constitution
printed.
Representative Steenerson. ~ Min :,
nesOta, does not favor rceipro ity. |
Neither do his constituents Re ally /
they sent to Senator Clapp. a % 'fom
a petition asking go. its
repeal. Mr.. Steenerson receive let
ter from the man who sreHr the
signatures 10 the petition, ing
that it had been sent 20 ltor
Clapp and Mr.. Stcenerson ra'a use
the petition if he 50 Do IN
moment arrived N"
House for Mr.. Steonerson 10 on
he petition, and he hastet IN
ator Clapp's Office to get
There is no such pet ~,
declared tho senator's a"
only thing We have from or
is barrel ol IA
We haven't opened"
Apples" shouted Nr on.
who was in a hurry - 10
the floor with the docum 9th
ing OF the sort. THAI :. "a zap Of