The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-24
BY ARTHUR W., DUNN.


BY ARTHUR W.. DUNN.
Washington, April %. Especial. i
There is still a great deal Of doubt as
to whether any legislation besides the
tariff shall be considered. Stacks OF
bills have been introduced, many of
them on subjects which were almost
enacted into law during the last con
gress. and their promoters talk hope
fully about having them taken up at
this session. But the leaders OF the
party in power would like to center at
tention on the tariff and do nothing
else unless the president requests other
legislation.
President Wilson continues to dis
cuss other matters with interested mem
bers, but be has the situation so well
in hand in regard to the tariff that be
does not want to complicate matters
by proposing other subjects.
Owens Health Bill.
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma has sue
ceeded second time in having his bill
for department OF health made No. ]
among the senate bills. But first in
Introduction does not mean first to be
considered. There is stormy route
for any department of health bill. for
not only many doctors, but some very
influential societies, are very much op
posed to It. There are two or three
Christian Science members of the sen
ate prepared to give great deal OF
time to fighting such measure II ever
1t gets before the senate.
Page Smith Farm Bill.
Senator Page Of Vermont and Sena-
tor Hoke Smith Of Georgia have re-
introduced their bills for farm educa-
tional instruction. The bill would
have passed during the last session Of
congress IL the members Of the house
could have agreed with the senate
Page won for his bill In the senate.
hut was met by Congressman Lever
Of South Carolina, who stood by the
Smith bill, and there was no agree
ment. It seems likely that the fight
will be renewed in this congress, and
Smith hopes to have his bill preferred
in the senate.
An Old Friend Comes Back.
That proposition to have the civil
service thoroughly investigated and
ascertain who is really in the CLASH
fed service, by what right they OBJ
tanned their places, ETC., has reappear-
ed with the control Of another party.
Every time one party or the other gets
control there Ia about the same tussle
over the civil service. An old friend
reappears in this connection-the COM
plant OF certain state delegations that
their states are represented by per-
sons on the rolls who were never In
those states
That claim Is made time and again,
and senator's profess to be shocked
that men and women could falsify
their applications by claiming to live
in states, although they never were
near them. Senator Overman declared
that persons were credited to North
Carolina who never had been in the
state, and Senator Smoot asserted that
persons were In the service credited to
Utah who never saw the state. After
several senators had properly express
ed themselves as shocked others de
cided that there should be thorough
Investigation and correction Of the rolls.
Looks Different Now.
"F,or what purpose does the gentle
man riser has been an inquiry direct
ed to member who seeks recognition
Of the speaker. To compel q member
to disclose his purpose was denounced
as s'Cannonish" and 'czarism" when
the rule reform wave swept over the
house. Champ Clark was one Of the
denouncers. Now he asks man the
same question when he seeks recogni-
ton. Jim Mann reminded him the
other day that he had once denounced
the practice
$50 l did," replied Champ. "but !
have learned something since that
time
A Colorado Economist.
Senator Shafroth OF Colorado Is not
In sympathy with the idea OF large ex-
penditnres simply because the govern
ment has money. He was placed on
the appropriations committee and also
upon the audit committee because he
had economical ideas. He Is going to
make considerable trouble for those
who like to spend government money
by insisting that there shall be a scru-
tiny Of expenditures and that money
shall not be actually given away be-
cause the good fellows who get 1t are
friends OF other good fellows.
Not Sinseurs.
Former Senator Bourne. who Is chair
man OF two different postal commits
sions without pay). has made II plain
to other members and the clerks that
they are not holding down sinecure
jobs He Il working and making all
the rest OF them work. "Bourne IL .
steam engine remarked Second As
sistant Postmaster General Stewart,
who has to deal with the railroad prob
lem and the malls Stewart = 4 Re
publican hOIdOver whose place has not