The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-12
YOUNGER MEMBERS
Of CONGRESS
FESTIVE
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REVOLT AGAINST RING in LOWER
HOUSE LOOMS LARGE ON
THE HORIZON.

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Washington, Aug. 1t Especial. =
The slow progress OF the currency bill
\ through the caucus has been duo ii
part, it is claimed to the restiveness
OF younger members Of the house, who
| feel that they are not accorded the
recognition that they deserve from the
| older members.
| There is something peculiarly for1orn
about a new member who has been in
| congress long enough to begin to real
lze that he is only a unit and perchance
a somewhat insignificant one in a
large law making body where prece-
dence depends almost wholly on the
length of service. He finds himself
given the choice of the poorest office
rocms he is hardly consulted as to
what committees he shall be put on.
bis requests for patronage are all but
unheeded, the elder members seem to
lake. pleasure in asking who he is and
what district he halls from; in short,
he is made in various ways to feel like
a very unimportant and really an al
ihos1 unnecessary part 81 lhe ieglSia-
I'VE machine Of course, If he pos
sesses exceptional ability, he soon
forges to the front and commands at
tention. Any man will command at
tention in congress if he knows what
he is talking about; but III he merely
makes a noise he is pretty sure to
find himself talking to bare benches.
frctehse ana fustlan are recognized All
too quickly TOR the comfort Of the new
comer VINO mas no ballast
certainly " must be confessed that
as rule the new members average UP
as Well as the Old ones, but the seniors
h',1d the power and they are not IN
any haste to yield it to anyone. That
is where the trouble over the currency
Dill came IN There has been great
deal 81 log rolling over IT, nearly ev-
eryone wishing to get something that
would commend him to his constituents
written into II. or to have something
taken out If IT seemed to be objection
able 70 his particular state and local.
ltN. The sGuabble has been likened to
the scramble for pork when an appro-
pria.!on bill has been under consider
alton. But the new men have not been
consulted to any great extent by the
leaders. They have expected to be right
in the thick of the debate, giving and
taking counsel, but it would seem that
their advice has not b,-nn va.ned.
When the new men have been here
long enough to know how to make
trouble things ease up bit for them.
They start in to give that "old time
ring" as they term the leaders, few
setbacks, and then they are given a
little more cOnsideration-hut only a
little, for of course the leaders have
the advantage when it comes to taking
of the rules to make anyone
uncomfortable. But the malcontents
gradually have to be taken into ac-
count and they are likely yet to make
themselves felt in the currency legis-
lation. The leaders are greatly an
noyed over the actions of the malcon-
tents and there are whispers that the
latter are to be punished Perhaps it
will be by keeping them from getting
for public buildings in their
districts, or for river and harbor work
Or they may encounter unexpected diff
flcultes in getting small matters
passed on at the various departments.
There has been much complaint be-
cause the appropriations committee
has failed to report out the deficiency
bill, which carries items
for public buildings authorized in the
last congress. Getting postoffice
authorized does not necessa-
rilv mean that it is going to be erected
right away.
tIn my state,'' remarked one of the
new congressman. a DOSI0t11Cp ht1lIG-
town for four years IN fact tho lot