The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-13
MANY SESSIONS
ARE NECESSARY
Congressman Bacon Takes Issue
With James j. Hill.
BUSINESS PRESSING

Railroad Magnate Quoted az Saying
Ten Year Adjournment Would Do
Country Good, but People Are Not
Likely to Adopt His View, and Long
Recesses May Disappear Forever.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, May 13.-[Special. AS
if answering the challenge of James j..
Hill, who was recently quoted as say
ing that the country would be much
better off if congress would adjourn for
ten years, Senator Bacon Of Georgia
said on the floor Of the senate that II
congress does its full duty, transacts
the pressing public business necessary
for this great government, attends to
all the work it should do, the days Of
short sessions and long congressional
recesses have gone forever"
No doubt hundreds Of men, rich, but
not so rich as Hill, heartily indorse
what the railroad magnate says, but
the people will indorse Bacon. In the
struggle for English liberty 1t was
finally found necessary to compel the
meeting of parliaments instead Of hav-
ing long periods when the government
was in the hands Of a few persons. In
stead of nine months of vacation we
now have extra sessions to look after
the pressing business.
Mann Was Satisfied.
Minority Leader Mann had no desire
to break the solid Democratic phalanx
which put through the tariff bill. In
this he and Leader Underwood were
in perfect accord, but for entirely diff
ferent reasons. Underwood believed
that an unbroken front was a good
thing for his party. Mann believed that
with all the Democrats standing to-
gether for the tariff the Republicans
will have better campaign material
next year, especially if the new tariff
proves unsatisfactory And the Repub-
ncans are counting on that confidently
Something About Himself.
There are members Of congress who
can't tell all they want to about them
selves In the congressional biographies,
SO they have more to tell in the house.
Congressman KindeIl Of Denver enliv-
ened the tariff debate by becoming per-
sonal in his remarks.
II discovered two Republican post
masters in my district" said he, with
100 per cent records for efficiency,
whom am urging for reappointment
in spite of the opposition OF my col
leagues and the postmaster general.
Let the meal ticket mugwump Demo
crat take heed Of the fate which befell
my predecessor" He was referring to
former Congressman Rucker. "He
failed to do what l told him, and
said we would have to get some one
else to run against him, but had to
run myself on the Prohibition ticket.
I am a German and drink beer. With
a glass Of beer In one hand and Car
RE Nation Ratchet In the other got
1900 votes. Last fall the people re-
tired my protection Democrat prede-
cessor and elected me by more than
5000 over the state and national tick
co.
Friendly Feeling For the House.
It takes quite long time for former
members Of the senate promoted to
the house to get over their friendly
feelings toward the lower body. John
Sharp Williams nearly always cham
pions the house. So does Norris of Ne
braska. Others who have had longer
service seem to have forgotten what a
good time they had in the house.
For His Constituents,
The senate was talking about sta
tionery account Of members OF the
house when Senator Norris explained
that stationery cost more than the al
lowance II wore out on an average
more than one typewriter every year
while a member Of the house." That
rather checked up the talk. as senators
do not pay for typewriters.
The Wealthy Farmers.
There is a deal Of crying out IN be-
half Of the farmer among members OF
congress, but once In awhile members
brag about the tillers Of the soil. When
they talked tariff and the farm they
disclosed some interesting facts.
II saw In the paper the other day"
said that stanch protectionist. Ford
ney Of Michigan, that farmer In I'LL
nois went to town taking dozen hogs
to market in an automobile and took
home $3.50 in cash."
1.-THE farmers all own automobiles
in my state" said Jim Mann.
"Under our Republican laws" went
on Fordney, 1.-The farmers are rich"
"They have all got money in the
bank" said Madden Of Chicago.
.'In a little town of 1000 people in
my state" said Payne of New York,
most of them are farmers, and by
actual count it was found that 300
automobiles were owned in the place. "
House Members Absent.
No one expects the members Of the
house will remain in Washington very
much for several weeks. While the
tariff bill is in the senate, they are ex-
norfod tn absent themselves. unless