Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-11-06

Washington, November /, 1878
| (SpeciaD. Capitol Hill presents
somnilescent appearance these days
There's absolutely nothing stirring IN
the house and the senate is not max
ing any startling record Cor industry
and accomplishment. Less than one
fourth of the house members are pre-.
sent at the daily roll calls which Jim
Mann insists upon, the other three
fourths having taken advantage of the
lull in proceedings to slip back home
to see what the prospects are for next
year. The republican side of the
chamber is deserted, only the ire
pressible jim Mann and a mere hand
full of the faithful being present.
There are also some yawning gaps in
the ranks OF the democracy. Floor
leader Oscar Underwood is down in
Alabama lining up his cohorts for the
senatorial fight which is going to take
place next year and in which one
Richmond Pearson Hobson is going to
take most conspicuous part. Speaker
Clark is here and intends to stick by
the ship although by So doing he is
throwing off the tidy sum of five hund-
red dollars per night which is what
he is offered for Chautauquaing After
having spent several weeks speaking
for the progressive tickets in New
Jersey and Massachusetts, Vic Muir
dock, fiery haired leader of the vail
ant band of seventeen Roosevelters in
the house, is back on the job.
So far as legislative work is con-
cerned, all of US might as we'll be at
home for We are not doing any nor
even attempting to do any The
house meets each day at noon. The
Speaker raps for order from Jim Mann
and rows of empty benches. Good,
in earnest supplication for divine
grace and wisdom for the assembled
legislators which means Jim Mann
and Speaker Clark. Ben johnson, Of
Kentucky, who is acting democratic
floor leader in the absence of Under
wood then makes motion that the
house adjourn until II o'clock, noon,
tomorrow. A viva voce vote is taken
and the Speaker declares the motion
carried. Mann asks for roll call,
when the roll call is ordered, the
doorkeeper punches button to which
is attached electric bells in the house
office building. Two rings notify the
members that the roll call is on in
the house chamber and they immedi-
atelv rush over there in time to res
pond when the clerk calls their names
If they are republicans, they vote
against adjournment and if they are
democrats, they vote for adjournment
and since there are about three times
as many democrats as republicans
here, the vote is always in favor OF
adjournment.
1t must not be assumed that be-
cause no business is being done on the
| floor Of the house, there is nothing
| for such members as have chosen to
| remain here to do. For members who
| come from the newer and rapidly de-
| yeloping states of the west and es-
pecially from the NEST rapidly devel-
oping state in the union, there are
scores of routine and departme' tai
matters to be attended to every day
and which preclude any extended
periods of ennui.
On the senate side, theres7will not
be great deal to do until the eonl-
mittee of banking and currency re-
ports ont finance bill of some sort
1t is not unlikely that such a*feport
will be forthcoming sometime anext
week and it need not be surprising TO
see some sort Of banking and cur
rency measure passed over there after
q comparatively limited debate Three
weeks ago, it did not appear even re-
noteIy possible that the senate wouid
pass banking and currency bill at
this special session but the outlook IS
decidedly more cheerful at this time.