The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04
BY ARTHvR ". DUNN.

ntopriation bills even if the conges-
ton, was greater than now exists
Congress can work al night at times
and accomplish wonders 10 the way Of
erowding through Appropriation bills,
/ have never known the failure Of APP
preparation bills to be the cause Of an
extra session.
In the Taft administration the two
extra sessions were on account Of the
tariff. the first to revise the Dlngley
law and the second to PISS the Cana.
dian reciprocity bill Neither meas
IRE was really necessary at the time
but the president thought both were
OF such Importance as toned an ex-
haordinary session. At this time, with
another extra session to enact tariff
legislation assured, It would not be at
all surprising TO see several approprt-
alton bills fail.
"MsntaI Pusilisties." :
In Ills address upon the late Vice
President Sherman Champ Clark told
the senate that Sherman was house
product. Eve trained him." he said;
1--WE. gave him Ids promotion, There
is no finer school under the sun than
the house OF representatives for men
tai pugIlIstIcs. Personally we are coprs
teous to each, other, but there is nc
such thing as house courtesy that In
aueuces legislation"
Tho World Is Better
Senator Webb of Tennessee is an old
man, but new senator He made
very interesting speech In, favor of the
Kenyon-Webb liquor BILL and In the
course OF his speech he said the world
vas improving. II am an Optimist"
said the senator. "The world is get
ding better every day. | saw in my
boyhood liquor absolutely without re-
strietion. ! saw gambling nntrammel-
Ell. saw public betting on borse races.
Lotteries In my boyhood used the
mails. Duellng was common. A gen
tleman allowed himself to be punctur-
ed into a pepperbox to show that he
was brave man and man Of honor"
He then said that many OF these
evils had been abolished or greatly re.
stricted. Upon the whole, great i'm
proyements Of moral Kind had been
made. be asserted.
Remembered Another Occasion.
"Knute is having a hard time with
his river and barbor BILL" remarked a
man passing. through, the senate CORR
dor. ss 81
"Yes,". remarked a senator. "They
are debating 1t at some length. but 1t
is not half as bad as when he was
managing the river and harbor. bill
which Tom Carter talked to DEATH"
The senator referred to an event
twelve years ago which caused con-
siderable interest at the time. Carter
began talking about'7 o'clock on the
night of March and talked until they
arranged the senate for the inaugu.
ration ceremonies a little before IL
o'clock on March l. This year sena'
tors talked, because they wanted to
get the bill amended or wanted some
amendment defeated.
BY lts Right Name.
A bill has been reported by the sen.
ate finance committee fora tariff COM |
mission. AS introduced It provided for
tariff board. That was the name
which the defunct Organization was
called, because there was objection to
the word commission. Now they pur:
pose to call It by It's right name II an
other is created.
What Did Lincoln say2
AS the famous address Of President
Lincoln on the Gettysburg battlefield
Is to be one of the principal features
If the Lincoln memorial an effort is
10 be made to have the correct version
Of that address established. Senator
Root had passed a resolution for that
purpose, directing the committee op
library to ascertain and report the
facts. When It Is approved by congress
It may be settled that there can moi
longer be Dispute over what Lincoln
lctuaIly said on that occasion.
Leading Down Billie.
The senator who does not take. adj
rantage Of the closing days of congress
TO load all bis legislation on appropria-
ton bills is missing his chance. And
when the gates ARE once opened almost
everything goes In. Those supply bills
which Chairman Fitzgerald. and other
managers Of appropriations send to the
senate 60 back looking Ike delivery
wagons about Christmas time:
It looks as II the only way the Gus.
tom can be stopped is for the two
hoases to agree upon. q joint code Of
rules as to what shall b put in such
bills. Aud such an agreement would
be next to impossible, for senator's have
learned that the only way they can
"beat the game and have legislation