The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-27
usefulness OF
SENATE APPARENT.
Lack Of CIOturs Proved q Good.
f. Thing.
PREVENTS HASTY ACTIONS.
Had Senate Rule of Reason Allowing.
Deliberate Discussions Not Existed
Army and Navy Schools Might Have
Been Abolished = Bad immigration.
Laws Might Have Passed.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. Jan. p. = ISpeclAl.l-
The ref0rmers who would abolish the
senate should, before carrying out their
plans. stop, look and listen ln the
first plnce, they could not do It. but
that is a mere bagaIelle to real reform
erS. and, in the second and third ami
Oh to the tenth, they would not abolish
the senate when they knew all about
it and the fact that its dclibeTtive
manner and lack Of clOture have bren
good thing for the people.
Nearly every retormer who first eu-
tors the senate declares the lack Of
cluturc by which any measure can be
brought to vote us in the house, most
absurd Mighty few men who have kept
their inteIIecls intact have remained for
Il term Of SIX years without coming to
the conclusion that lack OF cIotlIre ana
the power Of II minority To defeat legis-
latiun Is the best safeguard the nation
possesses. Much bad legislation, much
Injustice, would he enacted II the same
impetuOus and i'll considered methods
adopted III the house prevailed IN the
senate
Rule Of Reason.
Some ten years ago. when there was
great hne and cry about haZlng at
the Military and Naval academies, the
house rushed II measure through which
waS 50 drastic. 80 immature, so III con
Sldprcd. that 1t would have practically
closed up the Institutions. In the rlos'
ing hours Of one session the senate dis
cIsSrd Il. reasoned about it, suggested
notifications and finally sent it back
to the house II sane measure.
Doubtful immigration legislation
would hive been passed without this
rule OF reason IN the senate. And,
upon the whole. it may be just as well
70 keep the senate for Il time. even II
the refUrmerS seem To think II stands
in the way of ADVANCEMENT.
The Point of View.
you can't divorce locality from
craftsmanship During the discussion
Of the army biz there several times
arose the subject Of the present incon-
grouS condition Of the army on account
Of its scattered stations and lack OF
tactical instruction. But in every dis
cussiOn the matter Of locality cropped
out. For instance, Anthony Of KANSAS
insisted that it would he more cconomi-
cal for the army TO he cenlcred in some
noint nearly midway between the
OceunS, where it could he transported
QUICKLY In either direction tU meet any
emergency.
Anthony lives near Fort LeaveE'
worth and Fort Riley. which is near
the center Of the producing belt of sup
plies. MOndcII of Wyoming thought
the army should be retumed in army
pusts Among the people. There are two
or three army posts in Wyoming.
Helm Of Kentucky insisted that the
army should he kept in posts conyen-
lent to the seac0nstS. where 1t could be
uSrd when wanted. This Kentucky
man did not seem to be seeking any
advantages for his section IN this de-
mand.
Not For the Cadets.
The West Point cadets have been
feature of every inauguration. but by
point Of order recently made In the
house they IRE to he dGbHred from
the Wilson Inauguration. Four years
ago the cadets literally cut their way
to Washington. When they reachrd
Baltimore the SNOW blockade was such
that no trains cOnld be operated.
Those West Point boys went out on II
train and cut down trees, removed OBJ
Structions and cleared forty miles OF
railroad track, so that not only they, but
many thousands Of people. could come
TO the inauguration. This year they
are 10 he shut out on account Of the
cost Of transportation,
Shoots Troubles.
Senator SmoOt, in charge of the SEN
ate. has his troubles. senator Craw'
ford wanted to obtain the indefinite
postponcment of bill reported from
his committee on Claims. I'VE have
not quorum here" said smoot by
way of warning. Then we will have
one" retorted Crawford with some
heat. Il am not going to be played
with on this bill, l will say to the SEN
stor from Utah"
An Arkansas Opinion.
docs the senator from Arkansas
yield to the senator from KunsasF"
asked the president pre- tenn. OF the
senate.
Certainly" replied Clarke Of ArEan-
sas. "The senator from Kansas al
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