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Many Bills In House Must Go
to Extra Session.
JIM MANN DELAYS ACTION.


Bill For Memorial Minority Leader
Holds Up Other Measures-Risht Of
Appointment Comes Up-Dsmoerats
Need Many Offices.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
washington, Jan. 2S.-[Special.1-No
one can tell just what appropriation
bills will fail to pass this session, but
It has become evident that quite a
number must go over to the extra SEES
sion. The house moved very slowly In
the early part of the session. Then
there was an inclination to string ont
the discussion on various measures, and
finally Minority Leader Mann decided
to show the majority what kind OF
filibuster he could enforce II there was
q disposition to f1libuster against some
thing he wanted.
1t happened that the opponents OF the
Lincoln memorial and those who want
ed to build great highway to Gettys-
burg, denounced by Senator Root and
others as a big real estate speculation
scheme, held up the Lincoln bill. which
Mann wanted, and he took his revenge
hy holding up other business. He cas-
lly demonstrated that 1t Is not difh-
cult matter to tie up the congress at
the short session.
Right Of Appointment.
The contest over the appointments
made by President Taft and held up
20 that woodrow Wilson may make
the selections when he comes into Of
Gee has brought forth the question
whether It would not be well to have
all presidential commissions in civil
life expire within six months after
new president came into Office SO as
to give him the opportunity to name
all his subordinates. Even Repubn-
cans say that it does not seem more
than the fair thing that president
should select the men who will be a
part of his administration.
It is apparent that the Democrats
viii need every Office they can get.
and then they will be several millions
short Of enough to supply the demands
made upon them.
Bates Little Joke.
/ THAT from and after the approval
Of this resolution the publication Of the
Congressional Record shall be discon-
dnued," reads a resolution introduced
by Congressman Bates Of Pennsylva-
MIA. Bates Is to retire from congress.
his term ending March 4. But he
wanted to give his fellow members
little laugh before he left, and this was
the way he did it
/, Discontinue the Record! Why, they
might just as well try to discontinue
congress! What would become Of all
the language uttered in both houses?
Where would the "leave to print
speeches land? And how could those
members who are constantly talking
- both houses get an opportunity to
rad their s.favorite authors :" It Is
good thing that Bates was only jok-
Ing.
Civil Service Stands.
Although there had been deal of
talk in the house about knocking out
President Taft's order putting lot of
fourth class postmasters under the civ
II service, the Democrats didn't have
the courage Of their convictions to vote
that way. In fact, upon another civil
service test they did not 60 on record
az willing to open the government to
the spoils system. And Governor Will
son seems to have clinched the merit
system by his statements on the sub
tject. His administration may be as
much for civil service as Cleveland's.
Helms Comparison.
During a house debate 1t was sug-
gested that there was no necessity for
terrifying the Panama canal, with
which Congressman Helm of Kentucky
took issue. Among other things he
said: ut would be just as wise to
leave the Panama canal unfortifled and
expect to retain possession and control
Of 1t as it would be to put a coop of
chickens in negro settlement over
night without lock on the coop and ex-
,pect to find chickens in that coop the
next morning."
| A Dangerous Place.
Congress will hesitate long time be-
fore it grants the use of the capitol
for presidential reception on the day
Of the Inauguration. The building Is
the worst place IN Washington for a
big crowd on account of the stairways
and the doors. No one can tell what
might happen with the crowd which
would try to get in and see the new
president.
| Other Countries Will Benefit
It has been the claim of those who
oppose the immigration bill that it will
result In sending thousands Of immi-
grants that would come to this country
to Canada, Brazil, Argentine. Mexico
and South American countries gener-
ally. They assert these other countries
would get the benefit Of all the immi-
grafton which would be shut out of the
United States. Perhaps that Is what
those who are favoring the bill want
Many Of them think we have enough
foreign population in this country at
the present time and that restrictions
might go even further than in the
lpending measure.
Here L. q remedy that will cure
your cold. Why waste time and
money experimenting when you