The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
Georgia Senator Proposes TO
Danish the Morning Hour. :
WOULD TIRE REPUBLICANS.
tIoke Does Not Realize the Difficulty
Of Keeping Quorum During the
Summer Months-congress Certain
to Pass a Drastic AntiIobby Bill to
Protect Itself.
~ ARTHUR w. DUNN.


Washington, July s. ISpecial.l -
senator Hoke Smith has a plan for
cushing the tariff bill through the SEN
tie with much greater speed than has
,een believed possible. He says that
.fter giving the Republicans reasona-
de time to consider the measure after
t is reported a few days, at least, then
The senate should Danish the so called
morning hour" which is really two
hours, take up the tariff bill each day
1t 1890 and continue consideration OF
It until O'Clock at night.
That for the first week. Then begin
the sessions an hour earlier for week;
then begin about the third week about
10 o'clock in the morning and run I'M
til 10 at night. In that way the Georgia
senator believes the Republicans will
tire of making long speeches He
would also have the Democrats satisfy
themselves with short speeches, just
enough to explain the provisions Of the
bill, with perhaps a speech by each
senator for home consumption.
How About the Quorum?
Senator Smith has not been a mem
Der of the senate two years, and he
never has been through one of those
protracted contests such as tariff bill
Is likely to evoke He does not realize,
perhaps. that his party will be under
the necessity of keeping a quorum i'll
the senate all the time. The majority
is narrow At least two Democrats
will want to defeat the bill, and it is
surmised that others would be willing
to see 1t defeated Indirectly; therefore
the idea Of working twelve hours
day on the tariff bill may have to be
modified.
A quorum can be demanded almost
any time. Senators will not remain
and listen to long tariff speeches. If
an attempt Is made early in the con-
sideration of the tariff bill to work I'M
der forced pressure the Republicans
are sure to begin filibuster In earnest
Drastic Lobby Bill Sure.
While the Mulhall revelations con
corning the lobby did not come as a
result Of the investigation which Pres
Ident Wilson caused to be instituted,
they are oil a part of the general anti
lobby crusade, and the president will
get credit for what has been turned
up One thing is assured, however,
congress will pass drastic anti-lobby
bill. Congress Is sure to take meas
nres to protect itself and the public
from that gang Of harpies who infest
the capital and deal IN alleged .sinflu-
ence." They make big concerns inter
ested In legislation believe they can
put things over and reap quite a
harvest from the gullible outsiders.
Their Worst offense.
What has aroused congressman to a
high pitch OF Indignation is because
these lobbyists inform their employers
that this or that man Is fixed" or is
.aIl right and BY implication say that
the lobbyist has fixed the man
named. They pick out men who may
have treated them with consideration,
who may, In fact, favor the legisla-
ton the lobbyist Is promoting not be-
cause Of the lobbyist, but on some 9th
er account. FL
That is true in regard to tariff legis-
lation. Nearly every high protechonist
In congress can be classed as "all
right" in support of a high duty on
certain articles. They would be for
the duty Il they had never seen the
lobbyist And 80 they are put in pill
iory before the public when the lobby
ist turns .informer.p
Rewards Of vaior.
While much has been printed recent
II about the battle OF Gettysburg and
every account showed that it was a de
cisive battle, the turning point OF the
war, etc, 1t does not seem to have oc-
Cured to any one that not "a single
commander on the Union side who par
ticipated IN that great battle was ever
rewarded to the extent OF giving him
the rank OF lieutenant general.
As d result OF the Spanish war six
men were made lieutenant generals.
Who can name them? Gettysburg
gave fame to Meade Hancock, SickIes,
Sykes. SedgWIek, Howard. Slocum,
Warren, Buford, Doubleday, Pleasan-
ton. Reynolds. Geary, Ruger. A1exan-
der and others, many OF whom won
more distinction both before and after
the crucial battle of the civil war.
Yet none received the coveted three
stars. Meade's sole reward for win
ming the most decisive battle OF the
war was brigadier generals com.
mission. The lieutenant generals &c.
warded after the Spanish war were
Miles Young, Chaffee, Bates. Corbfn
md macarthur.
Wives Brave Heat.
While a great many women have
left Washington large number 81
wives of senators and Representatives
have determined 10 brave the heat u
| the cal,itnl and remain in Washington
until the end De The session. They
I prefer tys I'VE d families rather thaI
TO wander nioa,e It,out their bones O
kn,lss