Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

over the face of affairs. Senator La
Toilette and Senator CumminsS and
perhaps with them one or two other
progressive epublicans, while still
progressive. seem to have become
amiably united in part once more
with the body Of their conservatives
Republican brethren. They apparent.
ly. are trying to reconcile Republican
differences
II the logic OF things az they appear
today in the senate continues to tho
end Of logic It seems likely that Mr..
LaFollette and Mr.. Cummins and one
or two other members of the old in
surgent- Republican band will vote
with their party on most measures
during the comm. extra session and
perhaps in the sessions thereafter.
This may mean that Mr.. Wilson will
not be able to depend for support
upon some senators who a few weeks
ago 1t was thought would stand with
him on his policies and would aid in
offsetting Democratic de-
sertions. s ,sss z It'll
Mr.. La Toilette and Mr.. Cummins
believe that there Is plenty of life in
the Republican party yet, and they
hope to be able to pump into it the
vigor which will materially strength
en- the chances Of future victory. They.
are today in apparently friendly legis-
lative relations with senators whose
deeds and words not long ago were
vitriol to them. The conservative
Republican senators have made many
concessions to Mr.. LaFollette and Mr.
Cummins and unquestionably; the two
expect to get Republican support for
their pet progressive legislation, sup
port which may not give it any effect
OF law. but which Mr.. LaF6llette and
Mr.. Cumu1ins apparently hope will
bring the country to the belief that
the Republicans finally can be united
as q party upon a platform OF pro-
gression. 81. n
Re-arranaement Of House.
When the old-time members of the
house return to Washington for the
extra session and look into the room
where once they labored. they will not
know 1t. At552 o'clock on the after
noon Of March 4. Inauguration day.
Superintendent Woods OF the capitol
building, will direct as big a force as
he can press into service to the task
OF ripping out the time-honored desks
and swivel chairs and OF carting them
to storehouse preliminary to their
sale as junk.
When congress- meets In extra SEES
sion the members Of the house will
sit on benches like those In use in
the house Of commons. Easy chairs
will become things of the past and
the roomy desks Of the present will
keep them cast-on company. Most
of the members say they will like the
change, but there are others who
have their doubts. The doubters
forced compromise in the plans q
few days ago. The stern simplicity
of the original arrangement has been
changed and a gratuity has been
granted In the shape OF long, contin-
nous cushions for the benches. The
more aged members and their lean, II
younger, brethren. forced this COM
promise to comfort. s
Unquestionably the house of rep
iresentatives will get along with bust
ness better and faster under the
bench arrangement. The house with
its present membership is overcrowd-
ed, and at the next session, II the
change were not to be made, there
would be more members than seats.
The lower house today has 1914 mem
bers. In April. when the house 10
called to order. there will be present.
or ought to be present, 435 members.
Under any conditions this will be
rather an unwieldly deliberative body
OF men, but with Concentration with;
out crowding" the members will be
brought closer together and nearer the
speaker, and will be SO seated that
they can hear any speaking member,
something which is usually impossible
today. .,g,,3 &. III III
Ten Where Five Now Sit. 4
The benches will be slightly curv-
ed and they will run from aisle to
aisle. Ten members will occupy the
space which FIVE members now take
up. In front Of each man there will
be an@upright post with a folding leaf
at it's top about the size of one OF the
side "pull out shelves" at the right
and left Of a roller top desk. Under.
meath this table" will be a shelf big
enough to hold Congressional Direc-
tory and a few books of reference.
With these the members must get
along.
Prior to the erection OF the house
office building only the chairmen Of
the committees were given Office
rooms by the government. The other
members did large part Of their
work at home and such of the rest Of
it as they could at their desks in the
house With the completion of the
office building. in which every member
of congress has private room, the
old-time use of the desk in the rep
resentative chamber has been given
over. So it is that there really is no
necessity for maintaining the old
cumbersome furniture conditions"
One of the troubles whichthe speak
er Of the house today has to contend
with is the habit which members have
of leaving their seats during debate
and and other proceedings to visit
other members. It is easy now to get
to an aisle from any seat in the house.
When the benches are put in the
process Of pilgrimage with be difficult,
for a man who sits midway between
the aisles must disturb all his neigh
bors on one side or the other before
he can make his get away Speaker
Clark, it Is said, believes the house
will be more Of truly deliberative
body under the new conditions than
ever it has been before.
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it's body is gradually converted into
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proceeds to grow with the she'll.
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