The Caucasian., 1913-12-16
BY ARTHUA s&. pyNN.


High cost of living mag he discusses
in connection with che ammigration
bill which will be takes up early 20
the session. Several staaesmeR Dave
been figuring out that immigration d
one cause for the high cost Of living
because the immigrants 60 10 the sit
les and become consumers instead OF
producers BY restricting immigration
they say the number Of consumers wih
be reduced
Meanwhile efforts are being made by
| agricultural authorities to have the
| immigrants go to farms, which IS Dot
| an easy task. Farming is new 70 most
| Of them The back to the @arp"
movement has not yet reached propoD
| tions which promise much N beduc.
ing the cost of living, although dhe
agricultural department ~ struggling
valiantly for it.
| Our Generous Governments
| In his speech against the HescA-
Hetchy bill Senator Borah Of Idaho
pointed out that the government trans
ferred to corporations 77,609, ,259 acres
Of public lands and to states, subse-
quently turned over to corporations,
81. .S64, ,726 acres. These grants were
made for what was once supposed to
be good purpose, but were unneces-
sary.
During the last fifty or sixty years"
said Borah, I'VE have been very lib
eral with the public domain. Without
let or hindrance we have granted to
whomsoever would come and ask. The
patrimony which the government has
given to private corporations in the
last sixty years is far in excess Of all
the patrimony granted by the different
kings and rulers Of the earth to their
favorite satellites and retainers. It
has been based upon no legitimate
consideration and in many instances
upon corrupt motives"
Four Parties In One State.
! Discussion of the Hetch-Hetchy bill
brought out many interesting points.
important and otherwise. For instance.
one senator discovered that there were
four different political parties repre-
sented in the California delegation in
the house-Democratic, Republican,
Progressive and Independent. Con-
gresham Kent styles himself indie
pendent, as the policies and tenets Of
none Of the three parties exactly suit
him.
Counting q Quorum.
FL The senate has steadfastly held out
against having a quorum counted In
that body, but John Sharp Williams
has made move in that direction.
He proposes to amend the rules SO
that senator may announce pair
and at the same time state that he
wishes to be counted to make quo
rum. Some Of the old timers will
fight such an innovation.
Badgerins Murdoch.
The Progressives have battled man.
/ fully for an open caucus and caucus
upon every possible matter. Hence
J, when John Fitzgerald found that Vic
} tor Murdock, the Progressive leader
ri Jim Mann, the Republican leader, and
+ Oscar Underwood. the Democratic
Q leader, had all agreed in fixing ur
committee places for Macdonald. the
Progressive from Michigan, he turned
his current Of sarcastic comment upor
= Murdoch. He accused the Progressive
e leader Of bossism, such as employed
! by Underwood and Mann. "Oh. Mr.
+ Speaker" said Fitzgerald in a MOCK
s wall, ''how times have changed, how
, times have changedw
Senatorial Quips.
al While making speech on the Hetch
Hetchy bill Senator Reed Of MissOur
said that the two things most lack
;, ing in the great west were population
!. and water. Just at that juncture Sen
y. ator MARITIME Of New Jersey. who wa,
= opposing Reed. broke in with com
ment.
There are people In this world" re
torted Reed. ito whom the mere men
= ton Of water is obnoxious"
I. "Had I been unfortunate enough,
IA TeCOTCeU MdTlluc. 10 nave llFcU Ou LII
borders Of the muddy Missouri and t,
drink water that was half water ant
half sand I should have echoed tn,
= sentiments of the senator from Mis-
q souri,"
S why responded Reed. ut woul
Is not have affected at all either the gel
2 erosity of soul or the physical habit
q of my friend"
. Slayden Discovered.
q Congressman Slayden Of Texas wa
q given half an hours time to addres
. the house. and 1t happened that nc
4 more than score of members wer
8 present. For some time" bega
s Slayden. Il purposely concealed th
q fact that expected to try to make
n speech on this resolution. but when
5 look around at the seats In the hous
s I zee that was not discreet enough
information evidently leaked ont N
III house ernp11e