The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-18
Members Of House In Habit
Of Staying Away.
OFFICE BUILDING ATTRACTS
congressman Prefer to Stay In Cory
Office Than Show Up at Capitol and
Attend to Business-Much Time Of
House Taken Up With Questions Of
Salary Increases.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

is frequently made because the mem
bers do not stay In the hall and main
tain quorum. This causes waste OF
| time when a quorum Is demanded
Any disgruntled member can consume
forty minutes by having the roll called
That members do not attend Is large
ly due to the existence Of the office
building. They all have good rooms
there where they can go and do work
much more interesting than listening
to wrangles over points Of order, most
Of which involve the question Of sal
airy increases of from 500 to $500
Much Of the time Of the house is con
sumed with these trivial discussions
and outside matters that cannot be act
ed upon at this session,
| Bills Will Fail.
It is almost certain that several i'm.
portant appropriation bills will fail and
| must be considered in the extra SEES
sion unless there Is a radical change in
tactics. In that event It is probable
that the session will be called at least
two weeks earlier than now Is contem-
pplated, as the appropriation bills could
be taken up while the ways and means
committee is still putting the tariff bills
| in shape. Many members want to OBJ
tain as long a vacation as possible and
will be cut of If the appropriation bills
are defeated.
Many 0oodbys.
All the time there are goodby din
ners. Taft has had at least dozen
and Mr.. Cannon as many. William B.
Mckinley Of Illinois has had his share.
and several other men who will no
longer be in public life have been bid
den goodby at evening feasts. Its
almost worth going out to find Just
how much your friends say they miss
you," remarked Uncle Joe.
White House Campaigns.
Naturally the discussion Of the six
year term resolution In the senate
brought forth protests against aggres-
sive campaigns by occupants Of the
White House for themselves or their
successors. As usual. Roosevelt was
held up as the horrible example"
Senator Borah Of Idaho, who was a
Roosevelt man up to the time the Chi
cago convention adjourned, replying to
several senators, pointed out that no
more aggressive White House cam
paigns were ever made than were those
Of Jefferson and Jackson In behalf of
favorites for successors.
Senator Williams was inclined to dis
pute Jefferson's activity, but Borah u.s.
serted that he was correct. 1t would
be strange II a White House occupant
should not have a preference and to
use his power to nominate the man he
wanted to succeed him.
House Jests.
The house was discussing PROPOSE
ton to build monuments to Hamilton
and Jefferson when Congressman Stay
den of Texas and Cooper Of Wisconsin
disclosed the fact that they had each
purchased for 500 volumes Of Jeffer-
sons works with the understanding
that portion Of the fund should 60
toward Jefferson monument And
they hadn't heard anything Of 1t since.
"A gentleman sitting near me-" re-
marked Uncle Joe Cannon suggests
both gentlemen were easy marks
"As there seem to be 80 many suck
ers in the house," chimed In Mccoy Of
New Jersey. II move to refer the biz
to the committee on fisheries"
Both Slayden and Cooper declared.
however. that they had not been
''stung" in the purchases.
Red Rural Wagons.
"'Ware the bull" will have to be the
signs on rural routes. according TO sug-
gestions coming In to Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General DeGraw. This
Is all on account OF recent order by
Postmaster General Hitchcock to have
everything connected with the post
Office department painted red. Our
red wagons will attract the bulls along
our routesr' Is q wall sent In by some
Of the carriers. This order may have
to be reversed AZ applied to rural wag-
OnS.
MARITIME Good Guide.
Senator MARITIME Of New Jersey takes
a great deal Of pleasure In showing his
constituents about the capitol building
He follows the course Of the expert
enced guides and shows them every
thing from the senate and house In
session. where be points out different
well known men. to the supreme court.
the statuary hall and whispering gal
lery.
MARITIME has become an expert In de-
scribing the different points Of interest
and can tell about the bronze doors.
the old clock. the busts Of vice presi-
dents, the various pictures. In a way
which really interests and entertains
his friends. And all the time be IL
getting a mighty sight more enjoy
ment out Of this duty than be would
IN listening TO some q The senate
speeches-