Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-10-30

! Washington, D. c., Oct. Is, l9ls
! (SpeciaD D-There are about $50 mem
bers of the lower house of congress:
! here in Washington at the present
time, but so far as their activities II
the house itself are concerned, they
might as we'll follow the example OF
their brethren who have fitted to
their respective places of abode fol
some we'll earned rest and recreation.
The house meets regularly every day
at II o'clock, noon, but that esteemed
publication known as the Congress
sional Record reveals that absolutely
nothing is being done. But for the
fact that Jim Mann is forcing a roll
call to exhibit the lack of quorum it
is doubtful if there would be more
than fifty of the four hundred and
thirty members here in the city
There being no quorum, Of course no
business can be done except with the
unanimous consent of those present,
and no Legislation of the slightest
Importance can be enacted under
those conditions. Mann's purpose for
demanding a roll call every day is, as
he frankly states, for the purpose of
exhibiting before the country the fact
that not a sufficient number of demo-
Gratis to constitute a quorum are here
on the job, and this, according to the
reasoning of the republican leader,
constitutes deep dyed official obliquity
on the part Of the majority members.
The democrats, however, are not
seriously concerned over this issue.
They contend that the house has done
all that congress was called in spe-
cial session to do, pass good tariff
bill. 1t has even done more 1t has
passed currency and banking bill
With which the upper branch is now
Having done this and
.fter having remained here through
,ut an exceedingly long and hot sum
ner, the boys honestly feel that they
ire entitled to little vacation before
upon another long and trying
session which will convene in Decem-
,er. 1t is not cniy the democrats
,ut the republicans and progressives
.lse feel this way about ii. The boys
IN the minority side of the house are
,nite willing to lay up all of the po-
ilical thunder they can conveniently
acquire, but it is also observable that
,nly about one in four Of them thinks
enough of Jim Mann's little roll call
scheme to remain here and answer
when their names are called, and
about three out of four Of those re-
naming here would like mighty we'll
o go home and see the folks.
| have talked with number of my
who went home but have
low returned to the capital. Almost
exception, the democrats say
hat they found the Wilson sentiment
rampant in their respective districts.
After talking things over with their
,eighbors in the stores and shops and
IN the farms of their districts, the
fellows are coming back toWash'ng-
ION with reinforced determination to
end their hearty efforts to the con-
genial task of upholding the hands OF
The President. There can be no /,
question but that President Wilson
mas grown steadily in the estimation
of the country since the day OF his
so that today ne Is as
popular with the masses Of the people
as any man who ever held the exa'teo
office of chief magistrate of the ma
tion.
1t is recognized fact that the fu~
ture of the democratic party depends
very largely upon the success or fall-
ure Of President Wilson's leadership
and that the success of his leadership
hinges largely upon his ability TO IN
duce congress to act in harmony w'th
the programs which he maps out. n
lack of solidarity, internal chickering's
and contentious put the democrats out
of power in 1896 and kept them OUT
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