Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-08
LAST LAP OF CAD CONGRESS.
Democrats VIII Busy Themselves
Preparing for Tariff Reforms.


OF the third and last session OF the
Sixty-second Congress began to-day
at noon. The Congress will die on
March 4, Immediately following the
inauguration of President Woodrow
Wilson. The new Congress will be
Democratic in both Houses for the
Fl st time in sixteen years.
While much important legislation
is pending in the Sixty-second Con-
gress, it is not likely that much Of
it will be passed. The session will
be devoted almost entirely to the
passage OF appropriation bills.
The Senate will resume the Arch
bold impeachment trial tomorrow,
and the Democrats will continue to
resist the confirmation Of any Of
President Taft's appointments.
The House adjourned until to-mor-
row in respect to the memory Of the
late Representative John G. Nc
Henry, Of Pennsylvania. Leader
Underwood and his colleagues, how
ever, put in the day planning the tar
if revision work.
Bailey Speaks.
Senator Joseph w. Bailey to-day
sang his swan song in the United
States Senate. He attacked the ini-
tiative and referendum as in conflict
with representative government and
calculated to destroy the public.
Bailey was heard by the largest and
most representative audience that
has gathered at the capital at this
session.
The galleries were crowded with
fashionably dressed women and men.
Practically every Senator was in his
seat and many prominent members
came over from the house to hear
Bailey. The progressive element was
represented by Victor Murdock,
Judge Norris, Congressman Cooper
and Davis, Of Minnesota, while EX-
Speaker Cannon, Cicero Payne and
John DaIzell were there as stand
patters.
Peculiar interest attached to Bal
1ey's speech, as it was the under
standing that his climax would come
with the rendering of his resignation
as a Senator OF the United States
incidentally he was expected to dis
cuss what he calls "Cowardice in
Congress" and in this connection not
only pay his respects to the progress
sives of both parties in Congress, but
to include William j. Bryan and
aoti@. Was as Theatrical as usual
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wide advertisement, thereby assur-
ing crowded galleries, but to make
doubly certain that he would fav e
an audience, Bailey selected that day
of the re-convening OF Congress,
knowing that the halls would be
crowded out of mere curiosity.
Bailey was not in his seat when
the Senate met. His chair was va
cant until II o'clock, when his ap-
pearance caused a whisper to pass
around the galleries. He had timed
himself that he would hold the
center of the stage from the second
he appeared. He was recognized by
the chair just one minute after he
reached the chamber and before he
took his seat.
81 am Democrat" said Senator
Bailey, "and though l did not favor
his selection, no man living hopes
more for the success Of his adminis-
tration than I do"
The Texan declared that no more
thorough presentation Of the charac-
ter OF representative government
ever had been made than in Prof.
Wilson's books.
The wonder to me-" he said. sis
how any man. could have understood
the necessity and controlling force
OF council and discussion without
having actually been part Of
great deliberative assembly"
Mr.. Bailey said the advocates of
the direct form Of government de-
clare they are not working for the
overthrow Of this government.
They are mistaken" he said, "in
the belief that they can establish a
direct form Of government without
overthrowing the whole structure of
representative government"
Senator Bailey charged that the
newspapers were largely responsible