The Caucasian., 1913-10-21
Sentimeldj i IN House Poor Com.
pass For Politicians.
FAVORITES SELDOM WIN.
Alabama Senatorial Election Becomes
National In lnterest-Hobson's At
, tack on Underwood and Subsequent
Reply Good Material For House
Leader-Extra Pay Refused.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

the people? That question occurred to
NE when | listened to the cheering
which greeted Underwood in his reply
to HobsonH Going back sixteen Years
and tracing presidential leanings of
iefhe house it would seem that the ,Sem-
bers. of that body have never been able
to name their candidate q
| IN 1896 nearly an the Republicans,
then in the majority, We're for Tom
Reed and Mckinley was nominated
| In subsequent campaigns the leanings
| of the house had no more influence
Then take 1912 The Democrats of the
house were largely for Champ Clark.
the minority being for Underwood. and
| yet neither was nominated. Congress
does not swing presidential nomina
tions.
| Senatorship Becomes National.
| The Alabama senatorship race has
become national Underwoods candi-
dacy. after he had put through the
| tariff bill. made it so. and Hobson's
attack and Underwoods; reply clinched
| it. And talk about luck, Why, I'm
| derwood could not have asked any
| thing better. 1t gave him a chance to
make his campaign i'll one speech.
| which can he mailed to every voter in
| Alabama.
| But going back to the original propo
sition. before the presidential cam
| paign Bryan attacked Underwood
strongly Underwood replied with a
vigorous denunciatory speech Of Bry-
an, and the house applauded again and
| again But at Baltimore Bryan was in
| control and dominated the convention.
where Underwood was Il leading can
ddate You cant tell how much this
applause and prolonged cheering"
| In the house reflect the sentiment of
the people.
| Extra Pay and Economy. Y
Every year the employees of con-
| gress try to secure an extra months
| pay-that is. thirteen months salary
| for twelve months. Since the Demo-
| Gratis took control of the house that ex-
| ira month has been denied. although
the senate puts it into some bill every
| year 1t looked for a time as if the
| appropriation would get through last
| week. but the Republicans forced u
| record vote. and tile Democrats refused
| to go on record as favorable to giving
their own employees an extra months
| pay at this time
| 1t Came High.
When the amendment of the senate
| to give the vice president a Bew auto
mobilS came mp for consideration in
the nShse Jim Mann offered an amend
prent to make a like appropriation for
The speaker of the house. Fitzgerald
made Ii point of order against it, and
Mann tried to get him to withdraw it..
but be would not do So
'sThe point Of order is well taken"
said Speaker Clark. and applause fol-
lowed his ruling us it cut him out Of
new automobile.
| Il will tell YOU that ruling came
| high. Mr. Speaker remarked Mann.
But it makes little difference, as
/ Champ has not used the old automobile
| which Uncle Joe made merry with
| when he was speaker
/ Demand For Holidays.
| Congressman GouIden of New York
has introduced a bill to make Oct. II
| national holiday and call it Discov-
| cry day in honor Of Columbus Con
| gresham Palmer has introduced Il bill
| {by request however, showing that he
| does not stand sponsor for it, to make
Dec. 2 national holiday and call 1t
| Monroe Doctrine day A boy fifteen
years old was meandefing about the
capitol recently trying tp get some one
to take up bill to make Feb 15 ? le-
gal holiday because he Maine was
blown up on that day and. further, be-
cause he happened to be born on that
day
| Get There FIRST
i Several senators We're discussing a
| proposition to regulate maritime mat
| ters so as to prevent great disasters at
sea- One of them remarked that there
/ was soon TO he an international meet
ing on that subject and perhaps 1t
would be we'll to delay legislation until
! after the nations had Formulated rules.
My idea is that we should go ahead
and make our proposition in legislation
| right now said Senator Chamberlain
| of Oregon .Ne should 60 to 1t first
/ and with rules that are known to he
good and let the intermgatianaI confer
| ence come to MS
| May as Well Return.
The members of congress who do not
want their record tnarred by the fact
that they are absent from many roll
calls may as we'll return to Washing
ton. President Wilson is not going to
permit congress to adjourn. and Mi
nority Leader Mann is not goingsto to
| permit day to go by without Toll
call showing he ;lbsentees If he can
help It.