The daily sentinel., 1913-11-12
INTERESTING GOVERNMENTAL
ADDRESS MADE To STUDENTS
Prof. Henry Allen Reports the Able Speech Delivered by Con-
gresSman Taylor at the High School; Delta Excursion
Next Saturday.

completed. One Of our battleships of
today costs more than the entire
Spanish and American fleets % years
ago.
The senate is composed of sc mem
/ bers, elected once in six years. The
senate is the continuing body, two
thirds of them always holding over.
The senate has executive, legislative
and judicial power. The senate has
unlimited debate. \ senator may
talk as long as he pleases. This right
is for the purpose OF giving the min
ority a fair chance.
Washington climate in the sum-
mer time is almost unbearable to a
person who has lived in the fresh
mountain air of Colorado. For
week at n time in Washington a leaf
will not move, and the thermometer
[ will stand above one hundred de-
grees; and yet il is not the high tenn
perature, but the humidity that
makes the climate so uncomfortable.
The speaker continued his re-
marks explaining how a bill becomes
law, the work of the committees,
and the daily work of the congress-
men. lie stated that all members of
Congress have their private offices
in the house office building. and that
any communication to them from
their constituents should be address
ed to them in this building. Each
member of congress is furnished a
secretary by the government.
large number of letters are to be
answered each day, and congress-
debating letters to his stenographer.
man puts in part of his forenoon
From ten to twelve he usually does
IA Il iInf
upon legislation.
The sessions of congress begin at
twelve O'Clock noon, sharp, and u.s.
ually run without break until $50
or later in the afternoon.
The president and his wife usually
give four receptions year, to which
ten thousand people of distinction
are entitled to be invited. These re-
ceptions are given in the white house,
The carriages bringing the guests
line the streets for long distances.
Each carriage is numbered. The
guests put their wraps in one of the
wings of the white house, and pass on
through the various rooms. The pres
ident shakes hands with them, and
the presidents wife shakes hands
with a few, but soon becomes tired
and simply bows to the other guests.
1t would be almost physical impos-
sibility for her to shake hands with
all. During the reception music is
furnished by the marine band. 1t has
one hundred pieces, and is supposed
to be the finest band in the United
States.
In speaking of the members OF
congress, Representative Taylor said,
1T is working, industrious,
earnest set of men-a set of men that
any nation may be proud of"
Congressman Taylor referred very
briefly to the japanese question and
the Mexican situation. He stated
that we are reluctant to go to war
with Mexico because of the enormous
expense and because it would certain
ly mean the killing of many of the
nations fine young men. HoweVr,
in order to carry out the Monroe Doc
trine, which virtually says to other
nations, keep off the grass" it may
be necessary for us to become involv-
ed in a war with Mexico. We have
about 45,000 of our citizens whose
homes are in Mexico. Many of these
at the present time have left their
property in Mexico on account of the
dangers there, and are living in the
United States.
When the speaker closed his ad-
dress, the high school students and