Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-04
SUMNER SESSIONS AND MUCH
WORK NOT CONDUCIVE TO
REAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
UPPER BRANCH GETS
BRUNT OF HARD KNOCKS
House Taking Matters Rather Easy
Now That Tariff Bill Has Been
Passed on-ssnators Grow Psppery
Because They Are Compelled to Re-
main All Summer in Heated Capital.
Especial Correspondent

washington, Aug. Aims Is the
time of year when congress shows
signs of losing its temper. Invariably,
after the statesmen, and near states
men. have been here continuously
wrestling with problems Of legislation,
either how to solve them or how to
avoid solving them. the hot weather
begins to tell on their nerves an their
dispositions get rasped and narrowed
up so that they are fretful and show
peevishness on the slightest occasion.
These all summer sessions are par
ticularly hard on the senate. The
house generally completes it's work
ahead Of the senate. This is especially
the case when tariff is under consider
alton because of the fact revenue bills
must originate in the house. In the
present instance, the house has been
taking life easy since 1t passed the
tariff bill. The house banking and
currency committee has done some
work and more wrangling and the
postponement Of the Diggs-C aminetti
white slave cases by the attorney gen.
eral has led to much discussion in the
house. But most Of the members have
been away, either continuously or part
Of the time, since the tariff bill was put
through the lower branch.
Things Different in Senate.
Not so the senate, It took things
rather easy at the outset OF the session
but on the whole this has been an ex-
tremely busy session for the senate. II
has had important investigations on
hand, including the lobby inquiry ana
the West Virginia coal mining strike
inquiry. The consideration Of nomina-
tons and treaties has taken up great
amount OF time. Owing to the advent
of a democratic administration for the
first time since the inauguration OK
Cleveland twenty years ago, vast num-
bers Of appointments have poured IN
on the senate and in committee ana
executive session It has been needful
to give many hours to them. A good
deal of important legislation has come
before the senate in the course OK TINS
session. such as the amendment OF the
Erdman act, and now 1t is deep In the
mazes Of tariff with prospects OF
protracted discussion Of currency
legislation ahead. However. Mexico.
is looming up to trouble the dreams OF
the senate which will have q large re-
sponsibility II things go from bad to
worse in that country and interven-
ton should come.
Under the circumstances, one cannot
expect the senate to be In good humof.
and it isn't. II it stays here until fail
and the cool nights come and 1t can
sleep better, 1t will not be as peppery'
But lust now, 1t takes little in the way
of an irritant to cause senator to ny
off the handle. Until Senator Kenyon
came along and knocked on the free
baths for senator's. q member OF the
upper house used to be able to calm
himself by going over to the office
building and putting himself into the
hands of q masseur. But that 10 gone
by, The bath rooms have been locked
up ana the masseurs have been fired
Stick Close TO Jobs.
Golf engages some Of the senators
when they find time for little recre.
alton. But nowadays Q senator II
afraid to go to the links lest In his an
sence some Of his pet tariff schedules
may be reduced or Mulhall may drae
in his name at an unsuspectinS mo-
ment. To make matters worse Tor sen
ators, the public is insisting on writine
a list Of letters Just now. Some OF I'M
senators get hundreds Of letters da'
and It takes time and work to answe'
them. Also, a third Of the senate ha'
a political campaign on hand mex
yeal.
The senate chamber on hot day II
a close approximation Of bake oven
The heat is not only sitting but tn
ventilation bad and the air Impure. :
long all-summer session OF congress i
pretty apt to result. as the statistic
show, in one or more deaths amonl
! senators or 81 illnesses which prov
fatal. Most Of the senators are wei
along in years and to them the business
of legislating through the dog days !
no light matter. Under all the circum
stances, a senator who gets mad be
cause things don't go to suit him cal
| plead a certain amount OF justification
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