Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-10-23

tend 20 that little appropriation bill,
As i happened, when the bill came up
for final consideration, there was not
q quorum present and Mann promptly
objected to the bill being taken up
without quorum. Thereupon the
Sergeant-at-arms was instructed to
hale the absent members back to the
bar of the house and lot of them
came back, much detected in spirit
because of their reckless waste of
railroad fare. The bill was passed
and the boys again headed toward
home, utterly oblivious to the fact,
apparently that before the bill can
actually become a law, it must be
signed in the presence of quorum.
When speaker Clark got ready to af-
fix his signature to the bill, up rose
the irrepressible Mann who demanded
roll call to determine if there was a
quorum present. There was not and
once more was Bob Gordon, the SER
geant-at-arms, provided with warrants
for the arrest Of the missing members
who are being brought back from their
firesides and farms solely for the pur-
pose of being on the premises while
Champ Clark is signing his name to
that little BILL Of course, it must
not be assumed that all of the absen-
tees are democrats for fully half Of
the republicans and three fourths of
the progressives, said three-f -fourths
being Victor Murdock, are also out Of
town but this fact did not deter Mann
in the slightest degree. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be quorum
present to-day and it is definitely pro-
missed that after the speaker has sign
ed his name in due and proper form,
there will be nothing further to" keep
the house members here and they can
go their ways in. peace and Without
danger ofsbeing recalled at the fend-
ssi1 pleasure Of Jim Mann. s.
Mann's purpose has been, Of course,
to call to the attention Of the country
the fact that the democratic members
are not showing the proper disposition
to stay here in Washington and attend
to the public business. Naturally he
feels that the absent republicans mem.
bers will be absolyed from blame be-
cause they are not supposed to have
much business to attend to during
these democratic days. There is q
diversity of opinion as to the entire
wisdom of Mann's tactics from re-
publican viewpoint. Some shrewd OBJ
servers have suggested THAT since the
President is the central figure in this
administration, Mann's obstructive
moves have simply had the effect OF
emphasizing the fact that Woodrow
Wilson is very much here and on the
Job and working all the time toward
1.-THE speedy fulfillment Of the promise
made by the democratic platform
Congress is receiving attention 'nso-
far as it is aiding or Aretarding the
presidents progress. Aside from this
the country is not much interested II
what congress is doing during the FAC
tend Of this long special session.
Our republican friends are raising
quite huilabaloo over what they a.
|lege is plot on the part OF the dem
ocrats to lay violent and profane hand
Ion that sacred institution known .
the civil service. The matter cam
up in proper form when the senae
tackled on to the deficiency sppropr's
tion bill an amendment removing oe
putty U. s. marshalls and deputy Gus
, toms officials from the operation Q
the civil service. The debate wake
quite furious for severat hours, 2 mum
ber Of the democrats joining 10 VII
, the republicans, but the amenomeh
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