The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

18th and take up "a heavy load of
work that has been mapped out for
the regular session. Very little of it,
however, will possess any general in
terest.
The tariff and currency bills hay-
ing been disposed of the other meas
ures take on hum-drum air and the
public will almost forget that any
thing is going on in Washington,
except the preparation for putting
the new currency system into oper-
alton. Interest will attach to the
appointment of the Federal Reserve
Board and the designation of the
Regional Bank cities. 1t is expected
that Atlanta will be given one of the
banks
1t is possible that President VIII
son will urge the passage of some
amendments to the Sherman anti
trust law, but there is strong SEN
timent over the country that this
should be delayed until business has
adjusted itself to the tariff and cur
rency laws. Vice President Marshall
has expressed the opinion that Con-
gTess should pass the necessary APP
preparation bills, adjourn and give
the country a rest 1t would be
wise thing to do and it may meet
the approval of the President
All the Congressman will have to
run for Office in 1914 and they will
naturally be anxious to hurry home
There will be several hot cam
paigns in South Georgia. The death
of Congressman Roddenbery brought
about short, sharp fight, which re-
suited in the election of Judge Park
in the Second district The cam
paign cost him over $4,000. The new
Congressman will be in the midst
of a fight again within a few
months. Congressman Walker will
have fight in the Eleventh, and
there is trouble brewing for others
of the South Georgia delegation
1t is not yet known whether Hon.
Tom Hardwick will run in the
Tenth. He has felt inclined to re-
tire from Congress and it is known
that he could make twice as much
in the practice of law as his place
in Washington pays him. If Judge
Emory Speer is impeached or retires
there is a very strong probability
that Mr.. Hardwick will be appointed
to succeed him
Congressman Bartlett, of Macon,
is in rather bad health and is now
on his way home from a stay at
Carlsbad. 1t is not known whether
he will engage in another cam
paign. In 1912 Hon. !. w. Wise
ran him a very close race and he is
candidate again for 1914.
Hon. Gordon Lee has his usual
cinch. There will be nothing doing
in the Seventh.
1t is not supposed that Judge
Adamson will have any opposition
in the Fourth. The Judge is one
of the best Congressman in Wash
ington. His judgment on public
matters is almost infallible and
there are not many men who WELD
as much influence. The South has
a great opportunity now and should
keep strong men in Congress.
Senator Bacon is in good health
and has settled down to his new
term, five years of which remain II
be served, He is now in his sew
erty-f1fth year and by the end of
his term will be in his eightieth
year. 1t Is wonderful how young
!, he appears and how strong and
clear he is in debate. But he takes
admirable care of himself. There
are younger men in the Senate who
are not his equal in physical con-
dition.
senator PERKINS, OF California, is
the same age as Senator Bacon, yet
he trembles with palsy and rises
with great difficulty, clinging to his
desk while he utters a few faltering
words occasionally. Tillman, who
is IS, and was recently reelected
that he might Idle in harness" is
so feeble that he is in his seat very
little of the time.
One night two weeks ago, while
the currency bill was under consid-
Grafton, Senator Sutherland, Of
tab, who is 81, was kicking about