The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-04
NATIONAL
CAPITOL
Events of Interest From
the Seat of Gov
ernment
TIE GET-RICH-QuICKs.

THE GET-RlCH-QuICKS.
People nowadays are not selling gold
bricks - q means 10 yet rich quick, since
the same results appear IN be obtainable
by selling plain. common, ordinary food
stuffs. 10 many wayr have been found
by which the food market can be manip-
nlsted that the Washington government
hes found il necessary a. increase ir ac-
tivity in order that poor people may be
permitssd % eontinus 70 live.
THE BAD SPOTS.
determined effort has been made TO
remove the bad spots in the river and
harbor bill. and n leave the remaining
good meat in the barrel. The theory 10
that the bal spots" may ruin the con-
tents Of the whole barrel. In the case Of
apples one bad one often spoils all the
good fruit. The same principle can be
sppliet 70 pork barrels. Many valuable
Projects have been tied up in the bill
along With the bad proposals. Obviously
the thing ~ do is 70 weed out the bad
items.
CONGKESS MAY NOT ADJOURN.
There 10 a growing sentiment 10 the
effect that Congress will not adjourn, hut
instead will take . short rece-s after
election time. Putting aside their per
sonal comforts. the members are inclined
70 the belief that il is unwis for Con
gre-s n definitely adjourn until Decem-
her, while the war situation in Europe
CONTINUES acute.
THE RECLAMATION RILI.s.
Ii 10 really too bal that the reclama-
ton bills were made buffer in the
Home, and there spIeors 70 be little
probability Of these measures psssing the
senate At the present session, even though
there II q great demand for relief in the
public land states.
IN ONE MINNESOTA DISTRICT.
Foor year. ago Mr.. James Tswney Of
Minnesota vss chairman 81 the ApprO-
priations Committee u the House Of
Representatives, and wa one Of the half
dorm committee chsirmen who arranged
lexislstion ~ FORE -or,isined by Jo~eph a..
Cannon, who kept q tight rein on Con
Tre~ and manipulated the sy-term Of
l1xf~l.fsu< .<rr.~.I.rx A. a.. - =. -
manner that vas no more ~ the credit
Of the country than the present plan Of
the csuens. Tswney ws- defestei, and
one might have supposed from reading
the walls In the newspapers controlled by
tfe old guard that the government was
In danger Of coming n . sudden stop.
FORMER President Taft Vas one who took
tins view of the situation and In order b.
fore-tsl the impending national crisis q
-inecure "a. 6xed up, with The result
that Mr.. Ts~ney has not suffered . cur
tsiiment In he income. The man .ho
heat Ts~Dsy vss sidney Andepon, and
when he arrived In wsshinzton he xs-
twenty eight years Of ses. lie ~ss point
81 out 81 Illustrating the horrible mis-
tskes that voters sometimes make. he-
esuss Washington shove all other plsos-
could not pnder~tsne Why q young, in
experienced man should have been cho~-
en 10 rsplsce . vheel-bore vho vss
ready n faithfully ss~nd BY the political
machinery until it busted. However.
Anderson ws- unconcerned, and started
- work. He 49, appointed on the Ways
and Means Comnitsee, but when he
iouDd that this ~ss an empty honor he
rss'gned, and in doing % made vigo-
rous susck upon the Caucus syssen, and
showed tie neos>-ity Zoe complete re-
vision of the rules u the Hooss of Rep
rssrnsstivss In order that individual
.ssb>rs nighs hs snshast 70 do th>
vsrk ~ - ennnksy - thl.ir diusrics
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