Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-10
HOW FILIBUSTER
WAS THREATENED
(By Burton X. Standish)
(Written for the United Press)

Washington, June 10.--Calandai
Wednesday, venerable and jealousy
cherished parliamentary veteran, is
becoming bone of contention in the
House of Representatives.
Seven weeks ago the House began
the consideration of voluminous bill
providing for the uniform codification
of all laws, and after six successive
Calendar Wednesdays, during which
time all manner of filibusters were
perpetrated to stay its progress, the
astounding discovery was made that
only sixty of the 16S pages of the bill
lad been considered.
| Retarding of the measure was part
ly due to a declaration of war by Rep
resentatives Thompson and Wingo, of
Arkansas, friends of the rural cred
its measure, which was overlooked in
/ the Democratic caucus. They con-
Quoted their flibuster just like naugh-
/ ty little boys getting even" until
Floor Leader Underwood scolded them
soundly, and they desisted; whereupon
everybody on the Democratic side
breathed sigh of relief.
But hardly had the Thompson-Win
go ilibuster failed than Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming leaped into
the breach. The members gathered
that he was considerably "peeved' be-
cause the bill was not moving fast
| enough; and as soon as the Wyoming
member impressed this on his fellows
he proceeded to little declaration of
war all his own.
"If this measure is not considered
in serious manner" he asserted, 81
shall insist upon quorum being pres
ent whenever Calendar Wednesday ar
rives." Seein' as how most of the
representatives take Calendar We'd
nesday for sort of congressional Ro-
man holiday and Journey to the base
ball park" this was "some threat"
When it comes to luminosity OF
neckwear, Judge Adamson, represen-
tative from Georgia and chairman of
the house interstate commerce COM
mittee, has old Soc Solomon in all
his glory looking like a faded sepia
print.
About a fortnight ago the Judge
received from Georgia box contain
ing dozen or two of those scarfs.
From the assortment could be taken
every hue of the rainbow, each tint
of the well known spectrum, and sew
eral others which, until the discovery
of ultraviolet and intro-red rays of
science, weren't known to exist at
ALL
Now when the Judge saunters
through the dim house corridors the
bands of tourists get the impression
that torchlight procession and a
Fourth of July set piece celebration,
with a radiance lent by first cousin
of Halley's comet, is visiting the halls
of Congress.
The first perfectly satisfied Mexican
refugee to arrive here is j. j. Slade
of Columbus, Ga, big property holder
at Michoacan.
Calling on Secretary Bryan with
his friend John Lind, Slade verbally
patted the premier on the back, told
him the administration Mexican pol
icy was o. K, and almost gave the
secretary apoplexy by failing to ask
that the fleet and the army both be
sent inland to protect his holdings.
"My property is land-and it is
nailed down." he told the secretary,
"and ! certainly wouldn't want to
have a single American boy shot for
the sake of my holdings.
81 want to say right here and now
that Uncle Sam has treated me nigh
ty fine, and Pm satisfied with him in
this Mexican situation"
Secretary of State Bryan has a new
pair of glasses.
They go over his ears, and the
lenses are only 'half-moons," but,
despite his new acquisition, the pre-
mier insists on nervously fumbling his
old nose glasses every time he has a
group of visitors.
Livestock Market.
Chicago, June 10.-Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000: dull. sc under Yesterdays aver