The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial correspondence to this paper
nv T. l. Halll

Especial correspondence to this paper
by l.. J. HAIL.
A fair sample of the overtures &c
get together made by the Republicans
and Progressives to each other, is
shown in the coloquy between Serena
Payne and Victor Murdoch. Says
Payne: "The gentleman from Kan
sas will not run for membership in
the House, because he knows he will
be left behind, but he proposes to run
for the Senate, not because he thinks
he will be elected, but because he was
an idea that it would be bigger fun
eral for him than running for the
House" To this Murdoch replied
Does the gentleman from New York
really think ! could have bigger
funeral out in Kansas as a candidate
for the Senate, than he brought the
Republican through the Paync-Al-
drich tariff bill?"
The really big men who took sides
on the repeal of the exemption clause
Of the canal act debated the question
warmly on its merits, without per-
Sonalitics or unkind criticisms. Since
the vote was taken these men have
not rallied on account of defeat, nor
gloated over victory. Only the little
fellows have held post-mortems and
INDUCED IL carping criticism Of those
who didn't see the question from their
point Of view. Such men may serve
a purpose in the body polite. AS
Westcott makes David Harum say.
"a reasonable number Of fees are
good for dog because they keep him
from brooding over being a dog"
The general popularity of Oscar
Underwood was evidenced in the
House, the other day, by the out
burst of applause that greeted his
first appearance on the floor after n
very brief visit to Alabama. On cv-
cry hand he was heartily congratu-
lated on his splendid victory in the
race for the United States Senator
ship. If he will now assume active
leadership Of the majority on the
floor and put through such legisla-
off consideration of all freak bills and
bring about adjournment in a reason
able time, he will add greater lustre
to his already brilliant reputation as
Democratic leader and statesman.
Two bills creating Trade Com
mission have been introduced in the
House. One of these by Stevens of
New Hampshire requires each cor
porati0n having more than 100000
capital to report annually its fnan-
cial condition, its relations to other
corporations and its business practi-
ces, to the Commission. II is made
the duty of the Commission to inves-
tigate alleged violations of the anti
trust laws, by direction of the Prcsi-
dent, the Attorney General or Con-
gress. The Commission may CON
slider cases of relief after decisions
by the courts; il may also make in
vestigations to determine the manner
in which the DEGREES of the courts
have carried out. This is one of the
trust-curbing bills that is attracting
attention.
1t is rumored that the President
has dropped hint that it would
pleae him if Congress would run
while on a fast mail schedule instead
Of that of slow freight. 1t is said
that in order to make time, he has
sanctioned an omnibus bill to define
trusts, prohibit interlocking director
ates, and to place limit on the is
sue of stocks and bonds by public SER
vice corporations. If the prospect of
the sessions running far into the sum
mer is affecting the President, it is
giving some would-be statesmen
nightmare. The probability of con-
tinuing until the frost is on the
pumpkin" would be Banquc's ghost
at the political feast of the great as
well the near great" Speed up"
is the slogan.