The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-07-31
SIMS RECORD

Since Congressman Sims service Congress has been
ing time when the republicans have had possession OF branch
and present democratic administration has made hard
for democrat to achieve legislative results However during
that the result of his work has not been exceed by
member of the lower House that represented any district in
our state A. - oo,o..r,.+
of our Congressman for this District Mr. Sims put
War Claims Committee during his second term and served on that
having claims paid to the people OF tennessee ana
So a amy BY 5 and
through the House and now pending the Min beng
ries over 100000 90 for Tennesseans.
One Of Mr. Sims first was the passage OF the Hiram
Madison Henderson and Chester Counties and which had been
pending for years before Mr. Sims took charge of it.
ger appropriations the Tennessee River from Rven Padu
cab than had been secured since the beginning of the
He has complete survey of the Forked Deer River
He has had soil survey Henderson and Madison Coun-
ties and Typographical survey of the orked Deer River for
drainage working for like survey for the Beech
appropao 90 and there has been
for the site Of the public ding in Huntingdon and pend
When Mr. Sims entered Congress rural
in this Congressional DISTRICT As soos he became member
this service As result q his continued and persistent efforts
there 2os rural routes in s district not exceeded in
BRINGS directly to the salaries to carriers
an cent the
paid from postal receipts free village delivery Mckenzie
the beginning of this wbr the and this district is
lest workers for the Establishment parcels post and was about
the first to introduce abi to establish that service
Mr. Sims has always favored all legislation for the benefit Of
the farmer insisting increased appropriations for by the
Department of Agriculture for experimental work and other ad
vancemens beneficial to the agricultural and stock raising class
and has been pioneer in avong legitimate legislation for good
roads, He that made the fight the House with Repre-
sentative Bueo of Texas the Postmaster General in the
bill intended to prevent gambling in cotton futures to the der
of the the field who produced the product and
vent the the statistics compiled by the stock
gambling operations.
ceeded passing his bill to prevent raceack gambling in the
District and his bill regulate automobile speeds in the city of
Washington passed. making that city of the safest for
tomobe travel the country While that committee he
largely instrumental aboishng grade crossings for steam rail
roads in Washington thereby saving many human lives
He introduced while charge of district bill for alb
soute prohibition in the District of Columbia which finally
dued the number of saloons by half and increased the license
charge from $4,000 ST. per and confined the
school houses permitted be sold Sunday clubs
hotels with limited guee and with many other beneficial
restrictions He the chief supporter of the legislation that
abolished the anteen posts He of the most in
dusous and effective workers either branch of Congress
curing the passage of the Webb Interstate Law for protection of
dry States against shipments in their territory
At this time he the ranking member of the Committee
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. which since the passage
the tariff law has to do with all the larger questions before the
ton Mr. Sims bill to repeal the Panama Canal tolls
end wipe the of large subsidies favored ships ope
been the big fight of the present session and Mr. Sims bill
the law with the Presidents signature In the handling of the
trade commission bill to regulate the trusts and other
before this committee the President has
the administration leaders Mr. Sims being hundred per
in efficiency The President has openly commended his splendid
work We submit this record of his service Representa-
tive Congress justly emitting him the active and loyal sup
port the democracy of this district in the primary election of
August 9Th,
Camden Citizen.