The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-03-20
THE NATION
Al CAPITOL
Events of Interest From
the Seat Of Govern
ment and Coudens
ed For Busy
Readers
FROM THE GALLERY OF THE
HOUSE


ditions were somewhat normal upon tina,
Saturday afternoon when this brief story
Was gstherei from tile gallery tine heans
considerable about the large meml,ership
of the House of Representatives. and !
counted the occupants of the benches and
'fOund that all hut ~ of the ls5 men,
bers were present. earning the salary the
government pays. On the minority side
sat twenty -thrr~ ststssm~n. and i'm the
Democratic rows werr exsrtly the same
number, hut the hoodoo Mas saved the
majority by counting lbe illustrous occu-
pant Of the CHAIR. In vain ! looked for
the celebrities Of Congress. and only
Mann. the Republican leader, with hi-
brisfly beard Was there. As a matter (
fact most of our beet exhibits have stayed
at home ss a DYult of the last election
After n while <l'amp CLARK -tro.ie down
the aisle. thus gratifying the hungry eye-
Of tourists IL Was his -ixty-fourth birth
day. and q few hours before lac had paw
81 the air with terrible si-nnnciation OF
very foolish charge that the Speaker had
falsely counted a vote I'm order u further
the interests Of hIs party. - far ~
Washington is concerned. formal de-
nial by the Speaker was absolutely un-
necessary.
Across the room ts-isie the chisled
white marble desk Of the Speaker reTosed
the grinning mace Of legendary authority
Behind the presiding officer hung the
Star SPangIed Banner: on either side Of
the sl4-k. ~sn- -t.s pictks. Of o(washinsrpp
and Lafayette. and frienze by BrImidi
showed Washington and Cornw allis la
conference at Yorktown.
Representative Lever OF South Carolina
Was making a -pcs-'h in which lac sug-
gested the colloquaI "doncher know" in
describing the nes,l- Of the farmers. tie
rOund'y crificized those who found fault
with the Agricultural appropriation bill,
which was then under consideration and
IN an exchange of boquets he and Rep
resentative Mclaughlin Of Michigan paid
splendid compliments TO one another,
causing Representative Anderson of Min
nesota u interje't inquiring remarks -
10 whether Otller- should not be inclus.e.i
In the AlPilon-e-tia-tr performance. In
the rough anu tpufnbie debate one Of the
Congressfnen had good deal u say
about 'Io-were, evidently having failed
70 nOte the ol'ser, alton II this correspon-
dence regarding the habits of some Sen
ators Who say "lo-way"
A man with an ear trumpet finally
showed up, and he Was pointed out A.
General Sherwood, who secured dol
lsr-s-isy" for ali pensioners. Then came
Muniock, famous for fiery hair anil
speech, and in the public eye becan-e Of
his leadership Of the Progres-ives.
While two or three Congres-men tried
D. speak at the same time, the presiding
officer energetically supported tia stop
watch and brought down his mallet with
Tremendous "whacks" thereby murder
ing much Congre--i3nsI eloqnence.
Meanwhile the Agricultural appropri-
alton bill bowle'l Inerrily ON il way. and
when the al'sentes~ grew n four hundred.
our little party decided that il Was time
for us too. D. depart.
FINING TIE TRUST BILLS
Before the antrim bills are o. become
really and truly administration ne..-
ures. they arr - le msterislly doctoresi
under the dire-.t supervision "a that sbls
physirian II egisiation-Doctor WOOD
row Wilson. President ~ the Usiissi
stats The Judiciary Committee Of tie
House has heen having u hearings, aud
this ha~ re-uited in the President taking
Chairman Clayton and his colleagues ol
the committee into White Hcu-e con-
terence for the IurIr~e of pointing out "
them that tlIere are big and dangerous
hole IN tie legi-lation they have oont<ns-
pists'd- Therefore changes will follo~ IN
sccvrdance With tie Pre~ident's plan te-
fore the bills arr ps--ed in TIE Hou-r.
TIE NATIONS CAPITUL
The Distict II Coiuml,ia 10 having "A.
annual tus-le in the House ~ Reprp-ent-
stives over que-tions q administrative
locsi government On the one side tie
District very quietly Isy- down or Uncls
ram and 81 tirnes may expect far toc
mock- But wor-e sill are the demssosu.
statesmen Who have sft~mpt~d 10 make
hai''''e rspst@fions by de>tn.ctiss meth
eds rstber than ~ conservative programs
IN reference n tire upksep of the Ma ton.
Capitol.
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