The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-23
CONGRESS MEMBERS
RETURN TO PEE-PUL
ANXIOUS TO LEARN WHAT CON
STITUENTS THINK OF WHAT
THEY HAVE DONE.
PAST TWO YEARS EVENTFUL

With Jaded Lawmakers Who Have
Wrested With Legislative Problems
!, and Listened to Appeals OF job
! Seekers.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-With OBJ
Vious relief the members of the SIX
ty-third congress have seen that body
expire with but a faint prospect OF
an extra session to intervene between
NOW and next December, when the
sixty-fourth congress will convene on
the eve of a national election. Not
until the final roll call of the short
session was it possible to feel sure
that no extra session doomed up, for
the air was thick with rumors for
months that have caused real con-
Germ here in Washington, where con-
igress and politics are so closely WOW
en- with the daily lives of nearly ey-
erybody in the city.
Eyentful as have been the past two
years in legislation the next two years
hold more promise in the way or
thrills and, too, in the perfection OF
Legislative ideas than the last two.
Laws have been made under hlgh
pressure, but two powerful dlstrac-
lions have been ever present to Jar
the smooth running of legislative ma
chinery. One was the readjustment
or patronage, the gradual replacing
of republicans in high places with
democrats. and most of this work has
been accomplished while congress
was grinding. Another and more
greater distraction was the cOmplica-
ton of foreign troubles, first in the
turmoil of Mexico and then with the
gigantic war in Europe.
What Congress Has Done.
A jaded congress has wrestled with
problems of state, listened to unend-
ing appeals of constituents who want
ed jobs, stuck to the guns here while
asking for reelection at the hands of
the people in their districts and
scanned the newspapers anxiously for
signs of lifting in war clouds abroad.
Many individuals fell by the wayside
in the recent election.
Nine months is none too much for
the rejuyenation of the cOuntry's pub
lie servants. All of them have patron
age sores to heal, most of them have
business interests that are suffering
on account of the depression incident
to the war and all are on edge after
their two years grind. Many are sad
.1y out Of touch with their districts
, and are anxious to find out what
their people are thinking and what
they want. Many have lost confidence
III their own viewpoint of public
questions. They feel that they want
20 get back to the inspiration of the
soil so that they can come back con-
. fident in their course after having
sounded sentiment at home,
Next Congress Representative One.
The next congress will come as
close to being representative of the
De0ple of the United States as the
American form of government allows.
1t will come fresh from the people,
prepared to pursue a course to
strengthen the party for the struggle
of 1915 when democratic policies
will be under fire, 1t will find much
Legislation contemplated for the past
session, but abandoned before enact
ment to complete the carrying out
OF democratic ideas and platform
pledges.
The next congress will have as
distraction the most distracting of all
political events, a national election
fight Unless present signs fail it
will still have the war. 1t will be a
sober congress, congress sure nf its
ground but wary rs to consequences.