The Taney County republican., 1916-05-25
POIitiCa! Gossip From Washington


Political Gossip From Washington
The readiness with which the Dem
ocratic members OF the Senate judici-
aay committee acceeded 10 Senator
Sutherland's suggestion for reopening
OF the hearings on the Brandeis nom
ination, is regarded here as indicative
OF their reluctance to confirm BrandeiS
for Judge. 1t is considered equally an
evidence Of their unwillingness 10 bring
the question TO a direct issue. They
would like TO fiddle along with the
matter until Wilson changes his mind
and wthdraws Brandeis' name, or un'
Ill conditions in the Senate are such
that the buck can be passed to some
body, anybody, so long as Brandeis is
not put on the bench aud the Demo
cratic Senators can make a show OF in
nocence,
The West Virginia Congressional
district which has just chosen Re-
publican to succeed a Democrat
has the distinction Of having had the
Prsident Of the United States taking
personal part in the campaign. On
one Of his numerous motor trips from
the capital the lonely man in the
White House" rode out TO Harper's S
Ferry where he held conclave with the
leaders Of the Demo cratic party in the
district and told them that the approach
ing BY election must be carried at all
hazards. The returns on election
night, however, showed that the Re
publican had won by a majority Of
several hundred.
The Democratic steering Committee
in the Senate has at last come to the
conclusion which nearly everyone else
has long held, namely that Congress
will be lucky if it can adjourn By Sep
tember. In addition TO the appropri'
alton bills and the other necessary
Legislation which the country must
have and which it wants there is a
considerable program Of impracticable
measures With the President insists
must DE passed. There will be stiff
resistance to all Of these bills, and il
Congress can get home in time to vote
it will be fortunate.
When the rural credit bill was before
the Senate, Senator Smoot endeavored
to have an amendment adopted reduc
ing the number of Commissioners from
five TO three and the salaries from $40
O0O each to $500 each, the same a!
the salary OF Senator. This amend
medt was defeated, every vote agains
it, except one, being cast BY Demo
crat, and every vote for it except one
cast by a Republican. By rejecting
this amendment, the Democrats max
the rural credits system unnecessarily
top heavy. In providing for two un
necessary Commissioners, the admins
Iration incurs an expense not llmitet
to the $40, 900 in salaries. Each Com
missioner must have an oliicd, with al
assistant, a private secretary, steno
graphers, travelling expenses, etc
The rural credit system is expected t
be self-supporting, so each added iten
is handicap to the SYSTEM and bur
den to the borrower. Yet the administra
ton that denounced the Republicans a
extravagant, insisted on the addIijnl
COMMISSIONER unnecessary as
fifth wheel 10 a wagon.
1t is a pretty safe guess that Ne
England will return to the old tim
Republican majorities in November,
said Congressman Edward H. Waso
Of New Hampshire. Our people ar
tired and Weary Of Democracy. Th
present administration has been de-
TO the demand for protection Of dyC
: stuifs sufficient 10 induce men to E
E into the manufacture OF the same, bl