The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-19
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Would Reform Congressional Record

NOulu REFORM congressional RECORD
The recent insertion in the Con-
gressional Record by a Member from
California of 483 kilograms, all print
ed in large type, was the straw which
broke the camel's back" with Repub-
lican Representative Joseph Walsh Of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Walsh has made
a careful compilation of the "exten-
sions of remarks" which have been in
dulged in by Members during the pres
ent session, that is, matter printed in
the Record which has not been heard
on the floor of the House. He finds
that 20 poems, "a editorials. 70 ar
ticles and rs speeches by outsiders, be-
sides hundreds of letters and tele-
grams from constituents yearning to
inform their Congressman how to run
the Government have been thus en-
balmed in the public records. The
abuse has grown to such proportions
that Mr.. Walsh has given formal no.
tice to the House that he will hereaf-
ter object whenever request is made
for such extensions. BY so doing he
will save the Government thousands
of dollars, and confine the Congress
sional Record to what 1t purports to
be, report of the proceedings oil
Congress.
Treat All Alike
Senator Frank B. Brandegee of Con.
necticut has succeeded in having cot.
ton included in the list Of products
which have been added to the foot
bill and included under the restric'
lions on price and production con-
tanned in that measure. In presenting
the amendment the Senator called at
tention to the fact that there would
probably be short crop of cotton thi'
year, and as no article was more uni
versally used In war, both In the man
ufacture of explosives, and In tents
uniforms, etc., there was every reason
why its production and price SHOULD
be carefully regulated. OF course thu
Southern Democrats voted agalns
the amendment, supported by two o.
three northern members of that party
who are ever ready to assist thei
southern brethren In coddling the pro
ducts of that section of the country a
the expense Of the North.
Law Aimed at Food Pirates
Congressman Benjamin X. Focht o
Pennsylvania considers that 1t Is quit
useless to talk about conserving tn
food that we now have on hand, a
all our reserve supply has been ship
ped abroad, but we should bend on
energies to saving the supply that will
soon be harvested, and fixing reason
able prices for 1t. Mr.. Focht does no
believe that the food bill will ad
versely affect the farmer, but hold
that IL 1t is efficiently administered
will begin and end with the specula
tor and the man who boards. at
the pirate who fixes the prices" ths
the bill Is aimed at, and the Congress
man hopes that the President and Mi
Hoover will direct their efforts agains
that class OF men, but II they try
regulate the farmer Mr.. Focht see
nothing but trouble ahead.
To Protect Migratory birds
The bill pending In the Senate whlc
seeks to give effect to the existin
treaty between Great Britain and thl
country for the protection OF migri
tory birds has the earnest support I
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of Maj
sachusetts. MIR. Lodge. who Is III
leading Republican on the Foreis
Relations Committee, holds that II
, little short Of an act OF bad faith
fail to carry out treaties that we ha'
made. Il do not think that this Is u
time Of Az others" says he, when v
want TO fAil to carry out our trsaI
81 somenls." Ths opponents Of q
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