Evening star., 1917-11-25
CHAMP CLARK SEES
LONG, BUSY SESSION
Prohibition and Suffrage
Should Have One Day in
Court, Says Speaker.
HEARS COMPLAINT ON TAX


could get away from here by the first
of August" said Speaker Champ Clark
yesterday. IF the House would stay
here and work during the Christmas
holidays instead of gallivanting off
on a ten-day or two-week recess we
would get a running start that would
set us far on our way to early adjourn
ment
But 1 reckon there isn't chance of
it. I talk it up to them. they all say
Fine and then they will go ahead as
usual and adjourn over.
We will have busy session and a
long one" the Speaker went on to say.
I'm the first place. there are fourteen
appropriation bills to be passed. and
1t goes without saying they will be
big budgets this time. But their very
heavy totals all the more warrant
close scrutiny and careful considera-
ton. We will have to spend enough
money on necessities without throw
ing any money away.
Suffrage Will Have Day.
and national nat o. prohibition With will have their
day in court. I think it ought to be
made just a day in each case. too. so
far as debate is concerned. That
should be enough for, talk. then let
them vote on the propositions.
Most of the SO called war legislation
passed by the last session will have to
be reviewed and amended in particu-
! lars. take it. The amendments will be
in the nature of expanding and elabo-
rating the laws to cover points over
looked at the time or which have come
up in the practical. administration of
the laws.
That revenue and war tax bill will
certainly call for modification if the
kicks that are coming in are any
indication of the way 1t falls on the
country: I get letters in every mail
almost finding some kind of fault with
it. 1t may be difficult to modify it. but
| they will have to do something to iron
out the manifest inequalities.
Railroad legislation will be urged.
| though 1 apprehend it is going to be
great importance. However, they will
doubtless go at 1t and thrash the sub
| ject out. at anysrate Then there Is a
| great mass of business which will be
Iof Importance. to individual members.
or state or sectional groups, that will
| have to be attended to. 1t was passed
| over at the extra session and will have
| to be cleaned up now, or some of the
boys will be afraid to go home In the
dark.
Will Become Restless.
| when the campaigns for the next
| House will begin to get restless and
| want to cut the session short. They'd
| better begin to shorten at. this end. 1t
is true that in 1914 only seven days
Congress and the election. but that
time is much too short for comfort.
! politics? can't see any politics
! noW o"o Il. ! have Just returned from
eral speeches and talked with all sorts
and conditions of men. didn't find
that the war was breeding politics at
all all; ,n,. AS the situation points up now
gress. democrats will be democrats and
republicans will remain republicans in
the next election pretty much as they
did in 1916"
Chairman. Fitzgerald Here.
Chairman FTtixerald Of the House ap-
preparations committee was in town
yesterday and spent few hours at
| the Capitol. He went back to Brook
lyn. but will return this week. This
being the 'long session." the subcom-
mittee will not commence work until
| after the meeting of Congress. A de-
fciency bill will then be framed
| Minority Leader Mann expects to re-
main until the session is under way,
when he may again have to resume
recuperation Of his health. He will
/ take as much rest as possible in the
hope of attaining full recovery as
/ speedily as possible. Representatives
! Gillett of Massachusetts,. Lenroot OF
Wisconsin, Moore of Pennsylvania,
Mondell of Wyoming and Fordney of
Michigan, with others. will relieve Mr..
Mann of the leadership work from time
to time.
Congress will enter upon the regular
| session at noon December 3. with Vice
President Marshall and Speaker Clark
presiding in the Senate and House, re-
spectiyely.
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