Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-07
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletin)

not vet decided whether it will be for 1 the best interest of the country to push | through half-ba legislation on the l railroad question, the soldier relief measures and many other important matter of reconstruction, or whether l the country can be best served by get 1 ting such measures into better shape 1 in committees, and not putting them 1 before congress for action until the regular session less than six weeks 1 hence. The latter course would give 1 the senators and representatives op- portunity to go home and consult with | their constituents and get first hand ! the views of the lAymen. The return ed soldiers would have the chance to make known their preferences in mat | ters concerning themselves. and 1t IS probably some sort of an adjournment will be taken in order that such a get together policy may be carried out. The general opinion here seems to be that much might be gained and nothing I lost by such a course One thing is certain. If the matters go over to the next session it is not through a dispo- sition to shirk on the part Of congress, but keen desire to act in safe and judicious manner in meeting the tre- mendous problems which confront it. myao.i lse
 Republicans here are jubilant over the win out or near win-out as it may prove to be, down in the demo- cratic stronghold of Alabama To bring a democratic majority of 1000 which has existed unbroken for a half cen
 tury or more, down to victory, or
 within 40 votes of one, as the last count showed, has put new feather
 in the cap of Congressman Foss of
 Ohio, chairman of the republican con
 gressional committee. One of the
 democrats sad to Floss yesterday w
 don't concede you have won-" Per
 haps not" suavely answered the Ohio
 man, but when it comes close enough
 to make you democrats even go back
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 ty we'll satisfied that the tide down
 south has turned. The congressional committee took a strong hand in the Alabama campaign and will be vigi- lant and alert in the campaign of 1920. At it's annual meeting a few nights ago it reelected Tilson the Con- necticut member and also put him on the executive committee.
 Senator Reyes of New Hompshire is . member of the sub committee to ln- vestigate the sugar shortage and look 1 into other matters pertaining to the high cost of living. The senator said today that even the first meeting brought out startling testimony and he was convinced much good would result from the investigation, which has but just begun.
 Senator Mclean has been receiving i warm congra tulations on the masteTly 1 way in which he conducted through i the senate, the pending bills which i
 
 ing and currency Of which he is 1 chairman. The senator made many | short and forceful speeches while i they were under discussion and when | they passed. senators crowded around l him offering consratula tions-
 During the congressional reception 1 to Gen. Pershing there were quite a | number of children brought in by sen ] ators and members, to witness the 1 ceremony. There is g strict rule of the i house whereby persons are not per l mitted on the floor except the few who i have the privilege through member ship or by special rules governing i congress. Little children however ! not uncommon for a member to take i to his seat for a few minutes one of | his children. so the child may have ! some thing to tell and look back on l one recalled on Pershing day, the visit | to the house of one of the little chill i dren of Ben Johnson of Kentucky a | few years ago. Johnson brides him. 1 self on being a genuine fire -eater of | the old southern school. and on that 1 occasion was absorbed in lam bast- ing the republicans that he entirely i forgot the presence of his small son. Johnson was in charge of some legis- lation and was having plenty of | trouble of his own, as the repubU- 1 cans were after his scalp. As result 1 IItlIe Ben haQ things pretty CluCfI ms ! own way for wh !" The 'r-' '~- '-*- [ father thundered and shouted the fast. CT dId little Ben p-as- n-.~ s...- .--.- {; behind neighboring desks. He inter ! viewed in loud whispers pretty near 1y every member of the house to their 1 great delight. He skipped back and forth from democratic to republican side of the house with absolute impar- tiality. The tick of Speaker Can non's big gold watch charmed him he long to his fathers bitterest political 1 and personal foe-for the two men were not on speaking terms. While Floor Leader Mann fired hot shots Ben leaned oonfidingly against Mir Mann When Senator Payne took a 1 forty wink nap in his chair Ben gazed | at him with wonder and admiration, l for MT. Payne possessed a solid figure of not less than 300 pounds displace- ment and even in sleep looked some l what familiar to the kid, While he was thus gazing at Payne from a decided aisle, the giant of the senate, Ollie James of Kentucky strode down the aisle, and suddenly seeing little Ben in his path, deftly, steepd right over him with much caution. Whereupon the house laughed so loud that Payne woke up and the senior Johnson came back to earth and shunted his small son to a side track.
 new flag hangs over the >peaker's desk in the house. It is of silk and was the gift of the National Society of the D. A. R. It replaces a flag which hung for fifteen years just be- | hind the speaker of the House and l which though of silk had stars of gilt | instead of white as required by the l federal law adopting the Stars and ] Stripes as the American flag. The | new flag is likewise of silk and grace | fully draped, and was put in place on | the 132nd anniversary of the adop- 1 tion of the constitution. The old flag l was given the D. A. R. by vote of l congress and will be put in their mu- | scum as historic relic, having been | over the speakers desk at the time | he signed the resolution declaring war l with Germany.
 The reading clerks of the house are l having pretty hard lines with the pro- posed tariff on dye stuffs under con- sideration. One day they struggled l
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