El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

soldiers I refer to are the clerks u
that prison who are working for flb
a month and should have 800"
BIant0n for the Farmer.
Don't you know" shouts Blanton,
the lrrepressible Texan. as he rises
without asking the Georgian TO yield,
that the farmers Of your gOober
grabbing state are now bent beneath
the burden Of federal taIauon?"
But these men are getting the
same salaries today they were getting
seven years ago" said UpshaTo
seWhen the eonEressmun from
Georgia was wearing overullsr'
asked Bla1tOn. The house rOarrd.
for UnshaET had appeared on the
floor OF the house a few days
prior in n pair Of overuilE.
u said wear overalls or old clothes %
shouted the red headed Georgian, and
7 am consistent have not appeared
since in anything but overalls or old
clothes. ] have on old clothes now
worn threadbare. Please don't IN
terrupt me 7 am leaving today to
home state. and I don't want 70 miss
my train"
wants Train Held.
a8Ir. President" shouted Blanton,
IS he arose-he had moved over and
was sitting on the Republican side
7 move that You appoint a committee
TO 20 20 the station and hold the
train"
but the crippled Georgian remained
firm and when the house duieted, he
said: IF you pass this bill. I don't
care whether you hold the train for
me or not, but when I reach Atlanta,
there viii be a. committee at the
train % greet ne and carry me or
and 70 VIII be those men you are fore
Ing 70 slave down there for SIS a
month
ANY congressman who sits here
and draws $500 a year for his ser
vices should be ashamed OF himself
70 vote against raising the salaries
OF these men from SIS 70 500 q
The speaker started down the aisle
and as he passed the Texan, Blanton
put his arm about his shoulder and
the two stood and talked for a
couple OF minutes, both laughing
Thus. one gets an insight into how
congress passes bills. for 70 was now
able TO get back 70 the matter IN
hand and take up the next paragraph
OF the sundrv civil appropriation.
Two hours had been consumed.
over in the Senate
Over IN the senate during the
morning Il had been even more
amusing. There, the number o. mem
bers present was exactly five. ineluo-
ing Grouna, Smoot and Norris Shep-
pard. Senator FAN walked IN for a
few minutes, but went out again.
Others would come II occasionally.
but did not stay
It was day when local bills
filled the calendar-bllls authorizing
a pension for Mrs Somebody In
Wyoming or permitting an Indian IN
South Dakota TO file claim against
the United States. Tie senators
knew this and did not attend The
cause envy among any Democratic
precinct chairman 7 ever saw.
The reading clerk would call cut
the number OF the bill and what Il
never could have told what he was
saying II you hadn't the calendar In
front OF you; the presiding officer,
vice president Marshall, would call
put something Ike this; -Al IN favor
1f the measure say agsi those op-
The gavel came down and before Il
had struck the desk. the clerk was
reading the next TIMBER on the pro-
gram as Joe Evans would have said
u he had been doing It
Nobody Cared
The vice president said Il all faster
than I could possibly write Il and
nobody voted. nor was anybody given
a chance to vote. It was merely q
matter OF form-of getting the bills
passed where there was no opposi-
ton
Il Is a senatorial custom 20 DO this
where there is no objection and II a
senator has an objection to make, he
knows what is on the calendar and
IS present Only the vice president.
he clerks and the pages need be
here. but usually a few senator's are
present, although they usually put in
he time reading committee reports
lr writing personal letters
This ratified along for half an hour,
until the clerk read g bin affecting
he dye industry. Immediately sena- I
.or Grouna arose and said: Mr..