Evening star., 1921-10-30
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
FRETTING OVER DELAYS
IN PLEDGE REDEMPTION

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outstanding and dominating person
aiity. This accounts for the frequent
public charge of the presence of a
boss" in the Senate. The leader who
can dominate by his personality a
Legislative body to the extent that he
can drive through it legislation viii
be denominated boss" When this
ceases to exist either from the power
of public opinion against Such leader
shin, from illness. or from any other
circumstance, delay in legislation is
inevitable.
And while the Senate is continuing
its delay in taking decisive action on
imperatively important legislation
the House has taken another long
step toward efficiency and expedition
in legislative procedure. The new
policy was summoned last week @by
House Leader Mondell. putting into
effect reform advocated in these
columns more than year age. MIR.
Mondell spoke as follows:
MIR. Speaker. for years there has
been a sentiment in the House that
in the interest of good legislation.
and for the convenience of members.
we ought to know a little furthep in
advance than we have generally been
informed in the past as to Legislation
that was likely to be taken up for
consideration. Members on both sides
have called attention to the need and
advisablity of arranging, if possible,
and so far as it is possible under the
rules of the House, a program at least
a few days in advance in order that
members may study the bills that are
likely to be brought and that they
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tiers that they are informed about and
interested in. We have made a very
earnest effort in the last year to out
line programs so far as it was possible
to do SO. The programs thus tenta-
lively agreed upon have been an
nounced from time to time from the
floor.
| I'VE have now taken another step in
the matter to accommodate the men,
bers of the House, and, we believe, in
the public interest. Yesterday there
was placed on the bulletin board in
; the lobby n tentative program for the
week. Members realize that such a
program must be purely tentative
Certain matters come up under the
general rules of the House, but the
House must determine what will be
dcne at any given time. So these pro-
grams indicate only tentative agree
ment of program subject to change al
any time the House may determine
and as conditions may warrant.
81 am not sure that we will find we
can follow these programs closely
enough to make it worth while to
continue them, but am very much in
hopes that through consultation with
| the Speaker, members of the steering
committee, chairmen and members OF
the various legislative committees
| and chairmen and members of the
rules committee we may be able tc
present a fairly accurate picture d
week in advance of what the House
| is likely to consider. We have under.
taken this new departure in the hope
that it will be useful to the members
particularly in the hope that 1t will
| not only enable but will incline mem
J bers to give careful attention in ad.
vance to the legislation that is likel.
! to be considered. l should be very
glad indeed to have suggestions from
members at any time in regard t.
these tentative programs and as tc
whether or no 1t is wise to continue
them"