Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-13
MARVIN JONES A POWER in WASHINGTON
RUSHED HIS ZONE BILL THROUGH
CONGRESS WHILE THOUSANDS OF
OTHER BILLS NEVER CONSIDERED
~ JOHN PAGE
starr Correspondent

Stnit Correspondent
Washington. H. G.. March l..-Cun.
gtoRiunal circles are stlll huzylng over
the clever manner In which Marvin
Jones rushed his time yunv hill through
huth huusna 1T Congress In the final
hours ui the closing daN, Unanimous
e, nsrnt WuE necessary In both the
HOUSE aud senate, aud II II "a tribute
a. his ability as a paflimcntarinn that
nr Wag uhl" tu secure " with the up.
pufing party IN cuntrul and more than
twenty Thousand other hills awaiting
consideration. Long speeches were
tahuo In those clusink hours. and Mr.
Jones didn't make the mistake NJ try
Ink to make long unc. Ills remarks
iu favor ~ the hill we're very brief. hut
every word meant something aud when
he finished there wasn't u vote east
against II. His friends ~ once started
a. congratulate him un having saved
the life uf the hill and told him he
stood an excellent chance NJ getting II
through the Senate NJ the next lSpcc.
inll session. Next session nothing"
he replied. TIN going to take u right
ever thrrc and get II passed tonight
Everyday told him u couldn't be- done,
that the senate was IN an even bigger
legislative IAN than the louSo. etc.
hut Jones' uf Texas did II, lie took II 10
Senator Morris sheppard aud the tive
NJ thom started rounding up members
~ the Interstate Commerce Committee,
~ II was tuo late tu have u meeting
ui that committee called. senator Shcp.
pard drew up u favorable report on thc
bill and hustled around until hc had II
signed by majority of the members "
that committee. individually. H.
then asked unanimous consent ~ the
Senate To present thu hill Tor its con.
sderntion. which was granted \ short
speech by Sheppard pushed the hill
through that august body In record
] time
II was finally passed hy the Sen
ate In two minutes ~ adjournment aud
signed Nv President Wilson at noon.
Friday, NJ ono n the final, perhaps the
very last, act of his official career.
Democrats Satisfied.
The prevailing feeling among demo.
Gratis IN Washington seems to De- unc
uf uuiot satisfaction and of relief Fm
eight years they have h"cn In power
and for everything they have done they
have been Critiscd aud iur everything
they have failed to do they have been
roasted. The role ~ the two leading
parties are now sharply reversed. Along
with the power ~ the republicans have
recovered they must accept the 70.
spOnsihilitics which go with that power
The lead which the taxpayers viii hc
called upun to bear during the next
foUr years will hc u heavy one and M
time go"s on with marked reduction
, ul their taxes those who pay them will
give cNpr, sSion to their irritation when
they ~ to the polls In lg2s and again
In 1924 Most Congressman inter
viewed predict heavy lussos for the rc
publican nartv In both houses ~ con
grcss In the next election, that that
party viii retain control of both
branches ~ the legislative department
Tut Nv greatly reduced margins. and
that In 1924 there should be- goo,
fighting chance Tor the democrats /,
sweep tho country.
Republicans Uneasy.
Republicans generally are unoas,
over the overwhelming majority thcil
PARTY has in the HOUSE, where the,
uulnumhcr the democrats sol IN 1872
They snv they have gained cvcrythinl
they had to gain everywhere there wa,
tu gain and that from now on the,
have everything a. lose As one re-
publican senator EXPRESSED u today
THE political pendulum swung so M
over toward the republican side o'
the clock last November that whoi
At once gets started back toward IN,
democratic side thcrc'c no telling how
Ter II viii go ~ when II will stop"
Members IT both parties agree tha
IN" republican party has been nlur
"d hy the defeat last fnll ~ such note,
democrats az champ clark aud senate
Chamberlain lOr,gunl They say thn
the Nicc, ssurs If these men are so IN
inferior in sintesmauShip tu the one
they defeated that the voting publ
VIII be- greatly influenced by thu mark
, cd contrast Prominent republicans nr
said to be- urging President Harding I
appoint chamberlain 90 some high y,
sit.on IN order to nputrnlzc the resent
' mcni caused In many quarters hy hi
! defeat They hone IN this way jo hol
u oregon fur the 1899 and 1924 Gle,
. tions
!. Harding VIII Receive.
{ President Harding II making q ZOO
impression IN all quarters by the hus
Y nosslikc manner In which he Is hucl
!. ling down to work he is the fir'
man ut the executive Offices ncnrl
every morning and be- works NJ hig
/, pressure until late l' night iIc u,
ccpts plenty NJ advice, IN fact foc
nut " his way to seek H. frum fcllo'
republicans. and from u few dcmocrlti
notably Reed Underwood and Chan
borlain Much comment was occasion
"a hv his Invitation to Vice Prcsidor
=, Coolidge a. attend the firs, meeting ,
the new cabinet. held last Thursdn'
!. This action IL In line with his prev
aus declaration that ne nropnsod I
!. make the utmost nnsslhlr use ~ 'ou
idgc whom be- regards 1s a very ri
y rnhp man. ~ IT, same time rleyntln
!. the Vice PRESIDENCY from the "lokr
u which Marshall made II Il, to q plar
VI dignity and power,