Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-01
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS


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Coolidge next Friday bA& theff ISN'T al /
much scenery as usual. Except that the
hotels ara filled to pretty nearly their ca
pacity, there i practically ne inHiea-
ton that tbs chance u Hin1AAfEasien b
at hama. The oAly satSsAfe sen At tfA
capitol Is tire little white p6ftSeo Af COW
cred platform or whatever it may b call
ed, at TIE top Of the great k<AAlte steps
OF the east front It lBSi18 very Haueh
like brand aeW He5oniAi tAreA Altsnd-
ed for some country ,e4sAtk N1t IS k&r-
feet is the working pSiNer that on the
try out day Or two are the words Of
more than bItek away. It b hEfsa ont
with delicate electrical tinpiiners that
multiply the strength Of The voice and
it is fully kxDeEtAa Mr NArdinRea al
dress will be heard By bssskandkfS Ia Tire
great crowd sure to assemble On the
plaza that day.
Aitheukh AAfil Ath n tsntAxiysiy aAeh
as the date OF the extra session, Ara it
is expected the senate viii lit IN 7HSeiai
session most 81 the ihtefsenihE tiinA, NF
HardHAg has made It kaeMn that 8G&HfA
issuing the cali he will pkf1oisA4sy eHn<
suit the leaders OF house ana sknAts
members of his cabinet He NRntA 1hh
full force to be In working 6r6er bARofe
the task of reconstruction begin6. 1hk
senate still kAvors an earlier date but
the house, facing IT. tf&EAendous task
of Reorganization And ere hundred new
members to be placed on cofannitteee asld
got into WORKING trim. feels thEt ARfA
18th gives it Aone too much time.
Amsnk the hNsse4s 4 ebnsssa cehs
necticut interest which AaRe come MP
this past week was the nAzkht BILL which
Tyos fn<n SNk.A -. ~
ator BrandAtee Is shaifsAaz ar. Bran
degee favored she lacrosse Of salAFiAa as
one OF the steps towards better service
in the already everwofkta patent once,
and strongly opposed the licensing sys-
tenn included in the bill sehator Sia0et
as strongly opposed the Increase of saI-
aries. believing the tepRbficAh congress
should stand by It's ffofhIbAs to econ
cfniest even thcaSh the merits 81 the
case might warrant an Increase. Nj
| Merritt and Mr. TibSn likewise. Mr..
| the licensing ssstein Ont In sbite 6f thk
| efforts maze by the ofposltiSh the Diil
passed patent bill which receiSSa yheiE
| full support. however, VAS the one which
| extended the TIME for iiaiaE patent apAii.
| cations This was 4 BranaegkS bin and
| strongly supported BY THE CShneetteni
delegation. It extends the time sis
months and as Mr.. Merritt expressed ii
| in a speech In the hSdse, The purpose
| of the bill is to extend the right u pr.
ority and it will safeEaafa the ikAf 81
| american Inventors and the rights o. al
citizens who have acquired fiknts IN Tor.
eign patents"
/ during the recess, the Connecticut repre-
sehtatives Will Ill 20 hotal fOr i kfssI
time. unless the committees 81 ~Ai3l
they are members SIT dEfihS the feekss
| which Is not at tAie faNSh1At sasAkk4a
But Senator'S BfAhdegAe and Mclean MI
| not get much bfAathiEak EbAes unless ii.
| prcgSanrAe il changes, Ter the kgssa4l
/ will be IN seAsiDn, ready TO act On nSaA
! nations khd treaties and 6thsr gkeea
tive business eveA theagh ALL lkksEiA
tive business il 1t ss4AastaA
| Tilssn ef CSMAsesasss kst Lii Nae
/ full for couple OF weeks Sast, HFesiG
| lhk over the house dufhg fhe coiSaAisAe
81 the whole dhring considefAfisn Sf til
military ana other kpA+SbFfRtioA iii
/ when turbulent scenes were IRE Sf1Gr 3
the day. Speaker Giile5t iAv&riabiy %
leets Col. Tilson for such oceaSiSzS, fS
i Tfison Is the king pin Of bresaShE 81
ficers when quick pAfiiafAeAlAFy F6iEhk
| or a strong hand to qusH disSfaet 81 "a
/ floor, is needed. Col Tils6A Is fsaAshiz
/ ed hefA as the best presiding effie&r tn
| house can command he knows kAfaiFnAk
tary rules from A to 2; he never 1854
his temper even uhder the NEST fryiha
circumstances, nor deeS ne slst IA 81
streptreus member ran him INTO e1f
ner. The other day when Tils6h Mas i
| the chair and the vote lacked one 81
/ tie vote. Col. Tiiscn voted from th4 cfai,
/ In an instance there was 4 hub-bab an
loud protests from the oppesitf0A. s'1h
chair didn't pass between the Hnes Ii
chair can't vote like that, etc, etc, fai.
| out from ali sides. Col Tilson lofinds
the gavel till the house came to orSt
| then said calmly and with entire eoo
j nature: IF the chair hnds himself i
the wrong, he viii Withdraw his vote.
) But" he added, with a broad srnil
as he opened Kings Precedents. tif
, md | was id the right, and then prt
ceeded to read the fdiA-and the hons
accepted his decision without a -murmer /
: dissent-7fcr Tilson usually knows whi
: he is talking ABOUT, SO It vas no VI
81 to argue further
FL Congressman Risen IL Ast6s.,ss4i. -,
! the appointment of Edwin DENLY !
81 secretary of the navy. TiIson and Dent
I have been the closest friends for M,
A years, and when Tilson was hAaftsk
> | something like eight or ten WARS Al;
DENLY came all the way IRON his nor
in Detroit to serve as usher at the Iitss
/. wedding. IN fact OF All the names u
Il made known IS cabinet actualities, moi
: has called Gut such genuine personal i
ri thuslasm on the part OF members of CO
gress as that of DENLY, who was a rner
Der of that body from 1905 to- 1911 az
seems to have left behind him 4 lo1
!. trail Of staunch friends Who apelaud n
! Harding's selection.
Prediction RArs tSint Is naA t.ssaA
ton of Gillett as speaker and OH No
dell as floor leader at the caucus to
/ held, Friday by the fepNiblicans an
lel it is also probable that a return Of Ii
house to its old custom OF making ii
whip Of the house a position 81 q
it siderable honor and power will be adv
lel Gated. The recent practices has been
turn over that offics to some new a
young member who is delighted to hEu
~ as whip, ny round" in a rush to {
members into line when a vote is cali
"a The senate never departed from the 81
tom of making the once OF Rhip one
dignity and Importance, and giving II
Il man whose knowledge ana exeeriel
N wins for him the eoniidence Of hfs Il
K leasles Senator Curtis Of KANSAS, q
OF the most influential and hard work.
he leaders the senate has held the pos;ti
d. of whip for a number BE- years, and 4
: year was appointed assistant door ikas
as well, so now is whip and right ma
man to Senator Lodge, as wen as hoiai
= very important committee appoiAttiieh
ne Such man is sure not to fall doi
Id on the job as whip when emerkeney al
es and some recent experiences in
house have proved to its leaders the "
IL dom OF returning to the old time pn
We tlce Who will be the new Mhip IN
~ kyet determined, but he Will be man
power, experience ana iniiuenee, if
present plans Of the h6asN ID carried .
TX The near retslt ssse the ssaAmss