The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-06-15

others scatter to wait for the sound
Of the no quorum bell, or for the sue
cession Of rings which tells them that
they must hurry to vote on something
or other which is supposed to make
or unmake the country.
1t has been discussed before, but
the daily record IS worth perhaps
passing comment. There are 45S res
of the tariff bill and the senate is now
reading and discussing a line some
where near the top Of the forty-ffth
page.
Mica, Micah and Powder PuHs.
Mica has just been under discussion.
There are only one or two senator's
who know anything about mica, but
the unknowing know that they must
vote as the few knowing ones signal
There is a story circling round that
three or four senators thought MICA
had something to do with the Old Test
ament, and that the scheduled sub
ject was a man, not a thing. The mat
ter Of a final "h" is nothing to the
senatorial mind which fears lest some
infant industry is about to be strangled
in Its coming or crying cradle
On a hot night two senators grave
ly discussed mica from the standpoint
or perhaps better, the viewpoint of a
woman's powder puff. 1t was gravely
asserted that mica was a necessity be-
cause it perforce must be the dali, ac-
compartment of the pocket mirror and
the other little things which every
woman, with a disregard for e rights
OF her natural complexion, carries with
her hot days and cold days.
Two distinguished senator's from the
northwest portion Of this great repub-
lie gave up twenty-five minutes of
more or less precious time a night or
two ago to a dispute as to whether or
not a certain statement appeared on
page 10 or page y Of n government
document There was no disagree
ment at all as to the wording Of the
statement or as to its correctness, but
the matter Of the page on which it APP
pearcd apparently was one of high mo-
ment and neither the tariff bill nor
the world could 20 forward until 10
was made q or q was made 10, and
the change properly had been attest
ed by a notary public with an attend
ing crowd Of credible witnesses.
Democratic Delay Effective.
The Democrats, of course, are delay
Ing the passage Of the tariff bill be-
cause they want the country to be-
lieye that the Republican party is
slow at the work Of Legislation. A
man may be trying to reach a mark
with his heart inhis-legs efforts but
what progress can he make f pitfalls
are dug for Tim every stride Of his
running way?
OF course t Is charged that the Re
publicans have wasted Il lot Of time
trying TO put through a tariff bill. 1t
is barely possible, Of course that the
time spent IN putting through this
particular tadn bin is all wasted, but
the Republican desire seems to be to
get tie thing through quickly.
The President, so the supposedly
well informed say, sits nightly in an
upper chamber Of the great white
mansion and wishes In his heart that
the wicked Democrats would let a
few schedules go their way to action
without objection or obstruction. The
President wants to go 70 Alaska. He
probably can go to Alaska only If he
chooses to depart for that one'time
land Of promise when the long night
has settled down upon It to hold 1t I'M
relieved in lbs embrace until the sun
comes back once more.
The tariff, Of course, Is most In
toresting subject If one chooses SO to
think, but Il takes much indweIling OF
Thought for most laymen here to reach
the conclusion that the country Is Wild
IL anxious THAT the Underwood-Slm-
mons bin shall become one day the
FordneyMcCumber bill. What the
country probably wants knowing tha'