Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-06
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to Tns BuIletin.)

the banks of the Potomac came music week, which all Washington. entered in to with zest seldom seen. Everything from patriotic songs by thousands of school children to magnificent sacred music by Cathedral choirs from dis tant states, held place on the rro- g1amme One of the incidents that went to show how genuine is the affection and sympathy in wh'cn President and Mrs. Harding hold little children came on Saturday, the closing day, when heavy thunder showers and torrents of rain threatened to sp6i1 the serenade to the president for which 300 children from the public schools had been drilled and on which they had set their hearts. It was to have taken riacs down by the Lincoln Memorial, and at the last moment the storm upss. all the prescrib- ed plans Then President and Mrs. Harding opened wide the White House doors, and in focked 300 drenched little kids and the serenade programme was carried out under the roof of the Execu- tive Mansion.
 "We couldn't pursuade the sun to shine" said the president as a score or more children hung around him but you've brought the White House sun shine enought to make up for it. Since Eve, lived here we have had a lot of music and famous singers, but there has been nothing so sweet to my ears as the songs you children have sung to- day" Then Mrs. Harding gave the children flowers to take home from the great vases that banked the East Room. And not only the 300 children went to that improvised affair but the grown-ups of Music week, who had planned to at tend the final "sing" at the Memorial ran there for shelter and got a cordial welcome. Someone has likened the genuine simple hospitality of the White House under the Harding administration to Main street and the president is quoted as having laughed and replied he regarded it as a great compliment The President and Mrs. Harding are so well bred. well poised and thoroughly sure of themselves that they are not afraid to be true to themselves and their traditions and cordial to their guests
 But though Music week was one of peace and melody along the line of it's | owne purposes, congress sung quite 8 ! different tune. War songs predominate1 with Watson of Georgia, Caraway ard Robinson of Arkansas and Stanley oG Kentucky, democrats, leading the chorus I | only variation has been when they shift ed the key from Attorney General Daugherty personally to the secret ser vice men under him. The democratic l trio have rung the changes all the way from jazz to fugue regardless of rutes of harmony. The daily refrain was the same no matter in what key the tune was pitched Over in the house vicious at- Jacks were made on the administration and It's ways and republicans took UT i the cry and defended their leaders. IT the senate, however, leaders deemed il wiser to let the irasibIe southern dem ocrats shout themselves hoarse without i smoking out reply from republican, and so bring on a war of words across the main aisle. One. night, however, Senator McCumber could stand it no long CT and something more than a war o- words w&J narrowly averted by severa senators stepping hastily between Nc Cumber and Robinson, whose attacks hat been especially bitter and personal. Rob 1 irlson and Watson have so frequently ir. fringed the rules of the senate regardin. courtesy the necessity of taking dis
 ciplinary action if the loose talk con | tinues. A step so rarely resorted t | that men hesitate to invoke 1t even unde much proyacat1on.
 Eleven hours in daily session when tn
 mercury is S6 degrees or more and tn
 humidity shows a6 degrees as has beel the case all this week, does not tent
 to smooth out factional wrinkles or t bring harmony between warning factions There Is still an undercurrent of tall to the effect that the tariff will go owe till December, but equally well backet GT-
 ed before August | Coupled with thes | whispers is one revived from las
 month to the effect that the tariff biI
 will be reeommitted to the finance com mittee, and after being shorn of it's 2,
 0o0 amendments will come back in
 simplifed form and be quickly passed At this moment one mans guess as i
 which will happen seems as good as an others.
 Information from reliable source
 shows the president wants action on tn
 ship subsidy bill before adjournment, an
 that he will not approve a bonus bill tha does not carry with it means of provid ing payment under a sales tax. It understood the house vii enter on a SC ries of three day recesses some tim this month and transact no business c importance until the senate sends owe
 for final action some of the biz meas ures now before it and wh,,h mus
 later come before the two houses afte
 conference.
 President Harding has shown infnit patience in dealing with troublesom factions and unwarranted delay, but h l is not the man to submit to a point taa l endangers the good of the country an
 predictions are pretty freely made her l Mr. xryi1 oIyI a
 insistence that will bring matters to
 climax and result in quick act.or.
 With so many women candidates fc
 senate and house senators are bein
 closely questioned by women InteTeste in electing women to those hfg1 pos
 tions, as to what sort treatment xonle legislatrs would get from the senat 3 should they win out Senator Moses { s New Hampshire, one of the forrnt
 leaders against suffrage is quoted 2
 saying Should any ladies be elected { E the senate during my term of office shall try to be polite to them" Sens
 tor Shortridge of CalifcSnia an ardeI
 suffrage favored the move, but Sens
 tor Ladd, on equally ardent believer full suffrage for women Is quoted .
 saying Women should first go throus
 period of political training befol
 seeking such high office. They mu
 first be hardened to political life. Sen; g tor King is strong suffragist but b. 3 Iieves women can do more good to u f country by remaining at the head
 homes than by taking up active pt
 liticaI office The fact seems to be tn; h men are not over anxious to have wome f in their legislative midst. If they g . elected good, they will be well treate Int apparently the present congress do'
 not intend to bait the hook and striv for a good catch of women legisl; U tors,
 ,' The president has been very strong ..-..A.a A. .ANnsr n.n .ol,n i.r,,n-, nf 4lA "A.