Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-08-31

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the pessoa look.
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@ tlaat Of I uussnp
Der who ID on tho lloor.
On that trip I member friend took
No Ia to - tie late speaker, Champ
Clark. Il was In the beginnine II the
great war. ny friend said to Mr.. Ulark !:
mr.. Hardy has come down % wash
ington to - what ~ asu doing" NJ.
Clark replied h his charACterisGie
way: III no can Ind out, hcps u
God hs viii let me know And Il 4
ever 70. We are oil seeking informatio0
about the congress. Wven the spsakee
Of the house sometimes.
place, % We might a well assume
that you have come to my once n the
house o6scs building. livery man who
comes to Washington should call On
his congressman. The representative
are always glad to sss folks from hack
home; especially " are the members
from the West. Some msmbers from
nearby states have more callers than
they can well take care Of.
The house once building h . llne
structure. built of marble. II has 40
ONCE and committee rooms II Il. Each
member II entitled to IN once room.
II he II chairman Of q committee he
gets two. sometimes. The building
covers . large block Of ground with !
grasscovered court In the center.
There are Ave floors and basement.
II IL mile walk around the corridors
on tho four sides Of the ave floors.
Through the Tunnel - the capltsi.
After we have had little visit I will
take you over to the capitol. You
have already seen that magnificent
building from the outside and will see
1t many times before you leave the
city, 70 we will 60 over underground.
just to show you the tunnel. This
tunnel. which II large. well lighted
and spacious. runs for about two
blocks. ! should think. by the use Of
II a member can 60 back and forth In
winter or hot summer time and dur.
lng bad weather without putting his
hat on, II he wishes. II isn't used
much In good weather. Over On the
senate side through similar tunnel
q little electric car system carries the
senator's back and forth between their
Office building and the capitol; but
the representatives Of the people have
to walk. ~
Arriving 1t the capitol. we will 90
up in the gallery and look down on
the house for . while.
You will be disappointed 1t first BY
the small number Of members present.
Every member doesn't sit In his seat
al the time every day. n he did. he
would not be able 10 keep mp with his
once business, and besides that. no
would grow nutty. Much Of the time
In spent In general debate, and much
Of the, debate II very general. So when
q definite time has been set for general
debate-two hours being the usual
time. though II may be IL hours some
times--a member not interested can
safely get up and 80 to his once, or
visit out In the cloak rooms for
while. During general debate II often
happens that not more than Is or 100
members are In their seats. After 4
while some one will probably call for
4 quorum. and then We will zee the
house al up with members. ~ most
Of them like 10 answer ~ many roll
calls ~ possible.
We Will nit hero In the gallery for
q while. This 10 Z historic old room.
II has been occupied since 1857. 10 II
has seen much history made. II used
70 have desks IN II. but when the mum.
her Of representatives was last IN.
creased the desks were taken out and
plain comfortable rows n seats put In.
A member has no special seat. He
may slt anywhere he pleaseA. Tho
Democrats ut On one ade and the re-
publIcans On the other.
opeaisev oDllstt Presiding.
The mace ID IL it, place. 70 We know
that the house II IN session. II II
were In committes Of the whole, the
mace would b. resting o. the door.
The mace II the symbol Of the speak.
ere authority and It has bsen doing
duty ever since the American congress
was organised.
TIE speaker u h the chair. behind
Z Anocarved marble 0esk. ~. Oh
lstt makes N excellent speaker h this
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