The citizen., 1922-12-28

consumption Of time. For the four.
hundreith time should II be said that
the senate knows how to talk.
The situation today In the senate 10
somewhat similar to that which ex.
listed In the enriy part Of President
Tafts administration. There was .
short session on and the President de
sired that the senate should give sane
tion before adjournment to the act for
reciprocal trade relations with Can
ada. The senate talked this measure
TO death ana u was necessary TO call
an extra session Of congress In the
spring TO secure Its enactment into
law. Canada later killed the measure.
This year II seems likely that IN or
der 10 preven. the passage Of certain
measures. or In order To force the CALI
Ing of an extra session. there will be
let loose food of oratory and near
orntory which will drown the other
sounds which attend session Of the
senate.
NN"oU SoHH'tob Suotoe Voe'ys
History repeats Itself In Washington
perhaps oftener than elsewhere. "
was not 81 long ago that the fervid
orators of senate and house "ralded
the cannery" to secure gems Of rhet
oric with which 10 hold senators and
Representatives In legislative inaction
In order to prevent this bill or that
hill from being enacted into law.
Congress knows how 10 quote poetry
and other things when the occasion
seems To- the individual to Justify the
use of "The Household Book of
Poetry" or "rhe Best Thigs From
Great Authors" or books Of like kind
Once upon time Representative
Ariosto Appling Wiley of Alabama
who wns urging congress 10 erect a
monument 10 Jeremiah OBrien. pa
triot Of the Revolutionary war. gave
his colleagues within the space Of Ave
lines. "the white star of peace" "the
sweet flower of hope and faith" and
"the fires Of carnage and death
Then Representative Wiley wen
quickly from O'Brien "wlth honors
crowded thick upon him" and "the
dread summons, and 'the rainbow OF
glory crownlng the rich flower OF
autumn's gold" 10 description OF
Mary Chandler a maiden Of the ltevo-
luton. description as drawn by Solo
mon Of another woman at least few
years before Mary was born:
"She opened her mouth with wis
dom and In her tongue was the law
Of Kindness. She looketh well to the
ways Of her household and eateth not
the bread Of idleness"
Ciaud Stones ebuIIition.
on another occasion Representative
Claud L. Stone Of Illinois used prose
and poetry In about equal parts In ex.
pressing his disapproyal Of an article
written by one william Bayard Hale
Recollection has II that Mr.. Stones
dsapproval was shared by most men
Of the time. but II was with something
like smiling that the house received the
"gun shouldering'' and the "bugie
calling" of Mr. Stones address.
I'VE are coming. Father Abraham.
hundred thousand strong" and then
repeated twenty rhythmical lines end.
ing with gums aGleam." winding
stream." Glover deep" and roses
creep Then came "the clouds OF
Lockout with Joe" and finally
nights enfolded banners and the
sabres gathered In" II Is only
proper to say that these ehnllltions Of
another day were not all Intended to
consume time. Some Of the talks were
for the set purpose n expediting legis-
lation. but in the main when house
and senate get into the field Of poesle
they remain there TO cultivate the
flower OF delay.
Once on a time Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio (who may be the Republican
leader In the next house OF represen-
tatlves) felt that he must stop flood
OF oratory In order that the house
might get down 20 business. So II was
that Mr. Longworth dared the possible
anger Of coOnague who was draw
ing on the ancients for all kinds OF
beautiful. not "a say beatifc passages,
and rose 10 saw this bluntly:
1--WE have been patient. Mr.. Speaker,
but patience has ceased TO be vir
tue. We must act"
A vote instantly was taken on the
matter pending and for once the
bromide Patience ceases to be q
virtue" was effective.
The speeches In the present session
OF the senate. where unquestionably
attempts will be made TO delay certain
legislation, will In large part be won