The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-08


This That Or the Other Thing,
and Result Is Everything From Ii
amor to Horseshoe Nails Has a
Special Measure Regulating 1t.
CONGRESS, now in session in Wash
;roton, should pass 500 laws to keep
30 the record of previous bodies.
7 verv representative and senator
oroht 10 introduce one or more bills
l,st to let his constituency know he is
on the job.
These bills, whether passed or not,
are automatically printed with the
name of the congressman engraved on
Ton. They are then broadcast in the
districts of those congressman who in
troduce them
q see Mr.. Billikens, our congress
man has introduced a bill to revise
the tariff on sailed peanuts" says Mr..
ZONES, who voted for Mr.. Billikens at
the last election.
yes" replies Mr. Brown, who also
voted for Billikens 81 don't know a
blamed thing about the tariff nor
whether we import sailed peanuts, but
it does show our congressman is not
asleep on the job"
Last of the Bill
Mr. Billikens introduces his bill on
salted peanuts. but it is side-tracked in
committee and never comes up before
the august assembly. That gives Mr..
Billikens no concern, however. He
merely introduced his measure to have
it printed and distributed in his dis
trict to let the folks back home know
he is wide awake and alive to what
ought to be done for the good of the
M country.
The United States of America, which
started out among the family of ma
tons as the least governed country on
the globe, is now the most governed
country. There are so many laws in
this country that there is a separate
and distinct one for every man, wo
man, and child numbered among the
81 population il he or she wants one.
Quite Record.
The last congress made somewhat
OF a record as a law-making body.
Fifteen thousand bills were intro
duced Only 500 were passed. 1t
wouldn't be so bad if only one con-
greSs in the past went on such law
making spree The trouble is there
have been many congresses, 68 Of
them, and every member of every con-
grcss felt the fate of the nation de-
pended or the Introduction of his own
pet measure.
Everything in this country from
liquor to horseshoe nails has a special
law covering it, Some have five or six
laws.
This orgy of law-making is not con-
1ned to the legislators at Washington.
The states are as bad. The Legislature
OF New York state has passed 5000
avs in the last ten years.
In % states last year $4,000 bills
were introduced and $500 enacted.
BE It enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives of congress assem-
pied has a sweet sound to the average
national law-maker "Be it enacted
by the Legislature of the state Of"
mas as sweet sound to the ears Of
Hiram Crabapple who was sent to
the state legislature from the thirty
ninth district of this or that state.
English are Sane.
Contrasted to the law-making orgy
II this country is the record of the
British parliament, which meets every
50 often in London, England. The
English lawmakers pass the appro-
Priatlon bills and then proceed to con-
sder about dozen or two measures
Introduced by various representatives.
one session rarely passes more than
TWO dozen laws.
The founders of the United States
OF America didn't intend that Wash
InSton should be such a center for
making laws. 1t was the original in
'enuon to allow the states and munich
Palties to enact their own laws while
national congress was to get to-
Scther occasionally and pass several
laws meant for the common veal or
woe as the case might be-
But municipalities now find that
.nelr government is being centralized
!" me state capitals and the state CAPT
,dIS are finding that their state govern
"entS are being centralized in the
national capital
Legislate Differently.
The lawmaking spree throughout
"' country has resulted in much con-
InsIon. Every state legislates differ
gnuy from every other state. A man
may be felon in one state and only a
MINOR law-breaker in another. Di
lorCe is easy to get i'll one state and
Nard to get in another. The experience
.. the big bootlegger now serving
ume ma penitentiary in the west is
81 TYPICAL
We're you ever arrested before?"
askcd the judge: Il was, sir. was
arrested twice before" replied the
0ootIegger. Once in the east and the
>econd time in the middle west"
Both times for bootlegging?"
ked the Judge
Yes, your honor" returned the
FNoner. ''1n the middle west l got
TWO years and in the east the Judge
allied me TO one side and asked me
LOW much if was a quart now"