The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-24

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Mitchell case will furnish material for
debate in the Senate and House so
rnar Congress will not settle into
deadly routine at the beginning Of the
New Year.
The committees Of Congress are
flooded with proposed legislative
measures. The majority of these bills
will remain in the pigeon holes with
out further consideration. If Congress
passed a small portion of the meas
ures introduced the country would be
surfeited with laws and the courts
would be overworked in giving judo
ial interpretations.
| Because of the fact that relatively
few bills reach the floor of the House
and Senate, it is interesting to note
the character of some of the meas
ures. For instance, several Legislators
have introduced bills at other con-
crosses and in the present session to
make the Star Spangled Banner the
national anthem. Another favorite
stunt for those interested in agricul-
tural functions is to create stabilizing
commissions to provide for the stabil-
izing of prices for certain farm pro-
ducts particularly wheat, cotton, rye
and oats.
There are others who want to sta
Billie the purchasing power of money
One bill provides that the gold dollal
of the United States shall "cease to
be a constant quantity of gold of var
liable purchasing power, and there af-
ter shall be a variable quantity OF
standard gold bullion of approximate
lily constant computed purchasing
power.
The Treasury Department which is
responsible for our national finances
is not very enthusiastic over legisla-
ton of this kind. Some Legislators
feel that the members OF Congress
should have right to question the
heads of executive departments from
the floor, and for that reason have
suggested granting the privilege OF
the floor and the right to participate
in debate, to members of the Cabinet
This system prevails in France and
other European countries with re-
suit that the personnel of the execu-
tive departments is constantly chang
ing, owing to bitter political con-
traversies provoked in parliamentary
debate. In this country the President
would have considerable difficulty in
filling the portfolio in his official fam
lily if the Cabinet were made respon-
sible to Congress.
| Another member Of Congress feels
that the public is being cheated in its
literature by the restricted circula.
ton of the Congressional Record. A
bill has been introduced by the auth
orizing and directing the Public
Printer to mail copies of the Con.
gressional Record to all public and
parochial high schools of the coun.
try. The authors idea is that study
of the Congressional Record will car
ry to students "vaster knowledge OF
the practical workings of our form OF
government than any textbook now
IN Such SCHOOLS.
Little interest has been manifested
in the proposed resolution which
would amend the Constitution OF
the United States permitting the
President of the United States to
disapprove any item or appropriation
of any bill passed by Congress. !" In
asmuch as Congress reserves the
right to attach riders to appropria-
ton bills, etc. it does not seem
likely that they will give the Chief
] Executive the power to nullify GER
tain appropriations passed by Con-
gress.
Visitors to Washington have fire.
quently commented upon various
agencies of the Federal Government
dealing with social welfare. Frankly
few realize the human factors which
influence Government affairs. There
are branches of the Government CIV
en- over to scientific investigation of
the elements affecting the efficiency
of public servants. One of the Gov
eminent agencies have reveald som
vry interesting sidelights on the
selection of Government representa-
tives and the necessity for constant
changes in personnel.
For instance, investigators have
produced reliable statistics showing
the effect of climate and light on the
nervous system. 1t has been shown
that certain types of physiques are
necessary for cilivian service and for
soldering in the tropics. One re-
search expert has discovered thai
slenderness is of vital survival value
in hot places. The idea is that such
men can keep cool where stout men
would die of tropical fever. The
Government has also discovered that
climate, but more particularly light,
affects the irritability of it's soldiers
and civilian employees. In this scien-
tific age biology is coming into its
place in every day life, as well as in
the school room. The Smithonian In
stitute, which is under the direction
of Congress, has carried out extern
sive work along these lines. The re-
cent debates on immigration policies
showed the Importance of these SUBJ