The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-10
The First Congress


the First United States Congress.
Congress opened on March A, 1889; but on that
day only twenty-one members of Congress pre-
sen, eight Senators and thirteen Representatives,
quorum for either House.
Day after day. week after week, the members
present met in Federal Hail. which had been fitted up
for their accommodation But it not until the first
day of April that any business could be transacted
because quorum lacking On that day, thirty
members of the House having answered to their names
the body organized and General Frederick Huhlen
berg chosen speaker.
The Senate did not get down to business until April
6, when quorum was finally mustered A temporary
presiding officer, whose sole duty it to open and
count the electoral votes elected. George Wash
ngton had the vote of every eector which was gen
orally known before hand for President The second
votes of electors widely scattered John Adams
elected icePresident, although he did not get
majority of the whole number of electors appointed
1t was two weeks before General Washington could
be apprsed of his election and reach the of gov
eminent.
It is difficult to realize in this day, when Senators
and Representatives arrive by airplane, train and
motor, what achievement journey to the capital
in the days of the first United States Congress-
A Real Opportunity for Statesmen
THE Congress will have one outstanding problem
its hands at the present session-how to balance
the budget, which is sadly out of line. Bill
lion dollar deficits be cured by conversation
they be solved by shifting taxes by Great
ing bureaus and commissions. There are two
to settle them: One, by raising taxes generally;
the other, by cutting do.'n governmental expense.
Which way is taken is up to the Congress to decide
In these days businesses and individuals have taken
all possible steps to eliminate waste by operating in
the most efficient manner. Government in general,
has done nothing in this direction. 1t is wastefu
as nincre ohar
of proposals to have the government do this that
with the taxpayers funds. The official usual
y deaf when it to pleas for tax reduction Once
the government enters line of activity, it is
practically impossible to get it out Every activity
means more taxes.
perplexing the nation. There limits beyond which
the taxpayers cannot pay without having a barrier
erected in the way of industrial development, home
building, investment employment 1t is up to the Con-
gress to find and economically sound way out
of the difficulties into which it has plunged by tax
reduction not tax increases Unnecessary uxuries,
just the other unnecessary uxuries, bank
rupt individual nation.
Professors at the University of Alabama would
probably welcome the prison scheme of designating in
mates by numbers to avoid confusion. Among the
students at that institution John James, James
John, Jacob Jacobs Roger Rogers and three Bernard
Cohens.
Award the plume for extreme good nature and
confidence to the banker who served coffee, doughnuts
and ice cream to excited customers during a the
bank.
Correct this sentence-In line with tax reduction
measures, the University of Minnesota is cutting it's
athletic staff to bare necessity.
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trumping the wfe's will still be the worlds worst
boner
! The Weather Bureau has been in existence more
than 40 years. but it hasn't improved the weather very
much.
Americans may have little respect for law, but a
good many breathe easier after the grand jury ad-
A Judge decides that motorists must not run over
dogs. Maybe in time the ruling will be extended to
to pedestrians.
Education has doubtless ruined many potential
writer of popular songs.
Latin-American politics is cleaner than ours They
sling lead instead Of mud.
preacher declares that "silence is sometimes
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That Wisconsin boy who won log-rolng contest
recently will no doubt wind up in Congress some day.
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Another sign of normalcy's return-The Tunney
family, Rex Bell and Clara Bow back in the headlines.
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