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By J. E. Jones 
The Breeze Bureau 
Washington, March 17, 1914 
From THE GALLERY OF THE HOUusE. 
Conditions were somewhat normal 
upon that Saturday afternoon when 
this brief story was gathered from 
the gallery. One hears considerable 
about the large membership of the 
House of Representatives, and I 
counted the occupants of the benches 
and found that all but 388 of the 
435 members were present, earning 
the salary the government pays. On 
the minority side sat twenty-three 
statesmen, and in the Democratic 
rows were exactly the same number, 
but the hoodoo was saved the major- 
ity by counting the illustrious occu- 
pant of the Chair. In. vain I looked 
for the celebrities of Congress, and 
only Mann, the Republican leader, 
with his bristly beard was there. As 
a matter of fact most of our best 
exhibits have stayed at home as the 
result of the last election. After a 
while Champ Clark strode down the 
aisle, thus gratifying the hungry 
eyes of tourists. It-was his sixty- 
fourth birthday, and a few hours be- 
fore he had pawed the air with ter- 
rible denunciation of some college 
professor who had made a very fool- 
ish charge that the Speaker had 
falsely counted a vote in order to 
further the interests of his party. So 
far as Washington is concerned, a 
formal denial by the Speaker was 
absolutely unnecessary. But we are 
told that the country does not always 
think the same as Washington, 
Across the room beside the chis- 
eled white marble desk of the Speak- 
er reposed the grinning mace of 
legendary authority. Behind the 
presiding officer hung the Star 
Spangled Banner; on either side of 
the desk were the pictures of Wash- 
ington and Lafayette, and a frieze 
by Brumidj showed Washington and 
Cornwallis in conference at York- 
town. 
Representative Lever of South 
Carolina was making a_ speech in 
which he suggested the colloquial 
“doncher know,” in describing the 
needs of the farmers. He roundly 
criticised those who found fault with 
the Agricultural appropriation _ bill, 
which was then under consideration ; 
and in an exchange of bouquets he 
and Representative McLaughlin of 
Michigan paid splendid compliments 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
to one another, causing Representa- 
tive Anderson of Minnesota to in- 
terject inquiring remarks as to wheth- 
er others should not be included in 
the Alphonse-Gaston performance, In 
the rough and tumble debate one of 
the Congressmen had a good deal to 
say about “Io-were,” evidently hav- 
ing failed to note the observation of 
this correspondence regarding the 
habits of some Senators who say 
“To-way.” 
A man with an ear trumpet finally 
showed up and he was pointed out as 
General Sherwood, who secured a 
“dollar a day” for all pensioners. 
Then came Murdock, famous for 
fiery hair and speech, and in the pub- 
lic eye because of his leadership of 
the Progressives. 
While two or three Congressmen 
tried to speak at the same time, the 
presiding officer energetically sup- 
ported the stop watch and brought 
down his mallet with tremendous 
“whacks” thereby murdering much 
Congressional eloquence... 
Meanwhile the Agricultural appro- 
priation bilt bowled merrily on its 
way, and when the absentees grew to 
four hundred, our little party de- 
cided it was time for us too, to de- 
part, zs 
FIxInc THE Trust BILLs. 
Before the anti-trust bills are to 
become “really and truly” Adminis- 
trative measures, they are to be ma- 
terially doctored under the direct 
supervision of that able physician of 
legislation — Doctor Woodrow Wil- 
son, President of the United States. 
The Judiciary Committee of the 
House has been having its hearings, 
and has resulted in the President 
taking Chairman Clayton and his vol- 
leagues of the committee into a 
White House conference for the pur- 
pose of pointing out to them that 
there are big and dangerous holes 
in the legislation they have contem- 
plated. Therefore changes will fol- 
low in accordance with the Presi- 
dent’s plan before the bills are pas- 
sed in the House. 
BEEF AND THE CaTTLE TIcK. 
During a debate in the House it 
was claimed by southern statesmen 
who spoke for a large appropriation 
to be used in fighting the cattle tick, 
that the freeing of the south from 
this affliction would solve the prob- 
lem of the beef supply. Represen- 
tative Young of Texas says that the 
government has made the discovery 
that there is a remedy by which the 
southern cattle tick that infects all 
southern states can be absolutely de- 
stroyed. That remedy is now being 
as the south. 
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used throughout the infected dis- 
tricts. In Texas according to Mr. 
Young, there are more than 7,000,- 
000 head of cattle “below the quar- 
antine line.” The government has 
declared that none of these cattle 
can be shipped until they have been 
freed from the tick pest; and not 
only are these 7,000,000 Texas cat- 
tle held out of the market, but there 
are likewise held from the commerce 
of the world from 700,000 to I,200,- 
000 head in each of the other south- 
ern states of the Union. With the 
splendid grazing grounds and the 
cheap lands of the south, the exter- 
mination of the tick will, it is de- 
clared, result in a sufficient meat 
supply to take care of the demand. 
This is emphasized by the fact that 
it appears to have been proven that 
no section can raise cattle as cheaply 
Tue Nation’s CaprraL. 
The District of Columbia is hav- 
ing its annual tussle in the House 
of Representatives over questions of 
administrative local government. On 
the one side the District 
at times may expect far too much. 
But worse still are the demagogue 
statesmen who have attempted to 
make bubble reputations by destruc- 
tive methods rather than by constuc- 
tive programs, in reference to the 
upkeep of the Nation’s capital. 
ALASKA Coa LEASES. 
Alaska and its problems is a pro- 
gressive study, and the views of the 
Interior Department in reference to 
coal leases have been embodied in ~ 
bills that are now before Congress. 
The Geological Survey estimates that 
there are now 16,000 square miles of 
coal-bearing lands in the territory. 
The plan is to lease these lands in 
areas of forty acres or multiples 
thereof, but in no event can any of 
the big operators acquire more than 
2,560 acres, 
WASHINGTON AND MExIco, 
What does Washington think 
about Mexico, the “independence” of 
Texas, and the operations of the 
“rangers ?” Washington rarely 
thinks—preferring rather to follow 
the sentiment of the rest of the coun- 
try. And since .there is a studied 
patience throughout the land in ref- 
erence to the “watching and wait- 
ing policy, Washington has not al- 
lowed itself to become the least bit. 
excited because of a 
speeches in Congress. 
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