Kews-Keview
DAILY CIRCULATION
4125
COVERS ENTIRE
COONTV
LEATHER
yesterday
,d Thuraday
jKt
cloudy.
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t tnlng Niwi
and tha Roaeburg Review.
An Independant newepaper published for the beat Interaata of the people.
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ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MARCp 7, 19J3.
VOL. XI, NO. 109, OF THE EVENING NEWS
XXV, NO.
K3
!f MEX1GAN
IS RIVERi
n I., frnm Mercv
brer orM "w
kospital and Create
Excitement
..j'Sii HALELEAVINGFQR;wmG
nrnnnn nrrriinm I HUTU nM-i! in
I? LI I III. I I IL LL ILI I n I nirnn nai Ift II I U IUL. i Ai."
I riLUU iuuLm urn unn mil rni v. um.ri.i
dill. UILUU, UiiL.I
nv Associated Press.)
MADISON. Wis. .March 7.
The Wisconsin senate voted t7
to 13 to condemn as "unworthy
of the men employed In Wis
consin's greatest educational In
stitution" the action of the 4."i0
University of Wisconsin profes
sors who signed a round robin
PATROL COSTSIMKB
IST BE PAID! "Slli
(I'nlted Tress.)
KANSAS CITY. March 7.
Ganna Walrka, concert .iiiir.r.
Star Witnei in Niehtridpr received a wire today from
Case Forced to Go to
Hi Home
during the war attacking Sena-
or Robert M. I-a Fnllette.
Senato Henry A. lltiber. for- I
eer secretary to I .a Kollette,
who Introdt'ced the resolution,
vigorously defendont the senn-
. . JVf j tor's war record, declaring that
ff Gets Injured Knee and La F,iPtl. had been slandered
and libelled aa no other man
a o' his lime
Senator 1'nher read letter
firm l a Fnllette In which the
senator ssVed him wlthd"w
Ms original resolution calling
for t bon'lre to destroy the uM-
vorsltv document now on file
wl'h the b's'orlcal soetetv. I .a
Folly'te said- he was content to
let the document rema'n as evl-
dence of the hvsterla attendant
upon the war,
3 UP HARD FIGHT j
Members of Volunteer
Use Hurt in Overcoming
Demented Man
Lopai. a Mexican laborer,
was Ijroucht here from Com-
oti Sunday, created conslder-
Tclteeie'it In the cttv this morn
then 1" left Mercy hosnltal and
onlv In his nightshirt and
iat swam the river and made a
ined stand acalntt a volun-
posse of citizen which after a
blondv f'rlit ncoe'rd In -
hlm cor-tled and s.-'ly deilv-
re to the counlv jail.
Vai'mre Is one of svnhlllftc de-
and he l In a rnt'irr serlnu
on mentally, according to nr.
who has been attending him
Iterry hosnltal. T.ooas was
ht to tli" city Sunday for troat-
and confined to Mercv hos
where the Southern 1 aclflc
Irian tock charge of the en-".
e of his mental condition h"
not be controlled nnd In snlte
n enough to force nn ordinary
to lwn for twenty-four hours.
kuweeded In ovoreoeilnfr the
ft at the hosnltal and left his
clad only in his nhrht shirt
bvercoat.
itarted west toward 1he sol-
im and had coil' only a
4'flntife beforp r-U raso was
d to the officers. He then
'd baca to Corey n.venue and
icn to the site of the old
Jtreet bridRe and pluf.Red In-rfrer.
oflf of the wel-rht of the heavy
hit, lie wam the cold stream
rut ditTlctiliy and started up the
He side throur'i
Harold Mccormick, now at Sun
IileKO, saylnK. "My arms are
waltlnc for you." Wnlrka. also
: known as Mrs. .Met ornuck, pre-
; pared to Join her huxliund im-
tuediati-ly. Tliey had been tun-
SHERIFF PUT ON STAND Prar"'
I
t ! CLAIMS
DEBUTE LIMIT
MAY BE RESULT
Lower Court Is Reversed
Important Timber
Measure
Testifies That He Appointed
Numerous Deputies Did
It Hoping to Prevent
Lawlessness
iBOCHl SUFFERS
FROM REPRISALS
i
TELES POLICY OF
ASSOCIATION
M. J. Newhouse, Assistant
' Manaeer. Discusses Plans
With Local Bankers
MEDFORD, March 7. The state
rested today in the nlghtrldere case
the caiiina of j. f. Hittaon. former Severe Penalties Imposed on
Medtord police chief, who testified
that he was at his home on the night
of the alleged hanging.
City by French for Failure
to Pay Fines
PRUNE CROP MOVING
A 1 I I . -l
rtrousea I latred. Days
Aroused Hatred Says
German Chancellor
R. C. Paulus Now in East
Armncing for Disposal of
1922 Prunes Seven Car
loads Already Shipped
M. J. Newhonse, aslsstant general
hackyatds. manaper of the Oreeon Growers- Co
ps down several chicken yard I operative association, spent yesterday
s wmch barred hu path. levenlnK In lloseDtiri?. tie mei wiin
e rolunteer posse c?mo upon 'the local hankers In a conference at
Hi he wa climbina; over a ante, the First State and havtnits oanit ann
aa armed himself with a dan-loutllned tha sales policy t no "r"
f" looking club b-tt this was eanlza'ton on this years prune crop
"d from him before he could land also takine up different matters
. He put tip a determined fluht of managing antl iinancing me or
Sherit Starmer. H. S. French ; Ranliatlon.
several other members of the I Tt was stated that tho differences
ere more or b'ss cut and ; and dlssenslors which have hereto
d before he conld be roped, fora existed have been Ironed out and
If Starmer lini,,. onrt fit io that the future of the organization
mement with the result that he appears much better than at any other
kined a very Dain'u'. cah and time since Its formation.
on th knee which will kepl A steady growth during the past
lame for several da, vs. Mr. few months was reported and at a
h received a eash on 1 lie hand meeting of a few of the growers of
Jn he warded off a blow which this section yesterday harmony was
Mexican struck at him. E' en brought out of existing uiiterences
and an increase in tne volume oi ousi
ness of the local plant will bo the re
sult. It. C. Paulus, general manaser of
the association, is now In the east
working on the disposition of the
prune crop. It is reported that he Is
meeting with considerable success
and already seven carloads have been
disposed of, and have been shipped to
mid-western and Canadian markets.
One enr was shipped from Suthorlin
on February 27 and another car will
be shipped tonlght-
The association nas praciicany
cleaned up on the petite prune crop
anil has onlv 2.00U.0O0 pounds of
Italians lert in the state. Seven hun
dred thousand pounds of Italians are
held by the association in the Imp
qua valley.
It is reported that the sales program
for the 19:13 crop Is very complete and
an early disposal of the crop now
coming on Is anticipated,
i Arrangements are now being made
locally to handle the broccoli crop and
it is expected that about 4i carloads
will be shipped out during the season.
frtv t'nlted Press.)
JACKSONVIM.K. March 7. The
rune cumpM-ieu ine nireri irni limmy ... CffiDCC IMtfACinM
early this afternoon In the nlphlrider t-UPiU DL-UKtO UNVA31UIN
case.
Karl Feb! was tho last witness .
called. He testified this morning '
concerning concerning the black, Claims Coup Is a Failun
ruueo wuru uv 1 lie Hil.'Kt'U Uljillll"!- '
era. whom Joseph Hale savs nearly j
lynched him in the mountains near ;
here a year ago.
The court ruled out the evidence
derogatory to tho klan not having
specific hearing on the Hale case.
Sheriff Terrlll testified that he
had sworn in 50 deputies following
the Hale episode but that even then
the residents t expressed fear of
wholesale lawlessness, which never
occurred, however, he said.
Jesse Hlttson, one of the three de
fendants, was the first witness cull
ed by the defense.
"Hale Tjcave for Home,
MEDFORn, Mar. 7 (Asoclated
Press) J. F. Hale. chl"f witness In
the nishtriders' trial, who testified
from a rot yesterday, has departed
for his home In San Diego. Cnliror
who said that his recovery Is impos
sible while he remained here.
His departure means that he will
not be called as a rebuttal witness.
At the opening of the trial today
t Jacksonville. Rherif Terrlll was
on the stnnd. He exnlalned why he
had appointed a number of Medford
citizens as deputies at the time of
NOT ALLOWED
Snow cr iiuiniormi vlnlt-d
variouu pectiona of the nut Urn to- !
in!td!m;a? Subsidy Filibuster May
Snow and uleft raktn) Ktw
York antl ailjucont BtatiB. It wh
one of tho wurHt storm In 35
Vfars. One boy U diMid and many !
iMrKonfl wr inluivd on arruunt
of traffic rendition on the ailn-
iery Htreets.
IVnnxylvanta tvportiil traina
di'lnytnl in the winter's worn 4
nnow and aleel atonii.
Result in New Rules Has
Cecn Tried Before
So till ti lhwton reported the New Enz
tipreme turt Molds I hat Und atatea aufferinic from heavy
Money Assessed Against
Timber for Fire Patrol
Cannot Be Called Tax
he was handcuffed and tied.
a a difficult customer to
! and It required th effort a of
to r-t him t th jail.
as placed on a bunk and s-
r rnp,fl i0 ft. He reftlhed to
b's on'y comment h'ini? "no
" He will be taken to the
W. where his mm rr. he nri'D-
htndled and treated.
annual nsnpe!inn nf the 1o-
'ationai Guard comnanv will
Place tnnieht. Major Hrown, '
ancouvor Harracks. will be the
J-ciinar officer.
(Tly T'nited Trpus..
LONDON, March 7. Kenorta here
from newHpaner rorresntindentH In the
occupied area declare that the French
are. holding Bochum incominunicato
while inflictn)r aevere reprisals on nc
count of the failure of the city offi
cials to pay heavy fine. The French
forward thrust have blockaded the
British one. One" correspond. -nt
chartrea that the French hone to force
the British to allow them to use the
Cologne railway for the transporta
tion of coal previously refused . The
French colonial colored troops are
making travel difficult as they search
all baggage.
Coup Is Frustrated.
BERLIN. March 7. The Munich po
lice are believed to frustrated an
monarchist ic coup d'etat In Bavaria
today when thev arretted 15 persons
arrived of plotting against the rov
eminent. One prisoner immediately
the nlshtrider excitement a year nro. committed suie'de. Einht were re-
Ile paid he thought such action leased.
would
noss.
discourage further lawless-
HIo Sent to Hospital.
Cuno Raps France.
BERLIN, March 6. Bevond statin
that Germany had not sucaested the
Inauguration of netrotiatlors with the
orcHpv'n nowera In the Ruhr, Chun-
coltor C'.no's speech before the Rcich
ta tc!av con f ?Ined no new sltrnifi
j cant utterances relative to tho aitua
, tlon.
Germany, he said, could not neco-
Hale. after flnlshlnt his testi
mony at 10:"0 yesterday morning,
was taken to a hospital for treat
ment. He had been on the stand
for three-quarters of a day and his
story at the finish remained un
shaken In any essential detail.
r-i- J . A a-(nffl.
l lie ' " e "" " ' ' ' ' ! (late "In view of the situation created
Ing purported meetings with Miss " n..u .1
U i.i !..... o.im In th Phipelnnd and Ruhr throuch
nuui-im I l I r
and Roseburg la?t January, and he
entered a sweeping denial of any
improper actions.
The decision of the Circuit Court In
the case of the First State Hank of
Sutherlln. against Kendall Lumber
Corporation, waa reversed In the state
Supremo Court, this suit being of
much Interest to timber owners as It
involves the payment of the forest
fire patrol tax prior to the year 1919,
holding that the levying of aurh taxes
was valid and that certificates of de
linquency issued agulust timber landa
prior to the date are collectable.
The state law prior to 1S19 provided i
for a petrol of forest lands and gave
authority for a state patrol where prl-.
vate owners failed to guard the prop-t
erly and made provisions for the cot '
to be nssessed against the lanils ana (
to be collected as a tax. As th's ays-'
tetn was m.v.v economical than pri
vate patrol, most of the owners availed
themselves of this service, some how
ever, refused to pav the tax, among
this number being the Kenilall dum
ber CorperRtton, owned by J. L. and
S. A. Kendall. The tax waa conse
quently dcelired delinquent and cer-1
tlfl"Mos of delinquency were Issued
to the First State Hank of Sutherlln,
which after a certain length of time
brought suit to foreclose.
The lumber corporation attacked
the constitutionality of the act setting;
up four claims as follows:
1st: That (he net embraced more
than one sublect matter not expressed
in the title of the act.
2nd: That the act attempted to take
property without due process of law
by attempting to levy a tax without
nrnvliline the owners of lnnd an op
portunity at any stage of the proceed
ing's to be heBrd in the matter, and
failed to provide for any notice to
tnxnnyers.
Srd: That the act was class legis
lation In that It permllted BO per cent
of the timber owners In nnv locality
to determine what constituted an ade
quate fire patrol.
4th: Thit It d'd not provide for a
uniform and equal rate nf tnxation but
loft the matter In many cases to be
determined by the State Forester.
This law referred to waa amended
snowfalls and high galea along
the coast. Snow was banking the
hirhwaya and railroad tracks.
Five inches of anow covered
Philadelphia this morning and
more falling.
High windstorms In Georgia
unroofed small town houses, dls-
rupted wire communlcationa and
ble debris acroea the tracks, de-
laying trains.
Similar condltlona were report-
ed In Alabama.
Denver reported balmy spring
weather In contrast, with heavy
clothing uncomfortable and golf
popular.
SET TWO-HOUR LIMIT
Several Ways of Setting a
Limit on Debate Are Being
Discussed A Maj'ority
Cloture
CANNERY REPORT
SHOWS BIG YEAR
Dividend of 8 Declared Paid
to Stockholders of Record
on January 31, 1923
GROWER GETS MONEY
Larfje Sum Paid Out for
ProHuce Orders Received
to Present Time Indicate
Big Business This Year
The total value of the output of
tho I'mpqun Cnnncrvi lornled In
Poseburg, Init yenf was 11711. 2H.
81, according to the report to the
stockhoMers made yesterday after
noon. The comnanv paid fRfiftlS.-
32 for produce -and $M.BK.n for
. .I the Frsnro-Pelirian transgressions."
Kfforts ro tell or alleged al'empts
to break Into his room at Salem by
men rlnlmipg to be olTicera were
blocked bv the defense.
The state on Its final cross-examination
of Hale brouvht up an Inci
dent In a hotel at Portland Involv-
the state contenoen, ncienuam
vas met by objection trnm
ruling the
The Chancellor's speech took the
I form of a lenethy protest In which he
' recapitulated the condition growing
Inbor. An per rent dividend was
i into tr, m,m,i i hi. second alleged declared ami was ordered paid on
fnttlt. and the certificates Issued nnd ! 'uly t to sll stockholders of record
questioned In the proceedings wereljan. 31, 1923.
An Increase nf capital slock from
issued prior to that date, but the de-
rlslnn in this case covers the status j
nf nil such certificates Issued in llke :
cause before 1919. j
The circuit court after hearing the
rase ruled in favor of the company.
IS', nnn to $sn nno was aiithnrlaed
John llnenhark was re-elected
nreeldent, W. O dinger, vice presi
dent: A. J. C.eedes, secretary-treas
urer: v. i'. dinger, i,. ii. thinner
Ing.
Hill, and
out of the occupation of the Ruhr
from the first .lav and the more re
cent Invasion of noints in rtden.
Th
the Ruhr, he said, had thus far re.
solved pself into a diFmal economic
failure the rains from which suecest
"d a donWfnl offset to the alleged
Cermsn rlUrqtl'"eies in th" psvmen
sustaining the objections set forth In n(f p itui,ar executive commit
lh complaint. . nnd Frnnk J Norton, manager
The supreme iniin in reversion nn-.T1(1 rtlre'tors
decision of tne lower conn, laaes ui. vr(ot.
at great longtn tne cinun sei mini m
that me Kimiei-i
the defense, tne conn rune of ronaratl""" He termed tne r rencn
state wo-t'd be allowed to develop I'e i ..(.(lons In i" Ruhr viclnuv Inlni'cii
KILLS DETECTIVE
" "'-IN. March 7. Itetective
"t s instantly killed, and
'ui, nfTice at Deresford
c r"-cli.H i, . .
.-v. iih nn iiiiemni w
Placed benea'h the door-
I . '""i or at scattered nol
. i ' . tnrouchout south
'"n(1. r a ti i n n :.t , i
Three Free State sol-
"re , mln, explo.
" M Knock Nagashel, County
C. E. Morris, resident of Urorkway,
motored Into town today to spend the
day visiting.
. o
2 deputies
RAIDING fl STILL
Mn Blown to Bits.
.. : Marrn (Associated
"'-IN-. March 7
land mine exploded
at
them
. i.nnafl trim voting
man said she' had -kept compnnv The ce
m". .. !.! .1. month. u!"non "P"
H"ie I ' n "
1921. that they had been engapen
bnt It had been broken n
consent. Mis. Hal'.v denied sbe
had ever matte tne riai. .... . . , or ho
i.leetfd were F. .1
I. ft. 'MlbBr '.. P pvinner
nh It.i.nnhnrtt nnd V. O. Cllnver
Franco Rel-ien expedition Into j "V k n ... n en re y ccorHln- to the report the to.--
j .... .k 1 nark foe the so.ne 19R2(t
COV.Ti'U Ujr 'lie .mt- 'n nir - - - 11. fnttw.
This the Stllirme t ourl siaies is one -awn. - - " ' ,. , , , t .
of the most frequent objection Set , 1 oganWH. ... ?.Jg Hi.- ''- 7'
forth before the court. Many quota-, -'e.. i9 494 c-rlea " '
liens were given from various rases , n.: plums. I1 lb : Itart'eM
showing where slinllar Issue have ncsr. 1 OKI 111 'b
bcen decided. mat : n'e, 1 4a1.9? lbs.. T"e
"The general object and purpose of farmer, of the eoiiply were nnld
th's act as to t.r.-vent destruction bv
i 'ire." the decision stales, "of the
i forest lands mlibin the slate. To ac
complish this purpose all private own
ers nf forest lands are required bv
this act to maintain a fire patrol over
. . - tt.1. vi.nr.
d he- ?"? '"."J, 1. : business are better than las. season
th the lerislsture Droperly
i in .v.., ..I a ttrnvislnn where-'nsve
wo-1 en1 to remove I n,r...,I-h the state forester, a sv-! I'montis valley naek oi
nroof alont the lines of -o--tinc
Improper Itelatlmt lenlel.
Miss Angie Halb v. stenovraeher.
2T, about whom Hale testified ht
had been nuestionrd while a rope
was arouml his nck. at the rcene of
the "hanging" by members of the
masked and robed band, took the
..ir the close of todav's ses-
h.i thore had never I 'letenc
Sion Bnu p-w.-t ..... . . . . ..uWlns fnnfrf
been any imi'i'm" ), f hrpd ,nRt wu,(! b. ,!iff.
to the world s economic we. Tare "n
to the promotion of Huropcan recon
struct len.
Declare Coop I Failure.
France h experienced d'ssnpolnt
ne. In fill her eennomlc cnlrutt'ons
am 1.B- pW with failure In sll h"r
and this
two
bad nroHn
IS H3.3' for the produce making
up this park.
Mr. Norton, w'no has Just returned
frnn sn eviended trtn eat si which
time he visited M the principal 'oh-
!! hlng centers of the country, reported
hT in" ores
Nearly al' of the buvrs of ls-t year
filed repeat orders, wnile me
pea rs
other woman will ever marry
! r.
hr-lf. bad b"en
I hw France, w
i a
that hrd be-" "ihwmi n.,-.,,.-. ,nrh private lands I reported to be the he,t in the nor.n
v ,nn to fulfil. -HIrtVm,Tn Trese,,, indlc-lon, are tba
literati- Imnor-rl-b-. , , ",, ,,, .,.,., an(1 pro, the) C.PnerV Will receive more . ,,,.
-en tro-lden enrter foot . m'..(hort thereby this expense (Continued on Pago Klght.)
ihce, one of the m-or.; rnnonUA from auch owner. o
f the treaty moving; . -,ontert tended to
' ' W the ,le.
In response 10 a uu. n. .....
f'ne. ........ ih..
Miss Rnocr's l-inr." . an.-. ...
y also denlrd any Improper r'a-
"th Freprh action
nelne sllblectert to
nlnatlon by the ne-
...sir or .v.. i
- , "- un-ome tax on ice a
Orr,,,f .
t,, ' r- liSjaT. Klllim.- 9
r sr, h nmr'- Th doin-
, Wperty. including the office
.aiinuT men w
irtv t-n!tr 1-rrss
FRANKLIN. IJI- March 7
Searchers today found the bodie
of Iiepjtv Sheriffs Wesley '.rain
and Wiley Pierre burtert in muu w
in a creek here. Poth had been
shot dead. Both bodies were
i . .till which the two
da?
tiers after
lencthy cross-exam
'""ulan Menllone-l by Wltne.
For the fir" time d-'rlng the trial
,h. name of th. Ku KHx Klan was
Token fom th- st-nd by a
r r Kdm. "n aim "
n mm rnnrh irrfto'1 Prs'Tt he nfle-
lnifrnirr.n-) Hf- 'tM hv lh TKlWe"!
Is p"nt rornnnv. No wonder
ht Tf rf ( f!f.-tr,-r, t.o-''p sr
nn. lf trHMe dsn"r ! r't t sH"
viit stn ro,nt out th" rn
wboh yfcn dn and warn th
world wi'hout delay."
t llfHln,
I K r Jamate,i. h-d plannwl to raid. John M-ir-
I . .tlmf tft door When phy and Gidrnn Ra"r. farmpm
k -. '.''" knkl and was were derlar-d bv the police- to
f 71 o pircps. hvp to the murders.
n.n and did net believe at rirsi .r,y ,,,, ph( hnnorirg
.... i, Va responsible for 'he Hale . Ti..roB, Sr. "t bis home.
-ffalr. H- s,id he tan a. a en , r
klan for a disavowal and when r
was not for-hromlpg bad resigned In
" open letter pebll,hrd In the ps
it. n M not know whether HIT
action bad ever been taken
re'icnatlon or rot.
Th
nn
the
- the O "
Mttil .-.rri.
rar'e ! "
n en
nent -Ht. !
rsation. p.-er
testimony m i."""" srt. West
bronrbt form a , , "-t onne. i.
tC'ontinued on l'age r.l(,ni.j i Thurston.
lovable evertns? wa
mHi and "oeial eopv.
whlrh d-'nt- refreshment-, w""
' ftrT.t rtose nrsn wern r .1 r d
i Vr. Adams 'fr e-d trs teip'sn
I '-'r and Vr. Pre-elTa" Vesdgmna
I Ford 'o' CeHlns. W, s, (ll
'.-ssrs. lowmsn. H-.ni
prevent the destruction or toresis ny
fire, and was essential to the accom
plishment of the purpose of this art,,
t as proper to Include this provision
In the art.
Regarding the claim that no oppor
tunity fur bearing was given under the
law. the crurt says.
"It will be seen that the court rec
otmKr a well marked distinction be-,
wen two different classes of tax
cas. . and holds that In the one class.
notice and an opportunity to be heard
a' some ... .. ... .-- -- . .. . i
essential to the validity of a tax. while N. Haskell, director oi ins nmrii-
other rlas of rases, sum no-1 can relief auminisira.i..... .- ...
. A IT,.. 1
MOSCOW, March 7.- Russia
needs money or credit to rehab-
Dilate It Industrie. nd not
more famine aid. Colonel William
Jr.. and Mr.
srd rrs
X. X.
. 1 iA ft... haarrl afa. rnna,r1 Hoi ri-l M r 1 1 1 MF v T"!
tire ano sn o,-,r,. ...... ... T -- ,,.
fie tiarty whose pniperty is to De : Ken rcporri.i "- -
affected thereby, are not necessary to with the Russian government -
r-stlti'te dn process. Tne line OI . pear IO ne j - -
di-lnrtirvn between these two classs ample as.l.isnce Is at hand to
of rs.es seems t be that where th- care for the fan.'ne silfferer. until
law fire th amount ef Ihe tax Inde-' the harvest, which pr.Hnls.-s to
pendenilv of any Inquiry of a Judicial bo good,
nature. nd no chanre In the amount,
(Continued on Pag Klght.)
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
(t'nlted Prea Starr Correspondent)
WASHINC.TON. March 7. (United
Pre.) One result of the successful
filibuster agalnat the ship subsidy bill
In the 67th congress will be revival of
tho attempt to put a reasonable limi
tation upon debate in the senate. . ..
Thla haa been tried before and ha .
failed. The failure was due largely
to the senate's Jealousy of Ita freedom
of tlehatn. Any limitation upon that
freedom haa been resented In the past
aa an effort to gag "the last great free
forum In the world," aa senators are
fond of calling the senate.
They have argued that, while the
senate may waste time In talk, it
very deliberatene prove the wisdom
of the father in establishing the sen-
ate as a check upon the house. Were
the senate ruled by Ha rule as the
house is, there would be no legitimate
excuse for having a senate, many
argue. It la only by allowing ut
most freedom of discussion. It is ar
gued, that that degree of refinement ;
In legislation will be attained which
i needed to aafeguard the people
against Jiaaty or HI considered inoaa-..
uros.
There Is nevertheless general rec
ognition that If the senate goes on a
it ha done, public business will bo
almost Impossible to perform. And
a strong "middle ground" group haa
grown up In recent year, which be
lieve that some sane, middle position
be can attained, which will insure
greater efficiency without unduly cur
tailing aenatnrlal freedom. ,
A Majority Cloture.
One means to he considered in tho
next emigres will be application of
cloture by a majority vote. At pres
ent, a two-thirds' vote of the senate
I required to put a limitation nn de
bale. Kven then, 9S hour of discus
sion Is possible, and an even longer
time can be consumed by resorting to
vnrlnti subterfuge not scorned by sen
ators wishing to delay matter.
After a majority had derided that
unlimited debate had gone long
enough, no aenatnr would he permitted
to speak longer than an hour on the
pending question, nor morn than once.
One suggestion would make the limi
tation half an hour on a bill and 1C
minutes on any amendment pending
or offered.
Another proposal I that of Senntnr
Curti. Kansan, chairman of the rule
committee one of the least talkative
men In Ihe senate. Curt la would pro
vide that senators must speak only
on the pending business, nnd that. If
railed to order, they must at once get
back to Ihe proper text or be a second
lime admonished, lf they offend
twice, they must sit down nnd can
r nlv speak again by permission cf the
I senate, given through a vote of tho
matorttv. And to prevent sti"h In-
stances beipr used to aid fl'ibu.ler.
Curtis would have a'l quest lops under
the proposed rule decided without do
bale. He believe surh a rule, strictly en.
forced, would ruin manv a filibuster,
and would at any rate. Immeasurably
spved up senatorial business. There
Is now no boundary within which a
senator must stav when streaking. Ill
field Is the world, no matter wbat la
before the senate.
A two-Wour Limit.
Still a third suggestion for prevent
ing time wasting Is a general rule to
apply to consideration of ail major
hills that nn senator shall, without
express permission from the senate,
speak longer than two hours on any
siiM.ct t one time.
Rut, while modem condition have
given rise to this demand that the
senate be less garrulou and more ac
tive, there are those who feel that,
ipeeding up of the senatorial machin
erv wou'd work harm rather than
iwid to the American people. Among
them Is Senstor Stsnlev Democrat, of
Venturkv who recently complained
that too many laws are enacted by
congress, and that, lf the sennte wero
s-oarod up to greater speed, the multi
plicity of law would be even worse.
And then Stanley said, there might
eonte a me wh"n "he who I born
In tr-se Felted Ste and keep the
freater nrt of all the law and ordi
nance that are made for guidance,
need never be born again, fnd In
Heaven, the hlvhest place will be re-.errr-H
for that creature who. from a
ferVrallv conducted birth to a feder
ally controlled burial, kept all the
laws and ordinance now encted for
our enynrnment by the congress of
the Vnlted Siatea.
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