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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY. APRIL IS. 1N3 'Congressmen Overworked' Defenders Say in Attempt To Lessen Modern Demands A 3 "OSIIinglOn -lUOl-Dno roo. l ni I 1-1-.!-.- h u Ilu son Longresi doesn t do more I to 90 Der cent nf a memher ! work ol his office staff-in , bills. ! time. Improved communications is tnat it is overworked 1 CdUJ . mat at least, is thp . . T", . . of mam- m r- . " " 6'""inS pupuiauon ana in. tn V c"S"-ess. Accord- daily to this burden of -'case lag to Sen. Hubert H. Hum-1 work .' phrey (D-Minn.) -a common .Meanwhile, the increasine remssP ta'ThJ.' i.'CmrS f KCn-1 nUmbCr 01 P'-oblcms vvhlch gress is that they don't have face Coneress. ranain.. from the House 8 to 10 workers; in naturalization i for floor action and ?ommit I tee business, docking the pay Suggestions to improve ; of absent Congressmen, and the Senate, 15 to 30 or more. Congressional schedules have installing an electronic votmg ganization. for instance) he would have additional duties and demands on his time. Manage Time Most proposals to ease the wh ? le6'slatrs'-" ; nuclear test ban treaties to committee or held some lead- While most peoDle think nf orariiraiin. ; i t-,; ershin office (in the whin nr- p - - . i -"""a ".-vua jii liiu uis-; r - wi, uPrlma"'y asitrict of Columbia, from pro- T T,l ,he actual de- tecting waterfowl refuges to mands of the job put as much the federal income lax struc--lf not more-stress on serving ture, add to the legislative constituents - being "errand ; burden u0's An artivo Mnmhr r r I burden on Congressmen fall Members are acutely aware ! gress may frequently spend a ! inl ll,rce categories: delegat of the need to maintain good 1 10-to 12-hour day at the of-1 'nS many chores and duties to relations with their constiu- fice before going home to ' administrative agencies; int ents. They know that the j catch up on reading related to proving schedules to provide chances of defeat are high fori his work. a more efficient use of time; any member who neglects his j During the day. he might i and improving office and staff mail and turns a deaf ear to 1 spend time talkin'o with a lob- aids. the troubles which eonstim. i bvist nr twn anH with ulalHna constituents, possibly conduct ing a tour of the Capitol for tourists from his slate or dis trict, reading and answering some of the large amount of adopt daily mail-200 to 600 letters a : several By far the majority of his I included: fixing definite holi staff would be concerned with I days on which speaking en constituent mail and case ! gagemcnts could be filled, re work, quiring Senate debate to be If, moreover, he were chair-' germane, fixing separate days man of a committee or sub- system in the House Suggestions to improve of fice and staff aids have in cluded: increasing staff al lowances where needed; pur chasing modern reproducing, addressing and mailing equip ment; and expanding avail able office space. (However, the high cost of the most re cent office building - the Ray burn House Office Building, estimated to cost between $80 million and $100 million - makes construction of yet an other building doubtful at present.) If any reform takes place it is unlikely that Congress will give to administrative of fices very much of its case work burden, or indeed any other prerequisites which give it a claim on the voters -such as immigration bills, small claims bills, public works bills, and appointment of postmasters and candidates to the service academies. Of the "nonessential" func tions performed by Congress, only governing the District of Columbia has little to do with helping the constituents. But even if Congress were willing to give up this job by living the District home rule, it would make little overall dif ference in the workload. (CcpTrifhl IMS. Congies sional Quarterly Inc.) relations with their conslitu lederal bureaucracy. Serious Problems Social Security cases, Vet erans Administration cases, treatment and discharges in Perhaps the most far-reaching proposal to delegate ; chores has been made by Rep. : Henry S. Reuss (D-Wis.) who i believes that Congress could practice followed in Scandinavian coun- the military services, claims day in some offices; talking I ll'ies- There, a special adminis of discrimination in defense I to the rJistrii-i nr iaio nffino trator. called an "ombuds contracts, and immigration on the telephone; and meeting man.'' is appointed by the leg- matters are among the more senuus prooiems winch peo ple bring their Congressmen. So important is voter-relationship to them that mem bers and their equally over worked staffs even perform such time-consuming tasks as helping to find information for students writing school as signments, congrat u 1 a t i n g newlyweds and winners of major scholarship awards in the state or district and taking visiting lugn school classes on ! during the day tours of the Capitol. should attend newsmen. lslaturc to handle constituent Meetings Many complaints concerning the op- He would probably have a erations of the executive morning committee meeting, branch and to conduct invesi and possibly one in the afler- j gations of wrongdoing by of noon. He would find lime to I ficials. discuss pending bills and poli- . According In Reuss. Con tics with other Members, or to I gi'ess should set up a special read a newspaper. He might officer lo handle much of the take part in floor debate, and case work now done by Con would take time to vote when gressmcn. However, conslitu called to the floor by (he bells. onts would still have to ap There might be sonic party or j proach this officer through regional meeting of Members their Congressman. which he Many observers say mat other chores which Congress According to Humphrey, "It is a conservative estimate that every member of Congress spends more than half his time in direct service to con stituents'' Some estimates Finally, he might lake an j could give up are; governing hour or two to work on a the District of Columbia, speech or a newsletter to con-1 handling applications to the slituents, or to develop some service academies, settling pet project. j small claims against the gov- In addition In this personal ernment and handling immc- Blt9 Bf v ' '' JMil RWaB HR Veaol D' si BSlV V If jB nnanWH ijL ' na Iniiiiiiiiiiiiiiilnl6nflnin& i tm m Mi mm SHRINE OFFICIALS-A delegation of more than 100 Shriners was at the Medford Muni cipal airport this week when Imperial Potentate George M. Klepper. second from right head of the Ancient Arbaic Order of the Nobles o the Mystic Shrine for North America, and Mrs. Klepper, arrived in the valley for an official visit. Heading the local delegation was Hillah Temple's Illustrious Potentate Sen. Lynn Newbry, (right). Gen eral chairman for the entertainment during Ihe visit was Raymond R. Peter, member of the board of governors of the Portland Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. The Kleppers are from Memphis, Tenn. CHECK New York IUPII Pulp- Michael Whinihan To Give Mathematics Paper Michael .1 Whinihan. son : Northwest section of the four feet wide, eight long and of Mr and Mrs whinihan. 109 ' Mathematical Association of 25 miles high - 32.760 stan-, ....i .., j Amrira imwiluiHi ui .. mciuwiu , school student who was re- The meeting will be held ccnlly awarded a scholarship by Harvard university, has wood required to produce the paper for the 15 billion checks written by the Americans in 1962 would make a stack dard cords of woods, accord ing to American Forest Pro ducts industries. The world's largest bicycle ' been invited to present a pa was a 10-seater, made in Wall- per on mathematics at the ham, Mass., in 1898. annual meeting of the Pacific m ! J WEST BEND PERCOLATOR FuMy automatic percolator frcm West Bend . . . brews from 5 to 9 delicious cups of coffee to your exact preference . . . and keeps it hot! Limited Quantity 199 '(charge It! Open Fri. 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