Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1924, Page 36

BORAH IDEA MEANS . CONGRESS CHANGE “Lame Duck” Meetings Held Unpopular—Special Ses- sions May Be Avoided. Tn Senator Borah's advocacy of a spedial session of Congress, (to be held soon after March 4 next, lies the | ive id of a constitutional the present antiquated sys- sessions. to do awn with the “lame | ession which begins Monday December 1, Senator Borah would have the new Congress meet as soon n order that it. may iy effect whatever man- - gave it at the last | 1 session the Rep- nators clected the function until one ing December. There is a revival of interest eve: where in the plan to have the Con- gress elected yvember each two vear! off : 1st of the fol- Towing Janau he plan also calls for ntial inauguration on the Ist of Jan- ary following the election. There is held to be no valid reason at present for a wait until March 4. That date was all right in the olden when election returns were athered slowly and when the presi- dential eleciors had to travel to Washington by stage coach or horse- back. year from the com- days. Hax Many Advantages. The adva of new constitutional sy to be manifold; there defende > in the date wuguration, howeve to the proposed ne an. The inaugural ¥ would move for- | ward if the congressional meetings | were changed Under the present svstem of elect- Ing a new yngress in November and hen havin, a full fng of the| old Cong the following De- cember or lame late after | ated them at same token a Pres- defeated for re-election in r.is permitted on the first Mon- | l‘- ember to give to Congress | ideas as to what Is best for ||\e Nation for th ar after he | It(h thrown out of office. Furthermore. under the present | system, a Representative elected for | two sessions of Congress is permitted | in one before he must ! = once more before the Under the proposed new s: would serv in two ) and would have made his ility or his v plain. One great value of the new system | fs that it would make extra sessions of Congre. unnecessary except In reme emergenc As it s, | extra sessions during the past 16 years have been numerous. They were called by Presidents Taft, Wil- Harding. Short Session Defeets. ss in ¢ have the polls. By th lent | Under the present system the so- | d short session of Congress, lke | e one which con December 1 must adjourn March 4, is virtually useless =o far as general concerned. It has all it i tion upon the sessi busters a ich might be for the publ Under the new system, w. beginuing each January 1, there | would virtually be no 1{mit upon Con- & e’ business men might consider this a bad thing. They be- lievo generally that long recesses of Congress are better than long ses- sions. Secretary Mellon i epposed | At this time to President Caolidge | calling an extra ses next March. | He thinks tax matters should | lowed torest for the time as tuxes are Borah on Capitol Hill. 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Man's word’s no longer worth a cent, his promise fades like April snow; in truth he makes a daily dent, and sheds a smile that this jis | so; I'm waiting now to meet a gent | who should have met me hours ago. | The man who strictly keeps his word | is viewed with wouder and amaze:| he's thought a rather queer old bird, | a relic of pre-glacial day: such crankiness is most absurd, observe the blithe, forgetful jay: And if | it is becausc | all men are late; it seems no one a| | conscience owns. or tries to keep al promise straight; I bad a rendezvous | with Jones at 6 o'clock and now it ~] 8 The workman says he will ap- pear at 8 o'clock to fix my pump;| the teamster says he will be here t v | haul my dead cats to the dump; the | Imx'ler will deliver beer as fast as his old nags can hump. And ro one s word; a promise is a trific smal] to keep cngagements is absurd, there is no sense in that, at ith difiiculty T'm deterred from lectures in a hall. 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Noted Artists Participate Tickets, 50c Tt;;lomw;Pali;s. 3:30 Farewell Appearance of PAVLOWA and Her Ballet Russe \\m- Full Symphony Orchestra new sensational Spanish Ballet 'Don Qulxal 7 7 divertissements, includirg “The Bwan.’ Beats Mri Greene's Bureau, Droo; in PAUL WHITEMAN HIS ORCHESTRA Poli's, Friday, Nov. 21, 4130 Prices $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00,; Mrs. Greens's Buresu, Droop's, Main 6493, “"COMMUNITY CENTER CONCERT COURSE Four Friday Evening Concerts Central High School, 8:30 Dec. 5—Reinald Werrenrath, Bari- { tone. Jan. 9—Samuel Dushkin, Violinist. Feb. 6—Sophie Braslau, Contralto. Apr. 17—Mieczyslaw Munz, Pianist, Season tickets, $5.00, $4.00, $3.00—no taz— pow on sale at Mry. Greene's Conoert Bures, Droop'’s. THE WARDMAN Opening PARK THEATRE November1s THE RAW'S HEAD PLAYERS THE EAGLET Beason Bubscriptions and Single Seats Seliing. Columbia 2000 plis tax, 13th and G, CRANDALL'S" METROPOLITAN ¥ AT 10th— Second Trimmphant Week A P. 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