Show 1 rr VJ rt FAVORS YEAR FOUR TERM BOURKE COCKRAN DECLARES IT WILL PILL INCREASE CT OF TH THE TEE HOUSE HOUS Under Present Two Years Years' Term He Says More Time Is Spent in Looking for Reflection Election than In InLaw inLaw Law Making for the Nation I Bourke Cockran of New York who has introduced a constitutional amendment amendment amend amend- ment making the term of office of a member of the House four years Instead instead instead In in- stead of ot two years as at present belIeves believes be be- that such a change from existIng existing existing exist exist- ing conditions would be all that Is Is' essential essential essential es es- es- es establish to-establish to the nf 3 ihn i n r f jy- jy Ho Hous sd only saw fitt fit to l exercise exercise is the h power lodged in it by the tion Discussing the subject recently Mr Cockran said There is but one ono change one amendment that in my judgment could possibly increase the consequence consequence conse conse- quence or capacity of the House to defend defend de de- fend Itself and that will be simply the question of the term of a member I Iam Iam Iam am perfectly willing to admit that as asat asat asat at present constituted where a member member mem mem- ber her Is chosen for two years we are placed in the tho position that Just as soon as a member takes his seat in Congress and begins the discharge of his duties he is at once thrust in the tho throes of a contest for re I IA A AI 1 u 1 t 1 HON liON BOURKE COCKRAN No man can do his duty duly in is Co Coq Con I gross gress wholly and completely when I his mail Is charged with information that hat concerns concern not the duty at hand but the prospect before him In his own district democratic If Congress Is to be a democratic democratic demo demo- cratic body and to achieve the power which was intended to the end that this constitutional system may be safe and prosperous the members should at least have one or two sessions In which they would be free from the distraction distraction dis dis- traction of a campaign for re Apart from that there Is no power the constitution could give that it has not given us |