Show Lame Duck Congress By L. L A. A Hollenbeck The Lame Duck congress convened convened con con- Monday and the first thing was a submission of a resolution for unconditional repeal of the amendment in conformity with the overwhelming vote of the people at the recent election and the repeal was defeated by a small majority of a fw democrats and more republicans This pro probably ably foretells a special session of the new congress after Roosevelt assumes assumes assumes as as- as- as the office of president with witha a new congress to carry out the mandates of the people at the polls concerning prohibition and other matters This is a dry congress and the new congress that sits a year from now is the anti tion congress If the lame duck congress refuses to do anything then Roosevelt will be compelled to call an extra session of the new congress after his inauguration on the of March Will Vill Rogers asks why the old congress refuses to pass legislation that has been demanded by the people in thelast thelast the thelast last election and thus forces an extra session of congress with a large expense to the people He says t tie the e Lame Duck congress is lame ame all right and the lameness lameness lameness lame lame- ness is not in the leg either Ignorance and bull headed stubbornness stubbornness stub stub- boniness usually go together We find some of this in congressmen and plenty of it in the common walks of life Usually we have to put up with it steer it-steer steer around it and find some other way in the pursuit of an intelligent course But when a congress gets sa sat upon as this congress did on some important matters Including prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- it would seem that it would have enough sense to profit by the experience However there are men that do not profit by ex ex- ex- ex Experience if it con- con their prejudices will vili be I promptly thrown into the ash can I |