Show truants worry of uncle joe cannon M 0 0 CANNON and other lehds SPEAKER era in the hot hor se are concerned over the growing practice of representatives senta tives in being away from the chamber during the consideration of important business it always has been difficult to keep the members present during the dally daily sessions but absenteeism has become a positive evil this year this Is due dua to the fact that the house now owns a large office building put up at a cost of several millions of dollars and containing fine quarters for every member in the seclusion of the office building a member who Is not burdened with any responsibility other than to cast his vote when a signal for him to do so is given spends his time sending out seeds and writing to the folks back home if present plans are carried out another excuse for members who are not disposed to attend the dally daily proceedings will be provided what representative senta tive tawney of minnesota calls a plot to retard business in the house Is in process of being hatched when the office building was completed members made complaint that they were so far removed from tho the chamber they had no way of finding out what was going on except by means of a telephone this was unsatisfactory is it was then suggested that a ticker such as is used iri id transmitting stock quotations be installed but the scheme was discarded then the house officials discovered a device that it la Is believed will nil fill the bill if put into use this device will comman communicate over the wires to roo rooms a I 1 lu tho the office building every sound and syllable uttered on the house bouse floor |