| Show DUTY OR COMFORT senator dolph of oregon wishes it u understood ader stood that to his bis way of thinking september is ia quite early enough for the proposed propos eu special session cession of congress tula this view he takes ic less icso so with ft a regard to statesmanship anil and the coun arys try Is needs than to personal comfort his declaration on the subject being to the effect that it the date of the see bee sum be prior to september 30 80 he will nut not attend us ass he does not propose to sui himself lt to the dangers of the climate in midsummer chiti recalls the constantly prominent fad fact that mooers of congress Con COD grebS have cume come to 10 look upon the high office they hold so as a sin cure toure ur or one of honor bonor and profit rather than oi 01 trust and cespon 9 billly toe list of those who attend the ati dauns irregularly and in some oases cases scarcely at all would by its ita length sit onlan the public formal leaves leaea of absence are as common as borries and actual absence without the formal asking for permission to la quite as aa much the rule as aa the exception there la in a quorum present pre aunt of course out on too the roll f either house there will be ioanu lew few names that have to at every roll call and have been registered as aa voting on every measure senator dolpha presence pree ence ur or absence may not dot make much difference to the success and ol 01 the session spoken oi 01 neither may the presence prea ence or abee ce of it u great WADY many who are suppo supposed sid to make up the lull full quota of the national legislature the work ox or lawmaking law making is ie admittedly performed uy a comparatively lew jew men and perhaps per hais it la is better and more mere elpe eap e that it Is ie so but that is ia not ot now tue the question we are not arguing as aa to the improvement that might be made in the exl ettag laws on the subject but rather ns to the notorious noton oui d disregard hi regard and violation of those laws how do the people of oregon feel about their sona senator tous refusal to represent them in july august or early september did they concede to mr dolab when they elected him the privilege of studying bis big own convenience before his bis duty to his state and his were they so ao proud of him bim as aa a fellow citizen that they thrust dpn him the honor and emoluments monuments of the and were quite indifferent whether they obtained representation or not abt similar questions may be put to every constituency whose chosen representative je is similarly indifferent to the responsibilities and we doubt not tha that t by all of them a similar response will be given some day it my may be necessary to do with congre congressmen pame as la Js done with other servants deduct pay for absence docka dock A or one fine them for tardiness and fox bof repeated offenses lenses of of this kind discharge them altogether and glav the jobito some borne one else |
