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Show n f , 1 ; - ;.: .; ,; li:! t SENATOR REED SMOOT J I '' t - . Here is tfte record taken from the official files' of the Senate and House of Representatives: B J Vv'- , U Laws secured by Senator Smoot during the first two congresses of his service 37 I - i " ' " i 6H ' t i ' ' M . "'I . 1 Laws secured by 'Congressman Welling during the first two congresses of his service None B it" '.'' v . r 1 ; 4 - 9 i-' . . ' p 'j Laws secured by Congressman Welling during his service in congress - None I p dj . , I Laws secured by Senator Smoot during his service in congress ..... 214 1 j J l - - ' ,'x f 11 $ I Laws secured by Congressman Welling in the same two congresses Nofie I j t A, . f"V- jfA' 43 l I i ' X , j I Laws secured by Senator Smoot during his service in the 65th and 66th congress (the 1 p li. ' , . jk I last two congresses) - - 29 I m lii - -fc u" nN . 1 " 1 1 VI ' - ' r g . I si r -f ' Vv'v - Hi - 1 I H 'i - 4 t W' fLgg f ... - T J i Z . : ( . 1 ; '"fllj ! What Other Democrats Say of j 1 111 V 1 : nill : j Smoot and his Work i ffl J , -- V . 'JktsWA jjj i I ' 1 p ' '''''''''''mmwWM0 A statemeut made by Senator Thomas, a Democrat, of . (?rankiin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior in ' ' y Colorado, on the floor of the senate, June 3, 1920.) . m M . p t 1 -i I "I wish I could impress upon senators the importance President Wilson's cabinet, pays a high tribute H W licit' VvltlZCll 01 U tSll COIH- I of attending the sessions of. the ..body to which they to the Smoot oil and coal land leasing law in H H ii' i belong. I have tried to so shape my committee engage- . p H nicllldS tilG rCSDGCt cUld hOnOr I ments, my correspondence, and my other affairs as to the following letter.) g ( gej $ enable me to be present between the convening of each. H . if1nrl l?(finrS Qmftat tlirAHO'll- I session and its close. I have not been so successful in The Secretary of the Interior. g i accoi ilea xteea omoot inrougn g that pratice as has the senior seuator from uta1 (Ml, . WasMngton) D. 6. sept. 8, 19. I , . j 4.1 7iri' if ir s'j Smoot, who is virtually always in his seat; who is familiar TT ,T T I out the JMation: w no can t0 a g'reater or less cegTee vlt1 every 'measure which H0n. N. j. smnott, I W , I Tr&rkc" IfVA? !! is brought to our attention; who is vigilant in the exercise Chairman Committee on Public Lands, fl g'HinSciy HIS pieSllgeo M of his legislative powers, and Avho has done more than House of Representatives. B ' ' any other one member of this body since I have been H ' - here to clarify legislative conditions and -to obstruct the Dear Mr. Sinnott: ' M p . 1 . . H enactment of measures which, directly or indirectly might - B El ThrOUUM hiS indUStrV lilies'- I Prove inimical to the public welfare. Indeed, the only- Referring to yours of )September 6th sub- p . . . criticism which I have is that his opposition always gives mitting for my consideration Senate Bill 2775, 1 ; rity and ability, during seven- gtgSXZ h as , m i II "f OOJl vAire Q-PTVIPP ll(P linQ not given to man certainly not to senators to be per- would say that in mv opinion jtt is on the whole lj tCCll jtdlQ SCIVltC, liao feet, we must overlook that one failure in the perform- A1 A , . , . , . H 1 Tno inilllAnn QT,J ance of his duties and to be thankful for the service the best leasing bill that has passed either j . -j Or 01! lit. pedLe, milUenCe dtnU he has rendered and will, I hope, continue to render in house of . Congress. - 1 H i ciJ.- J. y this body. Unless senators attend to their duty here, B 1 llOllOr '10 lUS btate. . ; they ought to be held by their constituents to a strict Cordially yours, responsibility, for anything that goes wrong." FRANKLIN K. LANE. ( p TO.,-iMrTii..L,-..ii.. -n-T-n-rt-T. i Til irniiifiminiTTi n iniiiuirvwu.. . ! g.wTMHBw. miHiiwui wn ' B ' S HIS RECORD CHALLENGS COMPARISON I 101 .- - ' - "- 1 :;-Something Fertile Service Hen to Think About j g . W . b3 " 1919 1 J M " 1 F H Washington, D. C. - "- ' SH 3 m Ui m p Tlo National Executive Committee of the American Legion, j " j in session Uor. today, December 22nd, desires to express to you per- lmm ,t " siiiially and thorough you to your colleagues in congress, apprecia- , S l CT'E'N. "'''ILN, y " " 1 V Jtf) t i"u o!' the a.etion of the senate in passing the Sweet bill, embodying, $ f 't A I' 1 I I . CS0 & C I fcr "s i: .i.n-.s sn!:s!antially the recommendations made by the American I I. J J ( fii 1 A-gf. n ft.r ihe purpose of securing to disabled ex-service men and V -'y j E. " v. . J ?y their iVniili-s us liheral treatment from the government as the people f" I " N J J H Xational Commander of the AnxTican Legion. ' (Signed) E. M. ASHTON, 1352 Yale Ave -1 ' ' 'Political Adverttscmnt. - j''1'' W'' ' n irii, , |