Show F re I The Senate n Justified THE THE United St States tes Senate may be unable to prevent A the Democratic donkey from kicking tho the business of the country into a condition of pitiable funk but it can compel that obstinate animal to pause for a n. mo mo- ment Tho The Senate is a D. deliberative body its pace cannot cannot can can- not bo ho accelerated even een when a majority of its membership mem mom desires to move moo faster because senatorial traditions traditions tra tra- consider speed to be vulgar Consequently this chief characteristic of the tho upper house that has hasso so often irritated the thc conn country try will win be of appreciable benefit in the next few weeks I The President and his counselors apparently have hac determined to send the tile Underwood tariff bill biU through the House like a battering ram Debate and oven even the introduction of amendments are to be amazingly limited lint lim there is to be so little discussion that the people who really know now little about the measure will trill not know any more after it has passed the House But the advices from Washington indicate that the question is isto isto s sto to be opened in tho the Senate there will be a a. debate debate- during during dur dur- ing lag the course of which the inevitable results of the legislation will be pictured and facts presented upon which public sentiment can be bo formed Early announcement that there were to be no hearings hearings hear hear- ings by tho the Senate finance committee has been modified modi Thodi- fied to permit mit the western senators to argue against destruction of the tho wool industry This of course is but the opening wedge The discussion will continue without doubt until late July by which time public opinion opinion having hn ing learned something about the tho bill will have crystallized either fo for or against it In affording affording afford afford- ing this thi opportunity the Senate is justifying the wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom of the tho builders of tho the republic in creating this body jody of longer tenure whose members have hae decided that haste is conducive to error i |