Life — January 24, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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LIFE - The Playboys of the Western World Sounder Welcomes Relief from Work ASHINGTON, January 19, The a about all work ck a dull boy has ble prop play ma’ J oved an invaly When whether to stay to man’s cience cing the awkward decision of in and finish up the monthly sales re- brought 1 ays in the over at Ed's, three com all right ; stacked up your chips, and have got off the line for the benefit. of you will be ie words over two times to make eve Indeed, by the t u've several more times ends, in to feel a your fr little of virtue at having followed the path of duty Members of Congress repeating the adage a ge ing the present session. And I have heard ement made this in » amount of play 1 turn the trick, I honestly believe uliar circumstances of this that the p ress were providentially provided Had there of powe been a clear-cut division in Congress. we might, in 1 month or more that we have been sit ting, already have taken up the tax re duction measure, considered fifty-seven of the World Court the nuine, and got a including good deal of other busit of the way. Spe ing for m I should already round my head But fortunately, with the division of votes what it is, we are able to give ourselves to the real fun of parliamen tary procedure Take any ordinary week of the current term. After suitable prayers on Monday morning for wise guidance in transacting the a the nation, the id to be whether the tax irs of unfinished business revision The and after six hours of debate a Democrat vote to. the Insurgent bill shall be allowed to come up. Republicans still lack two votes, switches his Insurgents. his to the Democrats, and the day ends with mer ng on all sides. All day Tuesday is given over to conferences. The Re Democrats. Insurgents. with himself and an switches riment and good fee publicans confer with the the Democrats with the and Senator La Folle Everybody rushes around very impor- tantly, and, late in the afternc is sues important statements to the ‘press pointing out that the situation remains unchanged Wednesday is the day of rumors. It that the going to get down to t show-down, that the Dem rumored Republicans are and force a ocrats will stop play that the holding up of politics, Insurgents will quit Congress Later in the day the spokesmen of the take hotly to deny the canards. respective nps occasion Thursday is Bargain Day Insurgents agree to let the tax return for Republicans promise the chairmanship of the Domestic Rela- tions Committee to the Farmer-Labor This candidate, in siste on recognizing The revision bill come up, in which — the candidate turn, gives his the Soviet government, in consideration of which the Democrats bind themselves not to let Senator Heflin speak more than an hour at any one time during 1924. The day ends with the point-blank refusal of the present incumbent of the Domestic Re- lations Committee to give up his post, and all bargains are declared off Friday the feeling runs strong that some sort of progress ought to be nd after lead- had express. themselves in some direction, crs of the different gr the opportunity. t« sups have on the subject, there seems little doubt that that is the sentiment of Congress. So the session is adjourned till Monday. It's very good fun can already see in the ruddier the checks of my colleagues ite benefit to their health that the present period of rest is affording them. I like to look forward to the zest and vigor with which we shall be able to take up the nation’s business— when we finally get round to it Soun SyAS comicbooks.com