"You ask me wh ^t is the chief dif
ficulty with C ingress. Too Much pol
itics; too mucii thinking of reelection:
i too much wondering how votes are
going to affect the folk* at home."
"Wirtt it the remedy ?" Senator
Kenyon was asked.
"The President should he elected for
a term of alx years, and for one term
? alone. The members of the Senate
I should be elected for a term of ten
I years and the merrberD of the Hons ?
i t'or a term of six years. The h'ennlnl
j elections should he held and two
I thirds of the House continued along
' the 'inns now in force In the Senate.
"T!t*? (|t)"<<tlon will t'1 raised, to b#
sure, that Cofijtresa under such a sys
tem Will he lacking in cxperjeiufil
memh^r those tfct>ahlo of holding
chaii mnnshipfc, W#>', that would h"*
in Mighty -jikkI thing. There is noth
ing in long service, Tin members of
both the Senate and) the Htmse when
they grow old and feeble are put In
charge of important committees which
(liey are incapable of directing. Wliat
wo need in Congress is new chairmen,
energetic men fresh from tho people
who will handle things In a business
like way."
Favors Smaller Committee*.
"What about the committees? Arc
they not too large?"
"Undoubtedly," was the response.
"It is almost impossible to securo a
quorum of committees. Men have too
much work to do. It would be in
teresting to know of all the important
committees of the Senate that have
met during the present session how
often there had been a quorum pres
ent. I would like to sec the figures.
