What About the Johnston Sunday Bill?
By K. C. Russell
THE District Committee of the House of Representatives has taken no action concerning the Johnston Sunday bill since the hearing that was held on the same, March 8 and 16, 1910. It had lain in the hands of the committee so long without any action, that no one expected, at this late hour in this session of Congress, that it would be acted upon by the committee; but to our surprise we learned Wednesday morning, February 8, that final action was to be taken the next morning. Most earnest efforts were at once put forth with the members of the committee with the hope of influencing them to render an adverse report upon the bill; for it was feared that, should the committee take favorable action on the measure, it would undoubtedly pass the House, and become a law. WE are glad, however, to report that there was a failure to secure the presence of a quorum of the committee; hence no action was taken. THE bill, however, is placed upon the “motion to discharge committees” calendar, and may yet slip through. Let us pray that its passage may be hindered.
K. C. RUSSELL.