Friday. February 23 SCARLET AND BLACK MncGregor lauds Congressional Output; Strout Weighs Procedural Inadequncies By Glen Ashmon Robert Strout, Washington correspondent for the Christian Science Mani- tor, delivered the first formal lecture in the Student Sym- posium session dealing with The Legislative last Thursday evening in Her- rick Chapel. His t a l k, “What's W r0 n g with Congress," smouT dealt primarily with the proced- ural inadequacies of the Na~ tional Legislature. Strout pointed out that “safe- ty (checks and balances) was built into the Congress, not ef~ ficiency." He singled out the seniority rule for choosing con- gressional committee chairmen and the Senate filibuster rule for critical examination. “America is the only state that recognizes longevity rather than ability in choosing its legislative leaders. The aver- age age of committee chairmen is 76 years. Besides this, com~ mittee chairmen are often op- posed to the legislation they are to consider; as a result, a single man can prevent a majbr presidential bill from ever be» ing considered.” According to Strout, the Sen- ate filibuster rule ranks high among congressional ineffici- encies. Because of this rule there is a danger that the gov- ernment cannot govern. Strout said that‘southerners and sena- tors from small states reap the most advantage from the rule. Consequently, it is usually im» possible to obtain a two—thirds majority to envoke cloture. Strout further criticized Con- gress on the following points: 1. Congress has opposed elec< tronic voting which would con- siderably speedup legislative procedure in the two cham» bers. 2. Congress has failed to act on redistricting, though repeat- edly asked to do so. This bur- den, therefore, has fallen on the courts. _ 3. Congress has allowed many of its powers to be eroded by courts and the White House be- cause of inaction. 4. Congress has allowed new representatives too little time p to adjust. Consequently, the term of office for a congress- man should be extended to four years. 5. Congress has never come up with an adequate system of budget control. Strout suggested the need to reassemble and centralize the powers of various congression— al committees. He further ad- vocated the adoption of a pro— cedure that will at least assure voting on top" priority presi» dential bills. ESE Regular church services will be held Sunday at 11:30 em. in Herrick Chapel. Dr. Winston L. King will give the sermon. IE Chapel. , sixth in a series ' By Susan Taylor “What’s right with congress iar outweighs What’s wrong with Congress," . C o n g ressman Clark MacGreg< or (R - Minn.) said in a speech Friday morning in H e r r'i c k g, Speak- ing on the topic “What’s Wrong With Congress," he wa s the . of s p e a k erg Mueenrson brought to the campus by the Student Symposium, “The Democratic Process in an Era of Crisis.” He asserted that the truth about Congress lies somewhere between the expressed belief of President Johnson in the ability of Congress, and the statement of Representative Richard Boll- ing (D—Mo.) that Congress is not visible under its present structure. This truth, MacGreg- or said, “can best be found through an analysis of party re- sponsibility.” He listed some things that he said were right about the first session oi the 88th Congress: the passage of the “bricks and mortar provision" for higher education and other education measures, which were followed by appropriations to carry them out; "the willingness of Congress to remain in session 111/; months”; the hard work the Congress djdveven though it might not have been evident since much of it was done in committee. As an example of the last point, he traced the develop ment of the Civil Rights bill in the House—especially in the Judiciary committee, of which he is a member. “In the field of civil rights,’ this Congress can hold its head high so far,” he said. ' MacGregor cited the work done by individual members of Congress in formulating pro- posals to improve the legisla- tive body. This kind of think- ing, he said, was also right about Congress, l-l listed some proposals or indi dual mem- ber's of the House: 1. that the Rules Committee be limited to 21 days in consid- eration of a bill coming to it from a legislative Committee. 2. that a joint committee on the budget be established. it that a committee to rec- ommend specific reorganiza- tional structural changes be established. 4. the publication of public funds expended by members of Congress. 5. some members have taken the lead in disclosing their own personal holdings so that any conflict of interests can be seen. Criticism. he said. must be informed and responsible, and it must consider the responsi- bilities of the parties. “No legislative body in a free gov- ernment anywhere in th e world," he said, allows the av- erage citizen to have his pres- ence felt as does the Congress of the United States." Page Five The sing g nuns of Meurs Hell supported Open-Open Cells" and waved their virtuous ban- ners in favor of Hallelujah Hannah and her 69 varieties of Galloping Purimnlsm at the Stu- dent Government convention last Saturday afternoon in Derby Gym. t } SGA Convention Continued from Page 3 votes were one for ANCLU, its slogan of the year, and one for order followed by two in favor of chaos. North Younker, in »a remini5< cent mood, cast votes in mem- ory of its own Dwayne Frank» house, Scurvy Orvie, Al Boston, and Rich Orr—who went on to capture a full 146 votes in the second ballot. They also dedi- cated a pointed 0 votes to the Academic Standing Committee. Read hall cast its votes along its theme as the “Slumber par- ty," and Smith brought gales of laughter with its vote dedi- cated to the proposition that Winston King publish a new Dictionary of American Slang. 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