Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-04
Bill Passed For Defraying Elk
penses of Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission
COMMEND PRESIDENTS COURSE
All Members of the House Approve His
Course in Creating Commission Bill,
Except Mr.. Burton, Missouri DEM
ocrat, Who Claims 1t Was Without
Authority of Law or Constitution.

coal strike commission and then adj
journed until Friday, when the London
dock charge bin will be considered
There We're two hours of discussion on
the commission bill, during which the
presidents course in creating the COM
mission was highly commended, except
by Mr.. Burton, a Missouri democrat,
who contended that the commission
was created without authority of law or
constitution. There was some criticism
of the feature of the bill allowing
double salaries to members of the com
mission now in government employ and
also because the bill left the amount of
the compensation of the members to
the president. But all amendments
We're voted down. The bill was passed
without division.
Major Lacey took a leading part in
the discussion of the bill appropriating
$4,000 to defray the expenses of the ar
bitration commission, and as he repre-
sents a mining district, his remarks
We're given special attention. He said
substantially:
1.-THE question as to the merits of the
strike is not at issue. The miners OF
Iowa gave 10 per cent of their gross
earnings to support their brethren in
Pennsylvania, and tho the price of soft
coal increased as the strike continued,
the Iowa miners stood by their annual
contracts in good faith. The situation
was a serious one and President Roose-
Welt performed one of the boldest acts
ever essayed by any executive when he
brought these people together and pro-
cured an agreement for arbitration. The
democratic party of New York attempt
ed to turn this unfortunate affair to po-
litical account by declaring in favor of
socialism and national ownership OF
coal mines. Had congress been in ses-
sion when arbitration was proposed II
would, without hesitation, have passed
a bill such as Is now proposed. Pres
ident Roosevelt did not assume to act
officially but he used the powers of
his high Office in the interests of in
dustriaI peace. His action should now
be Endorsed by congress and the repre-
sentatives of the people should mani
fest their approval by making the APP
fair investigation Of the whole cortro-
versy.''
Mr.. McDermott, OF New Jersey.
pointed out the fact that the strike
commission had no power behind 1t. He
thought the commission should be Civ
en- power to make an investigation and
should report its findings TO congress.
Mr.. Cannon argued that the bin
should pass in the form in which it was
presented. If the presidents action has
been without authority of law or con-
sultation, Mr.. Cannon said, it had been
taken in response to an overwhelming
public sentiment coming up from the
whole country of eighty million peo-
pie.
Mr.. Griffith, Of Indiana, offered an
amendment to provide for the payment
of the expenses of John Mitchell, pres
extolled the service of Mr.. Mitchell in
bringing the strike to an end.
MIR. Cannon paid a high tribute to
Mr.. Mitchell. who he said. was fellow
citizen of Illinois, but said he did not
believe Mr.. Mitchell would indorse such
a Cheap John" proposition. The
amendment was voted down. The bill
was passed without division, altho
there were several dissenting voices on
the democratic side.
The senate began the real work OF
disposing of the business before 1T, al
tho the session lasted only an hour and
a half When an adjournment was
taken at 1870 o'clock, out of respect to
the memory of Representatives De
Graffenried and Sheppard, Of Texas. the
bin to amend the immigration laws was
under discussion. Early In the day Mr..
Nelson, from the committee on terri
tories, reported a substitute for the ON
nibus statehood bill, with the recon-
mendation that Oklahoma and Indian
territory be admitted into the union as
one state under the name of Oklahoma.
When the immigration bill was brought
up Mr.. Quay precipitated discussion
over the status of the statehood bill
which was terminated by ruling from
the chair that beginning December TO
it would be the unfinished business,
and that at THE closing hour each day II
would be laid before the senate, unless
displaced by vote of that body.
The sub-committe of the house ju-
dietary committe, consisting of Repre-
sentatives Littlefeld, Maine; Thomas,
Iowa, and Clayton, Alabama, to which
was referred the antitrust bills, met
today and devoted several hours to the
consideration of these measures. One
of the bills before the committee pro-
poses an amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law, and another provides
for publicity. Considerable attention
was devoted today TO consideration OF
the latter. This bill requires all corpo-
rations engaged in interstate commerce
to file returns with government author
tiles disclosing their true financial con
dition and their capital stock, and inn
poses 4 tax upon such as have out
standing capital stock unpaid in whole
or in part. The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Littlefield at the last session. The
committee hopes to be able TO make a
report to the house before the holiday
recess.
Representative William Alden Smith,
of Michigan, presented the following
resolution in the house today:
Whereas, Information has been re-
ceived by the government of the recent
killing OF VIM. A. Fitzgerald, an Amer
lean citizen, at Guatemala City, in the
republic Of Guatemala, at the hands OF
Godfrey Hunter, Jr son of the Americ-
an minister, and James G. Bailey, sec
rotary of the legation. and whereas, the
United States has taken official cog