Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-11
A STIR IN IH[ HOUSE
Resolution for an Investigation
Into the Actions OF the
Sugar Trust.
Opponents Of Cuban Reciprocity
Allege Sugar Men Are Con.
Quoting Campaign.
Senate Gets Into Argument Over
Election OF Senators by
Direct Vote.

washington, March 11.-When the
house met today Thayer, of Massa-
chusetts, created something OF hurry
by rising to a question OF prlNliese
which he said involved the dignity OIL
the house and the safety OF l,s iielh-
bers.. He therefore presented res
olution setting forth many rumors re-
Rarding Cuban reciprocity, together
with allegations that the sugar trust
was to be the chief beneficiary of such
reciprocity; that 1T was subsldlzlng
newspapers and establishing literary
bureaus and in other ways attempting
to create public sentiment in favor of
Cuban reciprocity. The resolution de-
clared the dignity of the house is in
yolyed. and called for a special commit
tee to investigate the subject Loud
made point of order against the res
olution, which was sustained by the
speaker. Thayer appealed from the
decision OF the chair, and a motion to
lay the appeal on the table was adopt
ed, 125 to 81.
The house then entered upon consid-
GRAFTON Of the postoffice appropriation
bill. The bill carries $137,917.00O, being
$3,1S5,0O0 more than the estimates and
$14,134,0O0 more than the appropria-
tions for the current year.
The Senate.
Washington, March 1.-THE senate,
when it convened today, disagreed to
the conference report on the bill pro-
viding for carrying into effect the stip-
ulations of article of the Paris treaty.
The senate insisted upon its amend
ments and conferees were appointed.
In privileged statement Berry. of
Arkansas, said he introduced early in
the present session resolution pro-
yiding for election of senators by di-
rect vote of the people which had
been referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. The house
had passed such a resolution four
times, but the question never had been
considered by the senate. He desired
to inquire of the chairman of the
committee whether the senate could
not have a vote upon the resolution
during the present session. Burrows,
of Michigan, chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections said:
81 will say to the senator there is no
disposition on the part of the commit
tee to shirk responsibility in connec-
ton with the resolution. Action upon
it will be taken and report upon 1t
will be made, probably in time to take
vote upon 1t at this session"
Hoar, of Massachusetts, one of the
members of the privileges and cleo
tions committee, and a vigorous oppo-
nent of the resolution, said he thought
the matter ought not to be permitted
to pass without few words of COM
ment. This is one Of the most Inn
portant questions" said he, that has
arisen since the adoption of the con-
stitution. Indeed it is the first serious
effort made to change the mechanism
involved in the principles of the con-
stitution. This Is proposition to
change the principle upon which the
constitution is founded, and it is
matter of historical fact, that
without the incorporation of this
principle the constitution never
would have been agreed to. A pledge
was given to the states that the equal
ity of the states would never be de-
stfoyed without the consent of every
one of them" He did not believe the
adoption of the resolution would be ac-
complished without breach Of the
national pledge, which lies at the
foundation of this government 1t was
question which he thought the Amer
lean people thoroughly understand be-
cause it was one of the greatest ever
brought into the legislative assembly
for action anywhere in the world. He
had received letter urging that sena
tors be chosen by direct vote of the
people, but every one of them bore evil
dence of worked UP sentiment" He
referred to the supreme court and the
senate as two great bodies Of the gov
ernment which were free from the in
fiuence of popular movements and pop
Llar excitement. The senate was the
greatest deliberative assembly in the
world and he believed 1T the duty of the
people to stand firm before the propo-
sition to strike down one of two glories
of the republic. II will do my duty.
said he, "as a member of the commit
tee, but will not be hurried and the SEN
ate shall not be hurried If | can help
it." In brief reply to Hoar, Berry said
this was not the time to discuss the
merits of the proposition. but he in
sisted that the senate had a right TO
demand that the committee to which
the resolution had been referred should
make some kind of report and he did
not believe the senator from MaSSachu-
setts could prevent a report from being
made.
MORGAN'S REPORT is READY.