Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
CANNON IS
HOSTILE,
IS
Isl
SPEAKER OF TIE HOUSE RLANs 5
SENATE FOR DELAYED = Z
SEzsaAal. LEels'LATIoN. !.
WILL HURRY BUsIN--s
WILL HURRY BUsIN.-s J
aUncIe Joe" Warts Appropriations Bill
Rushed Through House and to the
Senate This session-Lodse's Con-
suIar Bill is Endorsed by loWans.
Try H ]. MAHIN.l
Washington Bureau of the Courier.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 10.

!. Washington Bureau or the Courler.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.
Only few ripples disturbed the
peaceful waters on which the Cuban
reciprocity treaty floated into the sem
ate for a vote and ratification today.
These were caused by the last dying
gasp of the national protective league,
which failing in, its efforts to defeat or
delay the bill, obtained the introduc-
ton of several small amendments hop
ing that they might cause trouble in
the conference committee. Cuban rec
iprocity, however, has been foregone
conclusion too long for any more de-
lay and through it no President was
ever given more complete support and
iustication than President Roosevelt.
There is evidence that even larger
things may come out of this Cuban
matter. In the first place the affair
gave Speaker Cannon his first chance
to display the antagonistic feeling he
has against the senate and its rules.
In the all night session last spring
when Senator Tillman was holding up
all action of the senate on important
appropriation bills until he had Sc
cured the payment of a larger war
claim for his state, Uncle Joe rose in
his seat in the house and in such
strong language as only he knows how
10 use denounced the senate for keep
Ing In use rules that would allow such
a spectacle.
That Mr.. Cannon still retains these
ideas was shown by his refusal to adj
journ the extra session when the SEN
ate found that it would be unable to
take vote on the Cuban bill until to-
day because the minority would not
fsrlbmit to it.
a Now 1T is declared that Mr.. Cannon
isl ready and willing to try conclusions
with the senate on other propositions.
He has intimated to Judge Smith and
other members of the appropriation
committee that he would like to see
the big appropriation bills prepared and
brought in at an early date in the ses-
sion. He wants to get them passed
lin the house and sent to the senate
with the unspoken but perfectly under
stood challenge to that body to see if
lit can also. promptly dispose of them
land remove the risk of another such
occurrence as the Tillman episode last
1year If it does not it is said Uncle
Hoe will point out to the country the
Xact that delayed legislation can not
lie blamed to the house but only to
the senate.
In spite of all this there remains
81 mall chance of the senate changing its
II ules, and it is said that Speaker Can
nj IN will have strong oppositions from
81 ,nator Allison. the father Of the sen
al q, in his attempt to force that body
I'd hodify its rules. The fact is, that
ne timer party in the senate wants to be
re sponsible for changing the rule. II
is a privilege which, although it is
Off abused, yet on many occasions
flu. finishes the minority party with {
we apon which enables it to protect it
sci from injustice, and makes the sen
ate the one body of absolute free
spt sech and free action in this nations
cot yernment. While the republicans
ara in control at present, and coult
eas lily change the rules so that debate
wQ nld be limited and the minority
wo uld have to submit to the setting O
dat es for taking votes on all questions
as is now done in the house. yet it is
not certain that the republican!
alw ays will be in control. and if th,
TIM would ever come when they were
not, the shoe would be on the othel
foo,'!. 1t is generally conceded tina
the senate will make no changes in it,
rule S this session. nor for many ses
sion S to come.
THE prospect for speedy conclusion
B of til he Cuba and Panama canal matters
is 81 lifting into the lime-light a numbe
OF 81 mailer and by comparison less i'm
port ant bills which will come UP TO
cons liberation this session. One o
theses Is the bill introduced last year
and 'e-introduced this session by Ser
ator Lodge for reform in the system
of fol- reign consular service. The bill
was Llso re-introduced this session il
the he Iuse by Burton, of Ohio.
The measure proposes to remov
from .he consular service all traces Q
the 50 rolls system, and to put it on
basis of straight salary without re
gard tt ! fees or commissions. 1t is ger
orally admitted that the bill stand
small .hance of being passed first an
foremo st because it would place cor
sular ppointments out of the hands g
the POI Hticians who now use them a
such Rluadle plums for constituents
II Howe sver, the trainers of the bi
have tn e endorsements of most of th
leading anen in the business and finar
cial wol Id, and they have set out on
campais n of education by which the
expect ii q time to put the bill through
and secure for the nation the goo
points VI qlich it undoubtedly contain.
A neat little booklet he's Just been iy