Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-18
FRICTION IN CONGRESS
The Controversy Over the Meat
Inspection Bill May Be
Adjusted
ADJOURNMENT is DELAYED
ADJOURNMENT is DELAYED
Speaker Cannon Beginning to Realize
the Danger Of Dissension in the Par
ty and Will Cease Opposition to
Some of the Measures Demanded by
the President.

Washington. June 1S.-Neterans in
congress say there has not been a time
since the second Cleveland admins
| tratlon when there existed so much
friction as at present The senate and
| the house have been at loggerheads
since the beginning OF the session over
the encroachment of the senate on the
prerogatives Of the house. The rate
bill conference is developing good
deal of bad blood. Many house mem
bers are furious over the presidents
course in fighting for meat inspection.
calling 1t executive interference. The
immigration bill is another cause OF
friction.
And now Senator Cannon is enraged
over an article in the Chicago Tribune
which got back here Saturday. which,
he says, misrepresents his attitude on
the pure food bill.
Adjournment, which early in the
week seemed In sight. is now remote.
and absentees are being summoned
back to Washington. Several European
bookings have been Cancelled.
To Pass Food Bill.
The speakers friends were I'M evil
dence Saturday, claiming that the Chi
cago Tribune for days has been mis-
representing m. Among these friends
are members of the Minnesota dele
cation, who say the speaker is not
guilty of what is charged These men
say the pure food bill Is to be con-
sidered before adjournment and assure
me that this has been the understand
ing from the beginning
Altogether, the atmosphere herea-
bouts is surcharged with electricity and
the legislators are growing careless Of
speech.
1t was Speaker Cannon who was the
to have the breach between the house
OF representatives and the president
widened. and that considerations of
the highest political expediency de-
manded that something be done at once
to bring about condition of peace.
1t was he who arranged the confer
ence Friday afternoon between the
president and Representative Adams.
of Wisconsin. representing a majority
of the committee which had signed the
report favoring the packing house BILL
Solicitor McCabe, of the department Of
agriculture, who wrote the Beveridge
and j. b. Reynolds, joint
author with Labor Commissioner Neill
of the executive report as to packing
house conditions. 1t was he who sug-
gested to Mr.. Adams Saturday that 1t
would be advisable for him. in the alb
sence of Chairman Wadsworth to call
the agricultural committee together for
an Informal conference regarding the
the president wants.
Cannon Is Alarmed.
The speaker is beginning to be
over the outlook. He has not
been entirely sympathetic with the
beef trust course, altho
saying nothing and exerting no infu-
ence upon the house or the agriculture
committee, but he now sees that it will
not do have the house, with its tre-
mendous republican majority, brought
to a condition of acute difference with
a republican president especially since
1t begins to be apparent that the coun-
try generally is with the president and
will regard with suspicion any inspec-
ton bill which he does not heartily en-
dorse. The off-year campaign is about
to begin, and the speaker does not want
The republicans to carry a handicap in
their contest for the control of the
house Of the Sixtieth congress.
Meat Bill Conferences.
1t is predicted that as the result of
the speakers interference harmony
will be restored and an inspection .aw
enacted which will suit everybody. Mr. |
Adams called the agriculture commits
tee together, and it sat behind closed
loors practically the remainder of the
lay. Mr.. Adams presided. He exhib-
ted the copy of the packers bill show
ing. the pencil marks many of them
made by the presidents own hand, in |
iicating what he would be willing to
accept in the way of amendments The |
dill looked as if a dozen hens had been
walking over it all day with muddy
feet. The number of amendments sug-
sested by the president run pretty we'll |
towards seventy-fve, and they cover |
he ground very thoroughly.
Adams Warns the Members.
Mr.. Adams, in his talk to the COM |
nittee, expressed the belief that these
or the majority of them, |
including all that were important.
would have to be accepted by the |
louse. unless it's members were willing |
% bare their breasts to the impending |
Storm
The committee meeting was squally. |
There were present nearly all of the
nen who had framed up and adopted
he packing house substitute, and they |
vinced and baked at the idea Of re-
racing their steps. Mr.. Adams, how
yer, was firm in the belief that they
would have to do 50 if they intended
o continue in public life. The various
hanges as suggested by the president
we're considered in detail, but, of
curse, no definite action was taken
wing to the absence of Chairman
Nadsworth. The committee will hold
formal meeting upon his return, early
n the week, when the subject will
ONE up and some action will be agreed
Angry at the President.
The presidents open letter in reply
o the Wadsworth letter added fuel to
he fire, and members of the house
we're in very ugly mood, even some
f the most conservative among them
hey don't relish the idea of being
rven fby the force of the executive
sill, and are saying mean things
bout the president and thinking
neaner things. But it is freely pre-
icted that in the end they must