The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
THAT TRIP ABROAD RECALLED
When Will the Representative Put in
His ltemized Account; Much
Money Was Wasted.
Especial to The Free Press

preparations, has already reported two
of the annual supply bills for the con-
sideration of congress-. These are the
pension bill and the legislative judicial
and executive bill. Mr.. Tawney has
proved to be a surprise to the force of
clerks who do the detailed work of the
committee.
Tawney arrives at the capitol before
the messengers and janitors have COM
pleted their work and he is the last man
to leave the committee room. There
are intimatiOns that some of the old
republican leaders will undertake to
make trouble for the chairman of the
house appropriations committee, but Mr..
Tawney is not losing wink of sleep
over that. He is prepared to take care
of his part of the great work, in consid-
ering legislation which affects every
branch and every department of the
government. Mr.. Tawney will also find
time to participate in the general de-
bate on other matters, and it is under
stood that it is opposed to McCleary's
proposition to pass legislation in retail
alton towards Germany.
Mr.. Tawney does not think that there
is any necessity demand or good reason
to pass discriminating tariff law
against the German people.
Another member of the Minnesota
delegation, who spent the holiday sea
son at home, is vigorous in his opposi-
ton to McCleary's bill. "It has ar
reused storm of opposition already
said this member and if the ways and
means committee happen to report the
bill to the house we will see thousands
of petitions rolling in against the bill
Since my return l have heard that Mr.
McCleary introduced his bill as sort
of feeler of public sentiment. Well, he
will not have to wait long to ascertain
that the people are decidedly against his
proposition"
Would Strike Minnesota.
"Even in the event that the Germon
tariff act, which will not 60 into effect
until March first next, would discrim-
mate against American products, the
impression prevails among conservative
men that Uncle Sam should not under
take to play the bully or the buffer but
should look out for the interests of his
producers and manufacturers and not
put the Dingley bars any higher than
they are now, Mr.. CcCleary to the con-
tfary notwithstanding.
The latter of course is playing for
prestige and is ambitious to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the administration
indorse his % per cent raise bill. But
Mr.. Roosevelt is silent on the subject
BY some, McCleary's action as new
member of the ways and means commit
tee, in forcing his bill forward at this
time, is considered presumptuous. Others
think that Mr.. McCleary in declining to
accept the proposition Of Former Con-
gresham Frank M. Eddy to submit the
entire question of tariff revision either
up or down to the voters of the second
congressional district of Minnesota will
use his two pending tariff bills as an
excuse, and will say that he is so busy
] watching the course of pending legisla-
tion that he has no time to take up the
very original and unique challenge of
Hon. Frank NJ. Eddy.
Another opinion is brought forward
regarding Mr.. MeCleary's Discrimination
to discuss the tariff question on the
lines proposed by Mr.. Eddy. Last sum-
mer Messrs. NIcCleary and son spent
several months abroad visiting the an
cicnt capitals of Europe, the art CALLER
les of London, the great Paris pavil-
lions, the charms of Venice, the beauti-
ful gardens and the grandeur of the vat
lean at Rome were all experienced by the
member and his son. They were on an
important mission, for which the con-
gress of the United States has appro-
priated the sum of $4,000, namely to
investigate and submit plans and speci-
| fcations for a suitable memorial monu-
ment to the ,martyred president, Abra-
ham Lincoln. 81,
An Itimized Account Expected.
Under the provisions of the bill
the respective chairman Of the senate
and house committees on library, the
secretary of state, the secretary of war,
Hon. James ID. Richardson of Tennessee
and Hon. George G. Vest of Missouri
were named as commission to inyesti-
gate into the matter and submit re.
port.
BY chain of circumstances most re-
markable Messrs. McCleary and son
alone did the arduous work for the en-
tire commission. Neither Secretary of
State John Hay, whose health failed him
soon after the bill passed, nor Secretary
of War Taft, who went to the Philip