The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Brilliant Record Has Been Made BY
Representative J. A. Tawney.
GOOD LAWS THAT BEAR HIS NAME.
Report Has Reached Washington
That Hon. Gilbert Gutterson Will
Tender His Resignation.
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WASHINGTON. -. G.. MARCH "a.

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WASHINGTON. ID. c. MARCH "a
Not for many years have visitors to
The national capitol had so great an OPP
portunity to listen to such flood of
congressional oratory as now prevails in
the senate and house of representatives.
The great debate on the railroad rate
bill in the senate will become historical
and will make an epoch in our coun
try's development. In some respects,
the discussion now going forward, ex
ceeds that of the prolonged session of
lS9394 when the money question was
paramount and when the United States
senate became theatre for some of the
most striking scenes ever witnessed un-
der the dome of the capitol.
Personal resentments and open con-
fict both in a war of words and ply
steal encounters characterized that mem
orable debate.
The invocates of the Hepburn-Dolli-
yer rate bill have not yet been compell-
ed to resort to drastic procedure such
as was invoked during the silver debate.
At one time during the discussion the
senate was in continuous session for
sixty hours. 1t was sight not soon
to be forgotten to witness the grave and
dignifed senators sending out for some
hot tea and lunch.
Blankets were brought in and dur
ing the second night of the siege several
senators slept at their post.
Whether or not Senator Ben Tillman
of South Carolina, the bcliggerent man
ager of the rate bill in the senate, will.
force continuous sessions has not at
this time developed, but, if the senate
refuses to set time for a final vote we
may expect some sensational proceed
ings in the upper ranch of congress.
There are now thirty names of senators
on the lists who will make set speeches
on the railroad bill.
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Congressman James a. Tawney is in
the public eye right now more than any
other man in congress. Mr.. Tawney
has surprised many of his friends by
the bold and fearless onslaught he has
made on the several departments of the
government where for many years there
have been extravaganza, waste, careless
ness and an utter disregard for carry
ing out the provision of law.
Mr.. Tawney cut out over a million
dollars from the annual army appropria-
ton bill; he discovered and exhibited
to the house that there were three hun
dred employees carried in the payrolls
without warrant of existing statutes.
He is the pioneer in the movement to-
provide some method, and adopt some
system whereby the clerical force in the
several branches of the public service
shall be greatly improved, and by pro-
viding some means whereby the aged
clerks shall be allowed to provide for
themselves, by the creation right now
of a sort of sinking fund to be set
aside, pro rata and to be invested for
the good of the clerks who retire at
fixed age probably seventy,
Comparison is often made between
Mr.. .Tawney and Mr.. McCleary. These
two Minnesota men entered congress to.
gether.
They have now reached the period
where they are designated as "legisIa,
tive wheel horses" But if it could be
done, land it can be with proper invcs-
tigation) it would be most. interesting
recital to take the record of Tawney and
McCleary from the day each entered
congress until the present moment.
Mr.. Tawney's name is identified with
several laws of portentous import to
the agricultural interests of the United
States. There is his pure -four law; the
filled cheese bill; and the cleo margarine
act, all fathered and put through con.
gress by Chairman .Tawney of the APP
preparations committee.
To make his record. all the more con
spicuous the congress this. session is
going to pass general s.pure food act
based on the same principles as those
advanced by. Mr.. Tawney when he ad.
vocated unadulterated flour, untitled
cheesesand pure butter.
-. yst 18TH ri ipsg t@i
Representative Andrew j. Nolstead
of the seventh district has sintrodueeds "a.
bill to- abolish the present system Set
making entries on the public lands under
what is known as the timber and stone,
act.
That there have been monstrous