Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-05

Burton. speech Burton of
Ohio, strong administration man,
criticised the senate for this big in
crease in expenditures and urged the
house to Gull halt on the usurpation
of the upper house by not yielding
when appropriations We're swelled in
that body. Burleson Of Texas, Demo
crat, spoke in similar vein, but another
Democrat, Fitzgerald of New York,
said it was idle to lay the blame on
the senate when the house had the
power to reject any and all the addi-
lions if it saw fit. He reminded the
majority party that it would be held
responsible.
Commodity Clause to Stand.
The Elkins motion to suspend tho
penalties under the clause of the rate
law prohibiting railroads from owning
other kinds of property was eilled in
the senate after the Foraker amend
ment had been voted down-32 to %.
The latter proposed to limit the appli-
cation of the clause to those properties
acquired since the rate law was
passed. This would have saved tho
coal roads from further annoyance.
Aldrich- Vreeland Compromise.
After it was generally believed that
the house and senate were hopelessly
deadlocked on the character of the cur
rency bill to be passed all the inf1u-
ence of Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich was brought to bear upon the
conferees to report a compromise meas
ure embodying parts of the Vreeland
and Aldrich bills. This was done, and
two hours after the report reached the
house it had passed that body-168 to
40. Fourteen Republicans cast their
votes with the solid minority against
the compromise, regarding it as worse
than either of the original bills. The
basis Of the compromise was the al
lowance Of about so per cent of the
proposed currency under the Aldricl
plan and 20 per cent under the Vree
land plan through clearing house asso
Citations. Railroad bonds are again in
troduced as assets for the new curren
cy, and financial banks In the biz
| money centers will be allowed to issue
on such bonds up to their capital an(
| surplus, while no bank may use more
than 80 per cent of its capital and sur
plus on commercial assets; also the
big banks are to deal directly will
| the treasury, which is compelled to Is
sue notes to them on the bonds offered
The bill contains the provision for Q
currency commission to probe the
panic consisting of nine members from
each branch. Opposition in the sen
ate was anticipated from the minority
also from La Toilette and few of thu
Republicans. The Democrats regard
1t as asset or credit banking, pure ant
simple, which they are opposed to oil
| principle.
| Against Popular Senators.
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma gave tn
senate a chance to show its attitud,
on the somewhat delicate question o
an amendment to the federal constitu
ton providing for the popular election
of senators. His joint resolution tt
that effect was pigeonholed in the com
mittee on privileges and elections by
vote of 33 to 20. Owen said that til,
| legislatures Of twenty-sevcn states ha,
| petitioned congress to favor this plan
| and he asked the senators from thoS
states to join him. But few of then
did so. Penrose of Pennsylvania want
ed an amendment calling for repre-
| sentation in the senate according t,
population of the several states. OF
| this plan Pennsylvania would hay
| fifteen senators.
The New Militia Law.
Both branches have passed the Dicl
bill for reorganization of the stat
| militia. 1t gives the president author
| ity to call out the guard to the numDe
of 10000, armed. equipped and discl
plined in harmony with the regula
army. This important item was rush
ed through the house, fixing an annua
appropriation of 100000 for tn
equipment of the militia and 100000
more for Its general support 1t ais
creates bureau Of the militia In tn
war department.. The authority Of tn
president is extended to only those OF
CARNATIONS which take the oath t,
serve the government in or out of tn
| country.
Paper Trust Committee Split.
The special committee of six mem
bers of the house which has been In
quirins into the charges of monopol,
and extortion against the print pape
trust made a divided report May 2S
the majority OPPOSING any tariff re
vision at this lime and a minority O
three Urging the passage of the Ste
vepS pll, repeating the Tariff Oh pull