Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-02
Republican Aid to Democratic
Filibuster Probably Will Re-
suit in Legislation
TO END IN BLAZE OF GLORY
Central Power Directing Coalition Not
Vet acknowledgements Publishers
Anticipate Whitewash Job in Print
Paper Hearing Are Greatly In
censed.

| Especial Washington Correspondence
ate democrats considering and indeed
organizing tilibuster for the purpose
legislative matters now pigeonholed in
committees, and the house republicans
organizing an expedition for the relief
of the democratic filbusters. there is
today excellent prospect that this ses-
sion of congress will end in blaze OF
gory-and strenuousness.
"Filibuster? No. sir; we will do
nothing of the kind declared Sena-
tor Culberson, democratic leader of
the upper house. I'VE simply are GO
ing TO insist that action be taken on
certain matters that are pending in
congress- There is the anti-injunction
bill, the bill for publicity of campaign
contributions. And a child labor bill
for the District of Columbia-we think
those things certainly ought to pass,
and are prepared to insist on them.
And half hour later congressman
from western state-himself a re-
publican, said:
Il think there will be some legis-
lation before this session adjourns.
The boys are organizing for it, and
they'll get it,
What are the measures
And he proceeded to name the three
identical bills that had been listed by
Senator Culberson!
How did it happen?
The central intelligence that is di-
recting such a cooperation of senate
democrats and insurgent republicans
of the house has not been located; but
the impression that the administration
knows something of what is afoot
grows constantly 1t is reported in
house circles that the plans for lead
ing away from Speaker Cannons fold
faction of disgruntled republicans. and
getting them TO join with the Williams
filibuster and take control OF the
house, are about completed; that Repre-
sentative Cooper, of Wisconsin. is like
ly to be one of the leaders. if not the
leader, of the movement: that votes
enough have been pledged to carry
out the project: and that the situation
is now so ripe that great confidence is
expressed in the results that are to be
secured.
Certain it is, at any rate. that the
same trio of measures are mentioned
as the ultimatum of the house insur-
ocrats.
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A number of the newspaper pub
fishers who came to Washington for
the purpose of taking part in the
hearings before the house committee
on paper trust investigation. have
gone away in utter disgust. Displeased
with the course the inquiry has been
taking, and satisfied that it is going to
result in nothing whatever to their
interest, they have been indisposed to
play into the hands of the politicians
whom they hold responsible for organ
izing the situation with which they
have been confronted.
These publishers remained in Wash
ington until they became satisfied that
the committee conducting the investi-
CATION was biased. and disposed to
IIIdhe lilc iIloSl VI tNSiS cpPoilal1ies ~
embarrass the newspaper men: then
they gave it up and decided to with
draw.
What the publishers wanted was the
passage of the Stevens bill, to remove
the tariff duty from print paper; they
are going away convinced that the in
quiry's purpose is to befog the situa-
ton and to make out. finally. a case
against removal of that tariff
The selection of the committee, in