Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-07
HOUSE INSURGENTS DECIDE ON
TWO FEATURES OF PROGRAM
FOR SESSION.
SUPPORT POSTAL SAVINGS,
FIGHT SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Support to be Given Bank
Measure = Program of Cannon Or.
sanization is to Defeat Postal Banks
and Pass Ship subsidy-pemocratie
Aid Assured to Insurgents.
Especial Correspondence


Washington, Dec. "A fight for
postal savings bank legislation, and a
fight to prevent ship subsidy legisla-
ton, are likely to be the two rallying
points for the house republican insur-
gents the coming session.
The progress Of the congressional
organization is to pass the subsidy leg
islation and prevent postal savings
measure going thru. The insurgents
are almost all for the postal banks and
against the subsidy The democrats
are almost. solidly with the insurgents
ON both propositions.
Therefore, after good deal of pre-
liminary conference and consideration
and counting of noses and weighing of
political features. it is about de-
termined that on these two things the
effort will be made to overturn the
management of the house and demon
strate that Speaker Cannon no longer
has a majority of the house at MS
back.
This is frankly middle-western pro-
gram. The insurgents have had hope
for some considerable reinforcements
from the east and they fear that they
will lose these in a fight on ship sub
sidy, for the expectation is that most
of the eastern people who will be in
surgent on rules will be in favor of
shipping subvention. But that can't be
helped, say the veteran insurgent man
layers. They feel the need of an issue
which On the whole will appeal to the
country, and on which they will have
ia chance to gain something; and ,ney
believe this is one.
Taft Recommends Postal Bank.
AS to postal Swings banks, much the
same is true. The republican plat
/ and President Taft has recommended
them. Senator Aldrich is opposed. and
it is common knowledge that his oppo-
sition is the real obstacle TO considera-
ton. There is no doubt that if the
matter can be forced to a vote in the
house, postal savings banks will carry
by good majority.
The difficulty is that in the case o.
postal banks, the committee is strongly
| opposed to reporting the measure, while
! in the case of the ship subsidy the
committee has been set up in favor o.
reporting bill. This puts the insurg.
ents at sad parliamentary disadvant.
age; but it gives them something eff.
fective to talk about 1t illustrates how
| the present rules operate. Unde,
those rules, under the speakers contro
Of committees, a measure which tht
house wants to pass can not be gottel
before the house; while at the sam,
time another measure, for which tn,
ma jority in the house, If it exists at all
is very close. is to be forced out ant
passed under whip and spur.
Democratic Cooperation Assured.
That cooperation between the in
surgents and the democrats on thes
two propositions can be effected, is re
garded as pretty certain by representa-
tives Of both parties who have dis
cussed the matter. There have beel
no conferences among them as yet, blu
there will be some in the near future
with every present prospect OF an un
Outstanding being reached The advo
Gates of postal banks do not by an
heans admit that their case is hope
less. They are getting ready to max
an assault all along the line on tn
Aldrich currency commission. especial