The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-17


ready prepared and passed by the
house. why should the Senate be asked
TO pass thai bin Ia two hours?" Sen.
ator LsF0lellel Of Wisconsin
Special 10 the Daily Leader.
Washington, Feb NJ These Two
questions have pertlnenty placed be-
tore The country two OF the most FAR
reaching weaknesses OF The preaeni
methods OF legislation by The National
u0ngrose. They have opened np two
Of the greatest Issues that This Con.
aress has produced
Within a few usDnths The 4s3 mem.
hers OF Congress Nlil be compelled 90
yale an new iarin bill Senator cum.
Minis plain statement Of the fsct that
Congress, as whole. has no lniefma
zion about thc subject. that they must
vote hilndiy upon the thousands OF
liens in the tarln schedules place
plainly heinre as the rather siartllRg
fact that lhe tarifi bin whom & Is com
9lel9d. will be the work Of haUdful
81 Wen and npi the work Of Con.
gress The Payne tariff measure VIII
he drawn by The nlnetein men com.
posing IRE ways and mcnns committee
u the House AN of The hearings on
iarlif schedules have baen before thi3
committee The remaining sac mem.
Aers NJ The House know practically
nlihng of what has developed III ihe
heariugs cf the committee. except
whal hey read 10 the printed reports.
And 81 the committee Of nineteen
there are twelve Republicans, They
win prepare the blll. ignoring the dem.
3cratic members so. when the taril
BIN is presented TO the House, Il will
Ne the result Of information secured
bg twelve men. the measure heing
framed upon their best Judgment. and
scine Of the twelve dissenting IN i'm.
porianl details IN other words the
tarIH law which xill effect every mat
and woman ana child IN the United
slases for period OF severa. years,
VIII be written BY the same number
Of men who usually sit on jury. OF
course the biil will be open 10 debate.
Ia the HeAse hu, what member. or
group Of members can essentially
change It when al Of the lnf0rma
lien az practical value has been col
.eeied and diseied by the twelve men.
gh0 are thus armed So defeat tlie
weak attacks made By members with
limited lufaTmalion3
When iha bll has passed the Hodse
N Wiil So ic Che sanafe where ID
passes into iha h hnds Of O committee
" twelve seven of whom are Republic
cams These seven win report me
bi oHt cl committee with some ot
iha seven dissenting en- important dc
iails This committee may on mas
rpt have additional hearings on The
lafia schedules al # sees lit. But me
mass oi information has already been
gathered By Tie ways end means com
mistee
Il is this situation that causad Sen
atuf cumnlns 20 ask the pertinent
question quoted % IS one that Il like
ly ~ cause the people le ponder 10
what extent this Is really i repre5en
talife government Il certainly Is
7lflllng argument for the progressive
idea that Congress needs & more gen
eral md systematic plan Of gathering
Information abUnt proposed legislation
than lt IS possible 10 acquire through
COMMITTEES hearings II Was put by
Senator Cummlns IN his desire to have
the Government bureaus furnish To-
Congress IN concrete form al infor
mailcn these bureaus have on the
lann situation
The question b9 senator I.aia8lletie
strikes Al the asiue end but L has
] more Tar reaching Significance. it
"a the beginning Nf d great flght 1
revise the rules Of the Senate So thai
he work of tnat body will be more
sHually distributed among All the mem.
hefs. and that the most important
measures shall not be considered and
po3srd strictly on committee plan
without the Senate members haylne
q chance 10 know what Il going on
senai0r Hale was asking the Senate
70 PASS an appropriation Tor the navy
carrying si3g,ts0 Oen. az an hours no
iice THIS called forth the l. Toilette
question : marks the beginning d
an insufgent struggle IN me SENATE
that wli bp fnr reaching Il aas tr
lfai overt aet ~ The nrpseu, afgau
ssd movement amaug Western scua
iars 20 wresi pafi 81 lhe control 5
ko SeHate kr3m tle small group whle
has disiatcd 81 long II proposes {
open up drhate 20 thar The country
my know iust nov Hs affairs are be
lhs cCaducied
go what eStenl tEa msufReHt sena
l0Fa Intend 81 % at lhis lime Il no.
ltnuwnIyei They ebahselsea,haYe moi
nuy detpnninaa They nave II it
iheF snn2ers .lo block annFqkrintlou
bHla. ihleis aHalASs kFFeR IN
hhlalAe ID the ~ vlt hppsbhfiaK ons
aI.lfhas az e6lilons look 10 ilIe dlde1
members who control because ol the
mauner Ia Which The insurgents gath.
cred 10 hts suppore
]. " Phillips, Bo2 East Perkins.
Is reported danSetnusly III with pnen.
monla Il e said hle life Il haug
Ing hy a thread
Ae4 9tfo paNrme4er Il sufferer