New-York tribune., 1910-06-07
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ir,c II il gets into conference. Representa-
ties Gardner and Parsons Will probably
-rota to send tire measure TO conference. On
the other hand. Representatives Madden.
Of Illinois: Nye. of Minnesota. and Martin.
Of South Dakota will vote to accept the
Senate measure. The regulars make no Sc
cret Of the fact that even the Senate bili
is too radical to meet their approval, huf
Representative Mann insists that in con-
ference he could secure the retention q
certain House provisions which he regards
as important 1t is expected that the meas
ure will come up tomorrow immediately
after the reading OF the journal
CANNON A "PIKER. Speaker Cannon
was rendered absolutely spsechless to-day
He was so overwhelmed with envy that he
could not even express his sentiments In
his usual picturesque language The only
thing he could say was. Tn piker-a
plain, common ordinary piker The oc-
casion OF the Speakers discontinue was
reading Of the bylaws of the Congressionai
Club. an organization composed OF the
wives and daughters of members or Con
gress These bylaws provide that there
shall he appointed by the president hoIill-
mating committee. which shall consist OF
nine members" ard. further. that II shaA
he the duty Of the nominating committee
IN present narnes At a special meeting two
weeks preceding the regular meetlng .ot
the election of officers The names of OIL
GERS may be presentes for reelection once
only for the same Office After two years
they are eligible for any office Ihls
means that the president of this year may
nominate the candidates for next year. NO
candidate other :han one nominated by the
nominating committee is eligible There
fore. the little oIigarcily which now doTll-
mates the club is self -perpetuating, ana
nothing can disturb II. Had the Speaker
only thought to secure the adoption or
rule providing that he should appoint
nominating committee. and that no one not
50 nominated should be eligible for Speaker
ne might easily have retained the ONCE Tor
all time. and no insurgent plots to uhseat
him would prove Of the slightest avail
Hence his wrath. made doubly poignant ny
the thought that as a car he had oeeh
beaten by women.
RED CROSS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lodge secured the passage to-day of the
Red Cross bill which was introduced IN tHe
EIoI,se by Representative DENLY and has
been stanchly advocated by MISS MapeI
Roardman. This bill makes it unlawful fol-
rnenp her or agent of the Red Cross or
n use the emblem of the Red Cross as
trademark or for advertising purposes
unless such person had so used the en-
bIem prior to January s. 1906. The bill
further provides that the endowment fund
of the Red Cross shall be kept and invested
under the mana cement and control OF
hoard Of nine trustees. Who/shan be elected
from, time to time by the incorpoTators or
their successors, etc. 1t is expected that
this legislation will serve to prevent num-
her Of frauds which have been perpetrated
through the unauthorized solicitation OF
funds for the Red Cross and that 1t will
further serve to preven; the continued ad-
vertisinr Of al sorts Of Red Cross articles
end nostrun5 which have no right to the
Endorsement the use of the emblem implies
NATIONA-, CONSERVATION COM
MISSION-Serator Dixon, for the Com
mittes on Conservation, of which he Is
chairman reported favorably TO the Sen
ate to-day Senator Newlands's bill creating
a national conservation commission OF
fifteen members, to be appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate
such commissioners to serve without pay
and to investigate and report on all PROB
lens having to do with the control or wafer
resources irrigation, municipal water sup
plies, the extraction of coal, gas and other
minerals, the protection of the public do
main for homeseekers and Of the timber
reserves. etc The bill further provides
that the commission shall make annual re
ports TO the President, who in turn shall
submit such reports to Congress for its
guidance There is an appropriation Of
$4,000 to carry out its provisions Inc
adoption of this bill would provide for an
official conservation commission which
would be under the control and direction
OF the President and would doubtless sup
plant the somewhat irresponsible orsanl-
zation now known as the National Con-
seryation Commission u. G.H.