Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-05


of putting the insurgents to route on
lie pending Cummins amendment tt
the traffic agreement section, which
will probably be UP for vote today
The Republican leaders discovered
that certain members preferred tn
Cummins amendment, but were op.
posed to the entire traffic agreement
section.
Tho Cummins Amendment.
These senators did not hesitate to
enter into an agreement with the reg
ular Republicans to vote against the
Cummins provision in return for an
agreement to eliminate the section al
together The administration senators
say that the Cunlmins amendment will
be lest by one or two votes, for which
victory the administration agrees to
pay the price of striking out the whole
secion.
Not only must they strike out this
section. but 1t is agreed that section
~ must be abandoned also. 1t is not
ccrtain that even sections 10. IA and
II, which provide for federal regula-
ton Of the. issuance. Of securities by
railroads can be saved. The agreement
reached does not cover these sections
Efforts at Agreement.
Throughout today efforts were made
to effect an agreement. but the in
surgents were unyielding. They be-
lieved victory was within their grasp.
After adjournment Of the senate, Sen
ator Cummins was called into final
conference. He was asked If the in
could not get together on
some provision that would be less OBJ
noxious to the majority Of the Repub-
leans than his amendment. Senator
Cummins is quoted as saying person
ally he was agreeable to the adoption
Of some provision that would insure
substantially the same thing. but that
he did not think his collea CUES would
be willing to accept anything other
pelling the railroads to obtain the ap-
prevail of the commission before put
ing new rates into effect.
He said I'VE are not compromising.
We believe that we have the votes to
adopt my amendment"
1t was apparent that he had not
been told Of the plan to eliminate sec
ton 7. He joined Senators Clapp, Dol
liver and La Toilette, who had wait
ed to learn the result Of his visit. A
man was told by all OF
them that they were confident Of win
ming.
The Bill in tho House.
The Hardy amendment of the rail-
road bill to strike out the provision
the interstate commerce
to permit the making OF
low through rates in view of water
was defeated in the house
BY a vote of 55 to 1873. The effort to
strike out the entire section of the
bill relating to the long and
short haul 80 as to leave the existing
aw in that respect unchanged was de-
feated in the house 4S to 172. The
house adopted the long and short haul
provision of the railroad bill as report
ed from the committee.
Dickinson on Friar Lands.
Secretary Of War Dickinson has in
formed the house that the information
called for in the resolution last Thurs
day regarding the public lands of the
Philippines and the socalled "Friar
lands" is not available at the war de-
partment and that he has called on the
governor general Of the Philippines
for it.
Hughes Confirmed by Senate.
Charles E. Hughes, governor Of New
York, and confirmed by the act Of the
senate to be associate justice of the
federal supreme court to succeed the
ate Justice Brewer.
The nomination was acted upon by
he senate judiciary committee during
he forenoon and to Senator Depew
was assigned the duty Of reporting to
he senate. Desiring that there should
oe no delay, Mr.. Depew personally
visited all the senators who might ask
% have the nomination go over for a
lay in accordance with the usual prac- |
ice.
He met with no opposition and
when the request for immediate ac-
ion was made not a voice was raised |
against such course.
War on Health Department Plan.
Charging that the movement for 4
department Of health is movement
If the American Medical associa-
ion, and that it is in reality an
effort of allopaths to crush the
,omeopaths, osteopaths, Christian
Scientists, proprietary medicine deal
RS and other opposition, the op-
,onents Of the department Of health
rave entered on campaign to defeat
t. Iowa men are prominently con-
,erned in the campaign against it. A
arge fund has been raised to carry
IN the campaign against the depart
nent Of health movement. Prominent
n the fight are Clifford P. Smith of
Boston formerly of Mason City. now
prominent in the Christian Science |