The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-15
"GET BUSY AND STOP QUARREL.
LING" Is THE WHITE HOUSE
SLOGAN.
PRESIDENT TIRED OF PICKERING
euitlno Action to the Word, Taft VII,
Submit Conservation Message
insurgents Sworn to Secrecy,
Hint at Much for Future.

and stop quarrelling," is the White
House slogan at this time. The presi-
dent agrees with some of his advisors
that II the committees Of congress will
get to work, and put his recommen-
dations into the shape Of bills, the
situation in congress will change from
one of insusgent and standpat war
fare to discussion and consideration
Of the details of proposed laws.
Just now congress has practically
nothing to do, and the party differ.
ences are in daily process Of warning.
When q legislative program is in pro.
cess of construction into real laws
there will be something definite to en-.
| gage attention, and the warfare will
be postponed.
The president proposes to facilitate
matters in that direction as much as
possible by sending to congress Friday
his recommendations for laws for con-
| servation of natural resources.
The administration has several bills
| already drawn up placing the presi-
dents idea in concrete form.
The proposed changes in the inter-
state commerce laws are already be-
| fore congress, and the committees are
preparing to work
Other subjects of legislation are get.
ting in shape for committee consid-
| GRAFTON, and the outlook is for leRs
talk, and more business
Gum.shoe Campaign.
The opponents Of Speaker Cannon
and the regulars in congress, who have
come to be called the insurgent fac
ton, are pursuing a gum-shoe cam.
paign.
Every man in the faction is sworn
to secrecy as to the plans and pur-
poses of. the little band.
1--WE shall have nothing to say in
| the future regarding our program"
said one of the party. II have been
attending the meetings of our folks,
but we are pledged to say nothing of
what is taking place among us. We
would never have been able to pull
off the coup taking the power away
from the speaker in appointing the in
vestigation committee for the Balm
ger-Pinchot matter IL we had disclosed
our plans.
Speaker Cannon and his supporters
in the house met this suggestion with
the frank statement that majority
Of the Republicans will soon be in
caucus again to determine whether the
majority or q minority of the party
shall control.
Caucus for the Regulars.
To carry out this program a caucus
Is to be held Immediately after the
Joint resolution is passed providing for
the BallingerPinchot Investigation.
This caucus will be called for the ex.
| press purpose Of choosing the commit.
tee of the present house.
= @"Whits Slave" Traffic.
Drastic action looking toward the
suppression of the white slave" trar.
flc in the United States was taken by
the house.
A bill was passed under which, II
adopted by the senate, 1t will be un,
lawful for any person to provide trans.
/ portation from one state to another for
any person who engages in immoral
practices.
i. The mere purchase of ticket for a
woman whereby she would be zen.
abled Or assisted" to 60 from state to
state for immoral purposes, will rem.
der the purchaser liable to 10 years
imprisonment and a $4,000 fine.
Immoral alien women are to be de.
1 ported whenever they are discovered
and their. procurers are to be excluded
deported and punished.
In the senate the resolution callins
upon the secretary Of the treasury to
certify to the claims for extra allow
ances for postmasters who have served
from 1864 to 1874 was discussed At
length. b..
A resolution formally accepting the
statue of General Lew Wallace placed
in statuary hall, was passed.
Separate Statehood Bill.
The bill providing separate state
hood for the territories OF New Mexico
and Arizona was considered by the
house committee on territories and
will be reported to the house.
Commission Rule Rejected.