The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04

seats temporarily vacated during the
course OF his remarks on great public
questions would be permanently vacated
unless the senators sent to congress to
occupy them dealt with legislation as inc
proposed 10 deal with il.
On another occasion he observed that
just as sure as election day came around,
certain senators who persisted I'm voting
for increased tarif duties would be re-
tired to public life. The recent election
demonstrated that Senator La Toilette
the Republican senators who made il
point 10 ignore tho La Toilette speeches
OH the tariff and other great questions
VIII be retired on the day the senator
from Wisconsin presents his credentials
for another siX-ycar term OF office In the
senate,
Warhorses After Jobs,
Candidates for some Of the biggest
Jobs which the Democrats I'm the next
house will hand out have already sprung
sprouting. II became known this morn
Ing that former Representative Trimblc
OF Kentucky would like tho house clerk
ship. This Is u $4,000 year position
and is the most desirable in the gift OF
the house. Already Representative Lon
Livingston Of Georgia. who was defeat
ed for reelection In his own district.
has told his friends that he would he
a candidate for the clerkship, Mr.. Liy-
ingstdp is the ranking Democrat In the
house and has n host OF friends among
his Democratic associates, Mr.. Trimble.
who comes from Lexington, Ky, served
three terms In the house and was one
OF the most popular members OF that
body. He has sent out letters To the
Democrats who viii have seats in the
next congress asking their support
II became known today. too that Joe
Sinnott will be a candidate for door
keeper of the house. Sinnott is known
an old employee and has been clerk OF
that body for some time. lie is a Vir-
ginian and has the hearty support Of the
Virginia delegation for the job. 1t is
generally understood that If tho south
York. or perhaps Ohio. will get the SER
geant t-arms. Members of the house
say that they have received no notice OF
candidacy from any aspirant for the SER
geant-at-arms job.
Simple Tariff Solution.
Ono Democratic plan for the revision
of the t0rin is TO make its appearance
here shortly. Its author. n Texas repre-
sentative in the house, who declines to
permit the announcement Of his name AZ
this time. is on the ground having ar
rived In Washington carly To begin his
campaign. The plan Is the first In the
5cld and at least has the merit of sim
plicity- The proposition is 10 Wakc IL
blanket reduction OF IL or 20 rer scnt In
the rates of the schedules Of the present
Payne Aidrlch law. The author is undc-
cld"d whether TO propose that the gen
oral reduction shall apply to any and ov-
CRY schedule OF the existing law or TO
pick out forty tliy ef the most i'm
poriant Schedules and apply the reduc-
ton. The schedules he would select. if
the revision * not to be sweeping would
be those pertaining To clothing and food
for the masses, such AS woolen and cot
ton goods, beef. lamb. etc. Steel and
building material wouj also come in for
Il touch. The idea ot the author is that
the people would understand this To be n
genuine reduction and would laud and up
hold the Democrats. whereas II the
duciion is 20 be complicated and q bewil-
d"ring one. fun oG techncalltios IL will
Take months to give a clear idea whether
there has been downward revision or
not