Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-24

q committee TO be CHOSEN LOT tl!dt pun :
pose. The reyisions Of the House rules
j., a question that is likely to cmbar-
rass the majority of the new Congress.
The adoption of rules is the first ques-
ton of Importance to come up after
the election Of the speaker, and then
Immediately comes to the front the
question OF whether or not Democratic
hostility to Speaker Cannon's power
will extend to the man of the mule
team from Missouri.
CannonS power was very consider
ably cnrtaileG in the last session OF
Congress by his elimination from the
committee on rules. That change no
doubt will stand but insurgents and
Democrats We're more or less COM
mitted to another change, viz, the
creation of a committee on committees,
VINO shall relieve the speaker of the
duty of appointing the other COM
mttees of the House. At that ses-
minority leader of the House. favored
the reduction of the speakers power.
1t would be interesting to the public
to know just how far his mind has
changed since election. He is known
to be opposed to the committee on
committees proposition, although he
graciously promises to leave the de-
ciSion to the caucus.
1t makes all the difference in the
world whose OK is gored. The Demo-
Gratis of the new Congress will APP
preach the question of changing the
rules with quite different feelings than
thos" which disturbed the Democratic
minority at the last session. But there
is one thing which cannot be left to
the Democratic caucus, and that is, a
revision Of the wool tariff, q question
which is of considerable Importance to
Missouri The interest Of Missouri il,
the wool tariff can be better under
stood by anybody who has seen the
SHOW Nc" Red Book for the passing
year. In that work, the advance
sheets of which have already been
sent out, the fact is set forth that
this industry has grown amazingly
during the years of adequate wool
protection under tn" Dinglcy tariff
I.,,, Ia, a., az
1903. the market for woods of Missouri
had doubled in quantity and more
than doubled in value
Here is nut for Mr.. Clark and his
followers to crack in the selection of
IL committee on ways and means
which would fall to Mr.. Clark as
speaker if the committees on COM
mittees is not chosen. In speech
made by Mr.. Clark in the House last
spring, he said that he would, if h.
could, sweep away all of the protec-
tive tariffs in the wool schedules, yet
the Missouri Red Book above referred
to shows that the average value of the
Missouri wool crop was greater be-
fore than after the adoption of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law. In 1905, the
average price per pound for wool in
Missouri was 60 cents. In 1909 it was
sc cents, yet the crop was so much
larger under growth stimulated by
steady demand and good prices. that
the total receipts for 1909 We're much
greater than for 1905. The crop of
last year, says the Red Book. was
enough to fill 2S4 large-sze freight
cars allowing 10000 pounds 70 the
car. Missouri is anxiousIy watching
to see If Mr.. Clark is going to wave
a red flag from the speakers chair
to stop her wool trains on the way to
market
As We may have remarked before,
how much easier it is to sit on the
fence and smoker at the problems OF
the ploughman,