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TO GET TO WORK
~ogr eusy AND STop QUARREL.
LING" % THE WHITE HOUSE
SLOGAN.
TAFT TIRED OF PICKERING
Submit Conservation Msssaee.-
insurgents Sworn to Secrecy,
Hint u Much for Future.

Hint ~ Much for Future.
Washington. d. c. Get busy,
and stop quarrelHng." II the White
House slogan ut 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 insurgent 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 IL In pro-
cess Of construction into real laws
there viii be something definite to en-
gage attention. and the warfare will
be postponed.
The president proposes to facilitate
matters In that direction ~ much IA
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 ID for less
talk, and more business.
cum-shos Campaign.
The opponents OF Speaker Cannon
and the regulars In congress. who have
come to be called the insurgent fac
ton. are pursuing q gum-shoe cam
paign.
Every man In the faction Is sworn
to secrecy as to the plans and pur-
poses Of the little band.
we shall have nothing to say in
the future regarding our program"
said n Of the party. Il have been
attending the meetings of our folks,
but we are pledged to say nothing Of
what ID taking place among US. We
would neve have BEEN able to pull
on the coup taking the power away
from the speaker in appointing the in
v~estigatiOn committee for the Balm
ger-PinchOt matter II we had disclosed
our plans.
Speaker Cannon and his supporters
In the house met this suggestion with
the frank statement that a majority
of the Republicans will soon be in
caucus again to determine whether the
majority or a 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 Ballinger-Pinchot investigation.
This c will be called for the ex.
press purpose of choosing the commit
tee OF the present house.
white Slave" Traffic.
Drastic action looking toward the
suppression of the white slave" traf.
&c In the United States was taken by
the house.
A bill was passed under which, II
adopted by the senate, it will be un.
lawful for any person TO provide trans
%portation from one state to another for
any person who engages in immoral
practices.
The mere purchase Of a ticket for q
woman whereby she would be Zen
abled OF assisted" to 30 from state tc
state for immoral purposes, will rem
der the purchaser liable to 10 years
imprisonment and q $1,000. fine.
immoral alien women are to be de
ported whenever they are discovered
and their procurers are to be excluded
deported and punished.
In the senate the resolution callini
upon the secretary Of the treasury Il
certify to the claims for extra allow
ances for postmasters who have serves
from 1864 to 1874 was discussed q
length.
A resolution formally accepting tn.
statue OF General Lew Wallace place.
In statuary hall. was passed.
The bill providing separate state
hood for the territories OF New Mexic.
and Arizona vas considered by tn,
house committee on territories IN.
will be reported to the house.