Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-18
FIGHT ON RULES THOUGHT TO
BE AVOIDED FOR THIS SESSION
LABOR DEPARTMENT IN CAB
MET RECOMMENDED.
SEEK TO PASS THE
LABOR BILL THROUGH
MEASURE, WHICH is URGED BY
UNIONS AND ORGANIZED BOD
les. WILL BE PUSHED AT THIS
SESSION OF CONGRESS.

Washington, D. c., June 1.-THE
decision Of the house rules committee
today to report reform rule de-
signed to prevent legislation being
"smothered" in committee, makes an
other fight on the rules in the house
at this session improbable. The rule
is practically that prepared by the
Democratic conference and known as
the Clark -Sherley resolution. 1t Is
expected to be reported to the house
late in today's session.
Opposes Conference Rail Report.
Asserting that the Democratic mem
bers Of the committee Of conference
on the railroad bill had not been per-
mitted to participate in the proceed
ings of the committee, Senator New
lands took the floor when the railroad
bill was taken up in the senate today
to express his disapproval of the re-
port. Newlands criticised the COM
merce court provision, saying that it
was sure to supplant the interstate
commerce commission in many I'M
portant functions. He also opposed
the long and short haul provisions.
Labor Department In Cabinet.
The house committee on labor to-
day decided to report favorably the
bill creating a department Of labor
with q seat In the presidents cabinet.
The department of labor bill has
been indorsed by most of the labor
unions, industrial organizations and
similar associations Of the country. A
vigorous effort will be made to get the
bill through the house before the ad-
iournment of the present session.
The house ways and means commit
tee today acted favorably upon bill
authorizing the issuance of certificates
Of indebtedness for reclamation work
after amending the measure by max
Ing the amount of certificates $780,
300, 900 instead of $30,000,000 and
limiting the use Of the money to the
completion of existing projects.
President Gets Expenses.
The conferees on the sundry civil
appropriations bill made partial re-
port to the senate today. Among
questions settled was that relating
10 the presidents travelling expenses.
The appropriation for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, next, was made
available to cover the deficiency In the
appropriation for the present year.
Statehood Bill is Passed.
The president today had confer
ence with Chairman Hamilton of the
committee on territories. When Ham
llton left the White House it was with
The promise that he would do all he
could to have the house accept the
senate statehood bill without confer
ence. In return for this the president
Is said to be in position to promise
that the senate will accept the house
postal savings bank bill.
After remaining on the senate cal
endar for almost three months in y
state of uncertainty of it's fate, the
bill providing for the admission of
New Mexico and Arizona to separate
statehood was passed.
The measure was called up by Sen
ator Beveridge, chairman OF the COM
mittee on territories. Senators Bever-
idge, Frazier, Nelson, Hughes and
Smoot spoke for the bill, but the Dem
ocrats favored the house bill.
When vote was reached there was
q division on the senate substitute for
the. house bill, but with that amend
ment accepted the senate voted solidly
for the passage of the bill. The senate
substitute was adopted as an amend
ment to the house measure by a
strictly party vote.
AS passed the bill would provide for
the admission as states Of the two ter
ritories, but not until after a consti-
tuition has been adopted by each, ap-
proved by the president and ratified
by congress.
Under the bill as amended by the
senate, it might be two and half
years before the statehood law would
become operative, and the house con-
ferees wanted to shorten the time to
the spring Of 1911, but the indications
are that an agreement will be reached
in the conference.
The house passed the statehood bill
early in the session.
Knox is Silent.
Washington, D. c., June 17.-When
Secretary Knox's attention was called
to the report that he would probably
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