The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-02-04
BUSY DAYS FOR
THE INSURGENTS
They Take Turns In the War
on Uncle Joe Cannon.
MOVEMENT INVADES Maine.
Revolt In Pine Tree State Against Hale
Grows In Importance - Charges
Against Dennett-A Hearing That
Wasn't a Hearing-Other Topics.

Against Dennett-A Hearing Tha
Wasn't Hearing-Other Topics.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The insurgent:
are still sticking pins into Uncle 10,
Cannon. The other day Representa-
tive Fowler put in a resolution provid
ing that the speaker should be takeI
off the rules committee and that five
additional members of that committee
should be elected by the house. Can
mons only comment was that "Mr
Fowler has a perfect right TO intro
duce any bill or resolution he sees fit. ,
Fowler is New Jersey member, who
for many years was chairman of the
! banking committee Then he began
| insurging, and the speaker removed
him from the craftsmanship. Since
that time Fowler has taken occasion
ABOUT once a year to write Uncle Joe
an open letter, and Cannon has I'M
burdened himself of various eXple-
tives concerning the same. There
would be a better chance of the pas
sage of the Fowler resolution were 1t
not for the fact that it entails a
change of the rules, and any such
change must go to the rules commit
tee. So there you are. 1t is like get
ting the United States senate to pass
an amendment for popular election of
senators. Hard as 1t Is to get a body
to reform itself, 1t is still harder to
L., 30 haiyrr -,
somebody else.
Insureins Against Hale and Lodge.
The revolt against Senator Eugene
Hale in Maine grows in Importance
and is the more notable because of
Hale's position in the senate. Judge
Frederick A. Powers, the opposing
candidate, is a brother of the late Lie
wellyn Powers, who was governor of
the state and representative in con
gress. That the insur"crt L,GvpucH.
has Invaded Sdine has caused Il lisp
in Washington. .luost Is startling
was the announcement of Representa-
tive Butler Ames of Massachusetts
that he would be a candidate for the
'NN' VI hNLAAoi IIthlg NdbNt Luigi.
1t was against Aldrich. Hale and
Lodge that most of the insurgent fight
was directed in the special session
Representative Ames has not been
classed exactly with the Insurgents.
and yet he voted with them to deprive
Speaker Cannon of the appointment
Of the Ballinger investigators.
Mules as an Issue.
An additional charge has been made
against Commissioner Fred bennett
of the general land Office, this time by
the Society For the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. The allegation is
that he is guilty of cruelty to aged
and defenseless mules. He says in re-
ply that the mules are not under his
control and he does not know whether
anybody has been cruel to them OF
not. bennett does not intimate that
Former Secretary of the Interior Gar
complaint. but he or somebody for
him rather hastily insinuates that in
some occult way cruelty To mules !
might be construed into insubordina-
ton TO his former boss since Garfield's |
father drove mules on the towpath |
That sort of defense might make n |
hit with a snob, but hardly with the |
people.
A Hearing That Could Not Be Heard. |
A chuckle has gone around the CAPT
tol over the attempt of Chairman
Mann of the house committee of in
terstate commerce to hold an open
of the committee in the mag
nificent conference room of the house
office building. The furniture in this
arge and sumptuOus chamber is more
than splendid. Indeed. splendiferous
Is the only word that fully describes
he chamber and its belongings. Mann
had the public meeting of the commit.
zee duly announced. and he and his
associates filed into the august cham
Der in BETTING state, taking theiI
seats in the massive chairs ON the
'aised platform with all the dignity
# bewigged English lord justices.
This was all fine, and the hearing
would have been an impressive sue.
ess If anybody had come. As nobody
lid and there was nothing TO hear, A.,
here was. of course, no hearing Then
he committee, having marched up the
ill. like the king of France, proceeded
o march down again, still in solemn
tate. Hereafter, it is safe to say, Il
will hold its sessions i'm less commo
ious and less conspicuous quarters. {
Federal Lieenee Bill Ready.
The administration bill for the II
ensing of corporations is finally com
lete, and the boards are being cleared
or a fight thereon. The first battle
I'll occur i'm committee, and as Chair
nan Mann of the house committee q
nat will have the bill in sharge is un. a
erstOod to be against It the measure b
'ould seem to be I'm for rough sled b
ing from the very start.
Amending oIeo Tax.
There has long been an agitation In 4
srtain quarters for a removal Of the =
tax. and recently Sena
IT Boies Penrose OF Pennsylvania in o
oduced a bill reducing the tax or
lie uncolored product, but increasing =