Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-01
AFTER RULES REFORMS
SENATOR cuMMlNS TO URGE
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BUS.
MESS PROCEDURE.
WILL PROPOSE PLAN
TO EXPEDITE LEGISLATION
Would Destroy Plan to Kill Bills in
Committee by Pigeon helins-Ssn.
ator Young Also to Be on Hand For
Opening Of Congress Has Sf,1oo
Coming to Him.
,eciai 70 Times-Republican

Special 70 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec SENATOR Albert
B. Cummins started for Washington
last evening 20 De present al the open
ing o. congress next Monday. He will
stop for day in New York He starts
the session with a pretty definite pro-
gram Of progressive measures and will
continue his earnes, endeavors 20 ad-
vance the cause Of good government.
Senator Cumnins Will during the
early days Of The session. introduce Two
resolutions relating . the rules % the
senate. both IF whic: are designed TO
simplify legislation and 70 better enable
the senate 10 do the work with which
II, is charged.
The first Of these IS a resolution that
Will make q rule 70 the effect thst when
Z committee has had any bill Other
iran an appropriation or pension bill,
for sixty days withou. making report
the bill, shall be regarded upon the
calendar without recon rl-nt.at5on a.-d
b lately suh;ec- - ne action of
he senate without waiting for report
The committee may however ask and
secure an extension Of time. bu. 10 ex-
tension for more than sixty days shall
p,, granted.
The immediate effec. Of This rule
would be - destroy the power Of a
committee 10 de:ess legislation NV he
familiar pigeon-ho!e method and !:
would TO q large extent destroy he
power of the co.1?.l!.ieees Buc i.
would avoid the embarrassment =" jl!ca
always arises When a committee refuse
10 make q report and an etort IS made
- discharge re com .T1:t-ea from CUR
Their consideration.
The o.!.e- suggested rule is ,hat
-rictly limited 10 re schedule or
schedules in .h= -ringal bill; in other
words so that in case nil Is pend'-is
70 reduce the tariff on steel i. viii lot
na possible 10 pr pose an a1isno llent
10 reduce the tariff on corn. co.,0a az
,u-rber This Is in exact line with the
administration .orogram OF paving the
vay for consideration Of such scna 'nles
As may he de=n=d 700 high anil . SiTe
opportunity for such consideration
without. any jockeSiog.
Senator Cummins has been doing
grea. deal Of work during .he recess,
and especially in recen. weeks. upon
matters that are sure 10 come D3f1-s
ne congress a. ar early date.
He will take a hand in the trsigh.
rae controversy only 20 the extent OF
presenting his views on the proper
basis for rate making and indicating
the line which ought TO be followed by
the government il taking hold 81 such
an Intricate ard important question.
Senator Leslie r. Francis. OF Dick'n-
son county Is most likely TO De named
as the chairman Of the judiciary COM
init-ee OF the state senate. the com NIT
Zee which ,ransacts nearly half the
business OF the Legislature. This is by
long odds the mos, important place in
the legislature Senator Francis will
De strongly urged b. the majority
members OF the legislature. Others who
are available are Messrs. Hunter. Van
Law. Gill.land. Allen and Saunders.
The Craftsmanship Of the judiciary in
the house is no. 80 easily disposed %.
II would seem probable that Klay.
Johnson or Larrahee nigh; get it in
case stillman is speaker: or under 9TH
er circum stances It might go to Hard
ing or Jacobs With the coming OF
various legislators 20 the city these
matters are receiving some attention.
Lucius Wilson who has been en-
ployed By Des Moines business men as
a professional booster for number OF
years. has returned TO Detroit. whence
he came 20 receive q better salary
there Wilson has proved profitable
investment for Des Mo,nes. He has
proved wonderfully good advertiser
and thru his agency some newspapers
have given 10 Das Mo;oes vast
amount Of advertising without cost
He is credited with being the orig
!nator OF the Coliseum idea.
With the almost certainty Of Des
Moines going dry" next year because
OF the failure OF the saloon men to re-
! ceive the necessary number Of sigma
lures to their consent petitions num-
! Der of Des Moines people are figuring
on how far they will have to go for
I drinks in the future and the sched-
ules of the inte-urbans. Perry, Boone
] and Newton are being considered az
nearest places.
Senator Young expects to be in
Washington by Saturday or Sunday
| and 70 De on hand when the congress
! meets. He viii probably receive as
Il signment 70 some Of the committee
\ places that were occupied by Senator
Dollfver. tho hardly to the important
| Craftsmanship that was held by the
Fort Dodge man. He will be sworn
I him. at the order OF the paymaster
since an appointed senator dates his
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