The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-03
mercial banking business. Mr..
Mil1er th0uuht that the svstann would

now hidden in tin cans or otherwise
boarded. It must be- understood that
the greater amount of the money de-
posted in postal savings banks will
be placed in local banks and these
banks will pay 24 per cent interest,
while the depositors in the postal
banks will receive per cent interest.
The public is already, to large ex-
tent, familiar with the provisions of
the postal savings bank law, having
gained their information from the
press of the country. This law was
drawn by republicans and passed by
the senate without amendment.
In speaking of conservation the
speaker said that this nation, en-
dowed as it is with great natural re-
sources, has no right to give it away
to combines or individuals. He
stated that, until the last congress-. no
laws along this line we're passed-that
the last congress passed many
measures seeking to conserve to the
people the natural resources which to
them belonged. These laws we're
passed by combination of republic
cans and democrats. Then, again,
laws to enforce the use of safety ap-
planes in mines had been passed
laws that will have the effect of pro-
tecting to a greater extent the men
who toll underground. To this end
bureau of mines has been estab-
lished.
The last congress also removed all
objections to the admission to state
hood of New Mexico and Arizona, and
in consequence the new states will add
| two more stars to the glorious con-
stellation.
Referring to the tariff law, Mr..
Miller said he voted against the bill
because he was working for the in
terest of the American consumer-he
discovered that tariff legislation was
founded on local greed. The wooden
schedule, he said, was the most out
rageous imposition on Gods green
earth. This schedule was placed on
the tariff list by democrats and re-
publicans alike-not by either. It is
an easy matter, said Mr.. Miller, to
build up tariff but not to reduce it
tariff making has become a veritable
graft. But, owing to the fact that a
tariff commission, whose duty it is to
ascertain every detail of existing con-
ditions through the aid of experts, has
been established, we can confidently
look forward to the time when we
shall have a tariff law that is right.
The experts will be sent throughout
the country to obtain information on
the various industries and the COM
mission will take up one schedule at
a time and remodel it in accordance
with the experts reports.
The speaker said that it had been
brought to his notice that certain in
correct statements had been made by
his democratic opponent for congress.
He declared that Mr.. Jaques was too
intelligent a man to wilfully misrep-
resent him-that he would not en-
deavor to directly deceive people.
Mr.. Miller could only attribute it to
misinformation. He said that Mr..
Jaques could not possibly be familiar
with the matters upon which he spoke.
My opponent, said Mr.. Miller,
accuses me, am told, of not voting
for the income tax bill, the measures
to put hides on the free list and to re-
duce the duty on boots and shoes. I
voted for all three of them. Then he
says I did not vote to put agricul-
tural implements on the free list. In
this he told the truth-no measure to
place agricultural implements on the
free list was ever presented to con-
gress.
In regard to the story which has
been circulated relating to his voting
for Cannon he said that two years
ago he called attention to the fact
that change in the organization of
the house was needed and change in
its leadership. He said be was op-
posed to the reelection of Cannon.
Each party held caucus on the
speakership for selection of candi-
dates. In the last congress the re-
publican majority was As and it was
agreed that sufficient number of re-
publicans absent themselves from the
caucus to make the two parties equal
in strength. He, with others, went
into the caucus. He voted against
Cannon in the election for speaker but
Mr.. Cannon's opponents did not
succeed in defeating him. Mr.. Can
non was, however, Invested of his
power in the control of legislation
the power to appoint the committee on
rules, etc. Cannon's term as speaker,
said Mr.. Miller, will end with the