Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-18
RULES FIGHT
IN CONGRESS
is AVOIDED
COMMITTEE IT Is THOUGHT WILL
MAKE CONCESSIONS ASKED;
LAND WITHDRAWAL BILL GOES
THROUGH SENATE.

Washington, D. c., June l6.-Ihe
projected fight on the rules when
was expected to occur in the house
next week, may be avoided by con-
ressfons on the part of the rules com
mittee. The committee will prop
ably decide the question late this art
ernoon.
The insurgents planned on a rule
giving the house the power to call
back from any committee any bill on
which the committee had failed to
act and also to take up any bill re-
ported by a committee but buried IN
der pending legislation.
When the regulars heard that the
Insurgents had forty-seven members
signed up to put through this slap at
the speaker they FASTENED to plan
means Of averting another disaster
such as they suffered when the revo-
lutionists threw the speaker on the
rules committee. AS result the rules
committee will give hearing To-Day
on a proposition OF amending the
rules along the lines suggested by the
insurgents and by the Democrats. The
plan is to have the rules committee
report out rule providing means
~ discharging the committees from
the consideration OF bills after rea-
sonable period of inaction.
Withdrawal Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 18.-Wtth
$50, 100000 provided TOR the comple.
tion of irrigation projects and various
other amendments, the house Dill au-
thorizing the withdrawal OF pubic
lands by the president passed the
senate yesterday afternoon. 1t is one
of the measures advocated IN Presl-
dent Tafts legislative program.
Among the more important amend
ments rejected was one by Senator
Beveridge Withdrawing from entry the
coal lands Of Alaska and another by
senator Gore bringing the friar lands
of the Philippines within the operation
of the general land laws OF those
islands.
AS soon as the bill was taken up
vote was ordered on the Carter amend
ment authorizing the issuance OF $780,.
600 900 worth of certificates Of indebt-
-eaness for irrigation. The amendment
wac accepted. Senators Burton, Calm
ger and Kean casting the only mega
tive votes Of total of sixty.
Shot Given to Pinchot.
Mr.. Dixon presented an amendment
authorizing the appointment of con-
seryation commission of fifteen men.
Hepburn sought to have the amend
ment changed to provide that all the
members should be selected from west
of the one hundredth meridian.
'sIn my prophetic mind I see Mr..
cifford Pinchot at the. head of the COM
r1isston.' he said. 1--WE want no such
COS mission, no such masters"
Mr.. Gallinger agreed with Mr.. Hey
h,,rn that there should be no commits
sion. and said that IF the misfortune
overtakes us of having at the head OF
the commission the gentleman men,
toned, I can see nothing but trouble
ahead" The amendment was with
drawn.
The amendment extending the pub
lie land laws of the Philippines to the
1riar lands was voted down 20 to 80.
In speech in support of his amend:
ment MI Gore criticised a decision OF
the attorney general authorizing the
ecauisttion Of more Of the Philippine
hands than OF other lands. saying that
sno first class lawyer other than the
attorney general Woulu nave Ieuueleu
such a decision
Faiis to Restrict Miners.
Mr.. Burton presented an amendment
the effect Of which would have been to
restrict mining and prospecting rights
ION withdrawn lands, but it was defeat
led. Mr. Burton also was unsuccessful
IN an effort to strike out the word
Temporary: as defining the proposed
, Withdrawals.
Presenting an amendment authoriz-
tlng the withdrawal of the coal lands
I'm Alaska and providing for their
Ilease, Senator Beverage said that II
the principle included In the amend,
ment had been adopted In the United
Estates fifty years age sufficient returns
would have been insured to pay off
the national debt and pay most Of the
taxes of the people.