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= up than the omnibus claims bill
\ while the new Iowa senator held
! the chair.
Washinatcn, Dec. f6.-Conservativo
democratic leaders Of the House said to-
day that the fight over the plan to take
the committee selections away from the
speaker has been virtually won ard
that the conservatives nave about con-
GUIDED that there is no longer need Of
pf Missouri, the probable speaker Of
the next House, however, so far has
made no announcement on the subject.
Washington, Dec. 14.-whether Presi-
sent Taft win approve the constitution OF
Arizona. which has lately been adopted
oy the constitutional convention of the ter
;itory, is being much discussed by those
who are interested In statehood for that
region. The constitution contains a re-
sall provision and some DOUBT is expressed
whether the president will sanction it. AS
adopted, 1t is made to apply to JUICES as
well as other officials.
The new constitution has not yet been
adopted by the voters, but 1t is supposed
t will be. 1t will not reach President Taft
nntii late in February or some time in
HdTcHs LII QudTl6TS WlST6 Tie pTllClp1o
OF the recall Is opposed, IL Is being freely
predicted the constitution viii not pass
the gauntlet Of the White House. M
there is more or less about IL
among those who believe In the recall.
However, the initiative and referendum
and the recall are growing more and more
common in this country and when the time
comes the advocates of those methods of
popularizing government will be able tc
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gon has adopted a constitutional amend.
ment for the recall. This was done in 1908
1t provides that any public officer may
be recalled by tho fling of petition
signed by IS per cent OF the number of vot.
ers who voted in his district in the pre-
ceding election. In cities like Des Moines
and Los Angeles, where the commission
form of government has been adopted. the
eecall Is authorized.
The extent to which the initiative and
referendum nave been adopted Is not gem
orally appreciated. Already, however, the
states OF Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Ok
lahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, Mon
lana, Nevada and Oregon lave adopted
these reforms, to which the recall is close.
y related. 1t is pointed out that even IL
Arizona should be compelled to come into
The union without the recall, there would
be nothing to prevent adoption OF a con
stitutional amendment for 1t later,
President Taft's task Of selecting federal
Judges was by no means ended when he
sent &c the senate the names of a new
,hief justice, two associate justices of the
supreme court and the five judges OF the
new court or commerce.. TiisIs arc n;isT
vacancies existing in United States courts,
and he is busy weighing the merits OF tho
candidates recommended. Rarely, il ever,
1as a president been confronted In so
Grief an occupancy of the White House
with the making OF so man important
appointments.
Mr.. Taft soon must name the following:
A Judge for the Eighth United States
circuit. vice Van Devanter, promoted ia
The supreme court.
An associate justice of the court of Gus
appeals, vice Hunt, promoted to the
court of
An additional judge for the eastern dis.
trict OF New York, new.
"A district ju1so fof northern SSSr. -.-== -
Taylor.
A district judge for middle PennsyI-
gania, vice Archibald, promoted to the
A district Judge for South Dakota. vice
Garland, promoted to the court OF COM
merce.
vice Whitson, deceased.
An associate justice of the supreme court
Of New Mexico, vice McFie, whose term
expired.
An associate justice or Porto Rico, vice
Figueras, deceased.
Within q day or two a call will be Is
sued for a caucus OF the democratic mem.
bers OF the House, at which It Is purposed
10 nave a committee appointed that will
levise a plan for selecting q tentative
ways and means committee of democrats
will sit in the next congress, this
ways and means committee to begin on
4 next, the work preliminary
Tariff revision at the session opening nexi
December.
The caucus will also consider the cues
ton whether the committees OF the next
House shall be named by the speaker or
by a committee on committees. 1T is un.
ierstood that Clark and other leaders ars
to permit the republicans TO fx
their committee assignments In any man.
ner they choose. but they want to find a
method Of lodging the committee on com.
program for themselves.
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Adjutant General Logan, OF Iowa, IL
here on business before the war depart
nent of interest to state guard organiza
tions. He has received word that the
guard would be equipped with II
machine guns and that this equipment
will be ready for business by June. Field
equipment Will be ready for ship
. slt to Iowa in the comparatively short
near future.
Senator Cummins yesterday called or
Taft to urge executive clemency
for W. s. Harlan. manager OF the Jack
son Lumber company Mt Floral City. Fla
who was convicted OF peonage and sen
fenced to Is months at hard labor and Il
pay a 5000 fine. Harlan was formeiI,
an Iowa man.
Glover In Washington.
George w. Glover. OF Lead. s. ~