Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-13
HOUSE TURNS DOWN
SENATE RESOLUTION
SENATE AMENDMENTS RELATIVE
TO BALLlNGER-PINcHoT lNvEs
TIGATIoN NOT CONQUERED IN,
GOES TO CONFERENCE.


President Taft Is accredited at the
capitol with desire to end the in
ternecine war which threatens his
administration. 1t was the common
report today that the president is
preparing to assure the public
through some form of communica-
ton that there is no war between
the administration and the Repub-
iican insurgents. 1t is stated that
IN letter to Representative Norris
OF Nebraska, the president declar.
ed the administration is MAKING
no war upon the insurgents. The
president, however, is said to have
deprecated the action of the In.
surgents In making such a fight
as to cause the press and public
to believe division had occurred
within the party.
Washington, ID. S., Jan. 12.-Callei.
at the White house today reported thai
President Taft Is growing somewhat
impatient with the progress thus fan
made by congress in carrying forward
the legislative program promised in
the party platform and recommended
by the executive. He is anxious con.
gress should get down to work instead
of doing so much skirmishing. The
president also Is said to be unconcern.
ed about the manner of appointing
the committee to inquire into the Bal
linger-Pinchot controversy, but would
like to see the committee get to work
at the earliest possible opportunity
The presidents message dealing
with conservation will be sent to con.
gress Friday noon. 1t will refer gen.
orally to the conservation bills which
have been prepared by Secretary Bak
linger under the direction Of the presi.
dent and with the advice of the en-,
tire cabinet.
House Rejects Resolution.
The house today refused to concur
in the senate amendments to the so.
called Pinchot- Ballinger resolutiont
and asked for a conference. The speak
er named as conferees Representatives
| Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Smith o,
Iowa and Fitzgerald Of New York.
The senate joint resolution is com.
promise measure, the basis of which
was the s-Humphrey resolution. A
portion Of the resolution reported from
| the house committee on rules was in.
corporated in the measure This in.
cluded all that part which provided
for compulsory attendance of wit
nesses and punishment of those who
refused to obey the orders of the in,
vestigation committee. 1t provides for
the election Of house members by the
house itself in accordance with the
wish of that body.
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conference is mere formality and in
dicates that contest over the form OF
| the resolution is near at hand.
BY viva voca vote the house today
passed the Bennett-Sabath White
slave" bill.
Tariff War in Prospect.
/ Washington, D. c., Jan. 12.--NearlJ
half billion dollars worth of trade i!
at stake in the game of diplomacy II
!progress between America and Ger
many. February 7, in accordance will
a notice given to Germany last April
the reciprocity arrangement made un
der the terms Of the Dingley act will
Germany will expire, and stimuli
taneously the general tariff rates o
that country will apply to all imports
from America, unless Secretary Kno,
and the German ambassador in tn,
meanwhile reach satisfactory under
standing
The indications are that this under
standing is beyond attainment, an,
that the two nations can compos
their differences only after bite
and costly struggle.
Germany Must Pay Big Duty.
America will not be the only suffe,
er, for on April z the maximum tarit
rates carried by the Payne-Aldric
tariff act will automatically apply t
the vast German import trade, whic
in 1908 aggregated more than $3.50
100000, and every article Of Germa
production must pay 25 per cent II
, crease in duty.
Negotiations have been in progress
, for months to avoid this, but an oil
stacle was reached in the Unite
States demand for relaxation OF tn
German prohibition against America
} cattle. Germany holds that these re
: strictions are founded on yeterinar
} and sanitary reasons, and cannot b
lreParded rjronerly as diacrimir at tor,