Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-05

amendment pTopoS~' w the bendtOT
| from West Virginia, because, and I
close by repeating, and ! wish I could
emphasize II SO that It would be heard
by every patriot within the borders
| of our country, that there Is no sub.
| stitute for the antitrust law save the
investigation and the the approval
of the rate, II It be n agreed upon
by the railways, before 1t shall go In.
to effect"
Renew Fight on Speaker.
The Insurgents in congress have ia
ken another hitch in their belt and
are preparing to renew the struggle
with the speaker.
Representative Fowler sprung a sen.
the appointment Of the committee on
committees and taking away from the
speaker the power to make appoint
ments. The New Jersey congressman
thought that IL vas a privileged reso-
luton, but under the rule 1t had to
lie over for ten days aid 1t is now pre-
dicted that the fight will come upon
the second, when Mr.. Fowler will call
his resolution up for action.
Just what the vote on the Fowler
resolution will be no one a say, rs
the New Jersey man sprung 1t without
consultation with his colleagues. and
there have been, thus far. no confer
ences between the Democrats and
Progressive Republicans to secure
united action. The indications. how.
ever. are that there will not be the
same unity of action between these
forces that there was on the resolu.
ton to take the Speaker off the CON-
mittee ON rules. There Is plenty OF
time between now and the time the
resolution will come up for conference.
but the majority of the Prorressives
are opposed to r"Opcning the anti.Can-
non fight until some OF the legislative
measures that are pending an. that
they deem desirable shall have passed
the house. The rrogressives maintain
that they are the real supporters Of
what is good in the Taft administra.
tive program, and they do not desire
to do anything which shall interfere
with he perfection Of the railroad bill
and the passage of a good postal ga
wings bank bill. Consequently, 1t IL
probable that the Fowler resolution
will be sidctracked until these meas
urcs are out of the way and then that
the PrOgrcssivcs will find a way to
take up the Cannon issue.
While the house Is preparing for an.
other attack on Cannonism 1t has in.
c~identally dealt q blow to Ballinger.
Ism by refusing to pass the Ballingcr
land withdrawal bill In the form In
which II came from the secretary OF
the interior.
The bill, as reported and as orig
inally prepared by Ballingcr. pro
| vidcd that the president could with.
draw public lands for purpose of
classification, and that when classified
they should be Immediately restored
to entry. Withdrawals heretofore made
were ratified. but 1t was provided that
where an entry had been initiated the
withdrawal should not affect the claims
thus established or prevent the issu
ance of patents. a third provision vir
tually lcgalized the Cunningham and
other coal claims In Alaska
These were stricken out by a com
bination Of Progressive Republicans
ard Democrats. AS finally stripped O
Ballingerism, the bill authorizes the
president to withdraw public lands iol
public uses or for classification, anC
provides that when withdrawn thes,
lands shall not be restored to entry ex
cept by act of congress or by the pres
idcnt himself.
All Withdrawals thus far are vail
dated, so that there may be no dis
pute hereafter, and the president |
asked to make recommendations Il
congress respecting lands withdrawn
so that congress may deal with then
for the best interests of the public.
P~rogressIves Not Worried.
The only men in congress who d
not show any signs of political worr
so far as their own political fortune
are concerned are the Progressive X,
publicans. The confidence with whic
? these men rely upon the record whic
they have made 30 carry thei
through their districts is almost a
I disconcerting TO the Cannon machin
as are the results from New Yor
and Massachusetts. The chief ST
nifcance of these elections Is thu
the attempt OF the Cannon Organic
ton and the administration to fore
Aldrichism and Cannonism down II
throats of the Progressive RepublI
ana will ha rahukad nNnrvmhnra