Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
SENA TIE AMENDS
ITS RESOLUTION
RELIEVES TENSE SITUATION BY
DECIDING TO ALLOW HOUSE TO
CHOOSE ITS OWN METHOD OF
NAMING COMMITTEE.

| power OF party caucus Will be invoked
in the house in an effort to suppress
the revolt of the insurgents. The
leaders decided today that whenever
the insurgents as body differ with
the majority, the caucus shall deter
mine the party course.
| 1t was said in the house today that
Representative Dwight of New York,
| the Republican whip, had tallne the
names of the so-called insurgent Re-
publican congressman off the list of
representatives to whom he regularly
sends notice demanding their attend
ance at times of division. The senate
committee on public lands today
amended its resolution providing for
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation so
as to leave to the house the method
of selecting It's membership of COM
mittees.
Committee Issues New Bulletin.
| The congressional committee has is
sued another bulletin explaining that
| the committee does not intend to fight
the Republican progressiyes,
The letter follows:
washington, ID. Gas a some
WiieiI lIal1V0. newspaper COR
respondent, aided by an eager in
surgent editor has started again
the story that the Republican con-
gress1onal committee actively Is at
work trying to defeat the return of
the insurgents to the next con-
gress, it seems well to state clear
ly the exact attitude of the COM
mittee.
THE officers Of the Republican
congressional h,,
stated very precisely it is beyond
the province of the committee to
take any part in the contest for
nominations. It's only object, pur-
pose. and effort is to assist in the
election of Republican members of
congress. In no instance has .here
been or will there be any attempt
on the part of the committee to
influence the selection by the cleo
tors In any congressional district
of their candidates for congress-
with, however, this qualification:
The committee believes it to be
within it's province to distribute
literature unfolding principles and
policies of the Republican party
supporting the president and his
administration, and giving facts
concerning completed and propos-
ed legislation The committee be-
lieves it to be within its province
to criticise and condemn those who
oppose the administration and the
acts of the party, and those who
aid and give comfort to such op-
ponents.
"A single illustration will suffice
The last Republican national plat
form pledged the party to re-
vision of the tariff. Such revision
was made at the earliest opportun-
lty. As all tariff measures always
have been, and must be, the bill
was compromise. A large major I
ity of Republicans in both senate
and house believed sincerely that
1T might have been more protective
IN some respects than it was, and
yet in spirit of conciliation gave
way and adopted many duties very
near the danger line to American
labor. But all such protectionists.
at Whatever sacrifice to the inter-
ests of their districts for the sake
of passing a bill and relieving the
financial and commercial inter-
ests of the country from further
suspense and loss, voted for the
conference report, and the party
measure was signed by the Dresi-
dent.
"The president, the vice presi
dent, the speaker and many other
Republican leaders have stated
that the present law is the best
tariff we have ever had and the
results Of it's operation confirm
that statement.
Under five months operation of
the new tariff law we have not
only recovered fully from indus
trial depression but in spite of low
returns during the first seven
months, the year 1909 in many
features broke all records Produc-
tion and distribution in many lines
are now unprecedented There is
in all portions of the country n
full volume of employment and in
many centers a scarcity of labor.
Wages are at a high level and saw
ings the highest ever known. Gus
toms receipts have increased over
SSo,0O0,0S0 since July and total
revenue by S35,000,o0O. There was
an excess of revenue over expen-
ditures during December
The wisdom and judgment of
Republican congress and a Re-
publican president has been fully
vindicated. The tariff law is the
best we ever had, and under its
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