Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-29
NO Fight IN
SENATE OVER
COMMITTEES
LaFollette Merely Reads the
Statement Setting Forth
Insurgents Grievance
Kenyon With Insurgents.
FREE LIST BILL is
ASSAILED BY PRINCE

Illinois Representative Also
Attacks Reciprocity Bill
as Poor Bargain; Repeats
Annexation Talk.
Washington. D. c., April 2s.-The
senate formally organized for busi-
ness today by adopting the list of ap-
pointments to committees drawn up
by the majority OF both parties The
expected fight against the adoption OF
lists threatened by the progressive re-
publican did not develop, Senator La
Toilette contenting himself with read
Ing formal protest against the Sc
lections made by the regular repub-
lican
The La Toilette statement prepared
ut a conference Of the thirteen 1nsur-
gents, Senator Kenyon, the new Sen
ator from Iowa, having Joined the
original twelve, set forth at some
lengtll. ,ne growth OF - so-called pro-
gressive movement In the republican
party. 1t asserted that the progress
sive republicans entertained marked
and we'll defined differences of opinion
from the regulars; that the progress
sives now have more than one-fourth
of the republican membership in the
senate and they have become a
settled and established fact in politi-
cal. history
Claimed one-Fourth of Committees
The progressives, it was claimed,
had a right to one-fourth representa-
ton *on the various committees. The
protest was directed especially AGAINST
the finance committee, on which the
insurgents wished to place Senator
Bristow, and the interstate commerce
committee on which Mr.. La Toilette
desired place.
Three Of the nine republicans on the
Interstate commerce committee, 1t was
pointed out, were from New England
and it was asserted that this commit
tee had been left in the hands OF per;
rons not friendly to advanced legisla,
ton regarding the railroads and that
the finance committee had been left
in the control Of "ultra-high tariff re-
publicans." When Mr.. La Toilette
had concluded the insurgent statement
Senator Gallagher chairman of the
committee on committees said he was
ulite content to let the insurgent state
ment 70 before the country together
with the list OF committees as framed
Mathematically he declared the insur'
gent wing was entitled to 100 commit
tee places. AS matter OF fact they
were given III places.
"In the division of assignments.
he added, "the committee of commit
tees believed 1t was acting equitably
and justly
The committee list then was adopted
with only few scattering noes. from
the insurgents.
Free List Called Farmers Fake.
Tariff legislation was taken up agar
when the house convened today anc
consideration resumed Of the free lis
tariff measure. Representative Prince
of Illinois. incidental to his tariff talk
attacked the Canadian reciprocity bil
already passed by the house and cr'fl
cized the democrats for their anpolnt
ment OF the numerous investigating
committees.
"This ought to be called a session O
congress for the Investigation OF every
thing" said Mr.. Prince. 'The various
committees and commissions are cir
cling around investigating each othel
and doing little else.
Mr.. Prince declared that the farm
ers had been sold out" ard that fh'
reciprocity bill is the worst hargsl'
ever driven by one nation with an
other
The democratic farmers free lls
ELL" said Mr.. P-'rce oueht tn be Ia
helled the Farmers faFe bill"
Mr. Prince declared that rc"inrocit'
and martial free trade with rnr"a" :
the first sten toward aare~stion. III
said that Sneaker Clark had never de
MED the annc~otion sentiments eE
pressed in the lastSsessior.
'.It is the histo-v Of this nation,
said Mr.. Prince. ''that we frst Amer'
canize territory. then annev II.
REPRESENTATIVE Sissnn Of Mieeissinn
spoke in silnncrt nf the tree list biz
declaring that it was not open to deub
in its terms.
Reapportionment Bill Passes.
The reapaor+' r+'or---nrt t''' r--'-~ n
number of members Of tho, hr"se g
representatives in succeeding con
gress at 433 instead of 3a1 as at pres
ent was passed by the house las
evening.
IT is the same bill that passed th'
house in the last session. event tha
it lacks the provision preventing fur
ther, increase in the membership AM
authorizing the secretary of commerc
and labor TO make future apportion
ments without reference to congress
The measure passed by a viva voc
vote.