Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-04
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE NAV GET
IN ACTION IF CONGRESS
DOESN'T HURRY.
FOUR IMPORTANT MEASURES
TO BE PRESSED TO VOTE
10 Not Passed Concluded Session Of
Congress Will es Foreed-See Effort
Of Old Guard to Let Them Go Over
or 30 Talked to psath-Norris Dc.
mands Action.

about to go into action in the United
States senate. 1t has decided upon
certain legislation which must come to
4 vote at this session Of congress, In
defaul, Of which an extra session OF
congress is 10 be forced upon the coun-
try.
The pieces of legislation which are
not to be permitted to go over are four
in number They cover four vital points
for which the progressives contend
and are as follows:
The resolution declaring the election
Of William Lorimer of Illinois to the
senate to be invalid
The constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the direct election OF United
States senators.
The Subway pension bill. providing
pensions for all honorably discharged
veterans of the civil war.
The measure which passed the house
Monday evening providing for tariff
board OF five members to investigate
the difference in cost of production at
home and abroad.
See Plot TO Kill.
These four measures all are under
suspicion by the progressives That is,
they suspect that the old guard in the
senate designs to let them all go over
to the next session Of congress without
coming to a vote in the senate. In
fact. they have received notice that
some Of them at least are to be talked
to death II on attempt is made to force
them TO a vote before March Z.
Bat the progressives have made up
their minds that when it comes to a
talking match. they Will get into ac-
ton also. They viii direct their talk
at something which Will give results
II they do not get a vote on the items
Of their sch edule In other words, they
viii talk to death one or moro OF the
great appropriation bills. knowing that
II they do So an extra session will be-
come imperative, for the reason that
this government. powerful tho II be.
ran not run without money. And IN an
extra session they have faith that the
new blood 70 enter the senate win be
With them 70 the extent Of compelling
the vote to be taken on that which the
proSressives consider 80 vital.
They count upon Townsend, POM
dexter. Gronna and Hitchcock at least.
among the new members az likely to
favor an early vote on the four meas
ures they advocate.
Norris Demands Action.
Four big questions will be voted upon
at this session or there will be an extra
session OF congress. Senator Norris
Browne. (rep.. Seb.) told the senate:
There are now pending" he said,
before the committees OF the senate,
or the senate itself. propositions which
involve the integrity and the welfare
Of American institutions, including the
senate Of the United States. They are
Of vast and vital Importance. They in
clude:
"a resolution TO determine the val
idity Of the election OF a senator now
sitting in this body.
"A resolution to amend the funda-
mental Law Of the land, providing for
the popular election Of senators.
"A proposition to create tariff
board or commission
"A proposition to raise the level OF
pensions to the old soldiers OF the
union in what is known as the Sullo-
way bill.
1T may as we'll be understood now
as later that II these questions, or any
Of them. are to be put over to another
congress. some of the appropriation
bills will go over with them. This is
not said as a threat nor In tho nature
OF an ult!matum am stating simple
fact, and It is well with only four
working weeks ahead OF US that we
understand now what the fact is in
this regard. II congress adjourns with
out action on the measures. congress
will adjourn without action on some Of
the appropriation bills.
"Failure by congress to pass any one
Of the big appropriation bills would
make an extra session necessary"