The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-02-02
DEMOCRATS
DOWN J|NG0s
HOUSE MAJORITY DECIDE NOT
TO VOTE APPRo.
PRlAT,ohs
4 SAVING OF 100000
Party's Economy Plan ,s Carried out
at a Spirited caucus-steei
BiH Passed, 21o
to 100.

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congress. This was the decision of
the Democrats of the house after a
spirited cancus. Elimination of a bat
tleship appropriation was a surprise,
the caucus having been called for the
purpose Of considering. a SIG, O0O,O 900
public building bill, recommended by
the committee. on public buildings and
grounds.
Representative Hobson of Alabama
headed a bitter attack on the action,
but it was passed SO to 6S. +.
The savings resulting from this &C.
ton Of the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to aggregate about
$40,000.000 $24, O00, 900 to be required
for two modern %battleships and s16..
100000 for public buildings. In the
case Of public buildings, however.
there may be some appropriation for
emergencies.
The Democratic metal tariff revi.
sion to make reductions averaging IS
per cent passed the house by a vote
Of 21O to 100.
Twenty insurgent Republicans vot,
ed for the measure, while the Demo
cratic delegation from Colorado, Rep.
resentatives Martin, Rucker and Tay-
lor, dissatisfied with the great reduc.
ton proposed in the lead tariff, voted
against the Democratic majority. The
Republicans who supported the bill,
all insurgents ere
Representatives Davis and Lind.
bergh, MINNESOTA; Haugen, Hubbard
and Woods. Iowa; Helgesen. North
Dakota; jackson. Murdeek, and
Yonns, Kansas; Kent and Stephens,
sSC;lGIHoraia; Kihfkaid. Norris axrd Sloan.
Nebraska; Laiferty, Oregon; La Fol
lette and Warburton. Washington;
Lenroot, Morse and Nelson, Wiscon.
sin. 8
Insurgents Opposed.
The insurgent Republicans who vot.
ed against its passage were:
Representatives Anderson, Miller.
Volstead and Stevenson, Minnesota;
{ Cooper, Esch and Koop. Wisconsin;
French, Idaho; Good, Green, Kendall,
Kennedy and Pickett, Iowa; Hayes,
California.
The bill will face a stormy reception
in the senate. It will reach the sen
t today and be referred to the
finance committee. Both Republican
and Democratic senators have been
deferring other legislation with a view
to concentrating attention on the tar
iR measures as they emerge from the
h-..~- a. H,,k 80 oos,NoaG nf 0af{nn hoe
been mapped out.
Hope for Coalition.
The Democrats expressed hope that
the progressive Republicans would
Join with them in the same coalition
that enabled the senatesto put through
the tariff bills at the extra session
and to leave the issue squarely up t.
the president. The progressive Re
publicans have not held any confer
q 40 to their attitude. There are
differing Individual views among then
as to the steel tariff that may inter
fere with 3 full alignment on THU
measure when it comes up for . vote
Senator Cummins has a bill which
he 10 ready to propose as a substitute
for the house measure, largely baset
on his opposition to the house bill,
transformation OF specific duties int
ad valorem duties. Other progressive
senator's have propositions to offea
when steel revision 10 ready to bl
fought out ON the floor Of the senate.
Lortmsr 70 Cross Examined.
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