Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
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FAIL TO UPSET MANN's POWER
TO NAME ALL REPUBLICAN,
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ON HOUSE COMMITTEES
Are Beaten by Vote Of 1877 to 1o7-
Lodge Amendment stirs Up
Unexpected Opposition by .-..
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insurgents met defeat in the house in
an attempt to upset Republican Lead
or Mann's power to name all Repub.
lican candidates for places on the
house committees
Led by Representative Norris of
Nebraska. who managed the great
rules fight Of the previous congress,
the insurgents tried to set aside Mr..
Mann's nomination of Philip B. Camp.
bell of Kansas, regular, to succeed the
late E. H. Madison, insurgent, on the
committee on rules; and to nominate
in his place Victor Murdoch of Kan.
sas, insurgent. .'s'.
Opposed by both Democratic and
Republican leaders, the insurgent at
tempt was beaten by vote of 1877
to i07. OF the 107 votes cast in favor
Of Murdoch, rs were Republican and
81 Democratic, while 1O7 Republican
votes were cast against the proposed
substitution.
That Lodge Amendment.
The Lodge amendment to the reso.
luton for ratification of the arbitra
ton treaties with Great Britain and
France has stirred unexpected opposi-
ton from Democratic senators. It is
favored, however, by three-fourths of
the Republican senators, who accept
1t as happy compromise of all diff
ferences.
The Republican senators are not
strong enough to put through the
treaties without considerable trouble
and some concern was expressed as to
the attitude of Democratic senators
who heretofore have been classed as
friendly to the treaties. Senators
Raynor and Williams are favorable to
them without any modification. Sena-
tor Raynor announced his intention
Of again addressing the senate on the
treaties some day next week..
The text of the Lodge amendment
to the ratification resolution is as fol-
lows:
"The senate advised and con-
sents to the ratification of the
treaty with the understanding to
be made a part of such ratifica-
ton that any joint high commits
sion of inquiry to which shall be
referred the question as to
whether or not difference is
subject to arbitration under Ar
ticle l of the treaty as provided
by Article III thereof, the Ameri-
can members of such commission
shall be appointed by the presi-
dent subject to the advice and
consent of the senate and with 80
the further understanding that the
reservation in Article l of the
treaty that the special agreement
in each case shall be made by the
president by and with the advice
and consent of the senate means
the concurrence of the senate in
the full exercise Of it's constitu-
tional powers in respect to every
special agreement, whether sub
mitted to the senate as the result
of the report of joint high COM
ission of inquiry under Article
III or otherwise"
Gompers on Sherman Law.
Backing up his demand that the
Sherman antitrust law should be so
amended as to exempt labor organiza-
tons from it's provisions, Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, who appeared before
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, quoted an interview he had
with former. President Roosevelt in
1908.
president Roosevelt said that the
law should be so constructed that it
would affirmatively state that which
is unlawful and omit references to
labor organizations" Mr.. Gompers
said. Gle said he would take it up
with his cabinet during the summer,
but that was all that came of it, ex-
cept that he frequently made refer
ence on his swing around the western
states to the fact that the law should
be amended"
Mr.. Gompers said he had been given
assurances that the Sherman law
would not affect labor organizations,
but never took them seriously.