The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-02-09
J|NGOS D0WNED
HOUSE MAJORITY DECIDE NOT
TO VOTE APPRO-
PRIATIoNs
A SAVING OF 100000 900
Party's Economy Plan 10 Carried Out
At . Spirited caueus-steel
Bill Passed, 21o
to 100.

Washington, ID. C.-There will be
no appropriations for battleships or
public buildings at this session OF
congress. This was the decision Of
the Democrats of the house after
spirited caucus. Elimination of bat
tleship appropriation was a surprise.
the caucus having been called for the
purpose of considering a $16.000.000
public building bill. recommended by
the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Representative Hobson OF Alabama
headed bitter attack on the action,
but It was passed 80 to IS.
The savings resulting from this &C.
ton OF the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to aggregate about
$4,000. 900; $24,000,000 to be required
for two modern battleships and $l6..
5000 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 35
per cent passed the house by a vote
Of 30 to 109.
Twenty insurgent Republicans vot.
ed for the measure, while the Demo
cratic delegation from Colorado. Rep.
resentatives Martin, Rucker and Tay-
Tor, dissatisfied with the great reduc-
ton proposed in the lead tariff, voted
against the Democratic majority. The
Republicans who supported the bill.
all insurgents were:
Representatives Davis and Lind.
bergh, Minnesota: Haugen. Hubbard
and Woods. Iowa: Helgesen. North
Dakota; jackson. Murdoch, and
Young. Kansas: Kent and Stephens,
California: Kinkaid, Norris and Sloan.
Nebraska: Lafferty. Oregon: La Fol.
iette and Warburton. Washington:
Lenroot, Morse and Nelson. Wiscon'
sin.
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 q stormy reception
in the senate. II will reach the sen
ate today and he referred to tn,
finance committee. Both Republican
, and Democratic senators have beer
, deferring other legislation with a view
to concentrating attention on the tar
IN measures as they emerge from tn,
house, but no course OF action Ia,
been mapped out.
. Hope for Coalition.
; The Democrats expressed hope tina
I the progressive Republicans woul,
Join with them In the same coalition
that enabled the senate to put through
q the tariff bills at the extra session
4 and to leave the issue squarely up 4
q the president. The progressive Re
r publicans have not held any confer
ence as to their attitude. There ar
differing individual views among Their
as to the steel tariff that may int,
, fere with a full alignment on thi
= measure when II comes up for a vot,
Senator Cummins has bill whic
he Is ready to propose as a substitut
for the house measure. largely base
on his opposition to the house bill
Transformation of specific duties int
u ad valorem duties. Other progressiv
' senators have propositions to ofYe
when steel revision is ready to b
fought out on the floor of the senate
!, lorimer 10 Cross Examined.
d Senator Lorimers relations Wit
Q Lee O'Neill Browne. Democratic lea,
or Of the Illinois legislature. and otl
ers prominent i'm the senator's ele
l. ton. was the subject of cross exam
= nation of the senator before the sci
O ate Lorimer investigates committe
The senate refused by vote of
to 80 to pass a bill authorizing III
e sale of 100000 acres OF fertile u
allotted land in the Standing Rock Il
n dian reservation in North and Sou,
Dakota.
The bill was criticized by Senator
\. Bacon. Bailey, Hepburn and Root, an
}. supported by Senators Gamble. era,
:. ford, Dixon and Gronna.
Washington. ID. C.-Secretary
W oti"oOos oSsihe upoh an SAuous
q i've report from the general STAFF, hi
n decided that no less than sixteen. an
o probably eighteen. existing army pos
!. should at once be abandoned in ord,
to put an end to the extravaganza an
inefYiciency resulting from improp,
. distribution of the mobile army"
The posts condemned are: Apach
J, Ariz.; Boise barracks. Idaho; Brad
!. Mich: Clark. Texas: George Wrigh
Washington: Jay. New York: Lincol
North Dakota: Logan II. Roots. Ark