The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-15
nation, while the printed report from

Engineer Wright, which was bulky,
was being awaited. Engineer Elliott
outlined portions Of the circular, un-
favorably to the exploitation schemes
of the land syndicate, which he de-
clared Howe and Will demanded that
he retract. The circular in the main
recited the government reclamation
and drainage plans for the Everglades
and included many favorable refer
ences to the prospects.
The charge against the discharged
officials is that several years ago they
ran short in the appropriation for the
drainage division because funds had
been ~irregularly loaned to the irriga.
ton division of the department. Drain
age work was in progress in North
Carolina and a private contractor was
engaged who finished the work and
vas compensated in the next years
appropriation, being carried on the
pay roll as an employee.
Singleton, who is suspended, is de.
clared to have suggested this means
of carrying on the uncompleted work.
The total was about 5000, but no fl
nancial gain accrued to any Of the Of
ficials in the transaction.
Observation-Disclosures in the cost
of food supplies was urged before the
house committee on interstate COM
merce as a reason for the passage Of
the Webb bill to establish a bureau
Of markets in the department OF com.
merce and labor.
The house authorized it's committee
on expenditures in the war depart
ment to go outside of Washington to
seek evidence in the monopoly of army
shoe contracts by a Massachusetts
manufacturing concern.
Representative Gardner, Republican
of Massachusetts, objected u~navaiiing-
ly to, the conduct of the investigation
by the committee.
A bill to make it illegal for en-
ployers of labor, during presidential
elections to threaten employees with
a shut down of factories or reduction
of wages should certain candidates or
parties be successful, was introduced
by Representative Pepper, Democrat,
of Iowa. p. fine of $1,000 or imprison-
ment for not less than one year are
provided as penalties in the bill.
Washington, d. c. - Republicans in
congress caucused and named the
committee which will conduct the
coming congressional campaign. In
surgent and regular Republicans fra
ternized in a not seen since
the party revolt that sheared Speaker
Cannon of his power in the preceding
season. AS a result the leaders were
enthusiastic over the outlook for vic.
tory in the coming struggle to wrest
from the Democrats the control of the
house.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, a regular, presided over the
deliberations. Representative Frank
p. Woods of Iowa, a leading insurgent,
was among the first to hold out the
olive branch of peace. He introduced
a resolution extolling the work of Rep
r~esentative William B. Mckinley of
Illinois as chairman of the committee,
and urging that he be reelected to
that position.
This was followed by general ap-
plause. Mr.. Mckinley has been rec
ognized as one of the staunchest of
the old guard, and is a close personal
friend and admirer of Cannon. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
A meeting of the committee will be
called within a few days, at which
officers and an executive sub-commit-
tee will be named.
Members Of Committee.
Following is the personnel of the
new congressional committee:
James c. Needham, California;; ST.
mon G~uggenheim, Colorado; Ebene-
ger J.. Hill, Connecticut; Burton l..
French, Idaho; William B. Mckinley,
Illinois; Edgar ID. Crumpacker, In
diana; Frank P. Woods, Iowa; Victor
Murdoch, Kansas; Caleb Powers, Ken
lucky; Frank E. Guernsey, Maine;
John w. Weeks, Massachusetts;
Thomas P~arran, Maryland; e. L. Ham
ilton, Michigan; Richard Bartholdt,
Missouri; C.. N. Pray, Montana; M.
p. Kinkaid, Nebraska; Edwin E. Rob-
erts, Nevada; George w. F%airchild,
New York; John j. Gardner, New Jer.
sey; Jacob II. Gallinger, New Hamp-
shire; II. T. Helgson, North Dakota;
e. l.. Taylor, Ohio; d. T.. Morgan,
Oklahoma; A. w. Lafferty, Oregon; ].
Hampton Moore. Pennsylvania;
George III. Utter. Rhode Island;
Charles s. Burke, South Dakota; JOS
eph Howell. Utah; ID. j. Foster, Ver'
mont; C. B. Slemp, Virginia; Will.
lam La Toilette, Washington; James
H. Hughes. West Virginia; F. w
Mondell, Wyoming; J. H. Davidson,
Wisconsin; James Wickersham, Alas.
ka; Ralph H. Cagron, Arizona; George
Curry, New Mexico; Jonah s. Kalan'
ianaole, Hawaii.
Members of the committee from
Minnesota, Delaware and Tennessee
were not announced.