Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-02-02
DEMOCRATS
DOWN J|NGOs
HOUSE MAJORITY DECIDE NOT
70 VOTE APPRO.
PRiATIONS
4 SAVING OF s4o,ooo,o0o
Rarty's Economy Plan Is Carried Out
at . Spirited Caucus-Steel
Bill Passed, 210
to 1909.

Washington, Jan. 30.-There will be
no appropriations for battleships or
public buildings at this session OF
congress. This was the decision Of
the Democrats of tie house after a
spirited caucus. Elimination of ba t.
ueship appropriation was 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 SO to 6S.
The savings resulting from this &C.
ton of the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to aggregate about
S40,000,000; 24,000,Oo0 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 30
per cent passed the house by vote
Of 21o to 109.
Twenty insurgent Republicans vot.
Cd 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,
oil 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-
ID against it's passage were:
Representatives Anderson. Miller,
Volstead and Stevenson, Minnesota:
French, Idaho: Good, Green, Kendall,
Kennedy and Pickett. Iowa; Hayes.
California.
The bill will face stormy reception
in the senate. 1t will reach the SEN
ate 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
IN measures as they emerge from the
house. but no course of action has
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 senate to put through
the tariff bills at the extra session
and to leave the issue squarely up to
the president. The progressive Re-
publicans have not held any confer
ence as to their attitude. There are
differing Individual views among them
as to the steel tariff that may inter-
fere with full alignment on this
measure when it comes up for vote.
Senator Cummins has bill which
he is ready to propose as substitute
for the house measure. largely t:ased
on his opposition to the house bills
Transformation Of specific duties into
ad valorem duties. Other progressive
senators have propositions to offer
when steel revision is ready to be
fought out on the floor OF the senate
lorimer is Cross Examined.
Senator Lorimer's relations with
Lee O,NaEll Browne, Democratic lead.
- az thesIllinois legislature. and 9TH
ars prominent in the senator's cleo.
ton, was the subject of cross exam
ination of the senator before the SEN
ate Lorimer investigating committee.
The senate refused by vote of II
TO 80 to pass bill authorizing the
sale of 100000 acres of fertile I'M
allotted land in the Standing Rock In.
dian reservation in North and South
Dakota.
The bill was criticized by Senators
Bacon. Bailey, Hepburn and Root, and
supported by Senators Gamble, Craw.
ford, Dixon and Gronna.