The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-02-09
J|NCOS DOWNED
HOUSE MAJORITY DECIDE NOT
TO VOTE APPRO-
PRIATlONS
A SAVING OF $40, 900, 900
Party's Economy Plan Is Carried Out
at a Spirited Caucus-Steel
Bill Passed, 21o
to 109.

Washington, d. 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 a
spirited caucus. Elimination Of a bat.
tleship appropriation was a surprise,
the caucus having been called for the
purpose of considering a $4,000, 600
public building bill, recommended by
the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Representative Hobson of Alabama
headed a bitter attack on the action,
but il was passed SO to 68.
The savings resulting from this &C.
Democratic leaders to aggregate about
$4,000. 900; s2t 10000 to be required
for two moder battleships and &c.,
100000 for pull C buildings. In the
case Of public buildings. however,
there may be some appropriation for
emergencies.
The Democratic metal tarif revi-
sion to make reductions averaging 35
per cent passed the house by a vote
Of 210 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 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-
lette 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 a 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 al 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 a full alignment on this
measure when il ONE up for a vote.
Senator Cummins has a bill which
he Is ready to propose as a substitute
for the house measure. largely based
on his opposition to the house bills
Transformation OF specific duties into
ad valorem duties. Other progressive
senator's have propositions to offer
when steel revision 10 ready to be
fought out on the floor OF the senate.
Lorimer 10 Gross Examined.
Senator Lorimer's relations with
Lee O'Neill Browne. Democratic lead.
er Of the Illinois legislature. and 9th.
ers prominent in the senator's cleo.
ton. IA the subject OF cross exam.
nation of the senator before the zen.
ate Lorimer investigating committee.
The senate refused by a vote OF II
to 80 to pass a bill authorizing the
sale of 100. 900 acres OF fertile un.
allotted land in the Standing Rock In.
dian reservation in North and South
Dakota.
The bill vas criticised by Senators
Bacon. Bailey, Hepburn and Root, and
supported by Senators Gamble. Craw.
ford. Dixon and Gronna.
Washington, d. C.--SecYetaYy OF
War Stimson. acting upon an exhaust,
I've report from the general stan. has
decided that no less than sixteen. and
probably eighteen. existing army posts
should at once be abandoned I'm order
to put an end TO the extravaganza and
ineflciency resulting from improper
distribution Of tn mobile army"
The posts condemned are: Apache
Ariz.; Boise barracks. Idaho: Brady
Mich; Clark. Texas; George Wright
Washington: Jay, New York; Lincoln