Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-20
COMMITTEE IN
HOUSE WOULD
Dust CATL|N
BY Strict Party Vote DEM
ocrats Vote to Unseat
Missouri Representative
and Seat a Democrat.

washington, ID. u, july l9.-by
strict party vote the house election
committee No. today voted to un-
seat Representative Theran E. Catlin
of ST. Louis, republican, and to seat
former Representative Patrick Gill,
democrat. Mr. Catlin's campaign ex-
penditures were so great that the COM
mittee held his election to have been
corrupt 1t also held that Gill would
have been elected but for the use of
money by Catlin's managers.
The vote was to to declare Cat
Inns election illegally effected. His
majority in the 1910 returns was 1,20O.
The resolution will be reported to the
house today for action.
On the motion in the committee to
unseat Mr.. Catlin, Chairman Hamill OF
New Jersey and Representatives
Korbley OF Indiana. Broussard OF
Louisiana, Linthicum Of Maryland,
Jacoway Of Arkansas and Allen OF
Ohio voted aye. Representatives Swiz-
er of Ohio, Anderson of Minnesota and
Nelson of Wisconsin, republicans vot.
ed no.
Father Spent $4,000 In Campaign.
Theron E. Catlin is a son of Daniel
sCatlin, retired multi-millionaire to-
bacco manufacturer. He is "a years
old. Testimony in the contest developed
that Catlin's father, through firm of
lawyers, spent more than $4,000 in
having his son elected but Theron con-
tended he did not know his father
was spending the money. His father
Testified that his son did not know Of
the expenditure.
The Missouri law allows candidate
for congress to sexpend $500. Mr.. Cat
lin, who was educated at Harvard, Is
engaged to marry Miss Laura Merriam
daughter of Former Governor Will
liam r. Merriam of Minnesota.
Will. Defend TAFT Nomination.
Republican leaders Of the senate and
house are preparing to defend Presi-
dent Taft's nomination with speeches
on the floor Senator Root has been
suggested as the man to make the
leading speech in the senate. Whether
he will do so has not been announced.
Representative Bartholdt and Mon
dell are preparing speeches for delivery
in the house. 1t has been proposed
that the statement prepared with Mr..
Taft's approval, defending the seating
OF delegates by the republican national
committee might be introduced in both
the house and senate by the leaders.
Disagreement on Naval Bill.
Senator Tillman's refusal to aban-
don 100000 improvement at the
Charleston navy yard and a demand
Of the house that all battleships be cut
out of this years building program
probably will result in a disagreement
over the naval appropriation bill No
decisive action has been taken as yet
by the conferees of the two houses.
An effort is under way to secure a
compromise in the house whereby one
battleship will be agreed to.
Senate Business Rushed.
The abandonment Of the democratic
filibuster in the senate, following the
agreement for votes next week on the
tariff bills, permitted business to start
with q rush today at the opening OF
the session.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up and by the process of
skipping pages it's formal reading was
finished in about ten minutes. An
effort will be made to pass the bill
with little debate.
An examination Of expenditures in
the forest service by special senate
committee is asked in a resolution to-
day by Senator Overman.
American Troops Removed.
Washington, D. c.. July 19.-All
troops dispatched to Ell Paso when the
Mexican rebels were moving on Juarez
will soon be removed with the excep-
ton Of regiment Of cavalry. A bat
TALON Of infantry, a battalion of field
artillery and a regiment of cavalry
are now here.