Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-10
To Abolish the
 Commerce Court
REVOLUTIONARY PROPOSALS BY
 THE DEMOCRATS.
TURMOIL IN THE HOUSE
Denounced as Political eueriIIas" by
 a Democratic colIeasue-Unsuccess-
 full Attempt to Abolish Certain Mints

Washington, May Revolutionary proposals, such as have not been grouped in any bill passed by the pres ent session of congress, were adopted by the house today in the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. The measure will be voted on and probably passed formally tomor- row. The bill now proposes abolition of the United States commerce court and the restoration to the interstate commerce commission of all railroad regulatory power, subject only to ap- peal to the United States district courts.
 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
 merce.
 Creation of a bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, with all the pres ent powers of the so-called tariff board, to be under the jurisdiction of the sec retary of commerce and labor. The new bureau will absorb the bureau of trade relations of the state depart ment and the bureaus of manufactures and statistics of the department of commerce and labor.
 Concentration of Document Distribu-
 ton.
 Concentration of the distribution of public documents, of which millions annually are sent from Washington in the government printing office.
 In addition to these three principal changes in the operation of the gov ernment the house overturned the committee in charge of the bill in a number of instances.
 Attempt to Abolish Mints.
 A4{av, o I,i+to,. arvI,+ +l.. bo,,-o 5.fooL ed a proposal to abolish the hints at San Francisco, New Orleans and Car son City and the assay office at Boise, Charlotte, N. C., Deadwood, s. D., Helena, Mont, Seattle, Wash, and Salt Lake City. It also refused to abolish the position of deputy commis- sioner of lighthouse service and on this latter Speaker Clark joined with the opposition to the committee.
 Democratic Detection.
 The defection in the democratic ranks caused an outbreak in the clos ing hours of the session, which lasted from II o'clock this morning until g o'clock tonight. The house under a misapprehension had just repudiated the committee on the clause providing for the concentration in sending out of public documents by adopting an amendment excepting the agricultural department, when Chairman FitEger- aid arose in a chamber crowded with cheering, hooting crowd.
 Will Be Responsible for Defeat in
 November.
 T have sat here" he said, land have seen certain distinguished members of my own party vote to overrule it's committee. Working in the interests of economy and for the carrying out of the party's pledge to that end, these men have forsaken the commit tee and if defeat is the party's DOT ton in November, they would be re- sponsible."
 Denounced as Political GueriIIas." Seeing in MT. Bitzgerald's remarks a yelled attack on Speaker Clark, re- publican members deserted that side of the chamber and crowded around him. No names were mentioned, how ever, and although the speaker hurried in from his office during the attack, he took no notice of it, while MT. Fitz- gerald denounced those Americans who voted against their committee as "po- liticaI guerillas.'
 Republicans Vote with Democrats.
 The fight for the abolition of the | commerce court was led by Represen- tatiYe Sims of Tennessee, democrat t. who framed the legislation abolishfng that tribunal He was opposed by Representative Driscoll of New York and Stevens. Minnesota (republicans) but when the provision was adopted 120 to 4s, many republicans voted with the democrats.