The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-02-09
J|NC0S D0WNFD.
HOUSE MAJORITY DECIDE NOT
TO VOTE APPRo.
pRiATloNs
A SAVING or 100000
Party's Economy Plan 10 Carried Out
at Spirited caucus-steel
eill Passed, 21o
to 100.

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Washington, d. C.-There will b,
no appropriations for battleships Of
public buildings at this session q
congress. This was the decision q
the Democrats Of the house after {
spirited caucus. Elimination of bat
tleshtp appropriation was surprise
the caucus having been called for thu
purpose of considering $4,000. O0(
public building bill. recommended by
the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Representative Hobson OF Alabama
headed bitter attack on the action
out 1t was passed 90 to 6S.
! The savings resulting from this &C.
ton of the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to aggregate about
$40.000.OO0; $24.000.0OO to be required
for two modern battleships and $16,-
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 35
per cent passed the house by a vote
Of 21O to 109
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 we're:
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 Steenerson. Minnesota;
Cooper. Esch and koop. Wisconsin;
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 he referred to the
finance committee. Both Republican
and Democratic senators have been
deferring other legislation with view
to concentrating attention on the tar
If 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 p,It through
the tariff bills at the extra session
and to leave the issue squarely up to
the president. The progressive Re-
pnblicans 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 it comes up for vote.
Senator Cnmmins has bill which
he is ready to propose as substitute
for the house measure. largely based
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'Neill Browne. Democratic lead.
er of the Illinois legislature, and 9TH
ers 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.
Washington, D. C.-Secretary of
War Stimson. acting upon an exhaust.
i've report from the general staff, 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
fneficiency resulting from improper
distribution of the mobile army"
The posts condemned are: Apache
Ariz.; Boise barracks. Idaho; Brady
Mich; Clark, Texas; George Wright
Washington; Jay. New York: Lincoln
North Dakota; Logan H. Roots. Ark;