Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-03
new PARTYS PLANS
WHAT PROGRESSIVE MEMBERS
OF THE NEXT CONGRESS
ARE TO 90.
TO HOLD THEIR OWN CAUCUS
They viii Introduce Bills Based on
Platform, Especially for Ameiiora-
. tion Of Laborer's Condition and for
Abolition of Child Labor.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.--If the members OF
congress gauge things right there is
a good deal of interest throughout the
country among people irrespective OF
their political utilization In the legis-
tative plans of the Progressive par,ys
representation in the two houses of
the next congress. People apparently
want to know what the Progre ssives
intend to do through their representa-.
tives In the house and senate when
President-elect Wilson calls congress
together in extra session 1t is pos
sibie today to give on sufficient au-
thority some of the legislative plans
OF the Progressive partys leaders and
members-elect to congress.
In the house of representatives In
the Sixty-third congress there will be
nineteen members TO hold Progressive
credentials without any hyphen before
or after the name. In the senate
there will be two Progressives. out
before they can so be written dewn
there will be a necessity of removing
an at present existing hyphen which
helps to designate them as Progress.
sive-Republicans.
They Won't go Over.
In the next house It is the intention
of the nineteen Progressives-it is
possible there may be one or two
more than this number-to hold a eau
Gus of their own and to demand
proper committee representation. II
10 the expressed determination OF the
leaders of the Progressive party now
mere to refuse to listen to any over
lures from Progressive Republican tc
go over to them on any line of legis
iat1ve endeavor. The Progressive
leaders say that the new party mem
bers will be perfectly willing to acl
with the Progressive-R Republicans OIL
many lines of legislation. but that the
Progressive-Republicans must come
over because Progressives are deter
mined not to take the initiative and
10 go over" ---.--v .-----------
1t is the intention of the Progress
sives In house and senate when the
new congress meets to introduce bills
which II they should become laws will
effect the planks of the Progressive
party's platform. The Progressives
intend II they can to beat the Pro
Observation-Disclosures in the race t.
the "bill basket" at the opening Of
the session. Men OF all parties In
Washington recognize that there 1.
precious little difference of legislative
intention between the Progressive
Republicans and the Progressives. bu
the latter want to get first credit Il
they can for the introduction O.
measures looking to the amelioratior
of the laborer's condition generally
and to the abolition of child labor IL
he United States.
VIII Urge Child Labor Law.
There are of course other measures
to which the Progressives at ono,
will attach their evidences Of loyalty
but their plan is first to advocate bills
which are known specifically as hav
ing the sanction of the delegates Il
the party.s convention at Chicago
Some of the Democrats in congress.
are talking of the necessity of intro
ducing Progressive measures akin t.
those which the Progressives fntenC
to introduce. II is not likely that
child-labor bill will be one of thos,
having Democratic sanction becaus,
\ in the Democratic view federal chill,
labor bill is unconstitutional, and /
Is said that Woodrow Wilson believe
that all child labor legislation. or Ger
tainly most of 1t, should be a matte
for consideration and passage by tn
e Individual states.
II Is known that every effort will
be made by the Progressives to sc
cure foothold at least for child labo
legislation along the lines of the Bey
eridge measure of some years since
measure which failed of passage bt
cause of opposition on the unconst
tutional grounds already noted Tn
Progressives, 1t is said, feel that chill
labor legislation has peculiar HI
manitarian appeal which will keen
as live issue until some law agains
Il can be put on the statute books
Why Secretary Wilson Is Proud.
1t perhaps goes without sayin
that Secretary of Agriculture Jane
Wilson of Iowa has absolutely n
thought thai he is to be rea,
pointed when his presidential nam,
sake enters the White Hous,
Secretary Wilson has served louet
than any other cabinet officer In I'll
history of the government. He e
poets to return to his home in Traye
Tama county. Iowa. early In Marc
when he will have served as secretal
OF agriculture for sixteen years.
1t may be of interest to hear VIII,
Secretary Wilson had TO say in an |
terview concerning the achievement
OF the agricultural department und