Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-10
Most of the Committee Ap-
pointments Will Wait I'm
til Tariff is Disposed of ;
Few Committees Named.
COUNTER WISHES
OF THE PRESIDENT
Fight on Open Caucus Lost
Last Night and Secrecy
Will be a Feature; Caller
les Are Too Small. "

Washington, D. c., April 9.-House
democrats caucused again today on the
tariff bill after the majority of the
ways and means committee had met
to formulate a tariff program for sub
mission. The house itself had ad-
journed until tomorrow to give a full
day for the majority to map out the
lines for the work ahead. The caucus
will be succeeded by others on each
day for several days and all will be
secret. A fight. backed with the
moral support of President Wilson for
an open caucus was lost last night.
To an extent the house may be in.
fuenced by the senate. on the question
Of dividing the bill for passage into
schedules. Some democratic senators
favor this, SO that separate votes may
be had on the sugar and wool PROPOSE
toin. It is believed that President Will
son still is open to conviction on the
point, though he ia thought to incline
toward Chairman Underwood's idea Of
a single bill. Some democratic SEN
tators believe the effect Of a schedule
by schedule revisiofS already has been
lost by the introduction OF the bill, as
a whole. Another proposal was to
group the schedules and divide the
bill into four measures.
Some Of these questions the caucus
took up when it met today.
Name Only Part Of Committees.
The issue as to single tariff bill
or revision schedule by schedule was
brought up by Representative Hard
wick. Representative Underwood In
sentiment of his committee in favor of
a single tariff bill When the commit
tee took a recess late in the afternoon
the question had not come to vote
but the sentiment Of the caucus ap-
parently favored single bill. The
caucus adopted the ways and means
recommendation for the
rules, accounts, mileage and enrolled
bills committees. These. with the
ways and means committee above
agreed constituted the only commit
tees to be named at the outset this
session. All the other committees by
consent were left to the
Of Chairman Underwood and
his colleagues. which probably means
that none will be named until the
tariff is out of the way. r@ r~
It was explained to the caucus that
the estimated revenue from the new
bill, as computed by the ways and
means committee wol1ld be $267, 7,412,00
as compared with $3O4.591 900 under
the present law for one year. This
is exclusive of the income tax which
it is figured would bring approximately
$40, 100000.
Would Provide Time Of convenins.
Proposed constitutional amendment
to provide for the converting OF con-
gress on the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary each year was sought in n1ea-
sure introduced today by Representa-
tive Barkley Of Kentucky. q new
member.
Not Enough Room In Galleries.
While praise was heard on every
hand today for the manner In which
the history making event in congress
yesterday was handled, there is muchs
criticism Of the iradequacy of the
gallery seating arrangements in the
house. Many who had expected ad-
to the galleries to hear Presi-
dent Wilson's address were unable to
do so. Others experienced great diff
Guilty in finding places.
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall. wife of the
vice president, with three friends. was
one Of those who met this condition
when she appeared in the house cor
ridors. She was barred from the ex-
ecutive gallery because 1t was danger
ously crowded. Appealing to Repre-
Flood whose committee room
Is directly opposite the gallery door,
she remained with her party while the
made fight for place for
her. Finally he was successful, but
Mrs. Marshall's friends were forced
to remain outside.
Conditions in the diplomatic gallery
were nearly as bad. Ambassador and
Mrs. Bryce had dihiculty in obtaining
seats in the third row back, and Am
bassador and Mme- Jusserand Of
France, came near to being barred
from entering at all. One minister
and the first secretary from big
were refused admission alto
gether-