The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-03
TEST UNDERWOOD
HOUSE CONTROL
Leader Wants Democratic Cau-
Gus to Bind Itself TO Fol-
low Him Absolutely.
MERGER PLAN is DISAppROVED
Attorney General McReynoids Does
Not Favor Latest Plan for the Dis
solution of the Southern Pa
elfie Combine.

Washington, D. c., June Ma
jority Leader Underwood's control OF
the House will be put to a test to-
day in the Democratic caucus. ac-
cording to House Democrats. They
declared that while Underwood was
able to apply the "gag" when the
tariff bill was being put through. it
was not at all certain he would be
able to do so this time. Underwood
caucus pass a resolution binding all
Democratic members to refrain from
enacting any legislation during the
present session except brief presen-
tation which Underwood will specify.
The Underwood resolution if adopt
ed, it was said, would be lid on all
activities of the House for the re-
mainder of the session except, COM
mittee work. and woqld put even a
strong damper on that. The resolu-
ton will set forth that there be no
legislation except the final enactment
of the tariff bill into law, passage Of
a banking and currency bill, the pas
sage of a deficiency appropriation
bill. estimates for which will be sub
mitted to congress at an early date.
What Resolution Provides.
The resolution will provide that no
committee other than the three COM
mittees acting on these measures
shall have the power to report a bill
to the House, and also will provide
for suspension Of the House rule
which regulates motions to discharge
committees and is designed to drag
out of committee legislation to which
the committee has applied the
"'chloroform" process.
II the Underwood resolution is
adopted all kinds of private bills in
which many new members are inter
ested will be barred from considera-
ton and the members can either stay
at the capitol and await develop
ments, or they can go home. 1t was
stated that the resolution will prob
ably be adopted.
Disapproves Merger Plan.
Attorney General McReynolds ex-
pressed his disapproval of the latest
plan for the dissolution of the South
.ern Union Pacific merger. He de-
sclared that in the near future he will
file a suit to compel the Southern Pa
cific Railroad to give up the control
OF the Central Pacific Railroad. This
ownership, he holds, is IN direct viola
ton of law.
Citrus Fruit Changes Few.
Few changes will be made in tariff
schedule affecting citrus fruits, and
none of these will be material. ac-
fcording to Senator Shively, of In
diana, member of the subcommittee
finance committee, which has this
subject in charge.
Since public hearings have been
closed the committee has given little
time to questions of tariff on citrus
fruits" said Senator Shively. "and
has not completed recommendations
I will make. We want to change it
little, but these changes are not ma
terial."
President Plays Golf.
President Wilson played his first
game of golf In several months. He
went to the Washington Suburban
Country club, across the Potomac in
Virginia, with DR.. Cary IT. Glayson,
q. s. N, his physician. With the ex-
ception of long walks, it was the
first real outdoor exercise that the
president has taken since he came
to the white house. He had not
played golf since last September at
Seagirt N J.
A subcommittee composed of Sen
ators Pitmann, Chamberlain and
Jones was appointed by the commit
tee on territories to draft new bill
for the construction of railroads in
Alaska by the federal government.