East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

getting wind of the Underwood Clark
Bell situation, felt free to play his
hand ostensibly for the eastern wine
producers and then refuse to make
the conference fight.
And now Pell will be promoted for
the goyernorship. After this years
wine has been pressed, some compro-
mise tax measure will be framed and
passed by the democratic majority
Representatives Bell. stephens and
Nolan of California, Lafferty OF Ore
gon and Falconer of Washington, pro-
gressiyes, with Kent OF. California, in
! dependent voted for the currency
bill on its final passage in the house
Representative Bryan of Washington
would have supported it had he been
in the city. From the outset Of the
discussion the progressives agreed
with President Wilson that the con-
tro Of the currency should be taken
back by the government from the New
York bankers. That issue, and not
the details of the bill. decided their
attitude when the roll was called.
So firm is the belief or Represen-
tative Curry of Sacramento that the
democrats will take up any good idea
and enact II into law that he now
looks for favorable report upon his
proposed constitutional amendment
grantig the president the right to veto
individual items in general appro-
priation bill. Recently he was given
hearing on his plan before house
subcommittee. The democrats APP
peared well impressed.
Now that Senator Chamberlain has
made hs Alaskan railroad bill the un-
finished business OF the senate for De-
cember s, Pacific coast members are
studying the probable advantage theii
respective states can gain from tht
opening OF the territory Most of them
will vote for the bill in the expecta'
ton OF getting coal from Alaska to the
coast states cheaply enough to pro-
mote manufacturing.
In all probability some of the pro-
gressives will support Senator Poin
+ cexter's Alaska bill as a substitute fol
the Chamberlain measure. Poidexte
( provides not merely for a government
owned railway but for public owner
. ship and operation of all public utili
D ties in Alaska. He proposes that th'
e coal be mined by the government an
e shipped in government vessels t
Washington, oregon and California t
be sold in the open market. Carry
ing the progressive slogan of ''socia
Justice" into definite terms, he pre-
scribes in this bill that all employe
. in these enterprises shall be givel
the highest standard Of working con
ditions, hours and wages, with tn
further reward of profit-sharin
scheme
The fight over Poindexter's substi
tute will be warm. 1t is expected t
split the democratic forces. 1t wi
perhaps lead TO the adoption of
compromise plan which shall at leas
give the coast states government
operated steamship line to Alaska,
connect with the federal railroad.
q" II the suffragists in Washingto
are not militant in the Pankhur'
- manner, nevertheless they keep
~ large part of the United States anx
Gus In this patriotic course they ha
~ the assistance Of Senator Jones II
other day.
'e Jones was a member of the sui
y committee which found the poli'
mot guilty OF allowing the nations
suffrage parade of March 3 to
70 broken up by hoodlums. Now he Is {
record with the first demand fro
the minority side that the democra
20 bring to a vote the resolution propo
ing a federal constitutional amend
e. ment giving women the ballot.
y, only half dozen senator's wei
- present when Jones challenged Asl
=" urst on the question. Ashurst prom
ised to bring the resolution up as SOC
= as a quorum of the senate should
Iresent. That means that the dem
!. Gratis will have to fan back aga
: within a few days upon the person
: objection Of southern senator's to col
= sideration of the suffrage, If they a
- to stave off general debate.
= Senator Poindexter. Senator Work
: Senator Lane and Senator Chambe
: lain will take part in the contest
get the resolution before the upp
= house for rollcall.
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