Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-08
C(MM|NS PREDICTS
A[L.YEAR SESSIONS
SENATOR SAYS WORK OF CON-
GRESs is BECOMING CON-
TlNUOUS TASK.
NO BILL CAN GET HEARING
UNLESS o. k.EO BY WILSON
Fail OF Passaee-Senator Finds FauI.
Transactins National Business
Iowa Democrats to Confer.
spee!al to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Sept. s.-Ssnator cum
Minis. who is home :or ! short visit
and rest. has had not orer four months
Of living in his own home in Des
Moines since he entered The United
States senate six years ago. With the
exception of the brief .n,erregnum at
The time OF the change Of aCministra-
tons last time congress mas now been
in continuous session for twenty
months. Senator cum-nins has been
right on the joo all the time
From this time forward ! look for
practically continuous sessions Of con
gress." said the senator yesterday.
er sessions. Tina, is result Of the
wonderfully changed situation at
Washington. But II has also come 10
ne the rule that no measure Of any
Importance can even get hearing I'M
less il is an administrator measure.
That IS going 10 result in failure 10
pass great many very n.eritorious
oils. For Instance, got thru the
senate the bill TO prevent Limitation
of liability in stock shipping contracts.
simply because they We're willing il
might go thru the senate. But when
il reached the house i was set aside
and there IS no amount Of pressure
from anywhere that can compel even
consideration Of that Dill Then there
was the third Of the antitrust bills.
the one relating 10 issue OF corporation
stock, and as 1t involved a rewriting OF
parts OF the Sherman &C, ! was able
TO prepare that in a shape that would
he effective But the administration
decided il should De dropped and Il
VIII not be considered Al al. Tina. is
the new way OF legislation.
Labor Legislation important.
The senator believes hat the por
ZION of -he Clayton biii relating 10 Ia
Dor is by far he most important part
OF that nili. Il IS what the New York
World mas called the rev ernancipa-
zion proclamation" As originally pre-
pared by the senator !, commenced
with the declaration that "the labor If
human beings IS not 4 commodity
nor an article Of commerce That
thought IS preserved IN the bill as Il
viii finally pass.
No more imporian. feature OF leg
islarion has been considered than just
this n regard 20 labor saie Senator
Cumuains. II mas oeel said that what
we We're doing was 70 protect labor
and give Il some rights denied else
where: put this is not r-ue- Rather
have We just given 70 "a bo- that stand
ing and position which is recognized by
the best decisions. Hereafter men VIII
know Just whar rights they have or
have rot. The situation has bean
cleared.
Y regard ne trade commission t.lL
which wiz be passed this week. as We
had made unanimous conference re-
port. as Z very important piece u !es-
islat!on.'
Inasmuch as he major part q r1=
bill was written directly ~ Senator
Cummins ard I; ali followed his great
report made after months Of irves-!ga
lion he is BEST atted . SPEAK Of this
bill.
II established trade commission
to secure the enforcement ~ laws 20
preTea- what We cali trusts and mo-
nopol!es and i puts into national leg
isiatior an entirely new principle
that Of den9cciacion II methods u IN
far competition. believe II VII 20
Tar toward preventing creation 81 new
moIopc,!es ard curling those that ex-
list. II me .ong run expect 10 see
ou:lt u Tor the American people, ~
and thru ,nis new commission and az
& result u putting this principle into
lsT. better code ~ BUSINESS morals
thar IKE hare ever mad. and coinse-
4uenr great Advantage TO The american
people on the Whole me legislation
o. this sl55ec. & most excellent
Democrats 20 Confer.
Chairman Reynolds. Of M 6ernocra-
&c state committee. is counting u. q
Dig demonstration in Des Goines FOR
Hamilton a the time u tse conference
. be held here next donday He has
assurances that most o: tfe candidates
Tor office on the state ticket and the
candidates for congress VIII ali be
present. The democrats have an ad-
Fantage in that not one II their candi-
dates for congress in the state is TOW
member OF congress. 50 mat all Of
them can De independent ri me orders
Of the authorities at Washington.
Neither are any Of the candidates on
the state ticket now holding office.
The conference viii be held IN the
rooms Of the state committee IN the
Observatory block and are open to al
democrats. John T. Hamilton and 9TH
ers viii! speak at the auditorium. Mr..
Hamilton. IL is stated here. viii an
nounce his position in regard 20 the
final disposal of the ground purchased
by the state for state purposes. An
other prominent speaker will De 0. p.
Myers. Of Newton, the democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor. one
OF the most eloquent of the speakers
of the party.