Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-03
DEMOCRATIC CONTESTANT FOR
+ CONGRESS PLACED At
DISADVANTAGE
CONTEST WOULD NOT az
COME UP UNTIL LATE
Next House, Which Probably Will Be
Republican, Would Not Reach Con-
test Until Near Close Of Session and
Scott Will Serve During Greater
Part of Session.
nacial To Times-RepubliCan.

Washington, feD. 81 - SoHs lesSiA'1A
Tom Steele, who seems 10 be running
ahead of his opponent, Judge Scott, IN
tho contest for representative of the
Eleventh district, may find himself IN
the peculiar position of being "a COIL
prcssman and then again not con-
gresham in the next congress should
he win out in his contest
In the event the republicans nave
majority and organize the mousse "hich
now seems likely, Steele's contest, oe-
spite the fact that il has been delerh
med in Iowa that he had a majority OF
Ethe yOtes cast, will not come up on the
floor until the closing days OF the next
session. and the result will be that ne
will be a congressman in name only.
# has been an unwritten law with
hoth parties that where contests pre-
vail. the party in power holds off de-
Gliding any controversy that might re-
sult in a diminution of its strength UNI
til the last days Of the session. ms
is confidently expected to be the course
pursued in the event of the republicans
controlling the next congress anu
Steele being successful.
II Will be a case of Scott. who now
has the state certificate of election,
serving in the next congress, but not
actually being a bona tide member
thereof OF course the republican ma
iority. anxious to have the value OF
SCOTS vote in close legislation. will
not think of advancing the hearing or
the Sioux City democrats contest ana
the result will be that after the Sixty
fifth congress, the congressman-wh
wasn't a congressman-will receive MS
salary for the full two-year term.
Precedents in congress are numerous
where this procedure has been fol-
lowed, and there is little question but
the practice will prevail in the event of
a. republican majority in the next
house.
lowans in Washington.
The sessions of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States, held
here this week, were attended by the
following Iowans: Z. T. Meredith,
who is a director of the organizations
H. III. Polk, II. c. Downing, j. W. How
ell l.. z. Stevens, r. J. Clemmons, Har-
ry s. Ray. G. D. Elyson, John D. War
field. ]. G. Black. Homer A. Miller,
George B. Peak, George A. Peak, {. o.
Herring, johnson Haines. R. H Faxon,
A. Clemmons and former Senator Lafe
Young. all of Des Moines; A. c. Oberle
of Burlington: y. NJ. Smith and L.
Hageman. Of keokuk; George Lichty,
Waterloo; A. F. Dawson. of Daven-
port: Eugene Adams and Mrs. Adams.
of Dubuque The Iowa delegation in
congress entertained the visitors at nu
merous functions during their stay,
and all We're guests at a dinner Thurs
day night in the Raleigh, at which H.
C. Downing was host.
Paper Rates Reduced.
The interstate commerce commission
has suspended from February to June
the proposed increase ranging from
. to 2Es cents on rags and scrap paper
from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo and
| other Iowa points to Rockford and Chi
cago and other Illinois points.
Green Opposes Bill.
Unfair and unjust discrimination
was charged against the administra
| ton revenue bill during the debate on
the measure in the house by Congress
man Green, Of the Ninth Iowa district
Asserting that the bill discriminates
against partnerships in favor of ndi-
viduais and against going concerns
that are compelled to borrow money to
run their business, Congressman Green
said the measure taxes man because
he is poor and exempts those who are
rich.
| He said the sole owner Of a business
| is relieved Of taxation. while the firm
across the street is assessed because it
| is partnership. The same objection
was raised against the bill, which
mulcts a corporation operating a bank,
whereas the private or individual
banker using the same capital and
reaping the same profits is permitted
to go scot free.