The sun., 1919-08-06
SHOE PRICE PROBE
BARRED BY GILLETT
Speaker Refuses to Recognize
Igoe and Is Denounced
by Champ Clark.
PARTIsANsHIP RAMPANT
Three Day Recesses Blocked
by Missourian in Re-
taliati0n. 3
sp.oiar Dsspntch 10 TEE SUI.

Special Despatch 10 THn sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6.--Partisan poll
tics in the House to-day again blocked
consideration of the resolution Of Rep
resentative Igoe tMo.) for Investigation
by the Federal Trade Commission OF
high shoe prices and also prevented the
House from taking three day reoesses
for the next two weeks
Speaker Gillett again blocked the Igoe
resolution by refusing to recognize Mr
Igoe. and he in turn objected to the re-
quest OF Republican Leader Mondell
(Wyo.) for the recess. Mr.. Igoe has
announced his determination to ask for
consideration of his resolution every day
until it is passed, and to object to any
plans of Republican leaders for a two
or three day recess As the result the
House probably will meet a few min
utes every day until the President sub
mits his recommendations for 7Advctng
the cost of living and then adjourn.
Former Speaker Clark to-day attacked
Mr.. Gilletts decision of Saturday in re-
fusing to recognize Mr.. Igoe as IAN put
rage" Mr.. Igoe also. on a question of
personal privilege. criticised the Speaker
for telling newspaper men that he did
not propose to allow any one member to
bulldoze the House."
The Speaker left the chair and took
his seat on the floor to answer the at
lacks. He admitted that the newspaper
statements were his sentiments, although
they probably should not have been ex-
pressed in such 'inelegant language"
He said that his refusal to recognize
should be taken as indicating that he
objected to the consideration of the
resolution even If no other member did
object.
IA proposition was made to the House
to adjourn for three days." Mr.. Gillett
said, (which 1 believed represented the
wishes Of the House. The gentleman
from Missouri, Mr.. Igoe, was the only
one not willing to take his chance and
allow the majority of the House to have
its will and then his chance on getting
consideration of the resolution. but he
insisted that before the majority of the
House should have its will he should
have his. Personally 1 do not believe
that is the attitude one man should
take. 1t was not against the resolution
that 1 objected, but simply the manner
in which the gentleman tried to enforce
against the will OF the House his per-
sonal wishes"
The Speaker had no earthly right to
object to the request after he had put 1t
once" said Champ Clark in reply. "and
1 say that the whole ruling was an out
rage"
Il never intended or attempted to
bulldoze the House into doing anything
except that ! did use my right and
privilege as a member of this House TO
secure consideration of the resolution,
which thought of some interest to the
people of the country" said Mr.. Igoe.
81 was told after 1 made the first OBJ
lection that l could not get 1t consid
cred. and after the second objection Re-
publican members told me I would never
get anything in this House. I simply
wished to present the resolution to the
House, and II any member wanted to
object to its consideration that would
end the matter. 1t seems to me It is an
unfair and unjust characterization for
the Speaker TO say that bulldozed the
House"