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The Commoner.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 2J
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WASHINGTON NEWS
By a viva voce voto the senate
adopted the resolution ordering a
sweeping invent igation of conditions
proceding and during the strike of
coal minors in tho Paint creek region
in West Virginia. The resolution,
first introduced in difforent form by
Senator Kern, has been before tho
senate for a month. Under the reso
lution authority is given to look into
tho charges of peonage in West Vir
ginia, violation of tho immigration
laws, of interference with the mails
and postofllee and of violation of tho
constitution and laws of the United
States in the trial of citizens of the
United States by military tribunal.
Tho committee will examine into re
ported combinations among opera
tors in violation of tho Sherman anti
trust act and alleged discrimination
by immigration authorities at ports
of entry. The terms of tho authori
zation are so broad that the com
mittee will bo able to inquire into
anything and everything which
figured in tho troubles between the
minors and operators. The investi
gation will be the second in the his
tory of the nation to be made of the
acts of a state by a legislative branch
of tho federal government. The
strike in the Cour d'Alene mining re
gion in Idaho was investigated by a
house committee in 1900.
An Associated Press dispatch,
dated May 27, says: The house pro
gressives with their membership of
nineteen present met in caucus and
unanimously approved the committee
appointments framed by their leader,
Representative Murdock, and adopt
ed a resolution asking progressive
men and women of all parties to
join the party. It was the first time
in the history of congress that a
party had made its committee assign
ments at an open session. Repre
sentative Chandler of New York
created somewhat of a stir by stating-
that the progressives must not
be overconfident that amalgamation
with the conservative element of the
republican party was not possible in
tho future if the republicans dropped
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Address, THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska
their Penroses and their Barneses
and adopted progressive principles.
He was the only one present to urge
this view. Representative Murdock
pledged himself not to ally with the
republican party and charged that
tho republican gatherings recently
had indicated their party was cap
able only of post mortems. The pro
gressives were allowed representa
tion on all of the house committees,
except the rivers and harbors, and
agriculture, being a total of twenty
eight assignments. The more im
portant selections follow: Murdock,
Kansas, ways and means; Chandler,
New York, judiciary; Hinebaugh,
Illinois, appropriations; Kelly,
Pennsylvania, rules; Lindbergh,
Minnesota, banking and currency;
Copley, Illinois, postofflces; Temple,
Pennsylvania; foreign affairs; Wood
ruff, Michigan, good roads, and No
lan, California, labor.
The following statement was is
sued by the state department: "The
state department has authorized the
American embassy at Tokio to deny
a San Francisco telegram which ap
peared in Japanese papers to the
effect that preparations were being
made for war. The report was to the
effect that troops of artillery were
being sent to Hawaii and that the
Philippine garrison was to be in
creased. "A few artillerymen have been
sent to Hawaii in pursuance of plans
adopted before this administration
began, but no increase is known of
in the Philippine garrison. The
department regrets that any news
paper or newspaper representative
should send so misleading a telegram
from the United States."
Senator Kenyon of Iowa was
among the first callers at the White
House to commend President Wilson
for his stand against lobbyists.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of
Illinois was elected democratic floor
manager and assistant to Majority
Leader Kern by the democratic cau
cus. Senator Lewis' position is a
new one to the senate. The caucus
adopted a resolution urging all
democratic senators to remain In
Washington and went on record as
being opposed to any long trips to
Europe, such as several senators had
planned, until the tariff bill had been
disposed of. Plans were discussed
for keeping members in line and
getting them to the senate for im
portant votes. The caucus also
named a committee to confer with
a committee from the house and
members of the national cnmmif
regarding the reorganization of the
congressional committee. Senators
Gore, Chamberlain, Shively, New
lands and Thomas were named.
Immediately following President
Wilson's statement calling attention
to the existence of a powerful lobby
working against the provisions of the
tariff bill, Senator Cummins of Iowa
introduced a resolution In the senate
demanding the immediate investiga
tion by a committee of five senators
to determine the identity of all per
sons Who hfiri mnrlo affVtwfc. .
arguments or bring interest to bear
in favor of changes in the tariff
law. Senator Gallinger objected to
the resolution as "absurd." The
objection was later withdrawn, but
on demand of Senator Owen of Okla
homa tho Cummins resolution finally
went over one day without action.
I no Cummins resolution was called
up again in the senate on May 29
and passed after a sharp debate over
terms.
r Anft ftAssocated Press dispatch of
May 29th says:. The senate adopted
tonight a resolution instructing the
judiciary committee to investigite I
talned la Washington or elsewhere
to influence pending legislation, with
particular emphasis on its efforts for
or against the Underwood tariff bin
now before the finance committee
The resolution was in direct re
sponse to the statement made bv
President Wilson that an insidious
lobby, with plenty of money, was
operating against the tariff bill
President Wilson, in his talk with
newspaper correspondents today de
clared he was in sympathy with the
proposed investigation and would be
glad to furnish, the . names of the
lobbyists to whom he referred "if
public necessity required."
He added that if a. senate com
mittee were charged with the inves
tigation it would have ample power
to gain information.
Under the resolution which was
adopted as introduced by Senator
Cummins with amendments by Sena
tor Kern, the judiciary committee is
directed to report its findings within
ten days and hearings probably will
begin at once.'
The resolution as adopted directs
the committee jto' report the names
and methods of lobbyists and the
bills or items, if in the tariff bill,
they are "seeking to change."
The names of senators to whom
"representations by such persons or
any persons" were made and under
what circumstances, all persons to
testify under oath.
Whether any senator is financially
or professionally interested in thQ
production, manufacture or sale of
any article mentioned in the tariff
bill.
The interest any senator has in
any legislation pending, or has had
in any legislation during his term
of service.
The president is respectfully in
vited to "aid the committee in its
Investigation by giving to it any in
formation in his possession," rela
tive to the Investigation which he
considers proper to make public.
There was little difference of opin
ion over the needs for an investiga
tion, but a sharp colloquy arose,
when Senator Kern proposed an
amendment to that part of the reso
lution dealing with the testimony of
senators and the information to ho
obtained from the president.
The Cummins resolution, the
original measure, provided that the
committee take the statement under
oatli of all senators who have re
ceived representations during tho
present session regarding pending
legislation.
Mr. Kern's amendment authorized
the committee to "ascertain tho
character or representations made
to influence legislation by any per
sons and the names of senators to
whom they were made."
Senator Cummins proposed to ask
the president to furnish the names of
the "lobbyists to whom he referred
in the public statement issued by
him," and. "any other information
about them or their efforts to bring
about changes In the resolution now
before the senate which will promote
the general welfare."
Under th Kern amendent he 19
invited to furnish any Information
in his possession with reference to
the subject matter of the investiga
tion "which he considers proper to
make public."
Republicans, led by Senators Root
and Cummins, declared the Kern
amendment "emasculated," the
resolution and left It practically
valueless, while democrats, under
the leadership of Senators Kern and
Reed, held that the change made but
little difference In the end to be ac
complished. The Kern amendment
was adopted on a party vote, 38 to
28, and the resolution by a viva voce
vote, without any apparent dissent.
Although. th debate grew warm
at times, thgr were many exchanges
tkat brought laughter from both
side of th chamber. Just before
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