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TIIE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN. rOKIXAND. JANUARY 21, 1912. V SENATE MAY TORN TABLES ON HOUSE Underwood Threat Against Pension Bill Shows Purely Political Aim. CHOICE MAY BE REFUSED Democratic Sop to "Old Soldier" Tote Xerer Intended to Result to Substantial Adrsntag Bluff to Be "Called." OREOOKlaJi NEW8 BTJREAU. Wash Insrton. Jan. 20. Reprassntatlra Cndar. wood, of Alabama. Democratic leader In the Houee. started someUilnc when ha Issued his ultimatum to the effect that there would be no rlrer and har bor bill and no public building bill this session If the dollar-a-day pension bill, passed by the House before the holi days, becomes a law. Tor It Is to be presumed that the Democratic leader would hare taken no such stand unless h felt confident ths Houso would back htm. Therefore Conaress. and particularly the Senate. Is placed In a position where It must choose between the pen sion bill on the one hand and rlrer and harbor and public building; bills on the other. For If the House 1 ready to back up Leader Underwood, the Senate must make a choice. ew PrJeta Threateae. Underwood, in his ultimatum, ex pressed a wllllna-ness that Congress should proTide for those projects now under thetontinulnir contract system, but there are few such projects and they are cared for not In a rlrer and K.rh hill hut In the sundry clrll bllL Congress Is really obligated to make I h.- nnroAriAtloni. for und.r author ity granted by the last Congress, much work has been undertaken on these projects which must be paid out of ap propriations to be made this session. Otherwise the Ooremment would be left In the position of Ignoring Its debts, contracted by specinc authority of Con gress. The significance of Mr. Underwood s threat lies In the fact that he would cut off all appropriations for new projects and also all appropriations for projects that are under course of con struction, but which hara depended upon annual appropriations by Con gress to keep work f olng. The great bulk of rlrer and harbor work comes under this class! ncatlon and all this work would hare to bo suspended for a year or II months If there should be no rlrer and harbor bill this session. Delays Add te Ceat. Experience hss demonstrated that cessation of work In this manner adds enormously to the ultimate cost of 1m prorements. due to deterioration, etc, but thla fact la ignored by Mr. Under wood, who asserts that he Is trying to ward off a defllelt In the Treasury. The country can get along- without a public building bill better than It can without a rlrer and harbor bill, but eren the refusal to paaa a building bill would prore a detriment to many cities, where adequate Quarters for postofflces. customs-houses, eta, are sorely needed. True, these cities bare managed to get along In the past and they would be compelled to get along for another year If the pobllo building bill la killed, but It would prore a hardship to many large cities and would prore a great disappointment to Innumerable smaller cities and towns which hare been counting on pubUe buildings In the near future- For it Is a well recog nised fact that Congress no longer pessis pobllo building bills In behalf of tadlrldnal cities. A great number are grouped together nnder what is known as the omnibus publlo building bill and all stand or fall together. The Senate does pass Indlrldual bills, but the Hons aerer. P estate llartaa FoMtlea. At the time the Democ ratio House passed the Sherwood pension bill It waa suspected that there was some -ntge;er la the woodpile." Democrats In ths House hara heretofore been strong ly opposed to a dollar-a-day pension and their suddsn conversion to ths cause aroused natural comment. It wss not difficult to figure out thst the Democrats, bettering 111 to be -their I year." decided tt wonw do rooa pon tics to throw some sop to the old sol dier rote by passing the Sherwood bill through the House. The Republican House. In Cannon days, had refused to pass this measure. It now appears that the Democrats, having put the dollar-a-day bill through the House, which they control, are seeking to put the Republican Senate in a hole by forcing It to kill off this Democrstlo pension bill or else pass the pension bill snd go without appropriations for rirers and harbora. Chairman Underwood well knows the general demand for rlrer and harbor appropriations and in the campaign year he recognised the desire of every member of the House and erery Sen ator for public building appropriations. He also Is aware that a great many Senators and Representatives are not keenly Interested In pension legislation. Therefore be executed a distinctively clerer "coup" when he put It up to ths Senate to choose between rlrer and har bor and public building appropriations or Increased pensions. Old Hoidle-r Vee Keeded. There nre some Senators who prefer a pension bit to the appropriation bills; most of them prefer rlrer and harbor and public building legislation. But it remains lo bo seen how they will ex press their preference publicly. The old soldier rots is still a btg factor In American politics and both parties want It this year. If they can get It- The Democrats need It to csrry such states ss Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and soma states In New England. It would also be worth much to them In New York. By the same token, the Republicans need the soldier vote if they are to carry these same states. Temporarily, then. It would seem that Underwood has "put the Senate In a hole." But there le a way an unuaual way. it Is true by which the Senate can reverse the order of things. The Sen ate, of Its own Initiative, can frame and pass a rlrer and harbor bill snd an omnibus public building bill and put these two measurea up to ths Demo cratic House. Then the Democrats of that body would hare to decide whether they would be willing to reject rlrer snd harbor and public building appro priations merely because the Senate nvsy deem It wise to psss a pension bill which prertouslr received the stamp of approral of this same House. There are few Democrats In the House who would personally benefit through ths passage of the dollar-a-day pension bill: thst measure was passed tomaks Democratic rotes In Republican and doubtful states. Most erery Democratic member, how rer. is tntereeted In rlrer snd hsrbor as subUe building approprlaUons; his Savings Accounts $1.00 will start an ac count; interest 4. These deposits are well protected, as every loan made from them is well secured for the most part by well im proved properties worth three times the amount of loan, and more. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY CAPITAL $150,000. W. H. Tear.. President Willard Caw.... Vice-President O. 0. Bortzmeyer Cashier Walter H. Brown. .Asst. Cashier Open Saturday Evenings, 6 to 8 uents are clamoring; for them. district wants them and his constlt- Sestate Can Tara Tafcls And the House, baring; already passed the pension bill cannot publicly go back on It. or admit having; passed it with the expectation that It would be killed by the Senate or by ths Presi dent. It Is the almost invariable rule that rlrer and harbor and publlo building bills shall originate In ths House. though thors Is no constitutional re quirement to that, effect. Taking; ad vantage of this fact, the Senate can, and undoubtedly will, call Mr. Under wood's bluff and fores through rlrer and harbor and public building bills, or else make the Democratic House take the responsibility for their de feat. National politics, truly. Is a great game as played In Congress. LEGALITY OF TAX IS ISSUE Residents North of Lebanon Want Justice of Road Lcry Decided. ALB ANT. Or, Jan. 10. (Special.) Eighteen taxpayers of Road District No. It, lying Just north of Lebanon, filed" a suit In the State Circuit Court hero last erenlng to enjoin County Clerk Marks from extending; a special road tax of fire mills roted In that district for ex tension on ths 111 tax roll of IJnn County. It Is alleged in the complaint that ths meeting; at whloh this tax was roted was not held or conducted cording; to the requirements of law. No Injunction waa Issued to prevent the extension of ths tax but a atlpula tlon waa mads and filed whereby the Clerk may extend the tax and the Sher- Our Clearance Sale Ends January 31st-Until Then Every Piece of Furniture Is Sharply Reduced in Price iitii Clearance .Dinin S ale of Furniture J.O.mack . ca Our stock of Dining Furniture is well known for its s ze and variety, its style, beauty of design and finish. For the dining room we carry well-made and attractive low-priced "furniture; handsome and exclu sive and medium-priced furniture, and by far the largest and best line of fine furniture ever shown in Portland. Our prices, always strictly competitive, are cut during January to far below the normal. We be lieve, in all sincerity, that we are now offering better values in the kind of dining furniture you will be proud to own than you can possibly se cure, either here or elsewhere, at any other time. Buy it now, at least see it now, n you care at an aooui suvmg muuey. or Fine Dining Furniture ' Here are several really fine dining suites suites that sell regularly for from $1000 to $2500." January prices allow notable savings on every suite. Jacobean Period Finest type of oak furniture; made by Cowan. Jacobean Period In solid Circassian walnut; by Cowan. Flemish Renaissance In oak, massive and highly carved ; by Berkey & Gay. 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Patterns are suitable for the liv- ing-room, dining-room and bedroom. All are in stock in 9x12, and several pat terns are also shown in other sizes, rang ing from 4.6x7.6 to 11.3x15. The 9x12 rugs sell regularly at $31.50 and $33.00. Now and until January 31st, $26.50 Large-Sized Rugs Reduced To close out our stock of large rugs we offer them during January at a 20 per cent .reduction. Axminsters, Body Brus sels and Wiltons included; in several qualities. All our newest patterns. Sizes 10.6x12, 10.6x13.6, 11.3x12, 11.3x14.6, 11.3x15, etc., etc. Fifth and Stark ) J. G. MACK & CO. Fifth and Stark SCANDAL HUNT ON Iff collect It snd the money will ba held J 6(13171 S Committee lO H13.KQ ploded scandal and voiced his opposi tion permitted to testify? In any event, they should have laid before the com mittee and this House and the country ths testimony exposing; these men who were making; a business of assassinat ing the character of men In public life." Representative Miller, of Minnesota, objected to this committee going Into I hl tt to Investigate another ex- br ths County Treasurer without dls bursement until the final disposition of this suit. If ths plaintiffs win. ths money collected on this tax will be re funded to ths respective taxpayers, but If ths lss;allty of ths levy la upheld ths money will then he expended on the roads of ths district. Ths tax voted In District IS Is the hlfhsst special road tax voted In Linn County for collection thla year and Is ths only special road tax nlchsr than tares mills. Tour Despite Profest. PAST RECORD IS SCORED Will Ism Rett File Declaration. 8ALEM. Or.. Jan. 10 Bpeclsi) William Reld, Republican of Portland, has filed his declaration of Intention ts become a candidate for nomination Circuit Judge In the fourth judicial district In department No. 4. "Just de ctslons. speedy trials, equality of all before tbe law" ia bis slojran. W. A. BelL of The Dalles, also filed his de claration as a candidate for nomina tion for Dlstrlot Attorney In ths Seventh Judicial district. Including- ths counties of Crook. Wasco and Hood Rlvsr. Representative Humphrey, of 'Wash ing-ton, Points Out Failure of Same Committee in Control ler Bay Inquiry. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 20. Ths House ox Repre sentatives has riven permission to Hepresentatlva Graham to take his com- , gentleman says there tlon, saying: Miller Is Castle. "I was a little surprised when Mr. Graham frankly admitted to this House that the only purpose in securing the passage of this resolution was to go on a piratical cruise throughout the United States looking ud Indian affairs. If his oblect Is as clearly defined In re sDect to all the Instances cited as he has lust Indicated It to be In refer ence to the White Earth Indians. I think we ought to pass this resolution, enlarge Its powers, give the commu tes an unlimited supply of cash, and let them proceed.- in order that the oountry may have presented to it the supreme demonstration of how a com mittee without knowledge of or Infor mation about the work it Is about to do can perform a stupendous blunder under the guise of promoting public welfare. "I want to say this emphatically and squarely. Mr. Speaker, that when the la anything; to charge stirred up things generally and determined to enlarge the operations of the committee. "As a result of these operations they indicted quite a number of Individuals out there, and their trial was recently had. The Information presented to the committee that desires to go out and make this investigation all came from the one man who secured the Indict ments and has endeavored to procure the convictions. Those cases were on "Who Should Go to College, and Why?" were prompted by extensive statis tical researches made into the records of the men who have graduated from the University of Oregon in 20 different classes. Listing those of the graduates who have won acknowledged success in the professions, thorough scrutiny was made of their records while In college and the interesting fact was revealed that. In a great majority of cases, those trial for six weeks. Involving all the I who won marked success in later lire questions that the gentleman desires to stood high In scholarship while In at Investigate In reference to the White tendance at the university. investigate In reference to the White Earth Reservation. "After they had subpenaed 175 In dians and had them testify for six Professor Schafer concluded from these facts that the men who are winning their way in the learned pro AOTItFR YAMHILL . COCJITr PIONEER PASSES AWAY. w t T 4 ; .x c - in -fa-;.'. i Sm Jsfca It. rscus. M MIN.WTLLE. Or, Jsn. 10 (Special.) The funeral of John R. Forrest, who died Monday, marks ths passing of another of ths Tamhlll County pioneers. Mr. Forrest was bora In Piatt County, Missouri, January It. 1(11. and came with his parents to Oregon In 194S. over tbe old Oregon Trail. His father. John M. Forrest, waa captain of the train in crossing the plains. Ths family went to California and re ' malned two yaars. returning to Tamhlll County In lltt and set tling on a farm near Dayton. Mr. Forrest was married Octo ber C 1IT. to Miss Julia M. Hut ton, a daughter of Dr. Hutton. a pioneer physician of Oregon. The couple mads their home at Wheatland, and resided there continuously for ths past 4S years. Hs Is survived by his wife and three children. namely: ' Mrs. E- V. Uttlefleld. of Port land: Mrs. W. A. Bowersox. of Albany, and Dr. Merls Forrest, of Wheatland. mlttes all over ths West In search of Indian and publlo land scandal. This Is the same Mr. Oraham and the same committee that undertook to Investi gate the so-called Controller Bay scan dal in Alaska. The Republican members of the House tried to prevent this committee from going Into action again, but the Democrata outvoted them. Before ths vote waa taken several Republicans frankly sxpressed their opinion of Mr. Graham and his work among them. Mr. Humphrey, of Washington, who said: Oosssslttss's Reeord Showa. "Mr. Speaker, one reason why I am oppoaed to thla resolution Is because It la tbe ssme committee thst had under Investigation the Controller Bay mat ter. They had the witnesses before them In regard to the Dlck-to-Dlok letter, that reflected on ths character f a President of the United States, and the chairman of this House that those witnesses should be called upon te testify: that It was not true that thsy wsre going to abandon ths Investigation. "And yet not one aof these witnesses has been permitted to testify. That Investigation has been abandoned. Not single meeting has been held sines that time to Investigate the question and the only excuse they can give is that they employed one Brandels. and hs tell them that It Is no use to look Into the matter any further. Accord ing to the confession of that committee they have no many upon the committee that Is oompstent to examine witnesses er form a Judgment; they employed Mr. Brandels and took his Judgment. Why not let Brandels pass Judgment on the question In the first place and save the expense of making the Inves- . tlgationT Little Coe'deaee Rzpressed. "Now. Mr. Speaker, the reason that X am opposed to the further power be ing given to this committee Is that. In clew of their aotlon on the Controller Bay matter, under the statements made by the chairman of the committee oa the floor of this House, I do not be lieve any member of thla House would have any confidence In any report that ,rae from that committee. "They said that ths reason they abandoned that Investigation was be couse they discovered that ths Secre tary of the Interior nad changed his Dosltlon. The reason why they aban doned it was because the testimony of ths wltneses waa not what they want ed. That Is tbe reason they did not permit them to testify. Does any man In the House believe that If the testl monv In regard to the DIck-to-Dlck letter had shown what the majority of the members of the eommltee wished that these wltsessss would not nave Investigate In reference to the White Earth Indians, other than this so-called Clspp amendment, he betrays an ignor ance of conditions existing up there that Is colossal. If it Is not positively pi table. Witnesses Alleged Iaeompetent. "The committee of which the gentle roan is chairman started an Investiga tion of thla same matter last Summer and -brought hither a few witnesses, who, when they, came to testify, showed that they came absolutely without pur pose and disproved that which they were brought here to prove. "Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, there was a great deal said at the time about cer tain frauds having been committed upon the White Earth Reservation that needed Investigation by this commit tee. It is true there were some frauds perpetrated as an outgrowth of this so-called Clapp amendment, but they were such as arise In the admlnlstra-' tlon of any Indian law In any part of the country. 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