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James A. Frear, "La Follette Republican" and member of the Ways and Means Committee, made public a radical tax program for the progressive bloc of the House in the next Congress. The immediate effect was to draw from two "regular" Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee (Senators Smoot and Watson) statements that any general revision of the revenue laws would be opposed...
...affairs is likely to be felt as soon as the 68th Congress assembles. The chairmanship of the Finance Committee is left vacant by the retirement of Senator McCumber. This committee handles tariff" and other financial measures; so control of it is very desirable to the La Follette bloc. Senator Smoot, who is classed as a reactionary, would, according to seniority precedent, naturally become chairman. But next to Smoot in seniority is La Follette himself. It is entirely probable that the Progressives, using the fact that they control the balance of power, may attempt to elect their leader to the post...
With the radical element holsted into Congress by the recent elections, La Follette has power behind him. By his becoming, on March 4 next, through the rule of seniority, chairman of the Inter-State Commerce Committee; by his being next in line, if Smoot resigns to take the chair of the Committee of Appropriations, to chairmanship of the Finance Committee, La Follette not only startles Congress and political leaders, but also scares them to death...
...become an established part of the work. Final plans as to organization and personnel have not yet been announced, for the school is wisely proceeding slowly in the development of the work. An amendment to the agricultural appropriations bill now pending before Congress has been offered by Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, adding $25,000 to the Forest Service appropriation for investigations in Central and South America, and if this amendment should be adopted it is entirely possible that the Yale School and the Forest Service would arrange for a certain amount of co-operation in carrying out the research...
CYCLING ASSOCIATION.- Following men be ready to ride at 4 p. m. sharp today: Wood, White, Powers, H. H. Richards, Hurt, Brinckerhoff, McKaye, Harbeck. At 5 o'clock: J. C. Smith, Wilson, Dow, O. F. Richards, Mayo. At 3: Moyer, Chace, Bowser, Wyman, H. B. Smith, Breed, Wright, Warren, Smoot...