The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-15
Washington
RECIPROCITY BILL
CERTAIN TO PASS
Members Of Congress Differ
However, as to Length of
Debate in Senate.

Boston. June 12.-"I am opposed
to the Root amendment of the
Canadian reciprocity treaty, but
am obliged to admit that it's adoP-
agreement made with Canada. Ny
views on tho subject arc contained
in my. speech at Chicago on
That is what President Taft
t~elegraphed the Boston Chamber Of
a telegram sent him by that body,
hconsiderable v~asueness here in
reference to you attitude regard
ing the Root amendment. We
wish you would send the chamber
an explicit statement OF you po-
sition in order that We nay sup
"Are YOU opposed to the Root
amendment"
Washington, June lat Is my per
tonal opinion that we will have a vob
,n the reciprocity bill July 16 or IL
laid Senator Smoot. of Utah. after ,
talk with President Taft at the Whit,
House today. THE bill will pass ant
congress will adjourn with all business,
sut OF the s%ayS,I h-ea.s.s=ehe..t July 81
Mr.. Smoot said the Root amendment
70 the reciprocity OH Wouiu uot iiiVdit'
q the agreement. He declared on the
other hand that the amendment wouft
perfect the pact, and that with ths
amendment attached the bill before
congress was In every detail like the
bill before h Canadian parliament.
1.-The Root amendment" said tht
Senator, may not pass. The vote viii
pc close"
Other callers at the White House
| differed from Mr.. Smoot as to the time
Of adjournment.
IF you ask me that question:" SAID
Senator Cullom. II would tell you te
ask an elevator man in the capitol"
1.-The reciprocity debate In the Sen
lte,'' said Representative Mccall, o,
Massachusetts, will be over in three
weeks or not until October"
Senator Bacon, OF Georgia, said h,
was all at sea. about adjournment. :"
ion't expect to see it before the frs
VI August" said he.
Washington. June 10.-Rcpresenta'
i've Warburton, of Washington, a new
Y elected republican insurgent, charged
congress yesterday with letting mil
ions of dollars go to waste that 4
night collect in internal revenue take
on tobacco. He attacked the pending
wool tariff revision of the democrats
laying their plea of needing reven
vas not a serious argument for keep
ng duties on wooden goods.
Mr.. Warburton said the democrat
lad been afraid to reduce the dutie
m wool any further for fear of the con
.equences at the next election If tn
vool industry was Frustrated by tn
emoval Of protection. He said tn
democrats had been compelled to adop
he republican doctrine of protectio,
IND excused themselves on the groun
If needing evenue
And in the meantime" he said eth
American people are paying six time
Is much tax to the government o
lugar as they are On 5-cent cigars
welve times as much on sugar as o
0-cent cigars; thirty times as niue
IN sugar as on 25-cent cigars. and sixt
lines as much on sugar as on 5o-een
.igars."
Washington, June 12.-Just as til
government is sitting in for the bigges
egal game it ever played, the discover
s made that it is bound to lose, an
he Southern Pacific railroad to wi
800, 900, 900 if the play goes on.
The stakes are a great area of Cal
ornia's richest oil claims. They wer
rranted to the railroad with a claus
n the grant expressly excepting a
mineral lands save those containin
ioal and iron. Most of these lanC
we're patented to the grantee more tha
lix years ago
The joker In the situation is a speci;
,tatute of limitations, slipped throug
congress in an act of March 8, 1S9
md perfected by another act Of Marc
;. 1896.
Washington. June 12.--Judge M.
Wade. of Iowa City, who is here,
convinced that President Taft's recel
,peech in Chicago for reciprocity mac
tself felt in the, Ninth Iowa distri
election, where ihe democrats we.
committed to reciprocity and the r,
ouhlicans against it.
Judge Wade says the Taft speed
Helped to cut the republican vote, al
that had more time been afforded f
t to pc-meate the district, it wou
lave been felt rauch more.