The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-09
SPECIAL SESSION IS
| CALLED BY PRESIDENT
failure to Act on the Canadian
Reciprocity Pact Is Given
as Reason.

Washington, March 6.-President
'aft's proclamation calling an extra
ession Of congress. issued this after
loon, Is as follows:
Whereas, BY the special message
ated January 26, 1911, there was trans
uitted to the Senate and House OF
representatives an agreement between
he department of state and the Ca
adian government in regard to recip-
ocal tariff legislation, together with
n earnest recommendation that the
Iecessary legislation be promptly
,dopted.
And, Whereas, bill to carry into
fleet said agreement has passed the
House of Representatives, but has
allied to reach vote in the Senate;
And, Whereas, the agreement stipu.
ytes not only the president Of the
United States will communicate to
congress the conclusions now reached
md recommends the adoption of such
ygislation as may be necessary on the
part Of the United States to give eff
ect to the proposed agreement, but
.lso that the governments Of the two
Countries will use their utmost efforts
% bring about such changes by con-
Mrrent legislation at Washington and
Vt Ottawa.
Nov. therefore, +. William Howard
taft, president of the United States of
n me by the constitution, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an extraor-
linary occasion requires the converting
" both houses of the congress Of the
United States at their respective cham
,ers In the city Of Washington, on the
nh Of April, 1911, at IL o'clock noon, to
lhe end that they may consider and
determine whether the congress shall
w the necessary legislation, make
operative the agreement.
"All persons entitled to act as mem.
sers Of the Sixty-second congress are
iequired to take notice Of this proc
amation.
"Given under my hand and the sea
" the United States at Washington
he 4th day Of March, in the year o.
Sur Lord, 1911, and Of the independence
william H. Taft.
"By the president
Up. c. Knox, secretary Of state"
-
Washington, March 4.-There is AM
las been no use Of improper influence
ither for or against ship subsidy leg
station. So says the special commit
zee Of the House Of Representatives II
is report Of the investigation 70
which 1t was appointed year age
The report was presented to the Hous
! :oday by the chairman, j. Van Vechtel
| Olcott, of New York. Charges made fl
| this connection that reflects upol
MEMBERS Of congress are, the repor
says. wholly false.
The committee feels 1t. "its duty t
| INFORM the House that there hav
been widespread throughout the coun
tot 70
-uption on the part Of members o
congress existed for ship subsidy o
against ship subsidy and that the par
| les who made them, after being thor
,ughly questioned, have admitted tina
| hey had no information upon whic
| o base such statements or publication
,ut relied upon surmise. suspicion an
| rumor."
| The committee consisted Of Chair
nan Olcott and Messrs. Longworth, O
| ohio; Hawley, Of Oregon; Correct, @
Tennessee, and Humphreys, Of Missis
,ippi.
| Washington, March 4.-Senator VIII
| lam Warner, Of Missouri, whose teri
expired at noon, was appointed by tn
| president today to be a civilian mem
| ratification, vice Thomas j. Hendricks
| deceased. The Senate at once con
armed the nomination.
This position was the one sought
| Representative John A. T. Hull, {
| iowa, who was defeated for renomina
| ion, and who also went out Of publ
life at noon today.
Loriner Cuts II Out.
Just before the reading clerk reache
the item in the bill Senator Lorime
| arose.
"The next item in the BILL" he sait
provides for my reimbursement In dc
Tending my right to seat in th
, chamber. The expenses were heavy. {
course, and were incurred unjustl,
But 1 feel I cannot permit this iter
20 be passed upon by the Senate an
therefore 1 ask that this item, whic
Is an amendment to the House bill, b
not agreed to-"
Senators Culberson and Overma
we're on their feet In an instant. The
are members Of the appropriation CON
nittee and each said he knew nothin
,e the appropriation.
In response to the democrats, WI
demanded to know how the item q
INTO the bill. Chairman Hale said
Mad been put in In the usual wa
following the Gust, Of reimbursir
senators and members in conteste
elections. The same custom, he sal
was followed in allowances to widow
Of senator's and members.
1.-THE whole trouble is" said Senate
Hale, "that somebody is disappointe
at the course the senator from 1llino
has pursued. l think he has acte
wisely in not accepting this money. r
acted wisely all through. his case al
In manner that has won nj
friends"
Senators Borah and Clarke, of A
kansas, demanded to know upon wh'
Facts the committee had based the pr
posed reimbursement.
Senator Hale said the matter was o
fered in committee and put into u
bill. but If senator's have not COM
dence in their committee, the commi
tee Is perfectly willing to accept the
.ensure," he said.
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