The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-03-10
Reciprocity Treaty Will Probably &c
Approved. ~
From the Saginaw Courier Heraldi

lproul tne saginaw Courier Herald1 =
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney
arrived home from Washington Sunday
and was in his Office yesterday. mo,
I'm not going west." he said, "bnt
may go south before congress conyenes
in extra session. can't tell how long
the extra session will be. The Demo.
Gratis are in control with 63 majarity
and they will do as they please in the
house. They may be satisfied with con-
sidering the Canadian reciprocity, hat
some want general tariff revision,
That will take several months and the
extra session might be prolonged until
the regular session in December. or
course, the senate is Republican,
think the reciprocity bill would haye
passed the senate If vote had been
reached. I think it will pass the senate
in the 62nd congress-, although thers
may be some amendments. sstSs
"Pr5nd of my gavel2 Well, should
think SO. Speaker Cannon used it on
the last day of the session. 1t has an
ivory head and mahogany handle. 1t is
fac simile of the one Speaker Cannon
used during his term as speaker and
the inscription Presented to Joseph
Fordney, by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker
OF the house of representatives Of ths
6lst congress, March 4, 1911" will make
it something that will always be priced.
'The last hours in the house were
stormy. The majority composed OF
regular and insurgent Republicans
the insurgents voted with us-adopsed g
a rule for the day that the rules could
be suspended by majority vote. Ths
majority can always adopt rule Theu
the rules were suspended and large
amount of very important business was
saved and this was done by Speaker
Cannon. Bills can be adopted by viva
voce VOTE He took the important bilis
that had come from the senate. with
amendments, in which the conference
committee asked concurrence, and sn-
nounced them one at time. AS soon
as the bill was announced he would say
"All those in favor vote aye; those op-
posed no. The ayes have it" No at
tention was paid to Interruptions. 4
hundred congressman might be clamor-
ing for roll call. but Speaker Cannor
paid no attention to them until every
important bill which could possibly be
reached had been declared adopted.
The bill which carried the approprit
tion for this year of 100000 for Sag
inaw river improvements was among
those adopted in this way. This makes
the total amount available for river
improvement this year about $370, 000
There is the $4,000 appropriated lsst
year, and if l remember rightly there
is about $50, 900 more previously appro.
priated and not expended. This viii
save the river improvement from whist
Democratic house mi ght have done
with it. 'Aa
II cannot tell You about the fate OF
New Mexico and Arizona for statehood
Arizona failed to gain admission, ara
sure At 11:30 Chairman Hamilton Of
the committee on territories told me the
admission of Arizona was hopeless. AZ
to New Mexico / think it shared the
same fate, but cannot be sure until !
see the Congressional Record. The last
40 minutes in the house was an uproar,
and it is possible that some action wns
taken, though 4 do not think 80.
I'm the next congress the Repubitr
cans can do nothing but talk" 5
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