Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-21
win Oppose Reciprocity
Experiment to The Last.
Senator Frye Also Against the
Measure in Final Battle.
Trying 10 Save Maine From the
Medicine Il Voted For.

ciaD. The Maine members of the
House are rounding out their present
terms in the Glst Congress. Before
many days that Congress will have
passed into history and they will be
speeding back TO their homes. II has
been n short session bat busy one
for all of them and. on the whole. n
pretty satisfactory session.
The big matter of satisfaction 10
them Is the successful outcome of the
long and tedious appOrtionment con-
test. The Cruinpacker- Burleigh bill.
giving the House 432 members during
the next ten years. of which number
Maine will have four. is not yet law
but il is as good as that. The ordeal
came in the cons Iteration Of the meas
ure in the House. 1t has been pre-
scented to the Senate and referred To
the Census Committee OF which Sen
ator LaFollette. Of Wisconsin, is chair
man and Senator Hale. of Maine. the
ranking Republican member.
Coy. BurleiglI. after his efforts in
behalf of that bill. is naturally keep
ing an eye upon it in the Senate but
he feels that there is not the slightest
doubt It will be faVorably reported
within few days and promptly dis
posed of by the Senate. There is no
question that the Senate will accept
the measure as thu House enacted it
and that some time next week it win
60 up TO the Wilt House offices and
receive the Presidents signature
Indeed il would be unprecedented in
all the history OF the government If
the Senate should not accept the bill.
the House enac led il. Congressional
etiquette prescrihes that the House
shall decide for itself how large its
membership shall be Gov Burleigf
has received many congratulations
from both Democrats and Republicans
for the success he had in organizing
the apportionment campaign. He re-
tires from Congress with record that
probably no other member Of the
House ever had-that OF having or
ganiZed two successful apportionment
campaigns IN behalf OF his home
state. He bore the brunt Of the fight
in 1900, when il was also question
whether the states representation in
the National House should remain at
four members or reduced to three. He
mad the earnest cooperation of his
colleagues in both the contests. which
contributed materially to the success
ful outcome.
Names senior Senator is rounding
out his last DAYS in the public service
with heavy battling. The Senate never
took moro notice of his opposition than
il is taking now. Almost single
handed, as far as open warfare is con-
cerned. he is dealing heavy blows
against the Canadian Reciprocity. He
is making his stand for the farming
population, whose protection from
canadian competition would be re-
moved if tho Mccall bill, embodying
The Presidents Canadian reciprocity
agreement. should be enacted into law.
Senator Hale's grim and unyieldipg
opposition is all tho more attractive
because it has been directed from his
sick bed and also because. when il
was no longer feasible to defer con-
sideration OF the Mccall bill in the
Finance Committee, Of which Senator
Hale is n member. he loft his sick bed
to continue the fisht at the Capitol.
THESE opposition duties arc all the
more oncrous to him. because. in any
cvcrt his last days as n Senator must
he crowded with Il deal of other work.
The time for getting the appropriation
bills ready is now at hand
The new apportionment bill, which
the House has just passed giving
Maine four members of Congress for
the next ten years. is pending in the
Senate Census Committee. 1t would
have been taken up there before this
but Senator Hale sent request that
the meeting be deferred till he was
able to get out. This has been grant
ed. Mr.. Hale wished to be present &c
safeguard Names interest in the
measure. which, Of course. is very
great. He has to do the heft of the
work in revising the Naval Approprla-
ton bill after ii gets out of the House
and also the heft of the work in re.
yising the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. These arc two of the most I'M
portant of the appropriation bills.
Senator Hale probably hardly ex-
poets to prevent favorable report or
the Canadian Reciprocity bill. Tha
is too much to expect with the m
fiuence of the administration BEARING
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