The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02
Washington
new CONGRESS WILL
meet EARLY IN APRIL
Taft Has Fixed the Date, After
Consulting With Leaders
of the Democrats.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Discussins the
Lorinner case in the Senate this after
noon, Senator Crawford. of South Da-
kota, exclaimed:
"God help US for this kind of poll
tics. The only way that Gods people
can rule is to take power put of the
hands of such a combination as this
Chicago crowd. These conditions are
the natural fruitase of such a coaii-
ton, composed of 'Hinky link Bath
Eouss John n their associates.
THE people at large are shocked at
such conduct, and we should not heed
the appeal to harden our hearts and
accept the situation on the plea that
they all do it.
ment of the American peopie?"h he
shouted. eve should stop. We should
take an invoice. This man is a mere
incident. Never-never, 50 !aaa as
have a voice and breatil in my body,
never will stand For a thing like this,
no agree to set the charges aside as a
passing fancy"
Washington, Feb. 27.-so probable is
1t that an extra session of ongress
will lie necessary to get action on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement that
President Taft has liked April 4 as the
date on which such a session may be
called. The date was selected after con-
sultation with Champ Clark, who will
be speaker of the neXt House, and
Representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, who will be chairman of the
ways and means COMMITTEES, who Will
AVE charge of and report the reci-
procity bill in the House.
The president had intended to on
vene the extra session at an earlier
date, but Representatives Clark and
Underwood told him they desired a
months time after the present on
gress adjourns in which to mar out
democratic plans for the next session.
Many rumors are circulated of i've
to remedy the situation, but apparent
ly they are without foundation. The
most persistent is one that Senator
Aldricll. famed for winning legislative
battles which his colleagues thought
lost, is speeding to Washington at the
urgent solicitation of President Taft to
take charge, of the situation in the
Senate. This is without foundation in
act.
The Aldrich rumor apparently vas a
distortion of a telegram which the SEN
ator sent from Jekyl island, Georgia,
where he has been for several weeks
In search of health, saying that if he
| was 1C1S Tx WoolI " " lllc SdId-
dian agreement. The telegram was to
n Of the n leaders asking that
q pair be arranged for him in favor Of
the Mccall bill if it comes to a vote
this session.
The fact that such a telegram was
received was whispered about the SEN
ate and created much surprise, as
many standpat senators had believed
Senator A1drich, like Senato Hale, OF
Maine, would oppose the reciprocity
arrangement.
After nearly five hours of debate, the
House Of Representatives shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock Saturday night voted
overwhelmingly for f%ortifying the Pan
anna canal and appropriated SO, 900, 900
for beginning the work, the total cost
of which has been estimated at $12,-
900, 900.
The action of the House practically
scttles the question of Qualifications,
for the sentiment in the Senate is said
90 be more than two to one in favor
of protecting the Isthmian waterway
by seacoast batteries.
The real test ca1ne on an amend
ment proposed by preventative Taw-
ney.-of Minnesota. chairman Of the
committee on appropriations. The
amendment provided that no part of
the money set aside for Notifications
should be used until the president had
dllGlupIeu 10 negotiate treaties with al
of tn leading maritime nations guar
anteeing the neutral and international
protection of the canal. Representative
Sherley, of Kentucky, attacked this
amendment and warned members it
had been introduced for the sole pur-
pose of defeating the appropriation.
The Tawney amendment was then
voted down by 100 to 60. A motion by
Representative Keifer, of Ohio, to
strike out all provisions for the forti-
f%ication of the canal was lost by a vote
of 1876 to 81.
Charles D. Hilles, of Dobbs Ferry,
N. Y, at present assistant secretary of
the treasury, has accepted the position
Of secretary to the president, offered
70 him by President Taft in succession
to Charles D. Norton. 1t was learned
on unquestionable authority.
Mr.. Hilles, who is on his way to
Chicago and st. Louis on business for
ESe treasury department, is to be sue
Eeeded on March l in his position in
the treasury by Robert O. Bailey, a
former newspaper man. He placed his
resignation with Secretary MacVeagt
last October, but President Taft Their
pers AIDED him to remain until the
close of the session of congress.
1t now appears that the president has
again persuaded him from leaving the
government service, where he has beer
doing splendid work in the treasury de
partment. Secretary Norton. it is un
derstood, is to enter private business
soon after March 4.
Mr.. Hilles has been one of Presiden,
Taft's closest friends and most trust.
ed advisers, not only in official. but II
political matters.
In passing the sundry civil kill, car.
rying approximately $40, 900, COO. Sat.
urday night, the House of Representa-.
tives made a new record. Never be.
fore in the memory of the capitol at.
taches has the civil sundry bill, the
biggest of all the supply bills, been pu'
through the House in two days under
the general rules and without a gag
of I'M sort being resorted to.
This is taken as another evidence tina
the House is doing all it can to avoid al
NEW YORK-Federal officers Satur
day afternoon boarded the Greek trans
Atlantic liner Animal and arrested q
members of the crew, charged will
conspiracy to violate. the United State:
immigration laws. Thos arrested in
clt,da ay-aryapa in 1l,tbority-f~on th,