The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
IT GOES THROUGH, uNAMENpED.
~ OVERWHELMING VOTE
OF 265 TO SO.
BERGER VOTES FOR IT
Supported BY Democratic Majority
With Exception Of Ten Votes
Republicans Against It,
in the Main.

Washington, D. G. - President
Taft's Canadian reciprocity agree
ment. supported by all but a handful
of Democrats and opposed by ma.
jority of the Republicans, passed the
house of representatives by vote of
265 to 80.
The bill seeks to put into effect the
formal agreement reached between
President Taft and members of the
Canadian cabinet for a reduction of
tariff rates on many articles and free
trade in many others, across the Cana
dian border. Added to it by the Demo-
cratic leaders Is a section which "au-
thorizes and requests" President Taft
to make further efforts to secure still
freer trade relations with Canada in
the form of additional reciprocal rela-
tions.
Ten Democrats voted against the
bill on it's passage, while 1877 Demo
Gratis voted for it. AS in the case when
the bill passed at the preceding ses-
sion of congress, a majority of the Re-
publicans were found against it, the
party being 81 for and 7S opposed.
Representative Berger of Wisconsin,
the Socialist member, voted for it, and
Representative Akin of New York,
who ranks as an independent, voted
against it.
Among the negative vote were:
Republicans-An erson, Mimi,
Burke, S. D., Cannon, ILL.,, Davis, Mimi,
Esch, Wis, French, Idaho, Good, Iowa,
Hanna, N. D., Haugen, Iowa, Hell
gesen, N. D., Kendall, Iowa, Kennedy,
Iowa, Kopp, Wis.,. Lenroot, Wis; Lind
bergh, Mimi, Nelson, Wis, Norris,
Neb., Pickett, Iowa, Pray, Mont,
Prouty. Iowa, STEVENSON, MIMI,
Towner, Iowa, Volstead, Mimi, Woods,
Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures. MINI.
The Republicans, who tainted them
with opposing free admission of these
important products, were met with the
assertion that the Democrats would
lay the new farmers free list bill''
before the house next week and that
an opportunity would then be given to
vote for free meat, machinery, lumber
and score of other things. This de-
tense was met by Republican stand
patters with the charge that the Dem.
ocrats knew the free list bill could not
pass the senate nor secure the presi-
dents approval.
Attempts to put fresh and canned
meats on the free list section of the
reciprocity bill were made by Repre-
sentatives Martin of South Dakota,
Foster of Vermont, Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin and Norris of Nebraska. Repre-.
sentative Lenroot finally proposed the
whole Democratic free list bill as an
amendment, and although Representa-
tive Sherley of Kentucky. who was
presiding, ruled that it was in order,
the Democrats stoically voted against
it.
81 challenge the statement that we
are going to pass the free list bill later
on with the expectation that it will
not become law" said Democratic
Leader Underwood in reply to state
ments from Republican opponents of
the reciprocity bill.
THE free list will become law. or
the Republican senate that kills it or
the Republican president that vetoes
it never will be heard from again"
Split in Senate Majority.
The break has come between the
regulars and the insurgent Republi-
cans of the senate. The insurgent
band OF - asked too much of the regu-
lar majority and received a rundown.
The Republican majority voted that
the suggestion of the insurgents, as it
was made in the resolution offered in
the committee on committees of the
Republican majority, that there should
be what amounted practically to two
committees to decide the question of
the organization of the Republican
end of the senate committee, could not
be tolerated.
The Republican caucus decided up
on committee to frame the various
committees of the senate and the in
surgents were given representation
thereon. They demanded in a reso.
luton oifered by Mr.. La Toilette,
that not only should the insurgents
have their full share of the committee
assignments, but they should be per.
mitted to dictate what members of
their faction should be named on the
different committees.
The regular Republicans rejected
eais idea by solid vote.
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