Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-21
ORATORY PREVENTS ANY WORK
Good Roads Bills, Special Order in
House, Postponed.
ALBERT OPPOSES RECIPROCITY
Democratic Senator Kicks Over Traces
on Canadian Agreement,
PRESENTS A NEW RESOLUTION
Would Have Ratification Deferred
UntiI Revision OF Tariff Is Under
taken Wants Duty on Manu-
factures Lowered.

From a staff CorrespondentD
LINCOLN Neb. March 2O-(specal)--
The overwhelming presence Of statuesque
and distinguished democracy in the persons
OF Champ Clark. Senator owen. Senator
Kern, Governor Shsfroth, w. J. Bryan and
others was altogether too much for the
Nebraska legislators today and after a
feeble effort in each house to attend to
business they gave It up and adjourned
for the day. Every sort of democrDcy-mil-
liant, rampant and reactlonary--was rep-
resented all day in the crowds around the
state house and the air was so contagiously
infected with the spirit OF oratory that
no real work was possible,
The house had set as a special order the
five good roads bills, which were drawn
up by the joint committee on highway leg
islation The first one OF these H. r. 6H
came up for discussion, Micl<issick moved
70 indefinitely postpone IT, and while that
question was being debated the house took
a recess to hear tie addresses delivered by
Champ Clark, John W. Kern, Robert owen
and Governor John shafroth of Colorado
The senate passed one bill S. f. Sl3, in
troduced by Brown of Lancaster and pro-
viding for the filing OF articles Of incor-
poration by building and loan associations
as is done by other corporations A number
Of bills were reported out for the general
file by the committees and the following
were indefinitely postponed:
s. f. 917, by Reagan providing for a
! changeohange in the laws regarding the
appointment Of administrators.
S. f. S2l, by Placek, making void court
decree signed by any judge or person not
pracucing attorney admitted to the su-
preme court bar.
Resolution Against Reciprocity.
Although the senate has already passed
one resolution in favor OF Canadian
reciprocity, Senator Albert introduced
resolution in opposition this afternoon and
It was laid over one day. Albert explained
his action afterwsrd by saying that the
former action was hastily taken and that
he was out of the city at the time and
would have fought 1t II he had been given
an opportunity.
The resolution is as follows;
Whereas, This country is committed 10
the doctrine OF a protective tariff TO an
extent which renders any discussion OF
the relative merits of that doctrine and
free trade purely academic; and,
Whereas, That doctrine rests upon the
proposition that our Industries should be
protected against foreign competition; and,
Whereas, The prime requisite OF pro
tective tariff is that It should be so ad-
justsd to operate justly and equltably.
giving TO each his just share OF its bene-
fits and imposing upon each his just share
OF it's burdens; and,
Whereas, An early revision OF our
tariff laws is confidently expected and in
sistently demanded by our people, ire
lspective of party, in the hope that more
Just and equitable distribution OF its ben
efits and burdens may be secured; and,
Whereas, To secure such results. II
is essential that the country should be
considered as whole, that the industries
pursuits and economic conditions OF each
section considered, and that the plan
adopted should be general and comprehen-
sive, and not special nor limited to any
particular section or industry; and
Whereas, The proposed reciprocity
treaty between the Dominion of Canada
and this country contemplates a removal
of the tariff on grain and live stock
! imported from that country, without any
! compensatory advantages 20 our farmers
and stockraisers thereby operating as a
change in our tariff policy special in its
/ nature and with respect only to the prod
ucts of our farms;
Therefore, Resolved; First-'rhat Il is
the sense OF this body that the ratifica-
tion OF such treaty should DC deferred
until such time as the said revision OF
our tariff is undertaken. and should be
considered as a part OF and in connection
Herewith, and that the said treaty should
not be ratified unless plan Of revision
can be agreed upon and adopted which
scales down and adjusts the duty upon
other products in such a way as to com
pensate our farmers and stockmen for the
removal Of the duty on their products.
"second-That copy hereof be trans
mitted to each Of our Senators and mem
bers Of the house OF representatives at
/ Washington"