The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-22

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branches Of congress rests today.
For the house. yesterdays adjourn
ment over Saturday offered the first
respite from the daily sessions since
the Democrats completed their or
ganization.
The next business in the house is
expected to be the farmers free list
bill" This has been brought in to
Offset the dissatisfaction the farmers
feel because of the Canadian recipro-
city bill, putting upon them the most
Of the burdens Of the anticipated free
trade relations with Canada.
Wsen the Canadian reciprocity bill
reaches the senate on Monday it will
be plunged into an unorganized body.
The committee vacancies have not
been filled and the split between the
regular and insurgent factions over
the refusal Of the majority to accept
the insurgents as q distinct efgani-
zation promises further delay in the
announcement Of the committees.
Tho Story
President Taft's Canadian feciproc-
ity agreement, supported by ali but
q handful OF Democrats and opposed
by a majoritys of the Republicans.
passed the house Of representatives.
early last evening by a vote Of 265
to 80. With nearly. 200 Democrats in
control and their action endorsed by
q large body Of the Republicans, the
bill to put the agreement in force
was adopted with no amendments and
IN almost identically the form in
which it passed the house in the last
session Of the preceding congress.
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 Ca
madam border. Added to It by the
Democratic leaders is section which
authorizes and requests President to
make further efforts to secure still
freer trade relations with Canada in
the form of additional reciprocal re-
lations.
The passage of the bill marked the
close Of fight that had ragged In the
house for six days. During that time
the safety of the measure was at no
time threatened: but the Democratic
and Republican leaders working for
its passage conceded all the oppor-
tunit ydesired by its opponents for
debate and protest against 1t. Follow
Ing the same policy, amendments were
admitted in the house for almost ev-
cry section Of the bill and in each case
they were rejected by an overwhelm-
ing vote given by the friends of teh
measure on both sides of the house on
the theory that any amendment would
nullify it. Ten Democrats voted
against the bill on it's passage, while
1877 Democrats voted for it. AS in the
case when the. bill passed at the pre-
ceeding session of congress, q ma
jority Of the Republicans were found
against it, the party vote being sixty
seven for and seventyeight opposed.
Representative Berger of Wisconsin,
the Socialist member, voted for 1t, and
Representative Aiken Of New York,
who ranks as an Independent. voted
against 1t. The negative vote was as
follows:
The Farmers Friends
Republicans Anderson, Minn.,
Bradley, N. T.; Burke, 8. D.; Camp
bell, Kas.:: Cannon, ILL.,; Copley, Ill:
Currier, N. H.; Dalzell, Pa; Davis,
Mimi; DeForest. N. Y; Dodds, Mich;
Dfisooll. N. Y: Dwight, N. Y: Esch,
Wis; Fairchild. N. Y; Focht, Pa;
Fordney. Mich: Foster, VT; French,
Ida.: Gardner, Mass; Gardner, N. j.;
Good, Ia; Guernsey, Me-; Hamilton,
Mich: Hanna. N. D.: Hartmann, Pa;
Haugen, Ia: Hawley. Ore; Hayes,
Cal: Helgesen. N. D.; Kinds. Me-:
Howell, Utah; Humphrey, WASH;
Jackson, Kas.; Kendall, Ia; Kennedy,
Ia; Kinkaid, Neb.; Konop, Wis; La
Fsan. Pa: IaF,ollette, Wash; Lang
ley. KY; Lenroot, Wis.,; Lindbergh.
Mimi; Mcclure. Okla; Mckinley. ILL.,;
McIAughlin, Mich: McMorran. Mich;