The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-28
PASS AGREEMENT
IT GOES THROUGH, uNAMENDED,
BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
OF 265 TO 80.
BERGER VOTES FOR 1T
Supported BY Democratic Majority
With Exception Of Ten Votes
-RepubIicans 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 a ma
jority of the Republicans, passed the
house of representatives by a vote of
265 to 80.
The bin 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 1t 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-
tons.
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 SEES
sion of congress, a majority of the Re-
publicans were found against 1t, the
party being 81 for and Is 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-A n d 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 a 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 secur 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 al
amendment, and although Representa-
tive Sherley of Kentucky, who wa.
presiding, ruled that it was in order
the Democrats stoically voted agains
it.
81 challenge the statement that WI
are going to pass the free list bill late
not become law" said Democrat,
Leader Underwood in reply to state
ments from Republican opponents o
the reciprocity bill.
The free list will become law, O
the Republican senate that kills it o
the Republican president that vetoe
it never will be heard from again"
Split in Senate Majority.
The break has come between tn
regulars and the insurgent Republ
cans of the senate. The insurgen
band of ~ asked too much of the regr
lar majority and received a turn-dowr
The Republican majority voted tina
the suggestion of the insurgents, as
was made in the resolution offered /
the committee on committees of tn
Republican majority, that there shout
be what amounted practically to tw
committees to decide the question {
the organization of the Republica
/ end of the senate committee, could nc
be tolerated.
: The Republican caucus decided VI
on a committee to frame the varlou
committees of the senate and the il
%surgents were given representatio
thereon. They demanded in a res
luton offered by Mr.. La Follett
that not only should the insurgent
have their full share of the committe
assignments, but they should be pc
mitted to dictate what members
their faction should be named on IL
8 different committees.
4 The regular Republicans rejects
this idea by a solid vote.
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