Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15
ORIGINAL cRUMPACkER BILL is
ENDORSED az LOWER CON-
GREsS BODY.
BELIEVED SENATE WILL AGREE
Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas
Each Gain One Member
More Reciprocity j..
Talk,

Republicans who declined to be bound
by the party caucus, won their fight
for an increased representation in the
lower branch of congress under the
census of 1910. They voted down the
Republican caucus bill to maintain the
membership at 391, as at present, and
then passed the original Crumpacker
bill fixing the membership at 433 on
and after March 3, 1913. If Arizona
and New Mexico should be admitted
to statehood, they will be given one
representative each, bringing the total
to 435.
The house leaders believe the SEN
ate will follow the wishes of the low
er branch.
Under the new reapportionment plan
no state loses a member The follow
ing states gain the number Indicated:
Alabama, 1; California, 3; Colorado,
1; Florida, /; Georgia, / Idaho, 1;
Illinois, 2; Louisiana, 1; Massachu-
sets, 2; Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 1;
Montana, 1; New Jersey, 2; New
York. 6; North Dakota, /; Ohio, /;
Oklahoma, 8; Oregon, /; Pennsyl-
vania, 4; Rhode Island, l; South Da-
kota, 1; Texas, 2; Utah, /; Washing
ton, 2; West Virginia, l..
Magazine publishers will have to
pay a rate of cents pound on the
advertising sections of periodicals car
ried as second class mail if an amend
ment to the postoffice appropriation
bill adopted by the senate committee
on postofHces and post roads is accept
ed by both branches of congress. Sen
alto Penrose late in the day, reported
the bill to the senate.
For the extension of the postal saw
ings banks system 100000 is appro-
priated to be available Immediately
and authority is given to the post
master general to designate what post
Offices shall be selected as postal
banks. An Appropriation of $4,000 is
made to provide for an Investigation
or such experiment as may be neces-
sary to determine the lowest rates
of postage at which the government
can carry parcels not exceeding IL
pounds in weight by mail on rural
routes.
The postmaster general is author
lied to make travel allowances not
exceeding 81 day to railway postal
clerks after eight hours from time of
beginning their initial run, and 80
days annual leave with pay to such
clerks as work six days or more a
week. ......: -~-.
: Another amendment allows 80 days
leave of absence to all classes of post
office employees, placing them on
equality with other civil employees of
the government.
Further amendments proposed were !:
Requiring all residences and places
of business to be provided with suit
able mail boxes after June 80 next,
authorizing the postmaster general, to
reward postal employees whose inven-
lions are adopted for use in the postal
service and appropriating $4,000 for
this purpose.
Democrats Approve Reciprocity.
The campaign of the Taft admins
tration and the various elements al
lied in the same cause for the ratifica.
ton by congress of the reciprocity
agreement with Canada moved on
a pace. The house committee on ways
and means held it's final hearing and
is expected in executive session this
week to vote to report it favorably
for the consideration of the house.
President Taft left late for the West
and in speeches at Columbus, Ohio,
and Saturday at Springfield, ILL.,, will
take occasion to emphasize still furth-
er his advocacy of the reciprocity
agreement.
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture added his word to the
pro-reciprocity chorus in the form of
a long and forceful "open letter" ad-
dressed to the National Grange.
Democratic leaders say that natural
~ they will be for the agreement, but
some of their number are holding off
because of the feeling that President
Taft might be benefited politically by
its adoption by congress- The Demo
Gratis, who are inclined to this view,
say they hesitate to assist in extricat-
ing the Republican party from any of
its difficulties at the present time.
The attitude of the minority in the
senate may be influenced by Demo-
cratic sentiment in the house, when
the Mccall bill, to carry the amend
ment into force, is put on it's passage.
The indications are that the house
Democrats will support the bill, in
which event the senate Democrats will
probably follow suit.