The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-25

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Cotton Din:
Washington, D. .. .- lie sxtra
session Of congress passed nts his
tory y e! I'll
/ President Taft's veto On Ne cotton
bill. which finally $1,000 - hsuse,
was ready to be placed befsEe both
houses Of congress vh0 Aey c6n-
vened for their last session. Anunedi-i
ately upon It's receipa Denoceatic
Leader Underwood moved II reEers
Ience to the ways ana means cclnmit-
tee. Of which he is Me shaismen. and
there it will lie undistufbed ntiF the
regular session Of e0ngreaD c1ayenes
lin December. s35 9ss..,
After prefuncto5y debate q four
hours. the house conetrred. 100 to
LOT. in the senate amendments 70 the
Underwood cotton bin and ssat that
measure to President Taft. The bill
VIII be embraced In reviewed tariff
revision legislation next Deeemfer.
Contrary to all expectations, the Re-
publican minority in The house did
not vote solidly against TIE cotton
BILL It was believed Vhen the meas.
ure was put forward BY the Demo
Gratis that no Republican in the house
would be willing to cast HI vote TOR
the bill.
But when the vote was taken IN the
louise the following Minnesota mem.
hers were recorded az voting for It:
Representatives Davis, ktadbergh,
Volstead and Steenerson. Only two
other Republican members from the
Northwest voted for the measure,
these being Representatives Hanna
and Helgesen Of North Dakota.
The Democratic members OF the
house in caucus discussed the plea Of
Democratic Leader Underwood to
open to the press the, party caucuses
Of the future. The result Was the
appointment of committee composed
Of Representatives Underwood, James
Of Kentucky, Palmer Of Pennsyfvania,
Hardy of Texas and Speaker Clark.
who will report to Democratic oau-
Gus early in the coming regular ses.
sion.
President Taft sent three short mes
sages to congress, one urging q fur
Their appropriation to complete the
work Of raising the wreck Of the bat
tleship Maine, second asking con-
gress to determine whether the wrecks
Of the Spanish vessels sunk by the
American navy shall be given away
and the third transmitting reports of
engineers of surveys on the Great
Lakes.
Reciprocity With Argentina Urged.
Representative James Curley of
Massachusetts, introduced q resolution
requesting the president to direct the
department of state to enter into me-
gotiations with the Argentine republic
to secure an agreement looking to the
admission, free of duty, Of all prod
ucts between the two countries.
President Taft signed the joint res.
olution for the admission Of New
Mexico and Arizona into the union.
Arbitration Treaties Upheld.
The treaties of arbitration with
Great Britain and France were de-
Tended in minority reports filed In the
i
senate in. executive session by Sen.
ators Cullom. Root and Burton Of the
senate committee on foreign. relations.
No action was taken IN the senate ON
the conventions and they go over for
further consideration at the next SEES.
sion.
Mr.. Burton contendad that the asree-
ments required NO amendment, be,
cause, as he declared, the preroga-
tives Of the senate are sufficiently
safeguarded. Senators Cnllom and
Root, making practically the same
contention. undertook to provide
against any possible mishap By sus.
/ costing declaration in connection
with the resolutfoa Of ratification ex.
plicity excluding from the terms Of
the treaty all questions Involving the
maintenance of the traditional att
tude of the United states concerning
American questions or other purely
government policy. I" a. .3 .t56