Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-07-13
GENERAL NEWS OF NATIONAL HAPPENINGS.

Washington, July GA more gen
eral sentiment for expeditions actor
on the Canadian reciprocity, without
revision and free list bills, was appa
rent today after informal conferences
among various groups of Senators
and six hours of continuous debate
in the superheated chamber of Sen
ate. 1t was the first of the longer
sessions under the decision of the
Senate to meet one hour earlier than
usual to hasten action on the Legis
lative program.
Senator Gronna, of North Dakota
insurgent Republican, after long
speech in opposition to the agree
ment. in the course of which he
clashed frequently with advocates OF
the measure, was forced to give up,
almost exhausted, at O'Clock this
afternoon and the Senate almost i'm
mediately adjourned.
The informal discussions among
Senators showed that the present
feeling is doubtless Influenced by the
existing hot wave and debate may
be brought to an end within 10 days
or fortnight.
The insurgent Republicans are still
holding out for other legislation.
Gronna, who is new member of
the Senate, had cross-fire of ques-
tions from Democrats during his
speech, which was the only set recip-
rocity effort of the day.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, a Demo-
crat. asked Mr.. Gronna whether he
believed the President would sign
the reciprocity bill if the House and
Senate passed it with certain tariff
revision amendments attached.
"Why don't you address your
queries to the President, under whose
banner you are operating?" Nelson,
of Minnesota, demanded, with some
heat, you know that this agreement
passed the House by a majority of
Democrats and that if it passes here
it will be by the same strength
Don't ask us, who are fighting the
measure. what the President will do"
Washington, July GA remarkable
defense of Christian Science and a
personal history of his family's ex-
story of his own transition from
scoffer to devout believer, was made
in the Senate today by Senator
Works, of California.
His speech was in reply to one by
Senator Owen, whose bill for a de-
partment of public health has met
opposition from many Christian Scien-
lists and supporters of various schools
of medicine.
Works denounced the movement
for National Department of Health
as an attempt by the American Med
ical Association to control medical
activities.
Works said that ten years ago he
had ridiculed the power to heal that
was said to rest in Christian Science.
For years, he said, he had suffered
from a complication of diseases. He
decided that death was approaching
and, since everything else had failed,
he determined to try Christian Sci
ence. Steadily he improved under
the science treatment, he said, and
finally was completely restored to
health.
The Senator said his wife, after
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confronted with the prospect of an
operation, was healed in three treat
ments through Christian Science. His
son, he said, after the drink habit
had taken complete possession of
his" decided after one of his long
spells of drinking to submit to Chris
tian Science treatment.
He has not taken a drink from
that day to this Works said, "and in
the seven years there has been no
recurrence of the desire and torture
of the appetite"
Washington, July 5.-The Demo
Gratis of the Senate, with two or three
exceptions, are well pleased with the
legislative situation in Congress
and they are the only ones who are
pleased. They figure that they have
things about where they want them.
The Canadian reciprocity bill is sure
OF passage, sooner or later, and prob
ably without amendment If they
get nothing more, they will feel that
they have gained a great deal, for
they are prepared to claim all the
credit for the enactment of President
Taft's pet measure. and the credit
coming from the ratification of this
agreement they count will help them
nightly in the next campaign.
AS to the rest of the tariff pro-
gram, the Senate Democrats are in
a position largely to dictate the terms
of whatever bills may be passed. or
If no bills are passed, they are in a
position to show their own readiness
to vote for them. and place the
responsibility for defeat on the shoul-
ders of the Republican majority. Then
again, if a combination of Democrats
and Insurgents is able to pass the
wool bill, free list bill, or a general
tariff revision bill, and the President
exercises his right of veto, then again
the Democrats can point to their
votes, and show that it was a Re
publican President who prevented re-
vision of the unpopular schedules of
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