The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-04-15
NEWS OF WORLD.
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form
CONGRESSIONAL D0lNGs.

Representative Champ Clark Of MIS-.
souri,, in his speech accepting the
speakership of the house. outlined
the measures through which the Dem
ocratic party hopes to continue to en-
Joy the faith of the American people.
Intelligent revision OF the tariff,
election of United States senators BY
popular vote, changes in the house
rules to permit proper consideration
Of public measures, economy in hand.
ling the purse strings Of the country,
the publication Of campaign contribu.
lions and the early admission Of New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood were
some of the things which Speaker
Clark emphasized in the Democratic
programme as measures which would
be undertaken by the majority party
in the house. -.
The Sixty-second congress called by
President Taft In extraordinary ses.
sion to consider the reciprocity agree.
ment with Canada has opened. The
Republicans retain scant control Of the
senate. The house passed into the
hands Of the Democrats for the first
time in sixteen years and Champ Clark
Of Missouri was elected speaker. He
received 217 votes to 131 cast for
James r. Mann Of Illinois, the Repub
lican nominee. The insurgent Repub
licans voted for Cooper Of Wisconsin
With the assertion that the military
force of the United States has been
exerted to assist President Diaz OF
Mexico in an attempt to retain
his despotic control OF that republic,
Representative Victor l.. Berger, the
Socialist member from Wisconsin. in
troduced joint resolution demanding
that the president transmit to con.
gress all information available show.
ing why he ordered the Texas army
"maneuvers."
President Taft transmitted to the
extra session Of congress special
message in which he set forth his de-
sire that the Canadian reciprocity
agreement be passed without delay
and giving this wish as the reason for
his convoking the extraordinary SEES
sion. The message is comparatively
brief, containing only 800 words, and
does not refer to any subject other
than Canadian reciprocity.
Representative James r. Mann of
Illinois was unanimously chosen can
didate for speaker and floor leader of
the Republicans in the house Of repre-
sentatives at caucus at Washington.
He was proposed to the caucus by for:
mer Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and
received the support Of the regulars
and those progressives who were
present.
Indian lands in South and North
Dakota, aggregating more than 4,000,-
900 acres, will be thrown open to set
Element II bills introduced by Senator
Gamble Of South Dakota are enacted
into law. The bills affect unallotted
lands on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne
River, Rosebud and Pine Ridge reser.
vations.
Representative Burleson Of Texas
introduced in the house a budget of
tariff legislation bills providing that
many articles be placed on the free
list, including leather, hides, boots and
shoes, harness, wire nails Of wrought
iron or steel, salt, cotton bagging,
gunny cloth and other articles.
Senator La Toilette introduced q
resolution in the senate providing for
another investigation of the Lorimer
case. It names as the committee OF
investigation Senators Works of Call.
fornia, Townsend Of Michigan, Nc.
Lean of Connecticut, Kern of Indiana
and Pomerene of Ohio.
The establishment Of the United
States university in Washington IL
provided for in bill introduced in
congress by Senator Borah. It Is pur.
posed to furnish general training for
the public service.