The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-06-15
Washington
BILL
CERTAIN TO PASS
Members of Congress Differ
However, as to Length of
Debate in Senate.

Boston. June 12.-"I am opposed
to the Root amendment Of tho
Canadian reciprocity treaty, but !
am obliged to admit that it's adop-
ton IL not a violation Of the
agreement made with Canada. My
views on tho subject are contained
June j. ny speech at Chicago o"
That is what President Taft
telegraphed the Boston Chamber of
Commerce today, after he had read
telegram sent him by that body,
saying;
considerable vagueness here in
reference to your attitude regard
ing tho Root amendment. We
wish you would send the chamber
an explicit statement of you po-
sition in order that we may sup
port you.
Are you opposed to the Root
Washington, June 12.-"It is my per
'onal opinion that we will have vot
IN the reciprocity bill July 16 or IT,
laid Senator Smoot, of Utah. after ,
talk with President Taft at the White
House today. 1.-THE bill will pass ant
congress will adjourn with all bushes,
'ut Of the way, I believe about July 81
Mr.. Smoot said the Root amendmen,
% the reciprocity bill would not invali.
aate the agreement. He declared on tn,
other hand that the amendment woult
perfect the pact, and that with thu
amendment attached the bill befor,
congress was In every detail like tn,
bill before the Canadian parliament.
'The Root amendment" said tn,
Senator, may not pass. The vote viii
pc close"
other callers at the White Hous,
Uttered from Mr.. Smoot as to the time
Of adjournment.
II you ask me that question" sait
Senator Cullom, II would tell you Il
ask an elevator man In the capitol"
The reciprocity debate In the Sen.
Massachusetts, will be over In three
weeks or not until October"
Senator Bacon, Of Georgia, said h,
was all at sea about adjournment. T"
ion't expect to see it before the frs
VI August" said he.
Washington, June 10.---Scpresenta.
i've Warburton, OF Washington, a new
y elected republican insurgent, charged
congress yesterday with letting mil
ions Of dollars go to waste that 4
on tobacco. He attacked the pending
WOOL tariff revision of the democrats
laying their plea Of needing revenue
was not a serious argument for keep
ng duties on wooden goods.
Mr.. Warburton said the democrat.
lad been afraid to reduce the duties
VI wool any further for fear of the con-
,equences at the next election IL the
WOOL industry was Frustrated by the
emoval Of protection. He said the
democrats had been compelled to ADOPT
he republican doctrine of protection
ind excused themselves on the GROUND
II needing revenue.
And, in the meantime" he said "tht
American people are paying six times
Is much tax to the government or
sugar as they are on scent cigars
welve times as much on sugar as or
0-cent cigars; thirty times as much
m sugar as on 25-cent cigars, and sixty
lines as much on sugar as on 50-cen'
Cigars"
Washington, June 12.--Just as tn,
government Is sitting in for the biggest
egal game 1t ever played, the discovery
s made that 1t Is bound to lose, and
he Southern Pacific railroad to wiz
500, 900 900 If the play goes on.
ornia's richest oil claims. They were
granted to the railroad with a clause
n the grant expressly excepting al
mineral lands save those containing
oal and iron. Most Of these land:
we're patented to the grantee more thar
Xix years ago.
The joker in the situation is a specia
,tatute OF limitations, slipped through
congress in an act of March 3, 1891
md perfected by another act Of March
:, 1896
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Washington. June 12.--Judge M.
Wade. Of Iowa City, who Is here. 4:
convinced that President Taft's recent
Jpeech in Chicago for reciprocity made
tself felt In the, Ninth Iowa distric
election, where The democrats were
committed to reciprocity and the re.
publicans against 1t.
Judge Wade suys the Taft speech
helped to cut the republican vote, and
hat had more time been afforded fol
t to pc-meate the district, it would
aave been felt rauch more.