The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-22

EvADED the CONSTITUTION |
The Senate Is Q Part Of the Treaty.
Making Power Of the Government
and Has Q Right to Amend All Of
the Treaties.
Washington, May Ex-senator Nell
son Of Minnesota attacked President
Taft today before the senate finance
committee for seeking to prevent the
senate from amending the Canadian
reciprocity bill. He declared that the
constitution made the senate part Of
the treaty making power Of the coun-
try and offered several amendments
to the measure.
Senator Nelson's amendments would
reduce about one-half Of the existing
tariff rates on most Of the farm pro-
ducts. To put farm products on the
free list he declared was legislating
directly against the farmers. He de-
clared that President Taft is evading
the constitution Of the United States
when he tried to force the senate to
accept this agreement as 1t was made.
Senator Nelson urged the commit
tee to consider carefully his proposed
amendments. He said the senate had
amended previous treaties and that
there was no valid reason why 1t
should not amend the Canadian agree
ment,
lass. Democrats in the house of repre-
\ \ ntatiyes. having Disposed of prac-
alIy ali Of ther legislative program,
sSEcent tha wool schedule. which is
Ximoat ready for action. are worried
sssver .tha nuzzlinp situation in the
sGsnate. the CHIEF feature Of which is
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be amenued, ana the Demociatlc mouse
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they might Do placed N an emDar rrass-
Ing posluon. e.
One Democratlc leaaer tooay oe-
clareo tnere were Two ioIces az, ~ WorA
IN the senate 10 amend tne Dill, one
iorce slnceIey lyns ~ sllenesnen
the agreement and the other seeking
to muddle ana1rs. .
The Democrats are aeterMlneo mn 70
stay In session until the senate mas
taken some action on the Dill. q
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the senate leaders that the senate
must also Voce, one way OF anotner
on the farmers, Tree iist Dill ana tne
wool bill when It is passed IN the
house, Is regarded py some as sort
OF %Mp 70 naseeu ,ne y. - oena.9 aloue KS.
senate. after the house has disposed
Of the wool schedule, some democrats
think the house would not insist upon
anything more tnan 3 clear indicatlon
from the senate that Il would not act
on the other tarln Dllls ana tnat II
would agree to a. summer recess.
House leaders are grained tnat
they are out OF the woods on the wool
revision OF the. question. the ways
and means committees decision 10
that the revised wool schedule wiil
not place raw WOOL on the lree list,
but will cut the existing rate from
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