Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-08
LAW MAKERS TO
GO ON RECORD
Senator Adams Resolution to
Be Put to Vote

Be Put to Vote
SPECIAL ORDER THURSDAY
Calls on Iowa Congressman to op.
pose Canadian Reciprocity-Prohi
bitory Amendment Is Soon Due
Harding Primary Bill Recommend.
{. ed for Passase-other Legislative
Doinss-oreson Bill up in Senate.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. THE legis
lature reconyened at 10 o'clock this
morning after a recess since Friday
of last week. During the recess most
OF the members visited their homes,
but practically all were in their seats
when called to order this morning.
In the senate after regular routine
of work was completed Senator Smith
of Mitchell took the floor to continue
discussion of the Oregon senatorial
primary election bill of which he is
the author. The bill was reached or
the calendar shortly before the time
of adjournment on Friday. Senator
Smith was speaking when the hou,
arrived. 1t is likely he will occup,
most of the day and as other senators
are to speak on the bill the chances
are it will not come to vote before
Wednesday noon or later.
Against Canadian Reciprocity.
Whether or not the legislature oil
Iowa is in favor OF reciprocal trade
relations with Canada as outlined il
the proposal recently submitted tt
congress by President Taft, anc
whether or not the Iowa solons are t.
go on record us in facor of openint
the American markets to the farm
products of Canada in competition
with the farm products of Iowa AM
the west, are questions which will b,
answered in the state senate mex
Thursday when the Adams resolution
calling on the Iowa delegation in con
gress to oppose the treaty or reel
procity measure, comes up for discus
sion and final action.
The Adams resolution is a produc
of the senatorial muddle in which tn,
Legislature has found itself, and 1t,
answer may be key to the dead
lock which has existed now for NOR
than three weeks and may result ii
solving the senatorial problem.
Senator Adams, who introduced tn,
resolution, has been continuous sun
porter of the candidacy of Lafayette
N.,ung for the completio,t of the Dol
liver icrm IN the senate. Ills rcsu;u
ii. i. is as follows:
Whereas, There is now pendin,
before the congress of the Unite
States a reciprocal trade agreemen
between this country and the Dc
miricn of Canada, and
Whereas, This said agreemen
places on the free list the most i'm
portant products of the farms of low
and the other states OF the upper Mis-
sissippi valley, and
Whereas, This government ha
spent and is spending vast sums il
tie reclamation of western lands TO
agricultural purposes, and
Whereas, The admission into thi
country of the food products of Car
ada free from duty will tend to de
crease the value of our farm products
and bring the high priced land of thi
country into competition with the 10y
priced lands of Canada, thereby re
ducing the price of farm lands, and
Whereas, In this reciprocal trad
agreement no provision has beel
made whereby the commodities whicl
the Iowa farmer buys are to be ii
any way cheapened. therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the senate, the hous
concurring, That we hereby memo1
ialize our senators and representa-
tives in congress to use their effort
to prevent the ratification of thi
trade agreement"
After introducing the resolution
Senator Adams gave notice that h
would speak to the senate in favo
of it and asked that Thursday of thi
week be fixed as time when i
should be called in special order. TIL
friends of the resolution declare 1
will be adopted by the senate, blu
4 there are those who believe it canno
i chr Df No
and who assert If it does it vii
surely be defeated in the lower hous
of the assembly Senator Young ha
been making his fight before the pee
| pie and the legislature on the decla1
alton that the Iowa farmer must no
lose any of the protection he now en-
Joys, and has insistently opposed tn,
4 reciprocal trade treaty with Canada
even though in doing SO he ha
drawn the charge from his politica
enemies that he is fighting the Presi
dent. His friends declare he is no
fighting the executive, but is simpl.
following his well-known attitude ii
4 favor of protection of the products o
the Iowa farm.
| Prohibitory Amendment Coming.
Senator Proudfoot of Warren coun
ty will introduce a joint resolution
this week in favor of an amendmen
to the constitution for statewide pro
hibition, and it is expected before tn,
matter is disposed Of there will be
repetition of the strenuous figh
which this problem brought befor'
the general assembly in 1909. TIL
resolution was then first introduces