The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-14

compared with SIG in 1904. The
increase in St. Paul was II per cent
while that of Minneapolis was &c
per cent. The value of products in
1909 in St. Poul was $58,890,O0O
and in Minneapolis $165,405, 900
an increase in five years in St. Paul
of 81 per cent, and like increase
81 per cent in Minneapolis.
Representative Miller has intro
duced bill to reimburse the dele
cation of Indians from White Earth
reservation who came to Washing
ton to appear before the Committee
considering their legislation. The
bill states that these Indians were
sent by a Council OF the Chippewa
Tribe on the fifteenth and twenty
fifth days of March, and it is pro-
posed to reimburse them in the sum
OF $500.
A joint resolution by Represent
alive Nye to consider a summer
Presidential residence at Lake Min
.netonka was referred to the. Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, and while the matter is not
regarded seriously by Congressman,
it is not improbable that there will
eventually arise the determination
upon the part of many western Men,
bers to press hearings upon the res
olution.
The House of Representatives has
carefully avoided any sessions being
held upon Mondays, which according
to the rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives, is Unanimous consent
calender day. suspension calender
day., and committee discharge, calen-
der day." Last Friday, leader Mann
insisted that there be session on
Monday in order that legislation
might be secured upon such meas
ures as the pension bill, the bill pro-
viding for the fiscal valuation of
railroads, and large number of
other important matters which have
been side-tracked repeatedly for
many weeks. Mr.. Mann reminded
the House that "a good deal has
been heard in the country about the
desirability of giving the House the
right to discharge committees which
will not consider bills, and yet when
we are met with the actual pro-
position, that side of House," he
said, turning to the Democratic
membership, sis afraid to meet the
ISSUE" Besides the bills spoken of
above, Mr.. Mann called attention to
the fact that on the Panama Canal
1t is absolutely necessary to fix toll
that shall be charged for the use
of the Canal when it shall have
been opened, "and yet, we have here
a majority declining, so far, to do
anything Mr.. Mann pleaded for a
Monday session in order that Con-
gress might go ahead and transact
its regular business, while it was
waiting upon the Democratic major
ity to report their tariff bills. A
lively discussion took place but AZ
usual the Democratic majority re-
manned stubborn, and upon the final
vote, defeated the calendar Monday
proposition by 154 to g..
The scolding of William Jennings
Bryan to the Democratic House lead
ers on account of their decision as
to the manner of fixing the tariff
schedules on wool, have apparently
had little effect, except to bring
forth some spirited retorts from
Democratic Leader Underwood and
his su Importers, who have very dis
tlnctively given Mr.. Bryan to under
stand that he must keep his hands
off. The Peerless One' commanded
strong support in the Democratic
House caucus, but was not able to
muster sufficient strength to alter
in any way, the pre-arranged pro-
gram. The Democrats on Capital
Hill are quietly counciling that there
must not be repetition of the empty
treasury of the Cleveland Admins
tration resulting from their legis-
lation. This has been one of the main
reasons why the members of that
party have not hardened to the de-
mand for absolute free wool.
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