Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13

" oSHlIB LOH, Apfll U. - lOldb.i
several precedents, LaFollette toda
introduced resolution in the senat
for new investigation of the Lorime
bribery charges.
1t is contrary to precedent to reope
a case of this kind once decided. |
Is also contrary to precedent +
name the members of the investigat
ing committee on the resolution ap
pointing it. 1t is further violation
of precedent to appoint only new mem
bers of the senate on such a commit
tee.
La Toilette proposed that the com
mittee be composed Of Works, of Cal
ifornia; Townsend, of Michigan; Nc
Lean, of Connecticut; Kern, Of In
diana, and Pomerene, of Ohio. O1
these the first two are insurgents, the
last two Democrats and Mclean is {
regular. 1t is understood they were
selected at an insurgent conference.
The resolution recites the action OF
the senate last session, when resolu.
tion to declare the seat of Senator
Lorimer vacant because of alleged
corruption of the Illinois legislature
which had elected him, was defeated.
The resolution recites:
sit appears from the published re-
ports of the proceedings of the said
Illinois state senate committee, that
witnesses who were not called and
sworn by the committee of this SEN
ate appointed to investigate said
charges, have appeared before the said
committe of the Illinois state senate
and on being interrogated, have given
important material testimony tending
to prove that $100, 900 was corruptly
expended to secure the election of
William Lorimer to the United States
senate"
The fight will begin at the outset,
for the Lorimer senators will move to
refer the resolution to the committee
on privileges and elections, of which
Dillingham;, a Lorimer man, is chair
man, in the hope that it will be
smothered there.
Washington, April 5. = President
Taft transmitted to congress a mes
sage urging early action on the recip-
rocity agreement with Canada. He
said that he sent this message in de-
ference to popular sentiment and in
duty to the great masses of the Amer
lean people. The message follows:
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
l transmitted to the Sixty
Afv-k fNTr, L., 2
text of the reciprocity trade agreement
which had been negotiated under my
direction by the Secretary Of State with
the representatives of the Dominion of
Canada.
This agreement was the consumma-
ton of earnest effort, extending over
4 period of nearly year, on the part
Of both governments to effect a trade |
arrangement which, supplementlng as
t did, the amicable settlement of vari-
Jus questions of a diplomatic and po-
itical character that had been reached.
would mutually promote commerce and
would strengthen the friendly relations
loW existing.
"The agreement in It's intent and the
erms was purely economic and COM
nercial While the general subject was
lnder discussion by the commissioners,
felt assured that the sentiment of the
'eople of the United States was such
hat they would welcome a measure L
which would result in the increase of
rade on both sides of the boundary
inc, would opens up the reserve pro-
uctive resources of Canada to the
Sreat mass of our own consumers on
advantageous conditions and at the
anne time offer a broader outlet for
he excess product of our farms and
many of our industries.
"Details regarding a negotiation OF
his kind necessarily could not be made
ublic while the conferences were
ending. When, however, the full text
+ the agreement, accompanying CORE
pondence and data, explaining both its
urpose and its scope, became known
o the people through the message
to Congress, it was imme-
lately apparent that the ripened fruits !
f the careful labors of the commits
toner's met with widespread approval
his approval has been strengthened
y further consideration of the terms
f the agreement in all their particu- {
lrs. The volume of support which
as developed shows that its broad
ational scope is fully appreciated and
responsive to the popular will
THE House of Representatives of |
he 61st Congress, after the fun text
the arrangement, with all the de- .
ails in regard to the different pro- |
isions, had been laid before it, as they /
ERE before the American people,
assed a bill confirming the agreement
5 negotiated and as transmitted to
ongress.
This measure failed of action in the {
enate. In my transmitting message
f January 26 1 fully set forth the
of agreement and emphasized
s appropriateness and necessity as c
ssponse to the mutual needs of the :
sople of the two countries, as well as q
s common advantages. l now lay that g
essage and the reciprocity trade n
yreement as part of the present mes
lge before the 62d Congress, and U
gain invite earnest attention to the S
therein expressed.
Il am constrained, in Difference to >
,pular sentiment and with a realiz-
g sense of my duty to the great mass u
our people, whose welfare is in o
)lved, to urge on your consideration 7
Lrly action on this agreement c
In concluding the negotiations, the ~
personalities of the two countries Z