The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SPECIAL SESSION IS
CALLED BY PRESIDENT
Failure to Act on the Canadian
Reciprocity Pact Is Given
as Reason.

I d0 xHO0oOAs
Washington, March 6.-President
Taft's proclamation calling an extra
session of congress, issued this after.
aoon, is as follows:
Whereas, BY the special message
dated January rs, 1911, there was trans
| United to the Senate and House Of
Representatives an agreement between
the department of state and the Ca
madam government in regard to recfp-
focal tariff legislation, together with
IN arnes Recommendation that the
necessary legislation be promptly
adopted.
And, Whereas, a bill to carry into
affect said agreement has passed the
House of Representatives, but has
failed to reach a vote in the Senate;
And, Whereas. the agreement stipu-
ntes not only he president Of the
United States will communicate to
congress the conclusions now reached
Ind recommends the adoption of such
! legislation as may be necessary on the
part of the United States to give eff
..ect to the proposed agreement, but
countries will use their utmost efforts
20 bring about such changes by con-
current legislation at Washington and
at Ottawa.
Nov, therefore, I, William Howard
Taft, president of h United States Of
America, by virtue Of the power vested
w me by the constitution, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an extraor-
ainar occasion requires the converting
of both houses of the congress Of the
United States at their respective cham
bers in the city of Washington, on the
9TH Of April, 1911, at 10 o'clock noon, to
the end hat they may consider and
determine whether the congress shall
by the necessary legislation, make
operative the agreement.
"Al persons entitled to act as mem
bers of the Sixty-second congress are
yequired to AXE notice of this proc
hmation.
"Given under my hand and the seal
Of the United States at Washington,
The 4th day Of March, in the year OF
our Lord, 1911, and Of the independence
Of the United States, the 135th.
William II. Taft.
"By the president:
"P. c. Knox, secretary Of state"
Washington, March 4.-There is and
has been no use of improper influence
sither for against ship subsidy leg
.slation. SO says the special commit
Zee Of the House of Representatives in
ts report OF the investigation for
which it was appointed a year age.
The report vas presented to the House
today by the chairman, j. Van Vechten
olcott, of New York. Charges made in
this connection that reflects upon
members Of congress are, the report
says, wholly false.
The committee feels it. ats duty to
inform h House that there have
been widespread throughout the coun-
try statements that Hobbies and cor
congress existed for ship subsidy or
against ship subsidy and that the par
ties who made them, after being thor.
oughly questioned, have admitted .nsat
they had no information upon which
20 base such statements or publications
but relied upon surmiSe, suspicion and
rumor."
The committee consisted of Chair
nan Olcott and Messrs. Longwortn, OF
Ohio; Hawley, of Oregon; Garrett, of
Tennessee, and Humphreys, Of Missis-
sippi.
Washington, March 4.-Senator Will
liam Warner, Of Missouri, whose term
expired at noon, was appointed by the
president today to be a civilian merr-
Der of the board of ordinance and
,ortiication, vice Thomas j. Hendricks
deceased. The Senate at once con-
drmed the nomination.
h position was the one sought by
Representative John A. T. Hull, OF
iowa, who was defeated for renomina-
MON, and who also went out of public
life at noon today.
Lorimer Cuts 1t Out.
lust before the reading clerk reached
She item in the bill Senator Lorimel
arose.
1.-THE next item in the BILL" he said
provides for my reimbursement in de,
lending my right to a seat in this
chamber The expenses were heavy, Of
course, and We're incurred %unjustly
But 1 feel / cannot permit this item
80 be passed upon by the Senate ant
therefore I ask that this item, which
IS an to the House bill, bt
not agreed to-"
Senators Culberson and Overrna1
, were on their feet in an instant. The,
+ ere members OF the appropriation com.
mittee and each said he knew nothinf
Of the appropriation.
In response to the democrats, wht
demanded to know how the item go
into the bill, Chairman Hale said i
had been put in in the usual way
following the Gust, ! OF ~reimbursint
senator's and members in contested
elections. The same custom. he said
y was followed in allowanceC to widow
> Sf senators and members.
1.-The whole trouble isl said Senate
Hale, that somebody is disappointed
/, ct the course the senator from Illinois
Aas pursued. l hin he has actet
wisely in not accepting this money. H
aGleu Wisely LII liiouSh Hfs SoSS III
IN a manner that has won hin
friends"
Senator's Borah and CLARKE, of Ar
Kansas. demanded to know upon wha
Sacts the committee nae based the pro
posed reimbursement.
> Senator Hale said the matter was of
9 erred in committee and put into tn
: bill. But If senators have not conf
y lence in their conn ttee, the commit
Zee is perfectly willing to accept thei
.ensure," he said.
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! TWO MORE LAME DUCKS
u y ARE GIVEN WARM BERTHS
IS Washinntnn. March 6-Nina