The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-04-20
Washington
DEBATE OPENED ON
RECIPROCITY TREATY
Kitchin, Of North Carolina,
Lauds the Policy Initiated
by Taft.

Washington. April 1.-THE reciproc-
lty bill embodying President Taft's
tariff compact with Canada and differ
Ing in no essential detail from the Nc
Call bill, passed by the House last SEES
sion, was taken up in the House to-
day. At the end of that time, demo-
Gratis and republicans are expected to
join in passing 1t by a large majority.
The debate on the measure was be-
gun by Representative Claude Kitchin,
OF North Carolina. In an hours adj
dress beginning with review Of demo-
cratic pledges and performances, he de-
clared that the Canadian reciprocity
bill was the first move toward a down.
ward revision OF the tariff.
"A united democracy gives thanks to
President Taft for calling this extra
session Of congress-" said Mr.. Kitchin
to quicken the fulfllment Of their
pledges to the people. How well they
have embraced these opportunities thus
far, the records Of the last 10 days will
show"
The democratic party met it's first
serious trouble in the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday. At the close of
a session marked by insurgency in the
democratic ranks, by reason Of which
the republicans narrowly missed scor-
Ing triumph, the House passed the
Rucker bill for publicity Of campaign
contributions before election. The
night arose over the extent to which
publicity should be applied. But for
the vigorous and continued use of the
democratic party whip, an important
republican amendment extending pub
licity to the individual receipts and ex-
penses of candidates for congress would
have remained In the bill when It was
finally passed. AS 1t was the amend
ment waS adopted over. the protest of
the democratic leaders by the support
of So democrats, who voted with the
solid republican strength.
Resort to parliamentary move en-
abled the democrats later to get rid of
the amendment, but % of their number
refused 10 change their attitude and
stuck with the republicans In opposing
the democratic majority. The Rucker
bill passed finally by an unanimous
vote. but only after a stormy scene.
The amendment offered by Represen-
tative Jackson, new republican men,
Der from Kansas, required all candi-
dates for congress to file statements of
the source and use Of their individual
campaign funds, In both the primary
and general election.
Social life at the United States naval
academy as reflected In the academy
hops Is being investigated by the navy
department in order to discover II
snobbery has crept into the institution.
The investigation Is based on the COM
plant that Miss Mary H. Beers, daugh-
ter Of Professor Beers. head of the Eng
lish department of Yale, was a recent
victim of snobbery at the academy. 1t
Is said that Miss Beers escort at a hop
was given an intimation by midship-
man that her presence there was not
desired because of her position as gov
erness in the family Of Lieutenant Ter
rant, of the navy.
The investigation is the result Of a
request Of Congressman Korbly, of In
diana. He asked the secretary Of the
navy to investigate that peculiar So
cial system at the academy that makes
unwelcome at social function an es-
Unable and talented girl who happens
to be earning her own living.
The matter was referred to Superin-
tendent Bowyer, Of the academy, who
reported on the facts. This report was
referred to Lieutenant Terrant, now on
the Michigan, for a statement as to
the status of Miss Beers in his fam
lily. Lieutenant Terrant's reply has not
reached the department.
SENATORS DIVIDED
ON THE FREE LIST
New York. April 1.-THE New York
American has polled the progressives
in the United States Senate on their
attitude toward the farmers free list"
bill, offered by the democratic ways
and means committee Of the House as
q supplement to the Canadian reci-
procity bill. The poll stands as
follows.
For the Bill-Clapp. Minnesota
Cummins. Iowa; Works. California:
Gronna, North Dakota; Borah. Idaho;
Brown, Nebraska.
Against the Bill-Bristow. Kansas;
Crawford. South Dakota.
Noncommittal-La Toilette. Wiscon-
sin; Bourne, Oregon.
Absent - Poindexter. Washington;
Dixon, Montana.
The six progressives for the bill are
sufficient to pass it through the Sen
ate. provided 1t can get the solid vote
Of the democratic senators. which is
not certain.
What Il Will Affect.
The American also prints the fol-
towing table, showing the articles OF
farmers supplies which the demo-
Gratis purpose to put on the free list,
together with a list of the corpora
lions and other interests which will
be affected by such action:
ncts-Plows. harrows, headers, har-
sesters, reapers. agricultural drills
and planters, mowers. horse rakes,
cultivators. threshing machines. cot
ton gins, farm wagons, farm carts.
and all other agricultural implements.
including repair parts.
Steel Trust and Leather Trust
Products-Hoop or band iron or steel
for baling cotton, wire for bailing hay,
straw and other agricultural products;
grain leather, buff, split. rought or sole
leather, band or betting leather. boots
and shoes, harness, saddles and sad
dlery, and leather for manufactured
articles. Barbed fence wire. wire rods.
wire strands or wire rope, wire woven
or manufactured for wire fencing.
Beef Trust Products-Beef. veal,
mutton, lamb, pork and meats of all
kinds fresh, sailed, picked, dried,
smoked. dressed or undressed, pre-
pared or preserved in any manner;
bacon, hams shoulders, lard, lard COM
bounds and lard substitutes, sausage.
Flour Milling Trust Products-Buck-
wheat flour, corn meal, wheat and rye
flour, bran, middlings. and other offals