The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-28
PASS AGREEMENT
IT GOES THROUGH, UNAMENoEp
BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
OF 2e5 TO SO.
BERGER VOTES FOR IT
Supported BY Democratic Majority
With Exception Of Ten Votes
Republicans Against Il,
In the Main.

washington, ID. c. - President
Tafts Canadian reciprocity agree
ment. supported by all but handful
OF Democrats and opposed by a ma.
tority of the Republicans, passed the
house Of representatives by vote OF
265 to SO.
The bill seeks to put into effect the
formal agreement reached between
President Taft and members of the
Canadian cabinet for a reduction of
tarif rates on many articles and free
trade In many others, across the Cana
dian border. Added to II by the Demo
cratic leaders is section which 'au
tAorizes and requests" President Taft
to make further efforts to secure still
freer trade relations with Canada in
the form of additional reciprocal rela.
tons.
Ten Democrats voted against the
bill on its passage. while 1877 Demo
Gratis voted for it, AS in the case when
the bill passed at the preceding ses-
sion of congress, a majority of the Re-
publicans were found against IL. the
u.
Representative Berger of Wisconsin,
the Socialist member voted for it. and
Representative Akin of New York,
who ranks as an independent, voted
against IL.
Among the negative vote were:
Republicans-A N derson, Mimi,
Burke. s. d., Cannon. ILL.,, Davis. Mimi.
Esch, Wis. French. Idaho. Good. Iowa,
Hanna. y. D., Haugen. Iowa, Hell
gesen. y. D., Kendall, Iowa, Kennedy,
Iowa. Kopp, Wis. Lenroot. Wis. Lind
bergh, Mimi. Nelson, Wis, Norris,
Neb.. Pickett, Iowa. Pray, Mont,
Prouty, Iowa. Steenerson, Mimi.
Towner, Iowa, Volstead. Mimi, Woods,
Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures Mimi.
The Republicans. who tainted them
with opposing free admission of these
important products, were met with the
assertion that the Democrats would
lay the new farmers free list bin
before the house next week and that
an opportunity would then be given to
vote for free meat, machinery, lumber
and score of other things. This de-
Tense was met by Republican stand
patters with the charge that the Dem.
ocTats knew the free list bill could not
pass the senate nor secure the presi-
dents approval
Attempts to put fresh and canned
meats on the free list section of the
reciprocity bill were made by Repre-.
sentatives Martin of South Dakota,
= Foster of Vermont. Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin and Norris of Nebraska. Repre-.
sentative Lenroot finally proposed the
d. whole Democratic free list bill as an
;. amendment, and although Representa-.
tive Sherley OF Kentucky, who was
{. presiding, ruled that il was in order
= the Democrats stoically voted against
" II.
Il challenge the statement that we
, are going To pass the free list bill later
4 on with the expectation that ii will
:, not become law" said Democratic
:, Leader Underwood in reply to state
:, ments from Republican opponents OF
:. the reciprocity bill
=, The free list win become law, OF
a the Republican senate that kills it OF
n the Republican president that vetoes
II never will be heard from again.
II Split in Senate Majority.
d The break has come between the
II regulars and the insurgent Republi
cans of the senate. The insurgent
band of IL asked too much of the regu
}. lar majority and received a rundown
The Republican majority voted that
4 the suggestion of the insurgents, as il
was made in the resolution offered In
the committee on committees of the
|. Republican majority. that there should
:. be what amounted practically to two
n committees to decide the question OF
!. the organization of the Republican
4 end of the senate committee, could no,
d be tolerated.
/. The Republican caucus decided up
O on a committee to frame the various
;. committees of the senate and the in
e surgents We're given representation
thereon. They demanded in a reso
luton offered by Mr.. La Toilette
, that not only should the insurgents
have their full share of the committee
, assignments. but they should be per
mitted to dictate what members OF
their faction should be named on the
. different committees.
:, The regular Republicans rejected
, this idea by solid vote.