The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-16
SENATE READY TO
PASS RECIPROCITY
AT THIS SESSION
Some of Them Will Oppose Rat.
ification, It Is Said, Includ-
ing La Toilette and
Bristow.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The Canadian
reciprocity agreement was reported fav-
orably, IL to z, to the House today by
the committee on ways and means. Tho
committee adopted an amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Mann, of Illinois, pro. ID
ing that wood produced in Canada may
be brought into this country free, and
that products OF wood as specified in
the bill up to tho val~ alton Of four cents
a pound may be brought in free.
The committee in its final vote to re-
port the bill stood:
For--Payne, Mccall, Hill, BouteIi,
Needham and lonaworth. republicans,
and Clark, Underwood, Pou, Randellt
Harrison, Brantley, democrats, II.
Against-DaIzell, Calderhead, Forde.
ney, Gaines, Dwight an. Ellis, republic
cans and Rroussard, democrat.
Washington. Feb. 3D.. President Taft
can get the Canadian reciprocity agrees
ment past congress II he can Iorce g.
vote in the Senate this session. This
statement is made as the resul; OF an
unofficial canvass Of the Senate.
1t is taken for granted that Senator
Bailey will not be able to lead many
of the democrats with him in oppose
ton to the reciprocity agreement. The
maximum democratic vote against tho
agreement Is probably five. The total
democratic membership in the Senate
is 33.
The question how many republicans
can be lined up or will line UP for the
agreement Is the important one. In
them will vote for the agreement to
put 1t through. The Senate members
ship is so. Forty seven would consti>
tute majority. If 20 democrats sup
port the agreement 10 republicans in
addition to the democrats can ratify 1t.
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Washington. D. c., Feb. q. The
democrats of the House, aided by a
few republicans who declined to be-
bound by the party caucus, yesterday
won their fight for an increased rep>
resentation in the lower branch OF
congress under the census of 1870
They voted down the republican eau.
Gus bill to maintain the membership at
391, as at present. and then passed
the original Crumpacker bill. fixing the
membership at 433 on and after March
3, 1913. If Arizona and New Mexico
should be admitted to statehood they
would be given one representative
each. bringing the total to 435.
Magazine publishers will have 20 pay
cents pound on the advertising
sections of periodicals. carried as second
class mail If an amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill, adopted by
the Senate committee on postofficea
and postroads yesterday is accepted by
both branches of congress.
The action of the committee was not
accomplished without a contest, al
though the amendment was adopted by
vote of to 2. The senator's who
finally voted against the increase vera
Messrs. Owen, of Oklahoma. and
Bourne, Of Oregon. Senator Owen
based his opposition on the ground
that this tax on popular reading should
not be levied by congress, while Mr..
Bourne contended that the action was
a discrimination in favor of newspa-
pers and that they should be taxed
likewise.
The unusual scene of former
speaker of the Hungarian house Of
representatives standing on the speak,
er's rostrum and addressing the lower
branch of the American congress was
witnessed in the House yesterday,
when Count Albert Apponyi was pre-
sented and brought message Of
greeting to "the representatives of the
new from a representative OF the old
world"
Inc House took recess Of is min
utes to permit Of the exercises. Count
Apponyi was warmly greeted when he
appeared in the chamber and frequent
ly was interrupted with applause dur
ing his brief address. When he had
finished speaking the count held an
Informal reception.
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The Hungarian statesman also oc-
cupied seat beside Vice President
Sherman in the Senate for time. He
was accompanied by Baron Hengel-
muller, and was escorted to the Sem
ate chamber by Senator .Cullom,
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations.
Count Apponyi was entertained at
luncheon at the British embassy by
Ambassador Bryce and at night was
the guest Of honor at tho dinner and
reception given by Baron HengeImuller
at the Austro- Hungarian embassy. He
will return to New York tomorrow.