The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

&c 40. The Democrats voted solidly
for it and carried 50 Republican votes
with them. Forty regular Republic.
ans were the opposition.
The bill now goes to the senate
where its fate is problematic. Many
senators declared that if upon analy-
sis they found the house measure
would tax all classes Of people alike,
they would support it. Democratic
senators with a few exceptions are ex-
pected to vote for it. Democratic
that the Democratic senators and the
progressive Republicans might put the
bill through. Republican leaders are
depending upon the presidents veto
to check revenue revision bills from
the house.
! The excise bill though primarily in
tended to produce anywhere from $780,
000. 600 to $50, 0O0, 900 a year to make
up for the losses on free sugar is also
expected to be one of the offsets to
general pension legislation which
seems sure to be enacted.
Democratic Leader Underwood held
his majority intact through the pas
sage of the bill. Not one Democratic
vote was cast against it, and the
measure was passed exactly as
framed.
With the free sugar bill and excise
tax bills out of the way Democratic
members Of the ways and mean com
mlttee are free to tackle again the
wool schedule which is considered the
knottiest problem they have to deal
with at this session of congress-. The
committee will begin work with the
free raw wool sentiment strong.
The house passed the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill carrying up
wards OF $26.250,000. The vote for it
was unanimous.
The senate agreed to adjourn on
Saturday in time to participate in the
Maine memorial exercises.
Washington, d. c. - The aboli.
ton of the United States senate and
the office OF vice president with a re-
duction of the membership of the
house to 300 is proposed in a resolu-
ton which Representative Lindbergh
Of Minnesota announced he would in
troduce. Mr.. Lindbergh, as one of the
advanced Republican Progressives.
forced the inquiry into the so-called
money trust.
The main feature of Mr.. Lindbergh's
resolution provides for the creation Of
a committee at large which would
have absolute control over the legisla-
tive activity Of congress-. The mem
berS of the committee would be elect
ed by the country at large for a term
of Is years and it could prevent the
submission Of bills to the president.
This opposition could be overcome
only by a two-thirds vote Of the house.
In order to provide what Mr.. Lind
bergh called checks and balances"
In his plan. he invoked the recall Of
the members Of the committee at
large whenever their actions, in the
minds of the people, justified their re-
moval. Presidential succession in the
absence Of the vice presidential Of
fee, would be dictated by the commit
tee.
Mr.. Lindbergh's resolution will be
the first concrete plan for a change in
the existing form Of government, al
though many suggestions recently
have been made. He declared his in
tention to press early action on his
reform scheme and claimed he had a
rapidly growing support for it.
A California wine manufacturer,
opposing the bill to prohibit transport
Ing liquors from wet states into dry
states. told the judiciary committee
the best cure for drunkenness was
to encourage the use of wine.
Washington, d. G.. - Prospects
Of a coal strike stirred members of
both houses Of congress to action.
Senator Townsend introduced a bill
to provide a federal investigation Of
any controversy affecting interstate
commerce. and Representative Esch
proposed a similar measure in the
house. Senator Townsend's bill is
similar to one he introduced when a
member Of the house several years
ago.
Washington. d. C.-Secretary Knox
by wireless from the cruiser Wash.
ington. advised the state depart
ment that the results which it was
hoped would come from his tour of
Latin-America had been attained.
Worldwide importance attached to the
~secretary's trip and while the full sig.
nificance probably has never been Of
ficially announced. it's prime purpose
is said to have been to lay the FONDA
ton for closer relations between the
United States and Latin-America to
anticipate any European aggression.