Weekly journal-miner., 1912-06-19

or the Canadian reciprocity bill which was passed last summer. Re- presentative Shackleford of Mis- souri, threw the house into rough and tumble debate when he declared that President Taft and former President" were responsible for the measure. To this Representative Prince of Illinois. retortcd that the people would hold the Democrats responsible Mir Lloid. also of Missouri. backed up his colleague. Mir Prince used the occasion to pronounce something of an culogy of Colonel Roosevelt. which stirred up MT. Hardwick of Georgia, in a declaration that the Colonel was a wild man. Representative Good of Iowa. indicated that Mir. Hard wick was mixed in his dates and wanted to know if the assertion was not intended to apply to the Gov ernor of New Jersey. Representa- tive Dyer of Missouri. added his declaration to the support of Col onel Roosevelt saying that the peo- pie of that State would declare for him in their elections, and this state ment was promptly challenged by Representative Booher from the same State. Representative Stecn- erson of Minnesota, jumped into the debate with a petition signed by 5l GOO farmers who farm" asking for the repeal of the reciprocity bill, Hest Canada at some time will accept it's terms" As matter of fact, no one has felt any particular alarm about Canada's action in the matter The use of reciprocity as a subject of debate in the House has been very convenient instrument upon which to base political charges between the conflicting parties.
 A Home For the Buffalo.
 The Senate has embodied the bill of Congressman Martin of South Dakota. in an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill. and the American buffalo will be pro vidcd a home in Wind Cave Park where bison. elk and other large game are to he given every protec- ton that can be thrown about them by Uncle Sam. Among the buf faloes being supplied for the new game reservation, are ten from tho New York Geological Garden. whicl will be shipped by Dr. William I Hornaday to the South Dakoti preserve. Al one time hundreds Q thousands of American buffaloes m habited the country, but the mum Der remaining in the world has beer reduced to between three and fou thousand. The hope has been ex pressed that Wind Cave Park pro feet will be the initial step towar' restoring this great animal in con
 
 siderable numbers to America.
 Three.Year Homestead Law.
 President Taft signed the three year homestead bill Thursday morn
 ing in the presence of an invite
 party of congressman made up c
 Messrs. Frenche of Idaho. Monde of Wyoming, Taylor of Colorado , Hayden of Arizona, Pray oi Mon
 tana. Kinkaid of Nebraska and Ral CT of California The new law wen into effect immediately and under Il provisions the Secretary of the lr , terior is required 10 send a cop
 of the measure to every home steader in the United States. Fac
 homesteader shall elect for himse whether he will prove up under th old or present homestead law
 , After the Coffee Trust.
 a Representative Norris of Nebra
 ka. is entitled to about all the cred
 tha, should go to any one for tf , attempt to cheek the operation
 inc worlds coffee trust. His late c step has been the introduction of [ bill that would put the operation S ,his institution under the intersta '. Commerce laws, should it become - law. The Norris bill would 2 amend the antitrust laws as to cha - acterize as an illegal conspiracy ar b combination whereby two or mo S persons are engaged in the importir a of any article from any foreis n country when such combination q operated in restraint of free cor e oeiition of commerce or SO as to | 1, crease tre market price of the art'e' 1, rhc hil carries as penalty a ma 4 .-r Gre of ss00o. with impriso a~f
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