Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
RECIPROCITY
IS CAUSE OF
HOUSE DEBATE
Responsibility for Measure
Causes Hot Interchange,
During Which Roosevelt
Comes in for Criticism.

Washington, D. c., May 81. =
Responsibility for Canadian recl'
procity was debated in the house TO-
day during consideration of the mill
tary academy appropriation bill. Rep
resentative Shackelford of Missouri
democrat, asserted that the reel
procity bill. a repeal Of which was
placed in the house metal tariff re-
vision bill by the house, was the work
of President Taft and a former presl-
dent
Representative Prince Of Illinois, re-
publican, retorted that the democra.lc
sneaker of the house was bed1elio"
OF PRESIDENT Taft on the RECIPROCITY
question.
Mr.. Prince insisted that the people
would hold the democrats responsloie'
Representative Lloyd backed MI
shackelford in reiterating that Presl'
dent Taft .'fathered the measure upon
the advice Of an ex-president."
Mr.. Prince then spoke eulogistlcally
of Col. Roosevelt and Representative
Hardwick Of Georgia chided him ior
coming out at such late date Tor tne
colonel.
"He is the only wild man in the
country who has advocated the recali
Of judicial decisions" asserted Mr.
Hardwick.
"To whom is the gentleman refer.
ring-the governor of. New Jersey
asked Representative Good Of Iowa.
"No. to Col. Roosevelt, who de-
nounced Bryan as a socialist because
he criticised the income tax decision
and now wants to recall all decisions
renlied Hardwick. The Georgia con-
pressman added a prediction that Col.
Roosevelt would be nominated ana oe-
feated at the polls. .<
"Missouri will cast her vote 1or
him interjected Representative Dyer
OF Missouri.
asaynt suniess the republicans isepors
more negroes than they did two years
sRo,' shouted Representative Boomer
of the same state.
Rapresentative Steenerson OF Min
,nesota presented petition signed by
81 (79 Farmers who farm asking for
the repeal of the reciprocity bill, lest
Canada at some time accept It's terms
Representative Good of Iowa sug-
pested it be passed over to the demo-
cratic members to sign. ;,
"Better send it to President TAFT, :,
suggested Representative Lobeck OF
Nebraska.
Representative Gudger Of North
Carolina wanted to know II the petl-
tion was signed before or after Col.
Roosevelt changed his mind.
Mr.. Steenerson said he was very
proud Col. Roosevelt had changed his
mind and only wished the democrats
would do likewise. @
Senate Passes Pension Bill.
The senate celebrated Decoration
\ day nv passing the annual pension ap-
propriation bill after fifteen minutes
consideration. The measure carried
S165.162.5OO, an increase Of almost
S13.OOO.0 900 over the amount appro-
priated by the house. The increase In
rludes S12, 100000 for expenses caused
by the heavy volume Of work, grow
ing out of the recent enactment of the
so-called dollar-a-day pension law.
The bill retained the present eigh-
teen pension agencies, distributed
throughout the country, for whose con-
solidation into one agency the house
had provided. 1t also provided for the
payment of pensions by checks 10 tne
veterans instead of by vouchers. me
bill goes to conference between the
two houses.
The house committee on appropria.
tions has completed the sundry civil
bill. the largest omnibus supply meas
ure which comes before congress. The
bill contains appropriations OF more
than s125, 100000. This bill, with che
general deficiency bill, the last to be
acted on, completes the house commit
tees work.
Chairman Fitzgerald Of the commit
tee declined to make public provisions
of the bill. Several democrats urged
that the travel allowance Of $4,000
annually for the president be omit
ted and that Colonel Goethals' esti-
mate Of 100000 for construction
and $5,600,000 for Notifications OF the
Panama canal be reduced.
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