The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-31


Resumed debates on the Works
single siX-ycar presidential term.
The House.
Resumed debate on the District
of Columbia appropriation bin.
Washington, Jan. 31.-Nearly
dozen important amendments and
counter proposals were before the
senate when it resumed consideration
OF the Works resolution for a single,
six year presidential term. These in
cluded many designed to exempt Will
son, Roosevelt and Taft from the cf-
feet of the change of the constitution,
and some were drawn expressly to
exclude Roosevelt from another term.
Senator Roots amendment to make
the single, six-year term take effect
March 4, 1917, was defeated by viva
vOce vote, but by demanding a roll
call Root got it before the senate
again. AS a substitute Senator Hitch
cock proposed an amendment to let
Wilson, Roosevelt or Taft have one
six year term under the new amend
ment
When we except these persons
from its operations" declared Senator
BOrah, I'VE might as we'll name those
men in the amendment and exempt
them from its provisions, which prac-
tically would be amending the consti-
tuition for their convenience"
Senator Clapp, progressive, took
emphatic exception to Senator Works
position, who endorsed Hitchcock's
Fln 60 FAAa
senate" Senator Clapp declared, in
saying to you a great principle can't
pass the senate unless three partisan
leaders are recognized and cared for
in this legislation. l am not in favor
of any limitation on the right of the
people to choose their own executive:
but IL such is established, | regard it
| trifing with the fundamental princi-
| pies of government to recognize any
personal equation and exempt three
gentlemen"
Women Before Congress.
About 400 women rom every section
Of the union appeared before the
house committee on presidential and
congressional elections appealing for
the passing of the French bill to give
women the right to vote for repre-
sentatives in congress.
Heading the petitioners was Rev.
Olympia Brown of Racine, Wis, pres
ident Of the Federation OF Women's
Equality league of the United States,
with dozen members Of congress, in-
Guiding representatives from each of
the nine equal suffrage states.
Mrs. Clara Colby Of Portland, Ore,
chief spokesman for the women,
pleaded for a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting states from disfran-
| chising citizens on account of sex, de-
claring "the constitution says the
representatives are to be chosen by
the people of the several states" and
asking, ARE women peopie?"
The free list tariff furnished the
concluding chapter of hearings of the
! house ways and means committee
with fifty witnesses to be heard. The
| free list covers the articles whose es-
| timated domestic production in 1911
was nearly 00,000,000 and con-
! sumption $1,50O,O00,O00 of the grand
| total of $22, 900, ,000, 900 production and
| $21 ,000,O00,000 consumption on all ar
| ticles in the Payne law. The demo-
cratic leaders are figuring putting on
! the free list at the extra session sub
! Stantially the same articles as on the
| free list. Of two years ago when Taft
vetoed fbe Underwood bill.
Explained Ship Rates.
The high rates on the trans oceanic
| freight are caused by supply and de-
mand rather than conference agree
ments" among steamship lines, w @.
Sickle of the Hamburg American CO.
| told the house shipping trust COM
mittee.
The doubling of freight rates in
the past few years." he added, "is the
/ result of the vast increase in shipping,
exceeding the amount of tonnage
available to carry it. We are forced
| to maintain reasonable rates by fear
of competition from the regular lines
outside the conference or from
| tramps."
He didn't admit the tramp steam
ers were owned by the conference
lines, when asked by Representative
Humphreys.
Wilson'S Plans.
Whether it will be currency leg
| lislation at the extra session OF con-
gress is still In question. Representa-
tive Glass of Virginia, chairman of the
house currency reform committee re-
1 turned from Trenton, optimistic over
| the outlook for legislation early i'm
| the Wilson administration, but salts
/ fed that Wilson is not determined ON
immediate action.
| Attorney General Wickersham gave
| his opinion regarding the presidents
power to reorganize the customs serv-
Ice in accordance with the act passed
at the last session of congress n
permits the treasury departments
plan of reorganization to be carried
out practically as originally drawn.
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