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Show RECSPROGITY TALK OF HTIOi WASHINGTON, May 1 Speeches on the farmers' free list bill In the houso today again sounded tho note of Canadian annexation, traversed the whole raugo of argument concerning con-cerning Canadian reciprocity already disposed of by tho house, and came back at times to specify upon or support sup-port tho free list bill, which has been pending for six. days and gives promise prom-ise of continuing for several more. At times less than a score of members mem-bers wero on the floor Domocratic Leader Underwood at adjournment expressed ex-pressed tho hope that a vote may be reached Thursday or Friday;, but many raembors wished to speak and all desired tlmo will bo given. Mr. Madden of Illinois, In an hour's speech, touched the annexation issue. "Mi' hope is that if wo can havo closor commercial rplatlons with Canada," Can-ada," he said, "some day this relationship rela-tionship may blend the two peoples into one harmonious whole; and that tho territory lying north of us may become a part of the United States, as it should be. I have always believed be-lieved we should bo ono people, under ono flag and under one form of government. gov-ernment. And It will bo better for us when such a thing happens, If It ever does." Mr. Gillette of Massachusetts and Mr. Dyer of Missouri attacked tho free list bill because It put jute bagging bag-ging upon the free list, thereby threatening tho bag making Industry In this country. |