The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
Friends of Reciprocity in the
Senate Making Inquiry
: as to What It Is That
Stands in Way.
OPPONENTS OF THE
PACT PLAN RECESS
Argue That Congress Should
Not Act Before Canadian
Parliament; House to
Fix Wool Duty.
sy Leased Wire to Tho Tribune,

BY Leased Wire TO Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON. May 27-E'riends Of
reciprocity in the senate are concen-
trating their forces upon an attempt
to secure an early test on the Canadian
agreement. During the last three or
four days they have made careful in
vestlgation for the purpose Of seeing
precisely what it is that stands In the
way of reaching some satisfactory con
clusion. They have requested that the
finance committee shall take action for
The purpose of reporting the agreement
not later than Monday Eext. and they
have urged that as soon as the com
mittee have acted the senate shall be-
gin meeting at 10 clock instead of >
o clock, as heretofore, continuing its
sessions throughout the day and meet
ing every day until 1t gets through the
work Of the session. There seems to
be disposition OH the part of the
finance committee 10 act, if not next
Monday then shortly thereafter, but
decided degree OF distress has been
exhibited with respect to the IDEA of
meeting carly III the day and sticking
TO the work every day.
Plan to Delay Vote.
The opponents of the treaty ere
working for recess They urge that
there is really no reason whatever why
congress should act before the Can
adiaGs vote. On the strength of this
1T is recommended that the first Of
September or October would be very
good date TO reassemble after taking
recess June Is. or Mt some time dur
ing the two weeks following that date.
OF course in Canada the same argu-
ment WAS used-that congress was not
IIk1ly I'm not m ~ fnr -, cropti
while, and that therefore it would an
swer every purpose if an adiournment
was taken until late in the summer.
Mr. Underwood. chairman of the
ways and means committee. however
early stated he would not consent tc
an adiournaieut until lie was informed
that the senate would vote prior tC
such adjournment at least on reciproc
ity and possibly on tine free list meas
ures.
Now this group has been joined by
the administration men in the senate,
who have become convinced that the
recess scheme is merely plan TO bring
about delay with Il view TO defeating
the bill.
Success Is Doubtful,
Senator Crane of Massachusetts has
explicitly SAID that the recess proposed
will not be assented 10 until Il vote has
been had on reciprocity. If the senate
were absolutely unanimous in demand
ing recess. it might be bard for the
Democrats in the lower chamber to
hold their own. but the acceptance Of
the same point of view in the strong
form of view by the Crane group. and
also in a modified form by group of
Democratic senators. seem to indi-
cate that the scheme cannot succeed
unless conditions change very much
from their present status.
The problem Of defeating the bill
has therefore assumed a decidedlytnew
form and is now simply whether any
process Of bargaining and of agreement
for mutual support of amendments dc
signed to change the terms of the meas
ure can gain enough adherents TO in
troduce the necessary notifications. 1t
is generally admitted there is only one
wav in which such n scheme can sue
coed That would be through process
of copnivancc on the part of men who
are not practically interested In any
Of the amendments hut who want TO see
the whole thing fail and who think they
can iustify themselves in voting
against il. The real question is how
far these men will go in permitting the
amendments now proposed in order to
get colorable protest for hostile
votes.
House Programme
With the enactment of The statehood
bill the house came TO a pause In the
progress it has been making in var
ryiug the programme for session which
was approved by the Democratic eau
Gus lust prior TO the beginning of this
congress However, announcement was
made on the authority Of the Demo
cratic leaders that the next item. a re
vision downward of the tariff duties on
wool and wool manufactures would I've
ready for submission TO the Democratic
caucus about June ..
The house will mark time until the
Democratic majority has approved or
the wool revision bill.
Following the wool revision bill in the
house will come u cotton revision meas
ire When these two bills have passed
the house will be ready TO adjourn. but
the Democrats Will not. if their present
attitude holds. agree to bring this ses
sion to an end until the Republican
senate has in some definite way made
it clear to the country that it will not
act upon the items of legislation that
have made up the house programme.
While the senate has taken no de-
,isive step on legislation this week it
has made progress in that it has de-
termined to reopen the Lorimer case
and make another investigation of the
alleged bribery which attended the
election of the senator from Illinois,
and the prediction is that this time Lo.
rimer will be upseated,