The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-09
RECIPROCITY
 IS NOW READY FOR THE SENATE Vote of the Senate Finance Committee Causes a
 Surprise
ROOT AMENDMENT
 PACKED ON TO BILL
At Last Moment Committee OppOsi- ton Seemed to Solidify-Free List Modification Is De-
 feated in Committee

Washington. June s.-The Canadian reciprocity bill is ready for considera- tion by the Senate, the finance commit tee today having voted 10 to to re- port the bill Tuesday without reeom- mendation and with the Root amend ment to the wood pulp and paper clase tackled on to the measure
 Senator Roots amendment provides that wood pulp, paper and paper board shall not be admitted free of duty into the United States from Canade unless these products are admitted free from this country into every province of Canada. Preceding the vote to report the bill this amendment was adopted by the committee by vote of 10 6, those opposing 1t being Senators Pen rose, Cullom and McCmnber (republl- cans), and Stone. Williams and Kern (democrats).
 An effort to send the bill to the Sem ate with a report recommending the passage of the measure resulted in de- feat by a vote of to s. those favor ing this action being Senators Penrose Cullom and Lodge (rapublicans), and Stone, Williams and Kern (democrats)
 On vote for an unfavorablo report the result was a tie, Senator Shoot Joining Senators Penrose. Cullom, Lodge, Stone, Williams and Kern in op- posing this action.
 On the final motion, which was to report the bill as amended and with out recommendation, Senators Penrose, Cullom, Lodge, Shoot and Gallinger fro la1 1iCar r1,-A Hams, Kern and Simmons (democrats), voted in favor and Senators Hepburn, Clark. McCunber and LaFollotte( re- publicans), against the motion.
 Senator Johnson of Maine was not present.
 Two reasons aetuated the committee in waiting until Tuesday to report the bill The principal one was that sev- eral members desire to present min ority reports and asked for several days in which to prepare them. Sena- tors Stone, Williams and Kern proba- bly will present a report urging the passage of the bill unamended, while Senators McCuniber and LaFOliette win make reports opposing the passage o1 the measure.
 The second reason was that the Borah resolution providing for the di- rect election of senators will be before the Senate until next Monday. the day fixed some time ago for a vote thereon.
 Vote Is Surprise
 The votes on the measure were a sur prise to members of the Senate It had been generally believed that the finance committee would shift responsibility to the Senate, leaving the real fight to be waged on the floor. At the last moment the opposition in the committee seemed to solidify.
 
 The committee met in executive session and immediately proceeded to vote on amendments. The first modification of fered was by Senator Nelson of Minnesc- ta, who would have reduced instead of re- moving duties on live stock and farm products. This was defeated without a roll call and the same fate was meted out to ahG r se free list bill The latter pro- visfe,iT~as formerly offered by Senator Bailey and received only his vote and those of Mir Simmons and MT Kern An amendment by MT. Simmons to include flour and meats in the free list also was voted down.
 The Root amendment requiring the ad- mission of American wood pulp and paper into Canada free, of duty then was voted into the bill without discussion.
 Senator Williams of Mississippi then moved Chairman Penrose be authorized to report the bill at today's meeting of the senate, Dul tut IlOllOn OulN GetelNtI the votes of Williams, Stone and Kern
 The Root amendment provides that the paper and wood pulp section of the bill shall not be in force until the President shall have sufficient evidence and shall make proclamation that such wood pulp paper and board being the products of the United States, are admitted into all of the Provinces in Canada free of duty.
 Opponents of the amendment contended ,f tl,1 InfNFt, ion governments jurisdiction over the pro- vinces. and that it's adoption will endan- ger the bill The President already has begun a campaign looking to the defeat of the amendment on the floor.
 Following is the print paper and wood nuln section of the Canadian reciprocity bill to which MT. Roots amendment is in- tended to apply:
 "Section 9 Pulp wood mechanically ground; pulp of wood, chemical, bleached ar unbleached; news print paper and other paper and paper board, manufac- tured from mechanical wood pulp or from chemical wood pulp or of which such pulp is the component material of chief value, colored in the pulp, or not colored and valued at not more than cents per pound, not including printed or decorated wall paper, being the products of Can ada. when imported therefrom directly into the United States, chall be admitted free of duty on the condition precedent that no export duty, export license fee or other export charge of any kind what ever (whether in the form of additional charge or license fee or otherwise), or anv prohibition or restriction in any way of the importation (whether by law, order, regulation, contractual relation or other wise. directly or indirectly), shall have been imposed upon such paper board, wood pulp or the wood pulp used in the manufacture of such paper or board'
 The Root amendment adds the following words:
 "When the President of the United States shall have satisfactory evidence and shall make proclamation that such wood pulp, paper and board, being the product of the United States, are admit ted into Canada and every province there- of free of duty"
 Ottawa Ont, June S.-The reporting of the reciprocity agreement by the United States Senate committee was heard with satisfaction at Ottawa. The Root amend ment to the pulp and paper clause in no way injures the pact from the Canadian point of view.
 It is known that Finance Minister Field ing, who is now in Europe, expressed the opinion that the Root amendment merely gives effect in a clearer way to the in tention of the treaty makers. It is hoped here that the Senate will act favorably and promptly on the bill as reported by