Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-11
SENATORS CALMLY
TURN DOWN ALL
AMENDMENTS
RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT
UNSCATHED BY ORDEAL
CumminS MuSterS Only Four
teen Votes and Gives Up In
Disgust After Insisting Upon
Five Roll Calls.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirsI

Washington, July lO.-The Canadi-
an reciprocity bill emerged unscath-
ed tonight from the most serious or
deal it has yet experienced in the sem
ate.
The amendments Offered by Sena-
tor Cummins of Iowa and the two Of
fered by Senator Simmons OF North
Carolina, all seeking to increase the
number Of Canadian manufactured
articles that shall be admitted free
of duty, We're voted down.
The vote in favor of the amend
ments was so small that Senator
Cummins asked for only five roll
calls although he had announced his
intention OF asking for at least ten.
The maximum vote for his tariff
amendments was fourteen, compared
with a maximum vote of SO against.
The defeat of the Cummins amend
ments clears the situation in the sem
ate and leaves the reciprocity bill
much nearer final passage.
Senator Bailey offered an amend
ment To the house wollen tariff bill,
imposing a duty Of 25 per cent on raw
wool, He viii ask for its considera-
tion. and of his farmers free list
amendment in the near future. SEN
ator La Toilette has not yet intro
duced his amendments of which
there are probably considerable
number.
Senator Cummlns. after the first
few roll calls on his amendments, ex-
pressed the conviction that IL was
the intention of the senate not to
change the agreement and that II
was useless to press the senate for
further votes. He finally allowed
the rest Of his amendments to be vot-
ed on together without roll call.
on the proposal to put flour and
cereal products on the list of articles
which the United States win admit
free Senator Cumnins was defeated,
So to IA; on the proposal to put ag
ricultural implements on this list he
was defeated, SO to 12. on the pro-
posal to put lumber on the list he was
defeated, SO to 12. Other amend
ments voted down proposed to admit
free from Canada without demanding
like treatment of American products.
automobiles, iron ore, pig iron, coal,
rubber, cotton, woollen leather and
silk goods. Senator Bristow de-
manded record vote on the rubber
amendment but enough senators
would not join in the demand.
Senator Smith of Michigan, who
had previously announced his opposi-
tion to the reciprocity agreement de-
clined to vote for any Of the amend
ments which sought to put more ar
ticles on the free list
The amendment that secured the
heaviest favorable vote was one sep
arate from the thrift features. II gave
the president power to terminate this
country's part of the pact II Canada
abrogated her part. Senator Cum
Minis, Senator Hepburn and others
said that as the bill came before
Congress Canada could terminate her
part of the agreement while this
country would be compelled to con-
tinue the reciprocity rates on Cam
adam goods until congress could re-
peal the law.
Senator Lodge and Senator Bacon
insisted that Canada's regard for the
good faith" of the agreement would
prevent any such contingency.
Senators Clapp and Dixon. republi-
cans and Senator simmons, demo-
crat, opposed the general reciprocity
measure in speeches in the afternoon.
Senator Dixon said the agreement
was due to the pressure of the news
paper interests and Senator Clapp de-
clared the president had yielded to
the demands of the cities for lower
cost of living and the needs of the
press for free paper.
Nothing but speeches stand in the
way of the complete success of the
Canadian reciprocity bill, and we are
working the speeches off as fast as
possible said Chairman Penrose of
the senate finance committee today,
II am sticking to n prediction
made long since that we shall adj
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