The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-24
BY Associated Press.

Washington, June ga declaration
for straight reciprocity at an informal
conference Of a dozen Democratic SEN
ators who are willing to vote down all
amendments to the bill, an amendment
by Bailey adding to the reciprocity
measure all the house free list provis-
ions except meats and grain products,
and the unanimous decision of the SEN
ate to vote Monday on the Root amend
ment to the wood pulp and paper,
schedule were the features of the reci-
procity fight today. There were no
speeches on the subject in the senate.
Bailey said he would press his
amendment vigorously but admitted
the addition of the tariff provision to
the bill would come only as the result
of prolonged struggle.
The informal conference was held In
the office of Senator Smith of South
Carolina. Smith is outspoken in oppo-
sition to the amendment and he and
John Sharp Williams are united with
Stone in declaring 1t unwise to risk
reciprocity for something more which
would render all uncertain. Williams
declared they could attend to the tariff
after they get reciprocity.
There was no difficulty In getting
general consent to vote on the Root
amendment Monday. Root joins with
most other senators in predicting the
defeat of his provision
WILL NOT DEFEAT TT.
Chairman Penrose, of the senate
camuajttsa- on finance. said TODAY. that
the Canadian reciprocity BIN will not
fail BY reason OF the new coalition be-
tween insurgent Republicans and Dem
ocrats which placed the regular Re-
publicans in the minority. Speaking
OF that coalition, he said:
''It is a rope of sand and will not
hold. The performance OF the insur-
gents and Democrats on wednesday
was effective for the time, but the diff
ferences between the two elements are
so radical that the combination will
not continue and IL the purpose OF II
was to defeat Candian reciprocity, II
will fail.
with the tariff question dumped
into the senate In connection with the
reciprocity measure, delay Is to be ex-
pected, but in the end reciprocity viii
go through and 1t then will remain &c
be seen what shall be done with the
tariff bills now before the senate anc
those yet to be presented"
The outlook in the senate Is for g
long and somewhat dreary period oi
debate with no visible prospect Of re-
party In control and no Leadership
recognized, no one can say in advance
what Is going to happen or when any
thing may happen out Of the ordinary.
The reporting OF the free list bill ant
the wooden bill adversely means moth
ing more than they are thrown int
the senate and that the senate ma!
do as 1t pleases with them regardless
of the committee recommendations
Their recommendations would not pre-
vent the passage of the bills tomorrow
If other conditions were favorable
Still the members of the committe
are conceded to have access to bette
information than have other senator
and when Senator Penrose predicts ia
vorable action on the reciprocity bill
he voices what is unquestionably tn
predominating opinion OF majority o
senators regarding the outlook for tn
measure. Even Democrats and insur
gents a~Tee that the probabilities ar
favorable to the success of the reel
procity bill and a majority of tn
Democrats are now unquestionably op
posed to any amendment of 1t. Their
is a bare possibility Of agreeing upo
the La Toilette -Bristow -Cummins tarit
amendments but in the face of the Ger
tainty that the president will take
positive position against all amend
Tments 1t is extremely doubtful whethe
any rider can be placed upon the bill.