Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-22
At Least Sixty Senators Sure
to Vote for Ratification of
Agreement Is Prediction of
Well Informed Leaders,
PARTY LINES LOST IN
DEBATE ON MEASURE
LaFoIIette Winds Up Debate
With Vigorous Attack on
President Taft for His Part
in Negotiating the Treaty,

By Morning journal Special Leased WIRE
Washington July 2i,-The most
bitter fight fo= legislation waged by
an administration In many years will
come To a close tomorrow when the
Canadian reciprocity bill. an issue
before two sessions Of congress. win
be passed by the senate by decisive
vote
That at least sixty senator's out of
a total membership of ~ win vote
In favor Of the measure, was predict
ed tonight by senators of both polit-
ical parties. This win include all but
four or five of the democrats and
also will include a portion OF the
old 'stalwart' republicans, Opposed
to the bin will be a majority of the
republican insurgents who come from
northwestern states, A few of the
republican regulars and a handful of
democrats.
For time today the senate lead
rrs hoped they might get the bill To
the president before he departs for
Beverly tomorrow bur u visit by Sem
ators Penrose and Crane to Speaker
Clark soon dispelled this expectation.
as the speaker explained II would be
Impossible to hold the house In ses-
sion long enough TO receive the mea-
sure.
1t is not expected the senate ses-
| sion tomorrow viii be greatly pro-
| ongrd, hut the house having little to
| do, rarely has quorum present
| these days,
That being likely tomorrow nS the
| speaker pointed out, II was agreed
that the plan was lmpracticable. Az
| the house will adjourn until next
| Wednesday the bill cannot be rocelv-
ed untn the latter date.
The measure has not been and
probably will not be changed In any
| respect by the senate, ana when IL liz
| signed by the speaker and the vice.
president it will be despatched to the
president.
Senator In Toilette featured In the
speech maklng today with vigorous
arraenment of President TAFT and
the bin He attacked the democrats
of the senate on the grounds that
they were deliberately trying to carry
the tariff Issue over to the next cam
paign for political purposes and
pointed out that they had constantly
voted down amendments proposing
general tariff reductions.
"Thcir excuse" he said, had been
that the president would not sign the
| reciprocity bill If IT were encumbered
with general tariff amendments
"Talk about his vetoing the reel
procity bill with a revision of the
woolen schedule added to 1t as an
amendment said La Toilette. us
! preposterous You might as well ex-
, pcct drowning man TO rcllnqulsh
| his hold upon Il life preserVer.
you have voted against these
amendments on the preteNt that 1t
win jeupardi2e the bill to adopt them
| That Is only because YOU want TO save
the tariff question for the campaign
! You do not want to dispose OF the
question at this time.
you know that the president has
become enamored OF this so-ealed
Canadian reciprocity He Is led to be-
lleVe that he has struck at last after
running the entire gamut a popular
chord. and II Is the one thing now
upon which he relies to restore his
administration to favor
Several amendments To the reel
| procIty bill were defeated, including
those hv Mr. BristoW to reduce duties
on Head bullion and lead paints and
similar lead products and bv Mt
Townsend for an alliance with Can
ada to enlarge the ST. Lawrence wa
terWays.