The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-08
RECIPROCITY VOTE PUT OFF
AND CONGRESS WAY NOT AD-
JOJRN BEFORE 4tG. ~.

senator Ia Toilette May Talk a Week
senator Thornton says President =
Head Is as WrOnG as Ills Heart II
Right and Farmers Must lBe PrOtecte Il
WAsHINGToN. July 1T looks now as
if no further effort would be made in the
Senate TO fix n date for u vote on the
Canadian reciprocity bill and amend
ments until after Senator La Toilette has
delivered himself of his speech on the
tariff. which may occupy week. Friends
Of the reciprocity bill now predict that
the session probably will be prolonged
until August Is.
Senator Stone asked Senator Cummins
late this afternoon 10 agree to Il definite
date late In july for a vote on the Canadian
bill and amendments. but Mr.. Cumniins
replied that he could not consent to fix a
time for a vote until after there had been
a full and free discussion Of all the pend
ing amendments. -
The debate to-day progressed under the
most uncomfortable conditions Palm
leaf fans were everywhere in evidence
For the greater part of tn. time theSena,e
chamber practically was deserted. There
were two speeches on reciprocity. both
attacking IL. One was the continuation
OF the speech started yesterday 10y Mr..
Gronna of North Dakota. who declared
repeatedly that ne stood ready TO vote
with The Democrats to amend the Cana
dian reciprocit. bill with provisions for
liberal reduction Of duties on the necrs-
saries 2f life.
Senator Thornton Of Louisiana was the
other speaker. He is one OF the few
Democrats who is ready TO vote with the
Republican insurgents 10 amend or kill
the bill in the Senate.
The insurgents sought To bring about
an adjournment of the Senate until
Monday. but Senator Smoot relelled
against this plan. Senator Cummins pre-
sented the nsurgent side of the contro-
versy. He declared that no progress
would be made tomorrow. even IL the
Sci ate insisted on mee ting. He pointed
out that no Senator was ready to proceed
wit II speech.
"NhGt does the Senator from Utah hope
to accomplish 10y meeting of the Senate
tc-morrow,- inquired Mr. Cumniins
IF no Senator is ready to speak | would
propose that We hove vote on the pend
ing amendments to the bill" replied Mr.
Smoot
We'll. | will say in reply To tha. sug-
gestion tha' | will not give my consent
10 a vote on these amendments until the
chairman of the Finance Committee il
present in this chamber
The Iowa Senator wa referring To the
cruise Of the MayRower Tomorrow with
the President and Senator Penrose
chairman of the Financ7 Committee
and other Senator'S aboard
WHY does the Sene or from Iowa in
sist on having the chairman Of the Finance
Committee present when tn. vote is taken
on his amerdm. - asked Senator Stone
oh. | simply want him here replied
Mr. tllmlnins with a smile Il think
am entitled to have my leader present
under such trying circumstances,
Efforts were then made to get an agree
ment for an early vote on Sena;ir Cummins
mins's amendments To the bill ihally
IN" Iowa Senator proposed tha' vote
be taken on his amendments before the
close of the legislative dav 'lueSdcv.
He pointed ont thai when he had hereto
vot. on his amendments to III" hill the
Democrats had objected Al the sug-
gestion of Senator Martin. the Demo-
cratic leader. Mr. Cumnins modified his
motion to have tha vote taken before
the adiournment of the Sena,e Monday
worked out the Sena' ors got in'o wranye
and finally MIR Curnmlns in disgust with
drew his request
Senator Thornton in his speech against
reciDro"i'y SAID:
In this instance the Presidents head
is as wrong as his heart IL right, feel
sSSured that his big hsart throDs for all
the people Of his country Pnd that he
would not wilful.y injurc any class among
th",n but this does not prevent me from
liz, .,,t- a .tr,.r hat hnx
He addod that il was with regret that
h. was forced 10 diTcr with the majority
of his Do mocratic colleG gues on the
taradian bill as he he'd previously dlf-
fcred with tn m on the creation OF a tariff
board Mr.. Thornton rddcd that he WA
not pTd never expected to be an advocate
Of the Ropnblicen doctrine of protection.
Since tirlN duties wcTC necessary to
raise rcvenre. however, ho favored lew
nC them in way 10 h' lp IN" farmers. He
said,
"Thn longer | live and study existing
conditions the more satisfied | become
that the tFrlf preston with all It's COM
plex problems should not be- madc u
part isar politicpl question, but it's diff
f"renCes should bc adjusted through the
nd of q non-partisar board 50 that tarih
bills could be framed along scientific
End business instead OF political lines
He snid he had therefore voted in the
lest Congress for I. tariff board. believing
tN" HlpH 'utF''''ef oi 'iie T'~Nu'i' Oh
the United States was n guarantee that
he would appoint a capablc and nom
partisan board that would give fathful
End impartial research and flndings
the Gna result being that the tariN would
cease to he a football OF politics. even
a. the expense to the country of rsmovinG
some arrows from the Quivers Of tn"
bla,sut dcmogogues Of both political
perties."
He said that he must oppose the Ca
madam hill because OF his promise 10 the
Legislature of Louisiana At the time he
was elected saying:
Il did not come here as the self-con-
stitrlted champion OF the agriculturalists
Of the country and | am not posing now
Ps such Yet ! claim they should be