The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-24
8rings Abouta Coalition B.iwetn EnsUr.
gedts and Democrats.
NOW DEMAND REVISION
The Republicans Of the West Declare
that if Reciprocity With Canada is
q Adopted There Must Be General
Changes in the Tariff Law Now In
Force.

Force.
The throwing of the Democratic
wool revision bill into the senate on
Wednesday drove the insurgent Re-
publicans of that body into an open
coalition with the Democrats in q
demand for general revision of t q
tariff, and brought about the threat
ened crisis in the finance committee
in the control Of the senate. At the
end of a bitter fight the resolution
by Senator Gore requiring the finance
committee to report back the wool
bill before July 10 was passed by a
vote of 80 10 IS.
Western Republicans who have
fought the reciprocity measure, TAX
ing up challenges thrown down by
the Democratic leader, followed each
other In rapid succession in their
ultimatums to the senate leaders.
These uTtimatums were Invariably
that before the reciprocity bill is,
permitted to pass a Republican SER,
ate will be forced to undertake ~
revision of other schedules OF the
tariff, including much more than the
woolen resivion bill and the free list,
which have gone through the house
of representatives.
OF the affirmative votes cast for
the Gore motion overthrowing the
finance committee, sixteen were Re-
publicans. Trey were Senators Bor-
ah, Bourne, Bristow, Brown, ClapD,
Crawford, Cummins, Dixon, Gronna,
Jones, Kendon, LaFollette, Nelson,
Poindexter, Townsend and Works.
This included the full insureent
strength Of 13 and in addition Sena-
tors Jones, Nelson and Townsend.
Senator Myers was the only Demo-
crat voting with the Republicans
against the motion.
Notable speeches on reciprocity
were made in both branches Of con-
gress. Senator Root, announcing
that he favored the amendment, ad-
vocated and explained his amend
ment to- the wood pulp and paper
provision OF the bill around which
amendment the reciprocity fight has
centered and which amendment Pres
ident Taft opposes on the ground
that it might ieopardize the whole
agreement. Republican leader Mann
in the house attacked the Root
amendment as violation Of the Ca
madam reciprocity agreement.
Wednesdays fight began the In
stant that the wool revision bill ap-
peared from the course Of representa-
tives. Senator Gore, apparently with
the approval OF Democratic leaders,
moved that the finance committee be
instructed to report the bill back to
the senate on or before July 10.
His admitted purpose was to prevent
the finance committee from holding
the bill Indefinitely or from failing to
report it at all.
The result of the Gore motion was
to disrupt so completely the lines
that have formed in the senate that 1t
can not be foretold now when a vote
can be reached on the reciprocity bill
or whether enough votes can be mus
tererd to pass it without amendment.
Senators Cummings, Nelson, Craw-
ford, La Toilette, Jones and other
Republican insurgents from North
western States, who have opposed the
reciprocity bill because of alleged dis
elimination against the agricultural
interest, declared that before a vote
would be permitted on the reciprocity
bill they would demand that the other
schedules of the tariff be taken up
and would insist on an attempt to
tack many of them on the reciprocity
measure.