Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-23
All Hope of Early Agreement In
Canadian Reciprocity Agree
me0t In Senate Abandoned
and Finish Fight Is On
DATE OF ADJ0URNM MENT
IN DISTANT FUTURE
Organization Republicans No
Longer In Control Are Dis
posed to Shirk Responsibility
for Future Action,
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Washington Jane 22.-Treading
glngerly over ground renuered dam
gerous by adverse reports made today
by the senate committee on finance
on the democratic farmers' free list
and the wool revision bills, ana start
led by the threat tina: these measures.
together with bills 70 revise cotton.
sugar lead and steei schedules would
be offered as amendments to the re-
ciprocltN bill, the senate concluded to-
day without reaching the expected
vote on the Canadian measure. Chair
man Penrose, of the finance commit
tee, fulfilled his promise, made in
anger on the floor yesterday, when it
became apparent that the republican
majority had been hobbled by the
coalition OF insurgents and democrats
and called a meeting of the finance
committee for today. 1t resulted in
the adverse reporting OF the wool bill
b. vote of rae TO four. and the
farmers free list bill by vote of
eight to five.
When these reports were presented
To the senate every chance of an agree
ment for vote On the reciprocity bill
to be followed by early adjournment of
the extra session was removed, The
senate realized that IL was confronted
with general tariff revision to which
the regular republicans were opposed
and tCr which both democrats and in
surgent republicans sought credit.
That the senate had entered upon
the most difficult stage of its prog
ress toward action on the reciprocity
measure WAS conceded on every hand
II was admitted that che measure
was threatened with death or amend
mont that might make IT Unacceptable
to President Taft or obnoxious to Ca
NADIA.
When the finance committee met
today the regular republican members
who had bare majority of that one
time inVulnorable body expressed be-
lief that ii had been demonstrated
that their organization was no longer
In command; that they could shift
the burden to the senate itself and
That 1t was not longer necessary to
Ensemble. At the same time the
views Of the republican regulars that
the effect would be to accomplish
practically nothing in the present ses-
sion was voiced hy such men as SEN
ators Penrose and Lodge.
The remarks Of the republican
leaders We're expressive of contempt
for the democratic bills, Mr., Penrose
saying that the wool bill was made
over night by mechanics and that no
sensible body of men would think of
dovotng less than ten months to re-
vision Cf schedule *.
The question now uppermost is
81,
any amendments TO the reciprocity
bill The democrats who hesitate to
defeat reciprocity by amending y are
many; but If there is a prospect OF
forcing the president to accept any
amendments in the way Of further
tariff revision, the amendments vii
nave majority OF the senate behind
them.
Small conferences were held in the
democratic ranks all day The sug-
gestion already had been made In
some quarters that the wool bill ana
the free list bill be passed ahead oil
the reciprocity bill. so that the latter
can be used TO induce the president to
sign the others Dem ocratic leaders
and insurgents confess, however that
they have determined upon no hne
Of future action, and do not know
what turn the complicated situation
will take within the next few days.
The debate over the finance COM
mittee'S action was short. however
From that the senate ran into dls-
cussion of the reciprocity bill, Senatoh
Cummins attacking the Root amend
ment on the ground that IT would m
definitely delay the relief when
American paper consumers seek from
the grip of the so-called paper trust
Late In the afternoon there was an
apparent effoIt to bring about vote
on this amendment. but Senator Nell
sen Of Minnesota. and Senator Hey
burn of Idaho renewed the debate as
tc Canada's powers of controlling
wood pulp export. Finally at Senator
Nelson's suggestion the vote on the
amendment WIS again held over.
Senator Cummlns, in his attack up
on the Root amendment. declared
that he believed The manufacturers OF
print paper In the United states ei-
fcctuallv control prices and dictate
the mills from which purchasers may
buy. lie expressed the belief that the
prices at which paper Is SOLD III 'ne
United states are not determined Wy
and commerce..
the ordinary rule aud forces oi uaue