Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-27
REPUBLICANS NO LONGER
IN CONTROL OF SENATE
Such Is Declaration of Pen
r0Se--Wool and Farmers
Bills Up to Senators

WASHINGTON. June l-.-An already
badly tangled situation in the senate
was sim further complicated today.
when the senate finance committee de-
cided TO throw the wool revision and
so-called farmers free list bills, re-
Gently passed BY the Democratic house
OF Representatives. in the open senate
At once TO take their CHANCES along with
Canadian reciprocity.
Both measures. however. received ad-
verse committee report The commit
tee refused TO take responsibility fot
reporting in detail on these measures at
any given time and decided 10 cast the
burden OF senate legislation upon the
coalition OF Democrats and insurgent
Republicans suddenly brought about
last night when the wool bill came from
the house The finance committee had
been instructed TO report the wool bill
6y July To-
Tt has been demonstrated that the
Republicans no longer are in control or
the senate. and responsibility has been
taken from them"
This statement. made BY Senator Pen
rose. OF Pennsylvania. before the COM
mittee's meeting reflected the choatic
condition In the senate as q result OF
last night's fight over. the house woon
bin which brought about a coalition OF
Democrats and. progressive Republicans
BY IS TO Is this coalition instructed the
finance committee 10 report the woos
bin 70 the senate by July 10.
1t would require ten months properly
90 consider the wool schedule and grant
requested hearings and we might as
vel report it today as July 10" saio
the chairman.
AFFAIRS COMPLICATED
Interest in the senate situation GEN.
tered largely about the fate OF the
Canadian reciprocity agreement Sem
ator Penrose. champion OF the agree
ment. admitted that last nights devei-
opments had so complicated the sit
uation that no one at this time could
forecast the outcome
Senator Lodge said the senate coali-
ton and the threats Of the Insurgents
10 force general tarin fight before the
meant the end OF the agreement for the
time being az least.
Senator Bailey. OF Texas. urged the
committee 20 defer action for few
weeks on the wool bill AS to reci-
procity.- he said. Il don't believe the
senate situation has killed the bill. but
] had hoped 1t would
Senator Simmons. Of North Carolina.
another Democratic opponent of reel
procity. said he shared Senator Bailey's
views
Indorsing Senator Penrose's statement
that the Republican party TO longer
was responsible for the conduct Of af-
fairs in the senate. Senator Lodge said
he was glad the responsibility was TO
be placed where It belonged.
All gnesses as 10 the possible date Of
adjournment. Il Is now admitted. are
worse than useless Some senators be-
lteve the extra session viii dove-tan it TO
the regular session next December.
The insurgents are ready for the
hght," said Senator Bristow. We are
ready with revision bills. Senator La
Toilette has woolens and cottons, Sena-
tor Cummfns has steel and / am ready
with sugar and lead These bills take
duties. admittedly excessive, Of trust
controlled products. Now the question
Is what viii the president dog II he Is
wise, he will accept our bills as an
amendment 10 the reciprocity measure
We can go before the country on this
proposition and fight It out We ara
ready for the issue
The effect on reciprocity OF today's
action is problematicai- Some opponents
Of reciprocity expressed the hope that Il
would Kill the bill Friends OF the
Measure agreed that IL meant long de-
lay, 10 say the least.
Some OF the insurgents declared reel
procIty ultimately would pass. bur in
amended form.
The finance committee. called in spe-
ciaI session today. following last nights
sensational development. first consid-
cred the wooden bill
All Of the Republican members voted
for the adverse report as follows:
Penrose. CuIlom. Lodge. Mccumber.
Smoot. GeiHnger. Clark (Wyoming)
Hepburn and LsFollette- The Demo-
Gratis who voted in the negative were
Bailey. Simmons. Williams and Kern.
Stone and johnson were absent
The so-called farmers free list bill
was then called up by Senator Bailey
who desired immediate action he
first moved to strike out the provisions
providing for the free entry Of meat
and products. OF buckwheat flour. corn
meal. wheat flour. rye flour and otner
grain products. such as oatmeal ana ce-
real foods and biscuits. bread waters
and similar articles not sweetened but
the motion to eliminate these articles
was defeated 20 g.
On motion OF Senator Gallinger. the
bin was ordered TO be reported adverse
sly 70 5. Senators La Toilette. Bailey.
Simmons. Williams and Kern voting
no