The Ordway new era., 1911-07-14
SENATE KILLS
AMENDMENTS
FREE MEAT PROPOSITION IN.
TRopUcEp BY cUMMlNs
VOTED DOWN..
ANY CHANGE OPPOSED
IT Is PREDICTED OTHER AMEND.
MENTs WILL BE KILLED
WHEN VOTE COMES.

Washington.-Thc defeat by a vote
OF 80 to Il Of the first OF Senator Cum.
Minis amendments to the Canadian
reciprocity bill In the Senate made 1t
clear that the measure Is scheduled
to emerge from the Senate without
any change from its original form.
The Senate refused to attach to the
bill Senator Cummins' proposal to
give Canadian fresh meats and meat
products free access to the American
markets.
The fate Of the first OF the Cum.
Minis amendments Is expected to be
that of all the others. which are to be
voted upon soon along with amend
ments by Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina. somewhat similar in scope.
Three Democrats, Senators Bailey,
Simmons and Thornton. and two Re-
publicans. Senators Clark Of Wyoming
and Sutherland, voted with the Insur-
gent Republicans for the amendment.
No material change In the vote Is ex-
pected on the other amendments OF
like nature.
The remaining Cummins amend
,ments propose to put Canadian iron
and steel products. flour. lumber coal.
leather. woolens and cotton goods on
the free list, without giving similar ad.
vantages to American goods going into
Canada.
So far as the effect on the progress
OF the reciprocity bill Is concerned.
some senators were disposed to mint.
mize the Importance OF this agree
ment on the ground that these amend
ments merely would give place to con.
sideration Of others Senator La Fol.
lette Is preparing.
An element OF the Senate Is await
ing the La Toilette amendments as =
possible basis for removed efforts Of
some Democrats and Insurgent Re-
publicans to get together on revision
Of tariff schedules.
Senator Cummins again referred
to what he considered the unfairness
OF forcing a vote on his amendments
before other senators had a chance to
speak on them. He declared that leav-
ing duty on Canadian meat would
benefit only the big packers of the
United States.
Senator Burton Of Ohio, in voting
against Mr.. Cummins' amendment,
said he did so because he thought it
would upset the whole Canadian
agreement. He said he favored free
meat, but not as an item on the recip.
rocity bill. where it might defeat the
whole arrangement.
The vote by which the Cummins
free meat amendment was defeated
showed Senators Bailey, Simmons
and Thornton, Democrats, voting with
the following Republicans in favor of
the amendment:
Senators Borah. Bourne Bristow,
Clapp. Clark (Wyoming). Cummins,
Dixon, Gronna, Kenyon, Nelson and
Sutherland.
Senator Cummins next asked for q
separate vote on his amendment to
admit flour and other manufactured
cereal products free of duty from Can.
ada. He said the amendment was to
balance the provision of the reciproc-
ity bill that puts grains on the free
list.
Senator Bailey urged the adoption Of
the amendment Senator Dixon insist.
ed it would not invalidate the Ca
madam agreement. Senator Burton Of
Ohio contested the point. He de-
clared the reciprocity bill was an Gin
ternational agreement standing by it.
SELF"
Senator Burton added that he did
not believe the farmers as a whole
would suffer from the removal Of the
duty on wheat.
why not put flour on the free
list, then?" asked Senator Cummins.
81 am willing flour should be put
on the free list if it can be done
without endangering this reciprocity
agreement" returner Senator Burton:
but If you want free flour, why don't
you take it up courageously as an in
dependent proposition, instead of try
ing to tack on this bill as rider?"
Before vote on the free flour
amendment was taken the Senate
agred to adjournment and all other
amendments went over.