The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
SENATE FAILS
To AGREE WITH
IOWA MEMBER
Cummins's Amendment to
Reciprocity Bill Providing
for Free Entry of Meats
Voted Down.
SUTHERLAND ACTS
WITH INSURGENTS
Other Amendments to Be
Voted Upon Monday;
Pact Likely to Emerge
in Original Form.
SUTHERLAND ACTS
WITH INSURGENTS
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
VaT ASHINGTON. July s.-The de
NM feat in the senate today OF
Wv the first of Senator Cum
mins's amendments to the
Canadian reciprocity bill made it clear
that the measure is scheduled TO emerge
from the senate without any change
from its original form.
BY vote of 30 to IA, the senate re-
fused to attach to the bill Senator
Cummins' s proposal to give Canadian
fresh meats and meat products free ac-
cess to the American markets.
The fate of the first of the Cummins
amendments is expected to be that OF
all the others, which are to be voted
on Monday. along with amendments by
Senator simmons of North Carolina,
somewhat similar in scope. Three Dem,
ocrats, Senators Bailey, Simmons and
Thornton, and two regular Republicans,
Senators Clark of Wyoming and Suth-
erland. voted with the insurgent Re
publicans for the amendment. No ma
teriaI change in the vote is expected
on the other amendments of like ma
ture.
Other Amendments.
The remaining Cummins amendments
propose TO put Canadian iron and steel
products. -four. lumber. coal, leather,
wooden and cotton goods on the free
list without giving similar advantages
to American goods going into Canada
An agreement for voting on these
and Simmons's amendments on Monday
was reached late in the afternoon.
So far as the effect on the progress
of the reciprocity bill is concerned
some senators were disposed to mini
mize the Importance of this agreement
on the ground that these amendments
merely would give place to- considera-
ton of others Senator La Toilette is
preparing.
An element Of the senate is await
ing the La Toilette amendments as
possible basis for renewed efforts of
some Democrats and insurgent Repub-
licans to get together on revision OF
tariff schedules.
Details of Fight.
After some difficulty in securing
quorum, the senate resumed consider
alton of the Canadian reciprocity bill
today and over the protest of Senator
Cummins began voting on his proposed
amendments.
ne Heals oH tuo
free list was defeated. IA to 80.
Senator Bailey Immediately moved an
adjournment.
"It is apparent that we're doing
business here with bare quorum he
said, "and / think we ought to let
these votes go over"
The senate voted down the motion
to adjourn, 10 to %.
Senator Cummins again referred to
what he considered the unfairness of
forcing vote on his amendments be-
fore the other senators had a chance
TO speak on them. He declared that
would benefit only the big packers of
the United States.
Burton's View.
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, hut not
as an item on the reciprocity bill where
il might defeat the whole arrange
ment.
The vote by which the Cummins free
meat amendment was defeated showed
Senators Bailey, Simmons and Thorn
ton, Democrats, voting with the follow
1ak foPuoicdnS III la'ol Ol Tue dlHSno-
ment:
Borah, Bourne, Bristow. Clapp.
Clark (Wvoming), Cummins, Dixon,
land.
Senator Cummins next asked for a
separate vote on his amendment to ad-
NIT -four and other manufactured ce-
real products free of duty from Can
ada
He said the amendment was to bal
ance the provision of the reciprocity
bill that puts grains on the free list
Urged by Bailey.
Senator Bailey urged the adoption of
the amendment. Senator Burton of
Ohio contested the point. He declared
the reciprocity bill was an 'Einter-
national agreement standing by it.
SELF
Senator Burton added that he did NOT
believe the farmers as whole would
suffer from the removal OF the duty on
wheat.
why Dot put -four on the free list.
thene'' asked Senator Cummins az
am willing -four should be put on the
free list il Il can be done without en-.
dnngering this reciprocity agreement -
want free -four. why don 7 YOU take it
up courageously AS an Independent
proposition, instead of irving 10 tack
it on this bill as riderl'i
Before vote on the free -four
amendment was taken the senate
agreed 10 an adjournment until next
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