The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-17
CLEAR MAJORITY
!. IN FAVOR OF BILL.
Senator Penrose Forces.
l ito Sc con d
Reading.
EARLY PASSAGE
is PROBA BILE
Friends Of Reciprocity With
Canada Want TO Talk Little
and Vote Quickly While It's
Enemies Are Preparing
Ella borate Arguments
Against It's Adoption.

Washington. D. c.. June ls-Th.
determination of the Senate Finance
committee to push through the Cana
dian reciprocity bill with all possible
speed and the confidence OF the Sena
tors that there is clear majority in
favor of the bill without amendment,
was made plain to-day when Chairman
Penrose, Of the committee. forced the
bill Into its second reading before the
Senate and announced its probable
early passage ili.5
Consideration of the measure to- day (
was brief as no one was prepared to
speak at length upon It, Senator
Roots pulp wood amendment was Of
fered. but % attempt was made to
vote on 1t. Before the senate assem-
bled. Senator penrose had given out
a formal statement, claiming sixty
votes In favor of the pa ssage of tho
bill. and more than that many votes
against the Root amendment which
Affects the importation OF pulp wood
and paper. 8S '.t, IS !si n. i;5si,
Wish TO Vote Quickly. X
Chairman Penrose said. replying to
questions, that he believed no speeches
would be ready before next we, k. He
had found. he said that few friends
Of the bin, cared to speak but wished
to vote a quickly as possible. f The
opponents of the measure, he said,
wanted more time to prepare their arr
Guments. S
10 4 understand that no one wants
to speak in behalf of this bill %. asked
Senator Smith, of Michigan as
Not as many as want to speak
against IT,, replied Mr.. Penrose. 1.-THE
friends # the measure are ready to
vote this afternoon. The bill hal been
before the country for six months, and
both sides have been discussed at
ut seems stranger said Senator
ssnitn, I'M measure to bring into
competition with our people an empire
larger than our own does not have any
BIOLOGIST or champion in the list that
has been discussing 1t for weeks. 5S
senator Penrose said that for his
own part he was ready to vote to-day.
other members suggested that the
PRESIDENT and many other leading Re-
puniicans and Democrats had explained
and Endorsed the bill. Senator Smith
then said he was not surprised tbat
measure SC devoid of merit should
ind no Republican willing to stand up
and risk, his reputation n its champion
II thought when tho bill came here
said Senator Smith, I'VE would be
greeted by q burst of wisdom that
would flood the country with light and
that would cement the people OF the
country together in support of this
agreement. Instead all lights are off &
The country is in darkness so far as
anything has been revealed in favor
of this measure" 5s, IA
Don't you consider the Presidents
speech at Chicago as enlightenment on
this hill?' asked Senator Kern, OF In
diana.
Thinks 1t ..Amnzins.n
The President has been able to max,
Ineligible many public questions re-
piled Senator Smith, hut 1T is amazing
that of all the things he has discussed
and Of all the suggestions he has ma de, f
this iec'procity agreement Is the only
one that has found favor on the Dem
ocratic side OF the chamber and that
finds no championship on this side"
Chairman Penrose volunteered no
statement ms to the Senators who
would speak for the bill, If any. z,
The Senate adjourned until Monday
at the conclusion of the second read
ms From that time forward speeches
are expected every day upon the bill
until 1t Is finally disposed Of Senator
Townsend, OF Michigan. announced
that he would offer an amendment In
structing the President to undertakes
further negotiations looking to a wider
reciprocity arrangement with Canada.
Frozen aIent Keeps Longest.
Washington, June 16.@ENplaining
that refrigeration Is OF two kinds
freezing and chilling. Fred f. Bur,
rows Of G. Fl. Hammond & Company
mittee on Manufactures that frozen
meat could be kept for two years
without Win deterioration. He said, how
Of the meat killed by tho large pack
ers Is thus preserved while 90 per
cent Is chilled Meat thus treated ie
turned over within fifteen days. s
Defends Wooden Company. 3a
Washington June I'D efense of
me me. american WOODEN Company. res
Is pending. was made in the House y
to-day by Representative Weeks, of
massachusetts,. who declared that the
company could not be considered
he had ever heard lffi-f-'i
The WOODEN schedule occupied the
H House ell OF the day. Representatives, /.
those who spoke against the bill and
representatives Macon and oldaeld.
both OF Arkansas. and Ayres Of New y
York, FOR 1t. W NV
The House held a night sesslo,pl,,3S ' q
Chairman Underwood. OF the Ways and !!
Means Committee. desires to have ali
general debate on the bill closed By. Z
While no date has been hxed. Mr..
Underwood hopes to reach vote by
the middle OF next week. i5t III
Would Amend Sherman LAW. III st55,
washington. June ia bill amends
ing the Sherman antitrust law, 40 5as s
to exclude from .its effect all labor 4
ORGANIZATIONS. agricultural associations Z
and fraternal societies formed for mn. y,
tual benefit, was reintroduced to-day 9
by Represen tatlve Martin, OF Colorado,