The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-07-27
RECIPROCITY BILL IS
: PASSED BY SENATE
Measu e Goes Through Without
Amendment by Majority
of rs.


trade agreement between the United
States and Canada embodied In the
reciprocity bill, that proved storm
center in two sessions of Congress.
passed the Senate without amendment
BY a vote Of SO to q. A majority OF
Republicans voted against it. OF SO
votes for it. 80 we're Democrats and
p Republicans. OF the ~ against, "a
were Republican and three Demo
cratic.
Bourne. Borah and Hepburn voted
against reciprocity, while Chamber
lain. Jones and Poindexter favored it.
Thus the Northwest broke even.
The Canadian Parliament has not
vet acted on the agreement and with
one exception the provisions of the
bill as passed by Congress will not
become effective until the president
issues a proclamation that Canada has
ratified the pact. The exception to
this procedure is in the paper and
pulp section of the bill, which will
become Immediately effective when
the president signs the law.
Insurgents Efforts Fail.
In the events that led up to the
final passage of the reciprocity meas.
IRE. when amendment after amend
ment was overwhelmingly defeated,
party lines were vigorously drawn.
With one or two exceptions, only the
Republican insurgents voted for the
amendments with reinforcement from
Senators Bailey of Texas. Clark of
Arkansas, and Simmons of North
Carolina.
Every threatened change in the bill
was defeated by the consistent Union
of Democratic and regular" Republ-
can forces. Senators Poindexter of
Washington and Works of California.
recognized as insurgents. voted
against nearly all amendments.
Struggle Expected Over Wool.
A bitter struggle Is expected in the
Senate this week over the wool tariff.
A full revision bill already has passed
the Democratic House. Several SUBJ
stitutes have been offered in the Sen
ate.
No sooner had the reciprocity bill
passed than senators began to pre-
pare for the attack on the tariff. The
wool bill was made the unfiniahed
business and was taken up M4v6
morning.
The indications are that the su4sti-
tute will be voted down without ef-
fort to amend It. and that -sutse-
quently the La Toilette wool bill al
ready introduced in the Senate bay
be adopted as an amendment tot the
House free list bill. to be finally
dealt with before the free list vot is
taken August I.
May Adjourn After important Ballots.
While there IL going to be great
deal of talk during the next few
weeks about the extension of the ses-
sion far beyond the date when vote
is to be taken on the several matters
upon which an agreement was
reached, 1t ia safe to say that as
soon as these matters are out Of the
way Congress will adjourn. It will
be impossible to keep a quorum here.
Already many senators have left
Washington. and others are preparing
to get away as soon as vote is
taken on several questions which they
regard as important.
May Remain In Conference.
1t is quite certain that a number OF
important measures will remain in
conference The resolution for the
election Of senators by direct vote
seems to be one Of the measures that
cannot be agreed upon at this session
II the campaign publicity bill passes
It will be amended to cover primaries
and It, too, will remain in conference
The same fate may await the New
Mexico and Arizona bill. The reap
portionment bill, which increases the
number of representatives to 1873
seems to be sure to pass.
Taft's Attitude Told by Aldrlch.
Ex-senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island
appeared before the Lorimer investi
cation committee and told the story
Of the administrations attitude, to
ward the election Of Senator Lorimer
Instead of sending Edward Hines. the
Chicago lumbermau. to Springfield
with word from Washington that Lor
inner should be elected, Mr.. Aldrich
testified that he told Hines that Pres.
ident Taft was not supporting the can
didacy OF anyone, but that Lorimel
was not Objectionable to him.
Panama Mail Lines Fixed.
Postmaster General Hitchcock hal
ordered the establishment Of fast
ocean mail service between the prin
clpal ports on the Atlantic and Pa