Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
DECISION IN RECIPROCITY PACT
BELIEVED TO BE IN
SIGHT.
LITTLE TO BE GAINED
By DELAYING ACTION
Adjournment Of Congress Soon After
Disposins Of Reeiproeity-Democr
Willing to Abstain From Long Talks
on Tariff 6iIls-session May End in
Month.
Washington. July 5.-rhere is a pre-.

Washington, July 5.-There is pre-
vailing belief that the end of the special
session OF congress is in sight. This be-
yesterday OF the progressive opposition
to Canadian reciprocity. but. in part. on
the willingness Of the democratic soma
| tors to abstain from protracted debate
Of the several tariff bills which have
come over from the house. This failure
Of democratic tariff debate is hinged on
the understanding that the senate will
be willing prior to adjournment to put
these tariff bills to a vote The vote, no
matter what its result. would clear the
tariff situation to some extent, and
help the democrats in shaping up the
issue for the 1912 campaign.
When congress reconvenes after the
July holiday recess. today Sen
ator Penrose will move that the
senate meet daily at 10 a. m. and sit
antl c p. m. The motion probably will
carry and Mr.. Penrose will then pass
continuously for vote on reciprocity
so the opponents of that measure Will
be compelled to talk without ceasing
o. consent to day, when voting shall
begin.
Adjournment in August Seen.
There is no reason why congress.
once reciprocity is out of the way,
should remain long IN session. There
are some persons who look for ad-
journment by July Is, bat these in the
main are the persons who recently We're
predicting that the session would run
along until December. a more conser-
vative View is that the session will end
IN the early part Of August.
Senator Osim,nins' request Saturday
that a day be fxed for the vote on re-
ciprocity came up quite Unexpectedly,
for the progressives. whom he repre-
sen;s. are the people who have been
making very long session seem GER
tain. The truth is the progressives are
becoming tired Of the position they
have been made to occupy before the
country. In presenting his request for
an early vote. MI Cummins said that
he and his friends had been severely
criticized for seeming to conduct d
fight merely for the purpose Of post
ponement He said he never had had
quite willing to have the senate begin
voting on reciprocity almost inme-
diately. He then suggested the July s
date, which was objected TO. ostens-
IDLY because Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina. one OF the few democrats who
is opposing reciprocity, might not have
time between now and July to de-
H!ver a speech he is preparing. The
real reason for the objection. however,
wa. the fear of the friends Of reci-
proclty that on July 6 there might be
enough absentees to insure the adop-
tion'ot some OF the proposed amend
nents to the agreement
Delay Will Gain Nothing.
The progressives have finally discov-
cred, aitho the discovery has come q
| little late that they have nothing to
gain by delaying the vote on the a gree
ment. They realize that they have been
pilloried before the country as being
Inconsistent with the tariff record they
established two years ago. and each
day shows them the folly OF protract-
! irg the present debate.
! When the progress!ves show desire
to "get from under" there remain few
who desire to debate the agreement. as
It's friends long ago decided not to
speak IN Its defense but to rest their
| case on the popular approval Mr Taft
has won for the measure. On particular
amendments there Will. OF course, be
more OF less debate. but once the vot-
| ing begins the end VIII be definitely IN
sight Il IS now generally believed that
the bill can be sent to the president Tor
MS approval without amendment. by
the last days Of July. The progressives
are asserting that there will be ma
jorlty Of the senate in favor Of the
democratic house bills and that this
will mean the passage of these bills at
the present session after reciprocity is