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twenty-four having voted against II and
only twenty-one for Il OF the Republi.
can regulars, eighteen supported the
President and fourteen voted agains,
him. Senator Bailey was able to muster
only two Democratic votes besides his
own against the bill.
! Here is the vote on the final passage
Of the bill:
Yeas-Republican regulars: Bradley
Brandegee, Briggs. Burton, Crane, Cul-
lom. Guggenheim, Jones, Lodge, Nc
Lean, Nixon, Penrose. Perkins. Richard
son, Root, Stephenson, Townsend. and
Wetmore-1s Republican Insurgents;
Brown. Poindexter. and Works. DEM
ocrats: Bacon. Bankhead, Bryan, Cham
berlain. Chiffon, Culberson, Davis,
Fletcher. Foster, Gore, Hitchcock. John
son, Johnston, Kern, Martin, MARITIME.
Myers. Newlands. o'Gorman. overman.
Paynter. Owen. Pomerene, Reed. Shively.
Smith of Maryland. Smith of South Caro-
lima, Stone, Swanson, Taylor, Watson,
and Williams-32. Total, S.
Republicans Opposed.
Nays-Republican regulars: Burnham.
burn, Lippitt. Lorimer. McCumber, Nell
son, Oliver. Page, Smith of Michigan.
Smoot, and Warren-A Republican IN
ssrgents: Borah, Bourne, Bristow. Clapp,
Crawford, Cummins. Dixon. Gronna.
Kenyon, and La Follette-l0. Democrats:
lotI - Ali
mons-s Total q.
The Senate began voting on the amend
ments to the reciprocity bill soon after
it met. in accordance with the unani-
nous consent agreement reached q week
or more ago. 1t was apparent from the
beginning that none Of these amend
ments would be adopted, and that all
were being offered merely for political
purposes. The most Of the amendments
commanded only about sixteen or seven
teen votes. The highest IN favor of any
Of them was twenty-three. on the amend
ment offered by Senator Nelson. Of Min
nesota, striking farm products from the
free list in the Canadian bill and max
ing them dutiable at half the rates they
pay under the Payne-Aldrich law.
three offered by Senator La Toilette
One Of these was his wool revision bill.
which was rejected by a vote of "a to 1s
two Of the Wisconsin Senator's own in
surgent brethren-works and Poindex-
ter-voting against It. This Is the meas
ure that la Toilette will offer later as
a substitute for the Underwood wool
revision bill.
Cotton Schedule Downed.
The Senator's bill revising the cotton
schedule also was offered as an amend
ment and was defeated-s3 to Is. His
third amendment proposed to put pulp
wood. wood pulp. and print paper on the
free list when imported from any coun-
try into the United States. This was
voted down 81 to IL, which was the
worst defeat administered to any amend
ment during the roll calls.
Other amendments offered and defeat
duties on a large class of arti-
cles consumed by farmers. One by SEN
ator Simmons which proposed to put
meat products on the free list, and an
other admitting all cereal products free.
Senator Cummins offered amendments
reducing the duties on structural iron
and steel below the rates given in the
Canadian bill. and also reducing the du-
lies on oilcloths and linoleum, but these
we're promptly rejected.
Senator Bailey offered the Democratic
tree list bill passed by the House, with
he omission Of all products Of the farm.
but this went the way Of the others.
Senator Bailey made q final effort to en-
oarrass his Democratic brethren in the
South by offering an amendment putting
cotton ties and cotton bagging on the
'ree list, but it perished-62 to II. Other
were offered by Senators
8ristow and McCumber.
Victory for Taft.
The reciprocity measure Is regarded as
one of the greatest achievements OF the
Taft administration. 1t was a distinc-
tive Taft proposition from the beginning,
the idea having originated with the Presi-
dent and having been pushed to its sue
cessful conclusion solely by his efforts.
It is acknowledged even by the Presi-
ient's own advisers that this legislation
IS charged with important political pos
,ibilities Many Of the Republican stand
oatters In Congress have declared and
still contend that the enactment OF this
egislation will ALLEVIATE for the first time
n many years the farmers vote from
he Republican ticket. The Presidents
advisers believe that the opposition Of the
farmers to the measure has been exag-
yerated, but they acknowledge that If the |
passage Of the reciprocity bill should
De followed by a slump in the prices Of
arm products from any cause whatso-
,ver, It will be a blow to the Presidents
political prospects.
The action Of the Senate ends fight
which has extended over more than a
ear. It was In March, 1910. that Presi- |
lent Taft first suggested the possibility
f a reciprocity treaty to Mr.. Fielding, |
canadian minister Of finance The |
resident expressed the desire that the |
egotiations between the United States |
nd Canada would go beyond the mere |
djustment Of the maximum and mini |
mum treaty. and take up the feasibility |
4 reciprocity. Mr.. Taft found the Ca
adian officials eager to respond, and In |
he following fall formal negotiations |
vere undertaken. On January % Of this |
ear the treaty was finally agreed to |
etween the negotiators of the two gov |
rnments, and President Taft sent It to |
congress with a special message. urging |