Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-23
SENATE TANGLE MENACES.
Defeat Of Reciprocity May Follow Long
Debate Of Wool and Free List Bills.

Defeat Of Reciprocity May Follow Long
Debate Of Wool and FREQ List Bills.
Washington, June 23-Treading gin
gerly over ground made dangerous By
adverse reports of the senate commit
tee on finance, on the democratic far
mers' free list and the wool revision
bills. and startled by the threat tina:
these measures. together with bills to
revise the cotton, sugar, lead, and steel
schedules would be offered as amend
ments to the reciprocity bill. the SEN
ate concluded yesterday without reach
ing the expected vote on the Canadian
measure.
The finance committee reported ad-
versely on the wool bill by a vote Of
9 to 4. and on the farmers free list bill
by vote Of to s.
When these reports We're presented
to the senate every chance OF an
agreement for vote on the recipro-
city bill to be followed by early ad-
journment Of the extra session vanish
ed. The senate realized that it was
confronted with a general tariff revis-
ion to which the regular republicans
were opposed and for which both
democrats and insurgent republicans
sought credit.
That the senate had entered upon
the most difficult stage of its progress
toward action on the reciprocity meas
ure was conceded on every hand. 1t
was admitted that the measure was
threatened with death and amendment
that might make it ina cceptable to
President Taft or obnoxious to Can
ada.
Outcome Uncertain.
The question now uppermost is
h-% No. No
any amendments to the reciprocity bill.
The democrats who hesitate to defeat
reciprocity by amending it are many,
but if there is a prospect of forcing
the president to accept any amend
ments in the way Of further tariff re-
vision the amendments will have a
majority Of the senate behind them
Small conferences were held in the
democratic ranks all day. The sugges-
ton already had been made in some
quarters that the wool bill and the free
list bill be passed ahead OF the recipro-
city bill. so that the latter can be used
to induce the president to sign the
others. Democratic leaders and in
surgents confess. however. that they
have determined upon no line of fut-
ure action and do not know what turn
the complicated situation will take
within the next few days.
The debate over the finance commit
tees action was short From that the
senate ran into discussion Of the reci-
procity BILL Senator Cummins attack
ing the Root am endlnent on the ground
that it would Indefinitely delay the re-
lief which American paper consumers
seek from the grip Of the So called pa
per trust. The vote on the amendment
was again deferred.
Control Of Paper Prices.
Senator Cummins declared he be-
ieved the manufacturers of print paper
in the United States effectually control
prices and dictate the mills from which
purchasers may buy. He expressed the
belief that the prices at which paper
is sold in the United States are not
determined by the ordinary rules and
forces Of trade and commerce.
Senator Nelson declared the recfpro-
city bill could affect only paper and
pulp from privately owned lands He
said its effect would be to beneflt
American owners of Canadian stump
age and that such benefit would accrue
to certain American paper manufac-
turers who own Canadian lands.
Explaining in the senate the sudden
action by the finance committee on the
two bills. Chairman Penrose declared
the committee did not believe proper
hearings could be held within the TWEEN.
ty days allowed by the Gore resolution.
For that reason. he said. the committee
had determined to report both bills at
once with the ton that
they do not pass.
There is no explanation or report
with the bills" observed Senator Cum
Minis.
"Only the adverse recommenda tion or