Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
ALASKA CASE ST|RS WILL BE NO CHANGE
Prompt Action in Congress in Senate Not Likely to Amend
Controller Bay Matter. Reciprocity Bill.
BENNETT IS SUMMONED INITIAL VOTE DECISIVE
Commissioner Asked to Tell Defeat Cmns Proposition to
What He Knows Put Meat on Free List.
COX WILL PRESS INQUIRY HOPE OF EARLY ADJOURNMENT
the Of Numer
Transa Of Senator's
Senate Not Likely to Amend
Reciprocity Bill.
INITIAL VOTE DECISIVE
Defeat Of Cummins' Proposition to
Put Meat on Free List.
HOPE OF EARLY ADJOURNMENT
Date Problematical, However, Be
cause Of Numerous Votes Ahead.
Views Of Senator's.

The agreement reached in the Senate
late yesterday afternoon to vote on al
the amendments OF Senators Cummins
and Simmons to the reciprocity bill be-
fore adjournment Of the legislative day
Of tomorrow and the defeat OF the first
Of Mr.. Cummins' amendments by a big
margin have made clear that the Cana
| dian pact with be agreed to in the upper
house without change, foreshadowing. in
tho opinion OF many. an early adjourn
| ment of the extra session of Congress.
The atmosphere was much cleared by
| the action in the Senate yesterday aft
| ernoon. The fate Of the first of the Cum
MINIS amendments Is now predicted for
| all the others The opposition to the
| reciprocity agreement was well repre-
sented during the voting. but It did not
develop sufficient strength, it is pointed
out. to threaten the measure as 1t stands
Feared Defeat Of Bill.
1t is known that some of those who
voted against the free meat provision are
In favor Of q revision Of the tariff-pos-
sibly Of just such a proposal as that put
forth by Mr.. Cummins-but voted In the
negative for fear that any amendment
to the reciprocity bill would kill 1t.
The remaining Cummins amendments
propose to put Canadian iron and steel
ems and cotton goods, on the free list
without requiring similar advantages on
American goods going into Canada
While many see much hope for early
action on the measure in the agreement
to disopse Of the Cummins and Simmons
amendments tomorrow. they do not ex-
press a belief that 1t will be within
few days. There are other amendments-
many of them-to be disposed of before
the final vote will be reached. But the
friends Of the bill say that the votes to
be taken tomorrow will so clearly show
the futility OF attempting to amend the
bill that no protracted effort to urge
other changes will be made.
Another View.
Some senator's say, however, that the
disposal Of these amendments tomorrow
will simply make way for the presenta-
tion Of others In the determined effort
Of reciprocity opponents to add to the
bill Senator La Toilette II known to be
preparing q big batch of changes, and
these must be disposed Of before a final
vote can be taken. Some say they may
afford a basis for a combination of in
surgents and democrats who are In favor
of tariff revision to get together.
Much significance Is attached by those
WHO dIc puSiiiH6 AOA Oil CoAAS eAuJoaAA
ment Of the session to the developments
yesterday. They point out that ma
| jority Of the Senate insisted upon stay
| ing In session and taking at least one
vote. In order that progress could be
made toward a final vote, and from this
they draw the conclusion that major
| fly Of the Senate is in favor of the reci-
| procity bill and In favor of ad5ourning
| as early as possible.
Futile Attempts to Amend.
They also point out that the futility Of
the attempts to amend the reciprocity
bill has been demonstrated. even by the
vote on such a popular proposal as free
meats, and they express the view that
the heart will soon be taken out of those
who are fighting the reciprocity agree
ment by trying to amend 1t.