The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-07-24
RECIPROCITY
VOTE DECISIVE
Passes Senate by Fifty.three
to Twenty.seven.
MANY ROLL CALLS TAKEN

Overwhelming Majortes-Twenty
four Republicans Vote Against Bill
and Twenty-one in Favor-Demo
Gratis Practically Unanimous for the
Measure.
Washington, July 24.-The Cana
dian reciprocity bill passed the sen,
ate without amendment by So to 81
ALI amendments had been previously
defeated. 1t becomes law upon the
presidents signature, the senate
measure being the bill that passed the
house.
The final vote on the bill came at
the close of lively session. There
were numerous roll calls on the vari
Gus amendments, but no attempt at
any time to delay final action. The
senate chamber was well filled, many
members of the house having gath.
cred In the rear of the hall.
News of the passage of the reciproc-
fly bill was telephoned at once to the
White House. President Taft made
no attempt to conceal his pleasure.
Following was the vote on the meas
ure:
Republicans Against the Bill-Borah
and Hepburn, Idaho; Bourne, Oregon;
Bristow and Curtis, Kansas; Burn
ham, New Hampshire; Clapp and Mel
son, Minnesota; Clark and Warren,
Wyoming; Crawford and Gamble,
South Dakota; Cummins and Kenyon,
Iowa; Dixon, Montana; Gronna and
McCumber, North Dakota; La Toilette,
Wisconsin; Lippitt, Rhode Island;
Lorimer, Illinois; Oliver, Pennsylva-
mia; Page, Vermont; Smith, Michi-
gan; Smoot, Utah.
Democrats Against-Bailey, Texas;
Clarke, Arkansas; Simmons, North
Carolina
Republicans for the Bill-Bradley,
Kentucky, Brandegree and Mclean,
Connecticut; Briggs, New Jersey;
Brown, Nebraska; Burton, Ohio;
Crane and Lodge, Massachusetts; Gull
lom, Illinois; Guggenheim, Colorado;
Jones and Poindexter, Washington;
Nixon, Nevada; Penrose, Pennsylva-
mia; Perkins and Works, California;
Richardson, Delaware; Root, New
York; Stephenson, Wisconsin; Town
send, Michigan; Wetmore, Rhode
Island.
Democrats For-Bacon, Georgia;
Bankhead and Johnson, Alabama;
Bryan and Fletcher, Florida; Chamber
lain, Oregon; Chiffon and Watson,
West Virginia; Culberson, Texas;
Davis, Arkansas; Foster, Louisiana;
Gore and Owen, Oklahoma; Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Johnson, Maine; Kern and
Shively, Indiana; Martin and Swan
son, Virginia; MARITIME, New Jersey;
Myers, Montana; Newlands. Nevada;
O'Gorman. New York; Overman,
North Carolina; Paynter, Kentucky;
Pomerene, Ohio; Reed and Stone, Mis-
souri,; Smith, Maryland; Smith, South
Carolina; Taylor, Tennessee; Will
iams, Mississippi.
Division on Party Lines.
An analysis of the vote showed that
twenty -four Republicans voted against
the bill and twenty-one in favor Of 1t;
while three Democrats voted against
and thirty-two in favor.
When the senate met the amend
ment of Senator McCumber of North
nAI Init
necessaries OF life and increasing the
free list, was first taken up and de-
feated, is to "a.
The Nelson amendment restoring
half of the duty on grains and farm
produce, made free in the reciprocity
bill, was then defeated, % to So.
An amendment by Senator Simmons
of North Carolina. putting fresh meats
and meat products on the free list in
the reciprocity bill, was defeated. 16
to "a.
The Cummins amendments then
were taken up. The first, reducing the
duty on various steel products, was de-
feated, II to 81. That reducing the
duty on oil cloth and linoleum was
defeated by q viva voce vote.
Senator La Toilette then called up
his amendment. comprising a general
revision OF the wooden tariff. 1t also
was defeated by Is to "a.
The La Toilette amendment for re-
vision Of the entire cotton tariff and
the tariff on artificial silk went out, Is
70 So.
A third amendment by Senator La
Toilette, admitting free OF duty, after
Jan. /. 1912, all wood pulp. news print
paper and paper board. was defeated,
IL to 81.
i Senator Bailey called up his amend
ment proposing to attach the farmers
free list to the reciprocity measure,
and 1t was defeated. Is to SO.
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