The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-05
Vote ON MUCH
TALKED Of BILL
ON WEDNESDAY,
RECIPROCITY BILL WILL SOON BE
REPORTED AND DISPOSED
OF BY SENATE.
LONG DEBATE IS EXPECTED
With Presidential Contest only Year
off There is a General Disposition
To Play For Position-Free List
Causes Worry-Lorimer Case Again.

Washington, June 5.-The finance
report of the reciprocity
bill to the senate will feature the be-
ginning of the third month of the extra
session of congress. The hearings
which have continued almost month
will close today or Tuesday, and We'd
nesday the committee will go into
executive session to determine the
of the measure.
Members of the committee, en-
crossed in hearings, have had no op.
portunity to exchange views. Many
amendments have been suggested and
many more are probable.
Time required for each of these will
determine the date of the committees
report. Chairman Penrose is confident
his committee will reach a vote before
adjournment Wednesday, in which
event the bill would be reported
Thursday.
Once in the senate the bill will run
a gauntlet of speeches and amend
ments. At least thirty senators expect
to address the senate in opposition,
and If the Democratic and insurgent
Republican senators fail to obtain ade-
quate attention to amendments in
committee they will seek the first op-
portunity to present their provisions
in open senate.
No one counts on less than six
weeks of debate. Some who predict
much more extended discussion say
the whole tariff fight will be waged in
connection with the consideration OF
reciprocity.
Free List Bill Worries.
There is no outward evidence that
the president has succeeded in max
ing terms with the Democrats, many
of whom say the house free list bill
will inevitably be presented as one Of
the notifications of the reciprocity
measure. Pressing of the free list
bill will give serious concern to the
Democratic senators who really favor
reciprocity, and would be the subject
of much debate.
With the presidential contest only a
year off there is general disposition
to play for position. Despite Demo
cratic and insurgent Republican per
sistence, Mr.. Penrose predicts passage
of the bill and an adjournment Of the
extra session before Aug. 1. Senator
Smoot recently Joined in this predic
ton concerning adjournment.
In committee the most serious con
flict probably will take place over the
amendment of Senator Root withhold
ing the application Of the agreement
to wood pulp imported from Canads
so long as local or provincial restric
tions are placed upon its expectation
AS a rule this restriction is opposed
by Democrats and insurgents and fav
ored by regular Republicans. Tn,
opposition is on the ground that I
would be more drastic than the pres
ent law.
Renew Lorimer Case.
Advocates of the Root amendmen
hold 1t to be in actual compliance witt
the Taft-Laurier agreement, and urg
that no reasonable objection can b
made to 1t in equity or in law. TIL
committee is believed to be fairl
evenly divided on the provision an
the votes of one or two senators VIII
have not expressed their views will b
watched with interest.
Friends of the administration ar
: urging the reporting of the bill will
out any modification whatever.
A favorable report is not expecte
from the committee. In Difference
> the presidents wishes many Republ
= can senators will restrain their oppos
D tion to the extent of permitting IL
: bill to go to the senate without recor
!, mendation, but they will reserve Il
+ right to oppose the measure in op'
senate.
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