The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-12
BATTLE OPENS
IN THE SENATE
Today a Vote Will Be Taken ON
Direct Election; Tuesday
Reciprocity Comes Up.
STRONG OPPOSITION
TO ROOT AMENDMENT
House May Present More Tariff
Bills if the Session Is
Long Drawn Out.

WASHINGTON June 1i.-Open.ng Of
the fight on the Canadian reciprocity bill
on the floor OF the senate Tuesday with
house Democratic leaders urging the sem
ate to defeat the Root amendment to the
paper schedule; vote In the senate tomor-
row on the popular election Of senators;
resumption OF the wool tariff revision de-
bate on Tuesday-this Is the weeks pro-
Sramme OF congress.
Several conferences are planned incud
Ing caucus of Democrats in the house
Wednesday night to consider extension
of the progressive programme. House.
investigating committee will continue.
work.
2 There is much speculation as to the
probability of adjournment. which Sen
carly as July -. while Democratic Leader
Underwood says elf the extra session
continues until late summer or autumn
revision will be undertaken by the house.
Early action the reciprocity bill.
hoped for by the president, seems unlike
ly unless the Root amendment. which has
been objected TO as fatal to the agree
ment. is defeated.
Fighting the Amendment.
Mr.. Underwood and other Democrats
who oppose the Root amendment. now
propose TO exert all the influence they can
10 prevent favorable action on the amend
ment so that it Will be unnecessary for
the bill TO 5e referred To the lower branch
Of congress.
Word from the senate finance commit
Tee that IL has practically wound up Its
business for the extra session has reached
the house. Democratic representatives
are about convinced that the senate com,
mittee will not pass on any OF their tariff
bills, the free-liSt and wool bills and one
yet to come. probably a revised cotton
schedule OF which a house subcommittee
Whether the Democrats of the ways
and means committee Will take up re-
vision oi any other schedules. such as
| sugar and steel. will depend on the length
Further Tariff Revision.
undertake 10 revise other schedules after
We have passed the wool bill and drafted
| a cotton bill said Mr. Underwood,
| chairman OF tho ways and means co.n-
| until late into tile summer or into the
1ah, we might as well go ahead with our
| tariff programme; After cotton. sugar
and steel schedules would naturally be
discussed,
''But II the senate Is going TO Sc,
through with reciprocity and refuse to
take any action on the farmers free list
and the woolcn schedules. then a recess
probably will come and our work can
so over until next winter"
Plan of Senator Stcne.
Because OF the attitude Of the senate
finance committee toward the house tar
III bills. Senator Stone. backed by other
Democrats, has served notice that after
waiting reasonable time. for the COM
mlttee to act, motions will be made to
have IL discharged from consideration of
bills referred TO H.. such the free list
bill and the wool BILL This action would
force discussion on these measures TO the
front and disposition cf the bills in that
way might he made.
In the senate tomorrow the constltu-
| tional amendment providing for the popu-
| lar election of United States senator's
Will be voted on.
Indications point strongly 10 lis pass
age by the necessary two-thirds ma
| Jority.