The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-11
ALL AMENDMENTS
TO RECIPROCITY
DEFEATED
Signal Victory for Measure in
the Senate
INSURGENTS DISCOURAGED
Prospect So Hopeless That Senator
cummins Gave Up Asking for
Roll Calls

Washington, July 1.-THE Canad-
ian reciprocity bill emerged unscrath-
ed yesterday from the most serious
ordeal 1t has yet experienced in the
Senate The series of amendments
offered by Senator Cummins Of Ia,
and the two offered by Senator Sim
mons OF N c., all seeking to increase
the number OF Canadian manuiactur
ed articles which shall be admitted
to the United States free of duty.
We're voted down by large majorities
The vote in favor OF the amendments
was 50 small that Senator Cummins
asked for only five roll-cals although
he had announced his intention Of
asking for at least TO- The maxi.
mum vote for his tariff amendments
was IA. compared with a maximum
vote OF So against them The defeat
OF the amendments clears the situa-
ton in the Senate aud leaves the re-
ciprocity bin much nearer final pas
sage
Senator Bailey of Tex offered an
amendment yesterday to the House
wolen tariff bill, imposing a duty Of
% per cent on raw wool. He will ask
considerable Of this amendment, and
for his farmers free list amendment
IN the near future Senator La Fol
lette OF Wis has not yet introduced
his amendments. They probably are
numerous, but they are expected with
in a short time. After the first few
roll call votes on his amendments yes
terday. Senator Cummins expressed
the conviction that II was the inten-
ton OF the Senate not TO change the
agreement in any particular and that
il was useless to press for further
votes He allowed the remainder of
his amendments to be voted on to
gether without the formalty of roll
call
on the proposal 10 put -four and
cereal products on the list OF articles
which the United States will admit
free from Canada. Senator Cummins
was defeated. 81 TO IA; on the pro
posal TO put agricultural implements
on this list he was defeated, SO to II.
Other amendments voted down pro.
posed TO admit free from Canada,
without demanding like treatment OF
American products, automobiles, iron
ore. pig-iron, coal. rubber, cotton,
wooden. leather and silk goods,
Senator Bristow OF Kan. demanded
record vote on the rubber amend
ment, but enough senators would not
loin in the demand "This Is a case
where a full tariff duty is reserved
for trustcontraled product" said
Senator Bristow. 1T is evident that
the Senate doesn't care TO 90 on rec
ord OH this matter" 20, wait a
while" said Senator Stone ole Mo.
(democraU with wave OF his hand
toward the democratic colleagues.
Senator Smith of Mich. who had an
nounced his opposition TO the entire
reciprocity agreement, declined Ia
vote for any of the amendments to 1t
which sought TO put more articles on
the free list
Previous to the vote on the amend
ments, Senator Thornton of La
(democraU. said he voted for the
Cummins ireemeat amendment Satur.
day aud had expected to vote for the
other amendments yesterday. But
| am convinced OF the utter tutility OF
attempting to pass any amendment
said he II cannot vote against the
amendments and I do not want 10
continue enacting a part in comedy
here, 50 | will not vote at all
The amendment which got the
heaviest favorable vote was one sep
arate from the tarifl features Of the
agreement. 1t gave the president
power to terminate this country
part OF the pact If Canada abrogateC
her part Senator Cummins of Ia.
Senator Hepburn Of Idaho and Others
said that as the bill came before
Congress Canada could terminate he
part OF the agreement while thil
country would be compelled to con
tnue the reciprocity rates ON cana
dian goods until Congress could re-
peal the law. Senator Lodge O
Mass. and Senator Bacon OF Ga. In
sisted that Canada's regard for tn
good faith" OF the agreement woul'
prevent any such contingency