The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27
PLAN TO GEORGE TAFT.
Democrats and Insurgents Combine to
Delay Reciprocity Bill.

Washington, June 27.-An attempt
bv Chairman Penrose OF the senate
finance committee to fix July ~ Tor
"a vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill
was defeated in the senate today
through Senator LaFollette's objec-
ton The debate indicated that
portion of the Republican insurgents
and some Democrats will fight to have
the wool revision and the free list bills
passed first so that the president viii
have to act on them before the SEN
ate passes the reciprocity bill.
The Penrose resolution proposed a
vote on the reciprocity bill July "A; a
vote on the wool revision bill July 70,
and a vote on the free list bill July Is
Senator LaFOllette's objection was
made only to the vote or the reciprOc-
ity bill. Senator Bailey urged that no
one object to the other dates. but the
Republican leaders realized they would
be in an embarrassing situation if the
time was fixed for the wool and free
list votes and left unsettled for the
reciprocity vote and Senator Smoot
finally objected. Senator LaFollette
said the senate should have .opportun-
ity to talk over the reciprocity bill
without restriction.
Have you any information as to
what the president will do with the
free list and wool bills?" asked Sena-
tor Bailey.
NO. nave 10 4lllOl aildlAOn do "
the presidents probable action said
Senator Penrose.
Il am compelled to think" said SEN
ator Bailey, that the senator from
Pennsylvania calculates that if all
these bills can be put up to the presi
dent separately the result will be that
he will approve the reciprocity bill and
veto the other two bills"
Senator Bailey said it was inconceiv-
able that the president would veto the
reciprocity bill which he desired, be-
cause some other tariff bill was at
tached to it. unless he intended to veto
the other bill if it came to him sepa-
rately.
What VIII Taft Do?
TT is perfectly apparent that the
president Will refuse to sign the reci-
procity bill if it is mixed up with a
general tariff revision" said Senator
Williams Of Mississippi
by what authority do you say that
the president viii veto general tariff
bills?'' asked Senator Nelson.
by the authority of common sense -
retorted Mr.. Williams
Then is all this fight to pass the
wool bill and free list bill simply a
playing of politics?" demanded Senator
Nelson.
NO" said Senator Williams. I'VE do
not expect to pass a general tariff bill.
We intend to pass several small bills
on the more important subjects in the
hope that one or two of them will meet
the approval of the president"
Senator Bailey declared that the
Democrats had no chance of passing
the wool and free list bills without The
support of Republican Insurgents
1t IS perfectly apparent that the
program adopted by the Democrats
will result in the passage of the reel
procity bill and the veto Of anv bills
looking to a general tariff revision. .
said Senator Dixon. II do not propose
to join in any proposition" said Sena-
tor Bailey. that requires the Demo
Gratis to join with the stalwarts to pass
this reciprocity bill and then leave ms
to join with the insurgents to pass bills
that will be sure to be vetoed
Senator Williams declared the