The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
Senator SmOOt Expects Reel
prOcity Bill Will Be Out of
Way Before August.
OTHERS EXPECT TO STAY
AT CAPITAL ALL SUMMER
Chairman Underwood Is I'm
alterably Opposed to the
Root Amendment.
By Leased Wire to The Tribune.


WASHINGTON, June 10.-The sen,
ate probably Will vote on the Canadian
reciprocity agreement about July 10
and congress will adjourn about July
81 That is the prophesy of Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah, after visit to
though absolutely opposed to the
agreement. is of the opinion that when
the vote is taken 1t will carry by safe
majority though perhaps the Root
amendment may be tackled to 1T.
"The Democratic house will not ac-
cept the Root amendment to the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement was the
statement made today by Representa-
tive Underwood of Alabama, chairman
Of the ways and means committee. His
intention to fight the amendment to the
limit, In the event that il is approved
by the senate, forecasts possible dead
lock between the two houses, which
may prolong the session of congress in
definitely.
''We have disposed of the Root
amendment on this side of the CAPT
tol," said Mr.. Underwood, "and we
do not propose to reverse ourselves.
An amendment practically the same
as the one now characterized as the
Root amendment was offered when the
bill was being considered by the ways
and means committee The Democrats
voted it down. The same amendment
was offered when the agreement was
being read for amendment in the
house. The Democrats voted it down
and they will cast their third vote
against it if the reciprocity agreement
comes back from the senate with the
Root amendment on it. -
Senate Must Recede.
Thus far Mr., Underwood has been
able to deliver a solid Democratic
vote on his side of the house on every
important proposition, and his declara-
tion that the Root amendment must be
rejected by the Democrats means that
the senate must recede Or remain in
session indefinitely.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin is
engaged in preparing his minority re-
port from the finance committee on the
first detailed announcement of the
views of the senate progressives on the
measure-that is, of the element Of the
progrcssiveS who are seeking the
amendment Of the bill and are opposed
to it in its present shape. It is expect"
ed the Wisconsin senator will seek to
make it clear that he is for the prin
ciple Of reciprocity, but opposed to the
pending measure rs improperly drawn
and in need of modification and amend
ment. His position will be Of especial
Importance at this time, in view of the
movement 10 nominate him for presi
dent in 1912.
1t is the intention to make reci-
procity the unfinished business after
Tuesday, and the senate leaders will
insist that discussion be maintained day
after day and there be no tagging.
Makes Trouble for Insurgents.
Reciprocity is at the bottom of the
troubles of the insurgent Republicans
in the failure of their efforts to make
headway against the movement to re-
nominate President Taft. The insur.
gents got off on the wrong foot when
they decided not to stand for the reci
procity agreement At least that is
uation now. Some Of the insurgent lead,
ers declare they will be able before
the reciprocity debate is over to show
that the existing reciprocity agreement
is a delusiou and that they will point
the way to effective reciprocity but
this is not the view generally enter
tanned here,
Evidence accumulates that President
Taft is gaining strength because of
his support of reciprocity. Former Rep
resentative Martin J, Wade Of Iowa
declares the speech of President Taft
at Chicago greatly strengthened the
cause of reciprocity in the recent spe.
cial election in the Ninth Iowa district
and would have strengthened it more
had it more time to permeate the vot-
ers, Letters pouring into the White
House give evidence that the presi.
dent IS advocacy of reciprocity is TAX.
ing well. The overwh Ginning newspa-
per support Of the country over FOR
reciprocity is strengthening the presi,
dent Immensely.
Thus, consciously OF unconsciously. it
appears that when he took up reel.
procity the president played the best
politics Of his administration,