The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
SENATE ADOPTS
! VOTING PROGRAM
Plan for Legislation Fol
lows Conferences
Of Leaders.
TAFT GRA1IFIED
AT ANNOUNCEMENT
Action on Reciprocity Will Be
Taken on July a2, and Other
House Measures Will Follow
acknowledgements
Expected Early in
August.

Washington. July 14.-The Senate
Will vote on the Canadian reciprocity
bill July 20. on the wool tariff revision
Dill July 81, on the free list bill Au-
gust l. congressional reapportlonment
bill August 3, statehood bill for Ari-
IONA and New Mexico on the legisla-
tive day Of Angus, Z. and will adjourn.
according 10 general understanding
quickly thereafter. This voting pro-
gram, decided upon after prolonged
conference today. was agreed to by
the Senate
The agreement. following ser!e,
of conferences between Senators PEN
rose. La Toilette. Martin. smoot
Bailey. Stone Burton Borah. Br!stow.
Bourne and other Senator'S. was
formally offered in the Senate by SEN
ator Penrose as leader of the Repub-
leans.
The agreement contained no specific
erovsion regarding adjournment. but
1t is understood generally that ad-
,ournment will follow Immediately
the disposition OF the statehood bill
All the measures mentioned hav.
passed the House
Taft Is Pleased.
President Taft was quickly ac-
qnainted with the Senate's action and
expressed his qualification. particular
~ over tho precedence given the re-
eiprociiy bill in the program
Senator cummins. OF Iowa. Insur-
gent, after Adjournment to-day ex-
pressed conviction that despite the
program there would he general tariff
revision before the close He based
his BELIEF on the fact that the Demo
Gratis and Insurgents would stand to-
setner ana force amendments 10 the
free list bill. adding wool, sugar, steel
cotton. etc. 10 that measure.
Az least we shall have legislative
revision before we adjourn" he said
Il do not know what the President
Will DO. bu, we VIII give him chance
10 speak for himself"
The understanding forecasts the end
of long struggle in the Senate over
the reciprocity and the Democratic
tariff measures. The final votes VIII
not he taken on the bills named until
the dates fixed. hut amendments can
be disposed OF from time 10 time
No agreement was reached on the
campaign publicity bill. Senator Pen
rose Republican leader. announced thar
II had been found impossible TO in
clude in the definite agreement any
more subjects than those named SEN
ator Martin. Democratic leader. as
snred Senator Kenyon, Republican In
surgent. that the Democrats would
make every effort to secure q vote on
the publicity measure which would
require publicity of campaign funds
before election.
VIII Press Resolution.
Senator Borah is determined 10 press
the Joint resolution providing for the
election OF Senators by direct vote.
and he Will lose no chance to bring
about an agreement between the con-
ferees on that measure. He has SO
notified them, and they have agreed
to have their first meeting within the
next day or two.
The Bristow amendment to the Ca
madam reciprocity BILL proposing a re-
duction OF the sugar tariff, and the
adjustment Of the Dutch standard.
basis OF assessing tariff on Imported
sugar, was defeated this afternoon. az
10 g. With the fate of reciprocity nre
determined in favor OF that measure
Senator'S already are speculatinp on
the possible result of the pronosed
votes on the two tariff bills-wool and
Tree list-included in to-day's agree
ment No one would undertake to
predict the outcome. but ali agreed
On the one point that the success or
The failure of the measures depends
entirely upon whether the Democrats
ma lnsurgent Republicans can get to-
gether on any line of action.