The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-13
Majority Was So Large That ROllcalI Was Not
 Requested
REGULARS DUBBED
 "SEMI-DEMOCRATS"
Senator Hepburn Says Republicans Have No Leader-Wool Tariff Amendment Will Come
 Up Today

Washington, July 1o.-Senator Bailey's free list amendment to the Canadian re- ciprocity bill was defeated in the Sem ate late today by large majority. So evident was the margin against 1t that Senator Bailey did not ask for a roll call. Pursuing the policy of forcing the op- ponents of reciprocity to proceed without delay, Senator Penrose urged Senator Bai- ley 10 introduce his wool tariff amend ment at once. The latter did so and the Senate adjourned with the amendment pending. It is modification of the wool tariff bill recently passed by the House and places all duties on raw and manu- factured wool at a general average of 30 per cent.
 Consideration of the reciprocity bill is expected to move with rapidity from now on. The wool amendment probably will be disposed of tomorrow and Senators LaFollette and Bristow are ready with their amendments and their speeches against the bill.
 'Sem-democrats," ''bosrowed demo- crats" and like terms were applied to the republican senators supporting the bill by Senator Hepburn of Idaho in a speech against the measure. He declared that when the vote on the bill is taken all real republicans in the Senate will be opposed to 1t, while the "semi-democrats" will vote for it, along with the ''fee- simple democrats
 How can we educate the leader of the republican party back to republican prin- ciples?" asked Senator Nelson of Minne- sota.
 "Who Is the Leader?"
 "Who is the leader of the republican party?" inquired Senator Heyburn.
 Senator Hepburn suggested the repub- llcans were in state of mutiny and did not know their leader.
 Senator Hepburn declared that he op- posed amendments to the reciprocity bill as we'll as the bill itseif ''beceuse every amendment Is splinter off the repun- Mean flagstaff ef protective policy
 That can't be- interiected Senator Ciapp, the flagstaff has been broken and the flag pulled down.
 .I'n bet you 100000 republican votes I that is not true" said MT. Hepburn. He added that he believed the republicans ultimately would come together again on protective principles. Asked by Senator Bailey as to how he would classify the insui gents, MT Hepburn said they were Mavericks" waiting to be branded.
 Progressing Like a Crab'
 "If they can be rounded up in the White House lot I know how they will be branded said Senator Bailey.
 Senator Heyburn characterized some of the progressives as progressing like crab; you can't tell which way they're going"
 This is not the death bed of the re- publican party" he said referring to the split fin the republican ranks. but it will be the death bed of many of the men who are supporting this reciprocity bill when the people realize that it means the pull ing down of the protective system"
 Speechmaking Forced
 The probability of a move for final vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill the minute the Senate finds itself without speaker, is forcing speech making on that side of the capital. There was no pros sramme today except continuance of con sideration of the reciprocity bill and Sem ators Bristow of Kansas and Borah of Idaho insurgents, were possible speak CTS.
 The situation that developed yesterday when senator Bailey or IeXas, democrat, held the floor for several hours to carry out an admitted promise to Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, republican, with whose anti-recprocity views the Texan is aligned. to keep talking If necessary to head off vote until Mir. La Toilette is ready with his long address and amend ments, has stirred several to expect the delivery of their expected addresses, for which they were unprepared MT. La Toilette expects to proceed within . day or so, or early adjournment seems moro likely than ever.