The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-06-28
AMENDMENT BEATEN.
Senator Roots Addition to Re-
ciprocity Treaty Is Lost.

Indications Are That Reciprocity Has
Free Sailing Now and the Measure
Will Pass Without Amendment al
an Earlier Date Than Has Been Ex
pected-Blll Will Probably Ee Vot
ed on July Ex-senator LaFollette
Has an Amendment.
Washington, June 27.-The Root
amendment TO the Canadian reciproc
ity bill was defeated in the senate
last evening. This disposes Of one OF
the most 2erious menaces to the bill
and the indications are now that reci'
procity has free sailing and will pass
without amendment at an earlier date
than has been expected.
The Root amendment went down to
defeat without any record vote, nc
roll having been demanded. The vice
president simply stated the question
there was mild chorus of ayes" and
a louder chorus of noes" and Mr.
Sherman declared the amendment
lost.
rhe Root amendment proposed to
delay the free admission Of wood pulp
and print paper into this country I'M
til all restrictions agairst the exporta'
ton of these products had been re-
moved by the Canadian provinces,
Under the terms of the bill in its
present form pull and print paper will
he admitted free from all provinces
except those that maintain export re-
strictions.
Fixing a Date For Vote.
Steps were taken yesterday looking
towards the fixing of date for voting
upon the reciprocity and other tariff
measures. An agreement was drawn
up by Chairman Penrose of the
finance committee and submitted to
number OF senators OH both sides OF
the chamber.
This agreement proposed that a vote
should be taken by unanimous consent
on the Canadian reciprocity bill on
July "a. on the farmers free list on the
day following and on the Underwood
wool bill on July 26.
There was considerable interest
manifested on the floor when Senator
Pehrose produced this document Ee
took it to the vice president and the
two retired to the rear Of the senate
chamber and began summoning SEN
ators to take look at it.
Senator Martin Of Virginia, the MI
nority leader, was called in, but was
not very much disposed to acquiesce
in It
Senator Penrose felt rather cheer
ful when the senate adjourned and
said he would probably submit the
agreement to the senate today and
ask for unanimous consent that II be
made the standing order of business.
The progressive Republicans. when
they learned of the agreement, were
somewhat startled. They held hurried
conferences and the indications are
that even if the Democrats acquiesce
in the agreement a number of the
progressive senators will stand out
against it. In such a contingency the
agreement will fail
Some of the progressive senators
were saying last night that if the
agreement was acquiesced in, II would
simply mean that fully half of the
senators would run away to the sea
shore or to their homes and would
not reappear in Washington until the
day for a vote The progressives want
TO do some talking and the friends OF
the reciprocity bill should be in their
places in the senate to vote on the
The Republican leaders believe that
ont of the proposed agreement will
finally come some sort of satisfactory
solution of the matter As the hot
weather increases in Washington
there is a growing unrest among the
senators to get away to their homes,
Fixing Date For Adjournment.
The date fixed by the progressiyes
for the adjournment of the extra ses-
sion is in September, while regulars
of both parties are working to bring
about ddsbanGment not later than
Aug. /.
Chairman Fenrose intimate1 that II
the progressive Republicans refused
to fix a date for vote he would ask
the leaders Of both sides to back him
up in an effort to require the senate
to meet earlier each day and to sit
later and to require those senators
who insisted upon debating to work
overtime, believing that in course of
time they would see the advantage Of
voting on the pending questions and
returning home.
Senator Clarl, of Wyoming, chair
man of the judiciary committee, open
ed the debate or the Root amendment
with an earnest appeal for party har.
mony. He advised the Republicans
to go into party caucus to deter.
mine what the partys attitude in the
senate should be
Senator LaFollete announced that
he would offer an amendment TO the
reciprocity bill, putting lumber and
the manufactured products of lum
her and also pint paper on the free
Est
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