The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-11
Additions Advocated By Cummins and Simmons
 Are Defeated
MAJORITY FOUR TO
 ONE AGAINST THEM
Senators Convinced of Utter Futility To Pass Any Amendments But
 Bailey and LaFollette il Will Try

rec1procity b1li efneTseu uhsNo' night from the most serious ordeal It mas yet experienced in the Senate. The se- pAes of amendments offered by Senator Cummins of Iowa and the two offered by Senator Simmons of North Carolina all seeking to increase the number Of Ca nadian manufactured articles that shall be admitted to the United States free of duty, were voted down by large ma jorities.
 The vote in favor of the amendmen,s vas so small that Senator Cummins asked for only five roll calls, although he had previously announced his inten- ton of asking for at least ten. The maximum vote for his tariff amendments was IA, compared to maximum vote of BS against.
 The defeat of the Cummins amend ments cleared the situation in the Sem ate and left the reciprocity bill much nearer final passage.
 Senator Bailey offered an amendment to the house wooen tariff bill imposing . duty of 25 per cent on raw wool He will ask for the consideration of this amendment and of his farmers free list amendment in the near future. Senator LaFollette has not yet introduced his amendments, of which there probably will be a considerable number, but these are expected within short time
 Senator Cummins, after the first few roll calls on his amendments, expressed the conviction that the intention of the Senate was not to change the agree ment in any particular and that it was useless to press the Senate for further votes He finally allowed the remainder of his amendments to be voted on to- gether.
 On the proposal to put flour and cereal products on the list of articles which the United States will admit free from Canada, Senator Cummins was de- feated. 52s to 14; In the proposal to put -ersicutural implements on this list, he was defeated 53 to 12; on the proposal to put lumber on the list, he was de- feated 51 to IF.
 Bristow Asks Record Vote
 Other amendments voted down pro- posed to admit free from Canada with cut demanding like treatment of Amer 3can products, automobiles, iron ore, pig Iron, rubber, cotton, wooden, leather and silk goods. Senator Bristow demanded . record vote on the rubber amend ment, but enough senators would not join in the demand.
 This is case where the full tariff duty is reserved for trust-controlled product" said Senator Bristow Tt Is evident that the Senate does not care to go on record on this matter"
 ''Oh, wait awhile" said Senator Stone democrat, of Missouri with a wave of his hand toward his democratic colleagues
 Previous to the vote on the amend ments, Senator Thornton, democrat, said he had voted for the Cummins free meat amendment Saturday and had expected to vote for the other amendments to- day.
 But I am convinced of the utter futility of attempting to pass any amendment said Senator Thornton. T cannot vote against the amendments and I do not want to continue enact ing a part in a comedy here, so I will not vote at all"
 One Slightly Favored
 The amendment that secured the Heaviest favorable vote was one separate from the tariff features of the agree ment. It gave the president power to terminate this countrys part of the pact if Canada abrogated her part. Senator Cummins, Senator Hepburn and others said that as the bill came before con- Gress. Canada could terminate her part of the agreement, while this country would be compelled to continue the re- ciprocity rates on Canadian goods until congress could repeal the law. Senator Lodge and Senator Bacon insisted that Canada's regard for the good faith of the agreement would prevent any such contingency.
 Senators Clapp and Dixon, republicans, and Senator Simmons, democrat, spoke against the general reciprocity measure. Senator Dixon said the agreement was due to the pressure of the newspaper interests and Senator Clapp declared the president had yielded to the demands of the cites for lower living and the needs of the press for free paper.