The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-26
AMENDMENT TO WOOD PULP
AND PAPER SCHEDULE WILL
BE KILLED.
OPPOSITION IS STRONG
Proposed Change in Canadian Reei-
procity Bill Is Obnoxious TO Demo.
Gratis and Many Republicans and
VIII Probably Be Defeated Today
Direct Election Will Be Considered.

| Washington, June o5-Thc Root
/ amendment to the wood pulp and pa
per schedule of the Canadian reci-
| procity bill which the administration
has been fighting as fatal to the
agreement. undoubtedly viii be de-
| feated before the senate adiourns to-
| morrow. the democrats and many re-
! puhlicans who favor reciprocity hav-
Ing openly opposed the amendment.
| With this amendment, ON which the
reciprocity struggle for some time
has centercd out Of the way. the tariff
/ debate VIII assume Il wider scope The
wool tariff and the free-Iist bills "A.
the democatic house passed them, do
not In their exact terms meet the ap-
| proval OF the democratic for-,s In the
| senate nor that of the republican in
| surgents but they form the basis for
| the fight that Is To bring Canadian
reciprocity and the whole tariff uues-
tion into the open for protracted de
bate.
| The extent To which the nsurgent
republicans will lie willing To go will
he made clear this week So far only
indefinitely outlining their course. they
have Indicated that they favor all the
valuable tariff reductions that they
can squeeze ont of the situation Some
of them have asserted their readiness
to add to the reciprocity bin any
amendments they think possible sue
cessfully To thread the Legislative and
executive channels. even In the face
Of the presidents veto threat.
| There ig Jqsi1aI Of 1N,....
cratic support however, for the pro-
posals that the insurgents have limited
at. Senator Bailey will fight for an
amending of the Canadian agreement
to exempt fran free trade the prouucts
of the farmer, but while he will have
some democratic and much insurgent
support for this plan 1t is not expect
ed to prevail.
Senator La Toilette | working on
general amendments to the reciprocity
measure and To the wool and free-list
bills. He is determined to lead a hard
fight for general plan of revision of
the more important tariff schedules
His action and his amendments and
arguments are being awaited by many
of the insurgents who do not care tn
open up fight until they have had
an opportunity of seeing what he pro-
poses and the effect his arguments
! have.
| Meantime they are preparing for
the fight. which promises To be con-
fined principally to insurgents and n
few democrats.
Direct Election.
Th direct election of senator's viii
come up again early In the week. The
house has voted down the Bristow
amendments attached to the bin in
the senate and has asked for a con-
| ference on the measure. The confer
ence committee of the two houses Is
expected to be named within Il day ~
| two.
The senate also will receive the ter
ritories bill passed by the house early
| In the week. The territories commit
tee approved the bill as passed by the
| hoGsc admitting Arizona and New
Mexico without the approval OF
! their constitutions minority re-
port probably viii he filed by Senators
Nelson, Lippitt and Burnham. There
| Is a possibility of the bins being taken
up during the week as u relief from
the tariff debate. Awaiting clear
ing up Of the political situation in the
senate and more definite understand
| ing as tn whether tariff legislation
which the lower branch may orlgI-
nate will have any chance Of passage
| By the senate the house this Week
! practically viii mark time.
The sugar trust" committees in
vestigatipn win continue with Presi-
dent Joseph +. Smith of the Mormon
1 church a witness tomorrow and the
sub committee Of the ways and means
committee viii go ahead with the re-
! vision of the cotton tariff.
Having no business before Il. the
house will meet only to adjourn for
three days at Il time. Speaker Clark
has declared that tho tariff ought to
be revised from top To bottom But
whether the house takes up tariff
schedules other than those already APP
/ proved by the democratic cauens will
depend on developments "A the senate.