Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
LET COALITION DO IT,
IS STAND OF REGULARS
No Longer Republican Senate, Chair.
man Penrose Says.
MAKES THE MIX-UP WORSE
Belief Expressed That Reciprocity
Is Likely to Be Lost in Shuttle.
End Of Session Invisible
in the Distance.

An already badly tangled situation in
the Senate was still further complicated
today when the Senate finance committee
decided to throw the wool revision and
so-caIIed farmers free list bills. recently
passed by the democratic House Of Rep
resentatives. into the open Senate at once
70 take their chances along with Cana
dian reciprocity Both measures how
ever received formal adverse committee
reports.
Tie committee refused to take responsi-
biiity for reporting in detail on these
measures at any given time. and decided
to cast the burden of Senate legislation
upon the coalition of democrats and in
surgent republicans suddenly brought
about last night when the wool bill came
from the House.
Forestalled by Committee.
The finance committee had been m
structed to report the wool bill by July
10 1t was reported today that Senator
Clapp proposed to offer a resolution OF
instruction as to the free list bill. but
the committee forestalled such action.
Senator'S Martin and Culberson were
on their feet as soon as the adverse re-
port was made on the wool bill, asking
that the measure take its regular course
on the calendar. Senator Nelson made
the same demand for the adversely re-
ported free list bill.
Senator Gore, whose motion yesterday
led the Senate to instruct the finance
committee to report the wool bill back
before July 10. congratulated the finance
committee on its facility In doing bust
ness. Yesterday. he said. the committee
had doubted it's ability to finish consid-
Grafton of the wool bill In twenty days;
but over night 1t had found itself able
to dispose OF 1t In one day.
No Longer In Control
TT has been demonstrated that the re-
pubicans no longer are In control Of the
from them
Of Pennsylvania, chairman OF the once
reflected the chaotic conditions In the
Senate az 0 result Of last nights fight
over the House wool bill. which brought
about q coalition Of democrats and pro-
coalition instructed tho finance commit
tee to report the wool to the Senate by
July 10.
Snartins under this unusual action.
the finance committee for today and went
INTO that meeting with the avowed pur-
pose Of reporting the bill at once.
1T would require ten months properly
requested hearings. Anything short OF
hat time would be useless. The bill might
Just as well be reported today as July
10" asserted Chairman Penrose just be-
lore the committee doors were closed.
Senators Cullom, Lodge and Clark OF
Wyoming. members OF the committee.
agreed with the chairman and openly IA
vOred immediate adverse report.
other members Of the committee coun-
syled delay. They declared that to act
today would indicate petulance.
Interest In the Senate situation centers
arge!y about the fate of the Canadian
champion of the agreement. admitted that
ast nights developments had so compN-
cated the situation that one at this
time could forecast the outcome.
See Doom Of Reciprocity.
Senator Lodge said that the Senate Goa
lition and the threats Of the Insurgents
10 force a general tariff fight before the
Senate prior to voting on reciprocity.
time being at least" Senator Gallinger
also insisted that the chances for reci-
procity now seemed slim. His opposition
10 the bill. however. has been freely ex-
pressed.
senator Bailey Of Texas urged the COM
niittee TO defer action for few days on
the wool bill AS to reciprocity, he said
Il don't believe the Senate situation
has killed the bill. but I had hoped 1t
would"
Sanotor S,mrnops ~ North C,arobna
another democratic opponent OF reciproc-
tty, said he shared Senator Bailey's views
Indorsing Senator PenrOse's statement
that the republican party no longer
was responsible for the conduct of af
fairs In the Senate. Senator Lodge sale
lie was glad the responsibility was to bs
placed where II belonged.
Lodge Anticipates Fun.
Il shall take a great deal of pleasure,
he added. .'in sitting back and WATCHING
the Senate struggle with tariff bill tina
has not been passed by the finance com
nittee. 1t will take long time to ge
through a situation like this. but we car
wait"
All guesses as TO a possible date o
adjournment. II is now admitted, ar,
worse than useless Some senator's be
Eeve the extra session ultimately vii
dcvetail into the regular session mex
december
Senators McCumber, Gallinger and
S;rnoot were among the republicans who
counseled deliheration in the committee
and expressed opposition to the plan OF
Messrs. Penrose, Cullom. Lodge and
clark 10 report the wool bill today. Sen.
ator McCumber alone suggested tha,
short hearings be held. When the com
rnittee doors closed Senator La Toilette
lad not arrived The only democratic
present were Messrs Bailey Simmons
and Kern. The action OF the committee
was awaited with great interest
The insurgents are ready f)r the
fight" said Senator Bristow, who stood
outside the finance committee room while
the committee was in session I'VE are
ready with revision bills. Senator La Fol
lette has wooden and cottons. Senator
Cummins has steel and am ready with
sugar and lead. These bills take duties
which are admittedly excessive of trust