Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-22
In Fight on Democratic Wool
Tariff Revision Bill
And Puts Canadian Reciprocity
On Doubtful List.
House Rejects Senate Change Of
Senatorial Elections Bill.

Washington, June 21.-Throwing the
Democratic wool revision bill into the
Senate today drove the fnsurgent Re-
publicans of that body into an open
coalition with the Democrats in de-
mand for a general revision of the
tariff and brought about the threat
ened crisis in the finance committed.
At the end of a bitter fight the res
olution by Senator Gore requesting the
finance committee to report back the
whole bill before July WAS passed by
vote of 80 to is. Tonight the fate or
the Canadian reciprocity bill was In
doubt as II result of the remarkable
developments at todays session of the
Senate. Western Republicans, who
have fought the reciprocity measure
and taken up challenges put forth by
the Democratic leaders followed each
other in rapid succession In ultimat-
ums to the Senate leaders.
or the affirmative votes cast for
the Gore amendment overthrowing the
finance committee, 16 We're those of Re
publicans. namely: Borah. Bourne.
Bristow, Brown, Clapp, Crawford.
Cummins, Dixon, Gronna, Jones. Ken
yon. La Toilette, Nelson. Peindexter.
Townsend and Works. This included
the full Insnrgent strength Of Is and
in addition Jones, Nelson and Town
send Myers was the only Democrat
voting with the Republicans against
the motion.
AS the result of the Senate's action,
before adjournment. Senator Penrose
called meeting of the finance COM
mittee. of which he is chairman. for
tomorrow morning and he and other
Regular Republicans predicted that
when the Senate convenes the wool
measure and the free list bill will be
reported adversely.
Today's struggle began the instant that
the wool revision bill appeared from the
House OF Representatives. Senator Gore.
apparently with the approval of Demo
cratic leaders, moved that the financial
committee be instructed to report the
bill back to the Senate on or before July
10. The admitted purpose of the motion
was to prevent the finance COMMITTEES
from holding the bill indefinitely or from
failing to report 1t at all.
The result of this motion was to dis
rupt so completely lines that have been
formed In the Senate that 1t cannot be
foretold now when a vote can be reached
on the reciprocity bin or whether enough
votes can be mustered to pass 1t without
amendment.
Cummins. Nelson. Crawford. La Fol-
lette. Jones and other Republican Insur-
gents from Northwestern states, who
have opposed the reciprocity bill be-
cause of alleged discrimination against
the agricultural forces, said that before
a vote was allowed on the bill they
would demand that the other schedules
in the tariff be taken up and they would
insist upon an effort to attach many OF
them to the reciprocity measure.
The Republican leaders, notably PEN
rose, Lamon. Gallinger and George. all
members of the finance committed. said
that such a Limitation upon the action OF
the Senate's chief committee was "un-
fair. uncalled for and unreasonable"
Penrose characterized Cores resolution
as rank absurdity and shallow dema-
gogism."
The Insurgent Republican, rejoinder
was that the finance committee must
either report the free list bin tina wool
bill and other measures of tariff revision.
vote on Canadian reciprocity.
The Republican leaders pointed out
that if the wool and the free list bill
were reported to the Senate now 1t
would be impossible to pass the reci-
proeity bin. The fight over tariff re-
vision which is to follow the introduce
ton of the three bills at once in the
omen Senate would endanger the pas
sage of the reciprocity bill.
"If the Senate wants to defeat the
reciprocity BILL" said Martin. the
Democratic leader. why should 1t not
be permitted to do, so, if in its Judg~
ment that is the best course TO pur-
sue?r
Then across the aisle. began an
open bidding for Republican support
for general tariff revision. Bailey
said he intended to offer the free list
bill as an amendment TO the reciproci-
ty measure. IF you are in earnest"
declared Williams, Miss. "just come
up to the mark and We'll help you
make your promise good
The debate ragged until o'clock.
when an effort was made by Gallinger
to have the Senate adjourn The IN
surgents voting with the Democrats
prevented and then took up the cudg-
els and explained their intentions on
the tariff issues. La Toilette said:
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