The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
PROBABLE VOTE
 ON RECIPROCITY Treaty Appears To Have a Good Chance in Senate TAFTS PLANS FEARED Many Senators Who Are Not Decided on the Treaty Matter Will Vote
 for It for Fear of An
 Extra Session
TAFT'S PLANS FEARED

| Washington, February 12.-(Special)- The Canadian reciprocity agreement made | its actual advance yesterday when the committee on ways and means reported | favorably to the House the administra- | tion bill embodying the compact.
 1 The committee adopted the amendment providing that wood produced In Canada
 may be brought in free and that prod ucts of wood, as specified in the bill, up to a Valuation of 4 cents pound
 may be brought in free.
 If President Taft can get the agree | ment through the House he can force | vote in the Senate this session
 | This statement is made as the result of unofficial canvass of the sentiment in
 the Senate as to how senators are going to vote in case they are driven to vote. | It is taken for granted that Senator Bailey
 will not be able to lead many democrats with him in opposition to the agreement. 1 The maximum democratic vote against
 the agreement is probably five. The total democratic membership in the Senate is | B, out of which number it is said 2s will be recorded for the agreement. How many republicans can be lined up | or will line up for the agreement is the | important question. The indications are | clear that enough of them will vote for | the agreement to put it through. The | Senate membership is 92. Forty-seven
 would constitute majority If 2S demo-
 crats support the agreement, 19 repub-
 licans, in addition to the democrats, can ratify 1t.
 Canvasses of the situation on the TO-
 publican side show that 16 votes now
 seem practically assured for the agree
 ment with every prospect that this num-
 Der will be sufficiently increased under
 pressure from the White House or from
 home to bring about ratification.
 1 Congress does not want to undergo an
 extra session and if the Senate can rid
 itself of the notion that the President is trying to frighten 1t and does really in- tend to call an extra session then a vote
 may be consented to. It is rare however
 that the Senate permits itself to be hur-
 ried into voting on anything It is not | in connection with Senate traditions.
 The 26 senators on the republican side
 who are opposed to the bill are: Borah 1 ii56os DiiStOWtt t'thiSsf odi iooi
 rows, Clapp, Dick, Dillingham;, Fry Young. Gallinger, Gamble, Gronna, Hale Hepburn, Jones, LaFollette, Lorimer, Mo | Cumber, Nelson, Oliver, Penrose, Pile
 Shoot and Stephenson.
 The uncertain Senate republicans are Aldrich. who is absent; Crawford Smith
 of Michigan Clark, Carter, Warren, Bradley, Guggenheim, Kean, Nixon, Per kins. Richardson Scott, Bourne, Wet more and Sutherland In all Is. =
 1 Most of these senators are unwilling to
 commit themselves now They are in many | cases waiting to hear from home. They | have their ears to the ground trying to | catch any rumblings of dissent or mur- | murs of appreciation as to the agreement | This list includes number of men who are generally found going along with the | administrations. If 1t comes to a pinch the | President can doubtless get half dozen of these senators to stand by him.
 While it Is generally assumed that the | Senate will not vote on the agreement 1 this session, there Is less certainty on | this point than there was when the agree | ment was first sent to the Senate. Talk | is growing that after all the Senate may conclude to take a vote. It is recog- nized that the opposition is amply strong to prevent a vote if it tries to do so. But three weeks remain of the session
 and it would be easy enough to prevent vote If the attempt were seriously
 made.