Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-13
Resolution on Election of
Senators May Not
Pass.
AMENDMENT NOT LIKED
Provision for Federal Control
Is Especially DispIeaSing
to South.

Washington, June 13.-Congress was
buster today than at any other time in
the present session. In the senate Ca
madam reciprocity with the Root
amendment attached finally reached
the floor. In the house the Underwood
tariff revision bill was expected to oc-
cupy the entire day, while the sugar
trust" and steel trust" investigating
committees resumed inquiries on the
operations of the two big Industries.
FEAR EFFECT OF AMENDMENT.
1t is believed also before adjourn
viii be named to take under consider
alton the constitutional resolution for
the direct election of senators passed
by the senate last night There is grave
doubt of the democratic house agreeing
TO the Bristow amendment for federal
control of senatorial elections.
WILLIAMS Is ORIGINAL.
Washington, June 13.-Senator VIII
liams of Mississippi declares that
when he wants a thing he wants il
but he viii notsrefuse to kill rattlc-
snake because al the same time lie
cannot kf1 an anaconda. This, in
brief. Is his reason for accepting the
Canadian reciprocity treaty as set
forth in the report on the reciproci-y
bill filed in the senate coday when
Chairman Penrose reported that meas
ure. Mr.. Williams report was one OF
a number presenting various views on
the reciprocity bill.
MAJORITY SON-COMMITTAL.- 49,
The majority report was non-com-
mittal-neither for nor against. VIII
liams. Stone and Kern united in urg
ing acceptance OF the bill without
amendment, while LaFollette and Nc
Cumber presented reports in opposl-
tion to the measure. Williams, in his
report gave especial prominence
10 the portion of President Tafts
Chicago speech dealing with wooG
pulp as expressive of his views.
AMENDMENTS ARE GOOD.
Mr.. Williams expressed the opin-
ion that the Root amendment will de-
feat the purposes of both governments
in the matter of paper and wood pulp,
although in language it strives to exc
cute that purpose. He declared himself
10 be favorable TO majority of the
amendments that were offered in com
mittee if ordered as original proposl<
tions. standing upon their own merits,
but not in favor OF them as amSnd- /
ments to this bill because he thinks /
their effect in all eases and their pur-
pose in most cases is to defeat Cana /
dian reciprocity"
TWO ENDORSE VIEWS.
Senator Stone of Missouri. signed
Williams report with the Following
endorsement Substantially and in the .
main | agree with The statement CtI
Williams view
Senator Kern also signed Williams
report placed his endorsement upon it
in which he said: i am for the "a.
madam reciprocity bill because It
looks 10 freer trade and more init
mate commercial relationship be-
tween this country and Canada. an
opposed To the Root amendment -or
the reasons so well stated by Senator
Williams"
ADOPTS AFTER AMENDING.
Washington. d. G.. june lS.-By a
vote of 64 TO -. the United States sen
ate last night adopted a resolution 10
submit to the states an amendment
TO the constitution for the election of
senators by direct vote
But before the final vote was taken.
the senate adopted the 'BristoN
amendment" which specifically re-
tains in the federal government tie
control over the manner OF holding
these elections. There is a general
feeling here that if the house acceOts
this amendment, il viii result in the
death of the amendment when the les
islatures are called 20 act upon it.
RACE QUESTION INVOLVED.
For il is this item OF federal con
trol' which has been most bitterly Ie-
seuted by the southern senator's. who
declare it viii give the federal govern
ment an opportunity to interfere vita
the race question il the south, by Civ
ing il a new weapon 10 prever: ths
disfrarchisemeut OF the negroes the-c
Almost ali the days oraeory and 1t
lassed until late IN the night-was
split over this question OF 'feders
Control' And when the vote on Il
was taa.u. ii had the narrowest kinc
Of 2 squeak. At the hands OF the ss-I-i
ale. il received q tie vote-4f 10 -.
This gave Vice President Sherman !
The deciding vote, and he voted for Il