The Washington times., 1911-07-22
SENATE PASSES
CANADIAN PACT,
VOTE 53 TO 27
Presidents Pet Measure
b Goes Through With
-. out Change.
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Brown, Clapp, Clarke of Arkansas,
Crawford Cummins, Dixon, Gronna,
Kenyon. La Toilette. McCumber. Mel
son, and Simmons.
In this list are three Democrats
Bailey, Simmons, and Clarke. The in
Isurgents generally voted for the amend
ment. Those insurgents who voted on
the other side were PolndeArer and
Works, though on some of the other
amendments Brown was also opposed.
Nelson Amendment Next.
The second amendment voted on was
one by Nelson reducing the duties on
certain agricultural products admitted
from Canada, but not wiping out the
duty. This commanded a considerable
vote. and was beaten by % to IS. Those
who voted for it were:
Bailey, Borah. Bourne. Bristow.
Arkansas, Crawford, Cummins, Curtis.
Dixon, Gamble, Gronna, Kenyon, La
Gf' GPf4iette' Lorimer' McCum4er, Nelson.
S9lbiveT; simmons, Smith of Michigan.
-Four Democrats here voted for
amendment. They were Bailey, Sim
mons, Clarke, and Thornton. All the
Poindexter voted for it. The regular
Republicans who voted for it were
Clark Of Wyoming, Curtis Gamble,
4-OIlInerp McCumDer, Nelson, Oliver,
Smith of Michigan, and Warren-nine
in all. This indicated a powerful regu-
lar revolt against the agreement.
Next came the Simmons amendment
Tor free meats. This was beaten by
16 to 64.
Free Cereals Beaten.
A long series of amendments fol-
lowed, and one after another were voted
down. A second amendment by Sim
ada was beaten, II TO g.
Senator Cupmins' amendment reduc-
ing steel and iron duties was beaten,
II to "a. On the whole, the amend
ments proposed got only about a fourth
of the vote of the Senators present.
This will end the long and bitter
struggle over reciprocity so far as the
United States is concerned. The next
question is whether Canada will ratify
the agreement. The parliament of the
Dominion is now in session at Ottawa
following recess. 1t is expected that
body will ratify the pact, though the
that general elections will be held in
the course of the next two months, with
reciprocity as the issue.
Signatures Next Wednesday.
President Taft had hoped to sign the
agreement today before departing for
Beverly. He would be able to do so
were it not for the fact that the House
will hold only a brief session today and
will adjourn befSyf the Senate has
voted. Speaker Clark will, therefore,
not beable to sign up the agreement
before Wednesday, and 1t will not be
until Wednesday that the President will
affix his signature.
The fact that the fight is now over and
the bill is sure of escaping amendment
at the hands of Congress gives the deep
est satisfaction to the President and to
the friends of reciprocity in Congress.
1t has been many years since there has
been a struggle in which so much bit
Ierness has been aroused.
With the reciprocity tight at an end,
the attention of the Senate and the
House is now directed to the question
of what will be done on other phases
of the tariff. The wool bill will come
mp for vote next Thursday. In the
meantime the Senate Democrats will
caucus. The insurgents in the Senate
will not support the House wool bill; at
)east they will not at this stage of the
proceedings And a share of the Senate
Democrats are baking at the La Fol-
1ette wool bill.
Their Motive.
The only factor in the situation that
seems to tend strongly to compelling the
insurgents and Democrats TO get to-
gether is their common desire to have
bill put up to the President"
has been acute since March, 1910, when
there was meeting of President Taft
xend Mr.. Fielding, Canadian minister of
finance, at Albany. Concerning this
meeting, Secretary of State Knox, at
Chicago, said:
During their meeting the President
indicated to Mr.. Fielding desire to go
further than the adjustment of the
pending question. the maximum and
YOi nj ir11
bill, and to take up at convenient
time the discussion of the feasibility
of an agreement for freer trade rela-
tions between the two countries. The
President expressed the belief that the
policy of broader and closer commmer-
Cial relations with Canada would receive
the hearty support of the American
people"
The following November Henry NJ.
Hoyt. counsellor for the State Depart
ment, and Charles NJ. Pepper, trade ex-
pert, were sent to Ottawa as commits
otOners to discuss tentatively with the
representatives of the Canadian gov
ernment the basis of a reciprocal trade
agreement. The conference lasted ten
days, and adjourned to meet in Wash
ington.
Canadians Here.
On January :, 1911. w. Fielding,
minister of finance. and William Pat
terson, minister of customs, came to
Washington as the representatives OF
the Canadian government An agree
ment was worked out in about two
weeks, and on January 26. the President
transmitted the agreement to both
houses of Congress. The House passed
the measure February IA. by 221 to 93
1t went to the Senate and there was
mo action in the life of the Sixty-first
Congress.
Then followed the extra session Of the
Sixty-second Congress, beginning April
T. The House again passed the agree
ment April q by vote of 267 to IS9.
The Senate received the bill April "a.
1t was June 13 before 1t was reported
10 the Senate, and in the meantime
there had been prolonged hearings in
the Finance Committee. The Senate
debate has lasted since June IA. In this
debate the agreement has been assatled
as tn entering wedge to free trade.
Tariff Outlook Gloomy.
The outlook for general tarif re-
vision following the passage of the reci-
.procity bill is decidedly gloomy today.
The probabilities are that the Demo-
Gratis and insurgents in the Senate will
not be able to agree. A few days ago
it was expected they would agree on