The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-27
WILL PUSH
 RECIPROCITY
PENRoSE SAYS HE WILL MAKE AN EFFORT FOR A VOTE
 EVERY DAY.
Clarke, of Arkansas, Is One of the Five Democratic Senators op- posed to the Bill--Root
 Amendment Killed.

Washington, June 26.--A persistent and perhaps day by day effort, begin ming tomorrow to advance the Cana dian reciprocity bill in the senate by getting unanimous consent to fix definite time for vote on it and on separate dates on the house wool and free list bills as we'll. will be made by Chairman Penrose, of the senate fi- nance committee. He doesn't count upon immediate success for his ef- forts, however.
 With the Root amendment to the wood pulp and print paper schedule of the bill disposed of to his satis- faction. Mir. Penrose announced that his plan had met more encourage ment than he had expected.
 The standpat republicans made lIt- tie or no objection and the demo. crats none, but generally the insur- gent republicans were not agreeable to the proposition. They want time to present the issue fully to the sen atte.
 Even those objections MT. Penrose hopes to overcome in time and if his first request tomorrow is not acceded to he will repeat 1t day after day.
 we shall at least succeed in in- forming the public where the objec- ton to the action lies," he said, "and if We succeed. to that extent, our eff forts will not have been in vain"
 The announcement that such staunch stand batter as the chairman of the finance committee was willing to take the chances on a vote on any of the tariff measures created sur prise but it is known that with many other republicans of like views, he is willig to permit test on the tariff. There is some apprehension among republican senators that the wool bill might pass If a vote should be reached. but they affect to feel as- sured that in the event of such contingency the president would veto the measure under his promise to all tariff legislation until q report can be received from the tar if board w
 During the day there was a general Tightening up of the lines in favor of the reciprocity bill. The friends of the measure on the democratic side continued the canvass of the situa- ton and when the senate adjourned declared that no future amendment would receive more than five demo- cratic votes. The democratic sena- tors classed against the bill and la vorabie to amendments are Bailey, Simmons, Clarke. of Arkansas. Thornton and Foster, and some of these are ranked as doubtful. ntlc rNda aAoV q AtR0iI seAo' tactS might be an effort to re-commit the free list and wool bills to the finance committee, but the talk in that direc- ton took no formidable shape. A few senators advocated the course as best calculated to advance the tarif measures as riders on the reciprocity bill, but most of them expressed grat- ification over the reporting of the bills and declared that under no cir cumstances would they agree Go send them back.
 | Longer hours are in prospect. The finance committee will ask that the
 sittings of the senate begin at Il
 o'clock in the hope that business will
 be expedited. As many senators have
 Fourth of July engagements, the sen
 ate probably will adjourn over from
 next Saturday until the following Wednesday.
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