The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-11
AMENDMENTS
 VOTED DOWN
THE RECIPROCITY BILL EMERGEs FROM MOST SERIOUS OR
 DEAL UNScATHED.
Cummins and Simmons Amendments All Voted Down By Large Major ities--All Attempts to Amend
 Are Given Up.

Washington. July 10. The Cana dian reciprocity tSll emerged un- scathed tonight from the most ser ious ordeal it has yet experienced in the senate. The series of amend ments offered by Senator Cummns of Iowa and the two offered by Sem ator Simmons of North Carolina, all seeking to increase the number of Canadian manufactured articles that shall be admitted to the United States free of duty, were voted down by large majorities.
 The vote in favor of the amend. ments was so small that Senator Cummlns asked for only five roll calls. although he had previously an- nounced his intention of asking for at least ten. The maximum vote of 53 against.
 The defeat of the Cnmmins amend fueIits cleared the situation in the senate and left the reciprocity bill much nearer final passage.
 Senator Bailey offered an amend ment to the house wooden tariff bill imposing duty of 25 per cent on raw wool. He will ask for the con- slderation of this amendment and of his farmers free list amendment in the near future. Senator La Fol- Iette has not yet introduced his amendments, of which there possibly will be a considerable number, but these are expected within very short time.
 Senator Cummins, after the first few roll calls on his amendments, ex.. pressed the conviction that the inten- ton of the senate was not to change the amendment in apy particular and that it was useless to press the sem ate for further votes. He finally all lowed the remainder of his amend ments to be voted on together.
 On the proposal that cereal pro- ducts in the list of articles which the United States will admit free from Canada, Senator Cummins was de- feated B to 14, on the proposal to put agricultural implements on the free list he was defeated B to 12; on the proposal to put lumber on the list he was defeated 5l to 12.
 Other amendments voted down, proposed to admit free from Canada without demanding like treatment of American products, automobiles, iron ore, pig iron. coal, rubber. cotton, woolen, leather, silk goods, Senator Bristow demanded a record vote on the rubber amendment but enough senators would not join in the de- mand
 This Is a case where the full tar if duty is reserved for trust con- trolled product" said Senator Brls- tow. Tt is evident that the senate does not care to go on record in this matter"
 "Oh. wait awhile" said Senator Stone, with a wave of his hand to- ward his Democratic colleagues.
 Previous to the vote on the amend ments. Senator Thornton Oemo- crat) said he had voted for the CunS mins free meat amendment, and had expected to vote for the other amend ments today.
 But l am convinced of the utter futility of attempting to pass any amendments" said Senator Thorn ton. "l can't vote against the amend mentments and 1 don't want to con tinue enacting part in a comedy here. so I'll not vote at ali.'
 The amendment that secured the heaviest favorable vote was one sep arate from the tariff features of the amendment. It gave the president power to terminate, this country s part of the pact if Canada abrogated her part Senator Cummins, Sena- tor Heyburn and others said that as the bill came before congress Canada could terminate her part of the agree ment, while this country would pc compelled to continue the reciprocity rates on Canadian goods until con gress could repeal the law. Senator Lodge and Senator Bacon insisted that Canada's regard for the good faith" of the agreement would pre- vent any such contingency.
 Senators Clapp and Dixcn eRepuD- iicans1 and Senator Simmons Cpem ocrat) spoke against the general re- ciprocity measure. Senator Dlxon