The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-13
Hepburn Declares Reel
procity MeasureForced
on Congress.
WOOL AMENDMENT
COMES UP TODAY
La Toilette and Bristow Read,
With Their Proposed Changes
and Speeches, and Consider
alton of Pact Expected to
Move With Great Rapid
ity From Now On.

Washington, D. c, July Ex-senator
Baley's free list amendment to the
Canadian reciprocity bill was defeat
ca In the senate to-day By a large
majority So evident was the margin
against IL that Senator Bailey did no,
tsk for roll call
Pursuing the policy of forcing the
opponents OF reciprocity to proceed
without delay. Senator Penrose urged
senator Bailey 10 Introduce his tariff
amendment at once The latter did so.
ana the Senate adjourned with the
amendment pending 1t 1t a modifca.
ton OF the wool tariff bill, recently
passed by the House, and places all
duties on raw and manufactured wool
ut general average of 80 per cent
The consideration of the reciprocity
bill is expected TO move with rapidly
from now on. The wool amendment
probably Will be disposed OF tomorrow.
ana Senators La Toilette and Bristow
are ready with their amendments ana
their speeches against the bill
semi Democrats," borrowed Demo-
Gratis and like terms were applied to
the Republican Senators supporting. tn.
the Dill. by Senator Hepburn, OF Idaho.
IN a speech against tho measure He
declared that when the vote on the bin
is taken all rea, Republicans in the
semi-Democrats" VIII vote for it,
along with the fee simple Demo
I Gratis"
How can We educate the leader Of
the party back TO Republican princi-
Pies asked Senator Nelson. OF Min
nesota
Vino is the leader OF the Republi-
can party?" asked Hepburn
In State of Mutlny.
senator Bailey declared that the Re-
puo!icans Were in a state OF mutiny
and did not know their leader
Mr. Hepburn declared that the reci-
procl,y DILL came 10 Congress wrap
ped in the nag Of the pirate"
We are ,iold Here's the bill: now
you pass III without any change.
said Mr.. Hepburn. He declared that
he opposed amendments to the bin as
well as the bin itself, because every
amendment is 4 splinter OF the Re
publican flag stan of protective pol
Icy
That can't be" INTERCEPTED Senator
ciapp. the hagstan has been broken
and the nag pulled down"
III bet you seven million Repub-
lican votes that is not true" said Hey.
burn. He addeo that he believed the
Republicans would ultimately come 10.
Iether again on protective principles
Asked by Senator Bailey as to how
he would classify the insurgents, Hey
burn said they were Mavericks"
waiting TO be branded
If they can be rounded M in the
White House LOT know how they will
be branded" said Bailey
Senator Hepburn characterized some
OF the Progressives as progressing
like crab. you can't tell which they
are going"
This is not the deathbed of the
Republican party" said Senator Hey
burn, referring TO the split in the Re-
publican ranks, but II will be the
neathned OF many OF the men who are
supporting this reciprocity bill when
the people realize that 1t means the
pulling down of the protective sys-
tenn"
Senator Dixon of Montana, declared
that he would vote for the Bailey
amendment TO the reciprocity bill, ana
that II the reciprocity bill passed he
would he willing to stay until De-
cember and go through the whole
tariff list"
In FoIIcttes Amendment.
Senator La Follette's long promised
wool and cotton tariff revision amend
rents to the Canadian reciprocity
bill. proposing duty reductions which
he calculated would save the consume,
Si6a.000.o00 annually on cottons and
s172,000.o00 on woolens will be intro
duced tomorrow.
In statement explanatory of the
amendment and made public tonight
Mr.. La Toilette says that against this
enormous saving to the cpnsumers
which assumes that the price to the
consumer would be reduced to the same
extent the reduction of duty. the
loss of revenue to the government
under the two schedules would approx
innate s30,000,00O.
The change for ,ne wooden sched-
ules as whole says Mr. La Toilette
would represent a reduction from an
average ad valorem of 61.74 per cent
under the present law. to $50, ne,
cent. or reduction of % 1-2 al
valorem and over 3S per cent. below
the present rate. The average at
valorem rate on cotton goods. nclud-
ing artificial silk. is TO be reduced IN
der the proposed amendments FROM
$3.50 per cent. under the present acti
to 29.45 per cent. representing n re
duction of over % per cent. ad vaIorem,I
and over Al per cent. below the pres
eRt rate"
mir. La Toilette declared that theI
duties proposed were still greater thanl
necessary to protect American manu-.
facturers from European competition
However, as this is a temporary mea =. /
ure he preferred. he said. 10 err onf
the safe side" and make sure that
TO legitimate American Industry carl
possibly be injured by any of the prof.
posed changes"
Makes Way for Hammond.
Washington, July IA heavy tax on
the bowers of American brides In int
tcrnational marriages. 80 that thj
penurious but titled fortune hunterS'
might secure but n small mo ETY. of tnS,
I. price the bride pays for him. for 1