The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
Abandon Hope of Defeating Proposition in Senate
 Committee
TO BE NO RECIPROCITY VOTE BEFORE JULY 15
Great Legislative Battle Being Pre- pared for on Floor of Senate to Defeat Roots Print Pa
 per Amendment

Washington, June 6.-Abandoning hope of defeating in committee the Root amendment to the Canadian rec lprocity bill, affecting the print pa- per and wood pulp clause of the agree ment friends of the measure today be- gan on the floor of the Senate an &C., five campaign to prevent acceptance of the Root provision.
 The President showed anxiety over the situation when, after an executive session of the Senate finance commit tee today, he appealed to the demo- cratic senators to stand out against the amendment Senator Stone expressed to President his confidence that far more
 thar a majority would be found voting against the Roo, and all other amend I rents that may be offered. 1 The administration throughout has contended that amendment to the bill probably would be fatal and by req son of this contention the measure was passed by the House in the form de- sired by the state department. The same argument was advanced when the measure was turned over to the Sen ate finance committee and Chairman Penrose of the committee, has endeav- oreu to prevent consideration of amend ments
 Secretary Knox did not appear before the committee today to explain the in- wardness of the agreement, He was expected to devote consideTable atten- ton to the Root amendpent, explain- ing wherein it would nqllify or post pone the agreement, but he sent word that previous engageYents prevented his appearance. ,/
 Root Amendment to Cause Fight The principal fght on the floor will | be based on the Root provision. but whether 1t be accepted or rejected the
 friends of reciprocity are now hopeful l of success Tie reason for their ex- lhilaration is fdund in the decision Of 3 l ma lority of the democratic senators tt make no effort to attach the House ifes
 list bill to the reciprocity measure. A decided majority of the democrats ar' favorable to Reciprocity, but until com naratively recently, many of them, dis posed toward political advantage, mace the condition that the Canadian bill should 1 receive no consideration except Tn coh- nection witll the pet democratic meas ure They have abandoned that attituoe' | and now announce that they will oppose
  have even isone to the extent of reJecting overtures from the progressives, which are coupled with promise on the part or tbe latter to attach the free list to the reciprocity bill.
 we want vote on the Tree llst they say. "and shall lFsst on having 1t, put if must be separate from reciprocity. Advocates of the bill are confident or success. but the vote will be postponed for several weeks with intense struggle and strong resistance meantime No one predicts a vote earlier than July b. ana some extend the time by month. And with reciprocity disposed Of, Sen | ator Stone said today, ''I should say that
 we ought to stay here until we merge this
 session into the next regular session, and
 that session into the second regular 1T
 we don't get that vote on the free ist l bill"
 The Missouri senator is among the lead- ing supporters of the reciprocity bill, but
 he will insist upon consideration of the tariff measures sent over from the 1 House.
 Senator Penrose will make an effort to 1 get the reciprocity bill out of the com l mittee on finance tomorrow, but as many
 amendments will be presented he may
 fail. The bill will be reported without recommendation.