Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-27
PLAN TO FIX DATE
Senators Looking to Final
Vote on Reciprocity.
ROOT AMENDMENT LOST
Overwhelmingly Defeated After De-
bate Lasting Seven Hours.
FRIENDS OF PACT CONFIDENT
Believe It Will He Agreed to I'm
amended In the Upper
House.

Efforts are to be put forth INCREASINGLY
to have q date fixed for a final vote in
the Senate on the Canadian reciprocity
bill, now that the Root amendment
affecting the wood pulp and print paper
schedule has been defeated.
With q unanimous consent agreement
to take action on the reciprocity bill -
expected to be connected an understand
ing for q vote on the democratic wool
and free list bills before the present SEES
sion Ii adjourned.
Tho defeat Of the Root amendment.
which came at the end OF q debate last
ing seven hours yesterday afternoon. was
by an overwhelming vote. In fact. its
friends conceded its fate and did not
even demand a roll call. The action
gave the friends Of the pact more conf
dence that the bill would be agreed to In
the upper house unamended; that
prompted the suggestions that date for
q final vote be fixed.
Senator Penrose Optimistic.
Senator Penrose. chairman OF the
finance committee, who Is In charge OF
the reciprocity bill. announced that he
will, perhaps every day. propose tho
fixing of date for vote. He showed
a tentative draft of a proposed agree
ment to vote on the reciprocity. wool
and free list bills late in July to sew
eral senator's. and at the close OF the
day expressed himself as optimistic
that votes will be reached before Au-
gust 1. The insurgent republicans
were found to be practically the only
ones that raised serious objections.
to get their pleas for tariff revision
and their explanations for opposition
to the reciprocity treaty-with Its
lowering of duties-before the Senate
and the country.
1t was predicted yesterday by
friends of reciprocity that there would
not be more than thirty votes cast
against the unamended bill upon final
roll call. They will include the votes
Of at least four acknowledgements
Bailey, Simmons, Thornton and Fos-
ter-and of the thirteen republican in
surgents and of several republican
regulars. including Senators Gallinger.
Oliver McCumber Nelson. Clark. War
Opponents Will Fight Hard.
A right gallant fight, however. those
opponents Of the measure are going to
make before the final passage Of the bill.
Senator La Toilette announced In .
speech yesterday afternoon that he
would give the Senate an opportunity to
vote on free paper, free lumber and lum-
Der products and for reductions in many
other schedules. Other senators have
proposed amendments along similar lines
and have declared their intention to press
for vote on each and every one OF
them.
The willingness Of Senator Penrose and
other Senate leaders to agree to a date
for votes on the democratic tariff bills
that have come over from the House is
taken to mean that they have confidence
that none will become laws at this ses-
sion. There is some apprehension that
there will be enough votes to pass the
wool bill, but in that case 1t Is expected
that the President will veto the measure
on the ground that action should await
the report OF the tariff board. by which
q scientific revision will be possible.
The Senate proposes to take a little
rest around the Fourth of July by ad-
journing over from Saturday to Wednes-
day. After that. it is proposed. the up
per house shall meet at IL o'clock In the
morning instead Of at noon. and thereby
hasten final action and adjournment for
the session.