The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-23
BY Associated Press.

Washington, June 22.-An already
badly tangled situation in the senate
was further complicated today, when
the senate finance committee decided
to throw the wool revision and So
called farmers free list bill, recently
passed by the Democratic house of
representatives in the open senate at
once to take their chances along with
Canadian reciprocity. Both measures,
however, received formal adverse COM
Ilittee reports.
The committee refused to take re-
sponsibility for reporting in detail on
these measures at any given time and
decided to cast the burden of senate
legislation upon the coalition of Demo
Gratis and insurgent Republicans sud
denly brought about last night when
the wool bill came from the house.
The finance committee had been in
structed to report the wool bill by
July 10.
NO LONGER CONTROL.
'Tt has been demonstrated that the
Republicans no longer are in control of
the senate and responsibility has been
taken from them"
This statement, made by Senator
Penrose of Pennsylvania, before the
committee meeting, reflected the cha
otic condition In the senate as a result
of last nights fight over the house
tion Of Democrats and progressive Re
publicans. BY 80 to II this coalition
instructed the finance committee to
report the wool bill to the senate by
July 10.
'It would require ten months prop
erly to consider the wool schedule and
grant requested hearings and we might
as we'll report it today as July TO-, said
the chairman.
Interest in the senate situation CEN
tered largely about the fate Of the
Canadian reciprocity. Senator Penrose,
champion of the agreement, agreed
that last nights developments had so
complicated the situation that no one
\ at this time could forecast the out
come.
Senator Lodge said the senate coali-
tion and the threats of the insurgents
to force a general tariff fight before
the senate prior to voting on reci-
procity meant the end of the agreement
''for the time being, at least"
Senator Bailey of Texas, urged the
committee to defer action for a few
weeks on the wool bill. "As to reel
prociety," he said, Il don't believe the
senate situation has killed the bill but
1 had hoped it would"
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina,
another Democrats, opponent of rect-
procity, said he shared Senator Bailey s
views.
senator E6HTOSe > SIdSS-
ment that the Republican party no
longer was responsible for the conduct
of affairs in the senate, Senator Lodge
said he was glad the responsibility was
to be placed where it belonged.
All guesses as to the possible date
of adjournment. it is now admitted,
are worse than useless. Some senators
believe the extra session viii dovetail
into the regular session next Decem-
Der.
READY FOR FIGHT.
The insurgents are ready for the
fight" said Senator Bristow. w.'We are
ready with revision bills Senator La
Toilette has woolens and cottons; Sen
ator Cummins has steel, and I am
ready with sugar and lead. These bills
take duties admittedly excessive off
trust controlled products. Now the
question is what will the president do?
II he is wise he will accept our bills
as an amendment to the reciprocity
measure. We can go before the coun-
try on It's proposition and fight 1t out.
We are ready for the issue"
The effect on reciprocity of today S
action is problematical. Some oppon-
erlts of reciprocity expressed the hope
that it would kill the bill. Friends of
the measure agreed that 1t meant a
long delay to say the least.
Some of the insurgents declared reci-
procity ultimately would pass, but in
amended form.
The finance committee. called in
special session today following last
nights sensational developments, first
considered the wooden bill.
All Of the Republican members voted
for the adverse report as follows:
Penrose, Cullom, Lodge, McCumber
Smoot, Gallinger, Clark (Wyoming)
vburn and La Toilette.
The Democrats who voted in the
negative were:
Bailey, Simmons, Williams and Kern
S one and Johnson were absent.
The so-oalled farmers free list bill
was then called up by Senator Bailey
WHO desired immediate action. He
first moved to strike out the provisions
providing for the free entry of meat
an meat products, of buckwheat flour
corn meal, wheat -four. rye flour and
other grain products, such as oat mea'
and cereal foods, and biscuits. bread
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