Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Sentiment of Members fol
Adjournment After Vote
on Measure.
CUMMINS CONTINUES
House Leaders Would Insist on.
Action on Bills Which Have
Been Sent Over.

Washington, July 5.-Senator Cum
Minis continued his speech against the
reciprocity DILL today. He further eN.
planned his proposed amendments to
show that they would not involve the
United States in complications with
other countries under favored nation"
treaties.
The presidents reciprocity speeches
in Indiana Monday and Tuesday were
sharply criticised in the senate today
by Cummins. when the president
abandons his duties and enters upon a
campaign to mold or lead public opin-
ion on this reciprocity BILL" said Cum
Minis. then he is on the same level as
every other man and cannot be ex-
empt from criticism to be attached to
the arguments he uses.'
Passage of the Canadian reciproci:..'
bill unamended. will constitute the
sole tariff legislation enacted at this
session of congress, is the view of
most OF the insurgent republican SEN
ators This conclusion Is subject, how
ever, to n final determine ION IT. be
reached at an infomal conference of
the insurgents as soon as the absen-
tees return to Washington within the
next few days.
OPINION OF INSURGENTS.
Notwithstanding The contention Of
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, that
amendments reducing the duties on
cotton, wool, steel, sugar. lead, leather
and other manufactures should be at
tached TO the reciprocity bill, and tse
proposed amending program of MesHrs
Cummins of Iowa, La Toilette of WIS
consin, and others, some of the 1nsurg-
ents expressed the opinion today ti,at
the reciprocity bill would be passed
about Aug. l, the wool and free list
bills voted down or carried over to
the regular session and that congress
would adjourn quickly after disposin6
of reciprocity.
HOUSE LEADERS WANT ACTION.
Speaker Champ Clark and other
house leaders are desirous that The
senate take some action on the mea4-
ures the house had passed and put
before the senate, even If the measures
are defeated. the speaker has ventured
to guess" that congress would ad-
journ about Sept. 1.
Il don't believe the house has the
slightest disposition to adjourn untI
the senate acts on the bills which the
house sends over to it." said tho
speaker
PLAN MORE REVISION.
House leaders are planning more
tariff revision measures. The ways
and means committee will meet prot
ably Thursday, to map out cotton
schedule revision. The attitude of the
senators toward the wool bill was re-
fected in views expressed today by
Senator Borah, of Idaho, one Of the
leading insurgent leaders.
I'm my opinion" said he, "the woJl
bill as it now stands will not receive
the support of the progressive zcn-
ators. However, a wool bill may ~
worked out of the situation whiCl'
would receive their support"
FOR TRADE COMMISSION.
An interstate trade commission N
five members to control Industrial
corporations, .as the interstate cam-
merce commission controls railroads,
was advocated in a bill introduced fo-
day by Newlands Of Nevada. The p!an
is to apply only to Industrial corpora
tions engaged In interstate trace.
whose annual receipts exceed $500
900. Newlands said the plan proposed
there should be frequent reports -.
quired from corporations, information
for public interest TO be published
from time to time; one commission
is TO be non-partisan, and the term Of
Office 10 years. It's work, according u
is not TO be complicated
with the administration OF an anti