Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
INSURGENTS TALK
DOWN RECIPROCITY
Senator La Toilette Excoriates
Taft's Administration On Tar.
iff and Conservation.

Washington, July 13,--Two imnortant
insurgent speeches against tho Canadian
reciprocity bin were made to-day when
Senators II Toilette of Wisconsin and
Bristow of Kansas introduced their
amendment t. that measure and smoke
in favor of them and against the specific
features of :he pending bill
Senator la Toilette cScorlatcd proei-
dent Taft's administration. not only with
reference to tho tariff LEGISLATION proposed.
but also his conservation policies Senator
Bristow renewed his fight AGAINST the
present sugar tariff. He urged the repeal
Of the '16 Dutch standard" test on i'm
ported sugar. which he asserted onerntes
entirely TO the interest Of the American
Sugar Refininc company.
The debate oa reciprocity was preceded
by the enforcement of the plea by Se,a.
tor John Sharp Williams Of Misslsgippi for
the retention on thc Senate nav roll of
Jim" Jones, negro body guard of
Jefferson Davis. In supporting Sonotc-
Williams, the Senate repudiatod its oTvn
committee on patronage which had re-
commended tn" removal Of Jones from
the pay roll Bitter words were EXCHANGED
between Senator Williams 9nd Senator
feNhurn Of IDAHO over Mr. Hovhurn'a
characterization OF tho confcdcracv MS "oc
Infamous cause" Mr.. william. rofortinr
that he was unpr"pnred to hear that c5-
preston from civilized man"
FIGURING OK PROGRAM
Hoping 10 reach a vote on the rccInro-
city bill next week. which Chairman pen
rose of the finance committee rcgards as
next TO Il certainty" managers on both
sides of the Senate chamber are r,.urinr
seriously on the subsequcnt program.
Most Ct them have counted upon getting
away after perfunctory vote on the
democratic free list ana wooden bills. To-
DAY It became evident that other lcgls-
lation will be pressed for consideration.
The friends Of the Arizona New licsican
statehood and rcapportionmcnt bills es-
rtcially will demand votes. rs win adj
Vocate8 of the campaign publicity bill
There & an agreement On ana amend
ment 20 the statehood Till ci!~inltlng the
judiciary recall question. which would
render the measure generally satisfactory
but the understanding does not extend to
the insurscu, republicans and there il;
feasibility of trouble among them. II is
strongly probable. however, that an adj
irstnont will he reached on this measure.
Much politics is involved I'm the appor-
tionment bill, and if it gets through at all
it will be only after lengthy discussion.
Whatever their fate, these bills must nee
eSsarly be taken INTO consideration in all
adjournment calculations
UNsPARING IN CRITICISM.
Senator La Toilette expects to occupy
~ pf bn Ct
day with the continuation of his opposi-
ton to reciprocity. To-day he reviewed
act for act the administration of Presi-
dent Tart in unsparing terms and declared
that the contest involved was the fight
Eotween tine plain people and confederated
privilege"
"Considcrcd rs a measure of recipro-
city said Senator La Toilette of the
Canadian agreement, eft violates every
tariff principle of reciprocity heretofore
oppressed in the platform declarations of
the Republican party ana recommended
~ former republican presidents.
"Considercd as a tariff bill. it violates
every tariff principle and platform prom
Use upon which William n. Tart was elect
cd president of the United States.
I'm the beginning il was heralded as a
blessing To the consumers. So was the
tariff bill Of 1909. 1t promises to reduce
tariff duties for the benefit of the people
II reduces no duties the effect Of which
can eyer reach the people, hut it does re
duce duties for the millerS, the packers,
standard oil, the brewers, the coal COM
lines, and In some measure for the al
ready grossly protected interests. 1t is
nothing that it prctcnds to he and pro-
fosses to be nothing that it is. Il is lit
tic brother to the paYne-Aldrich bill the
greatest legislative wrong inflicted upon
the American poople in hair n century"
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