Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
DECISION IN RECIPROCITY PACT
BELIEVED TO De IN
SIGHT.
LITTLE TO BE GAINED
BIZ DELAYING ACTION
Adjournment Of Congress Soon After
Disposins Of Observation-Disclosures
Willing 70 Abstain From Long Talks
on Tariff bi'ls-session May End in
Month.


session of congress is in sight. This be-
lief is largely based on the collapse
yesterday OF the progressive opposition
to Canadian reciprocity. but, in part, on
the willingness OF the democratic sena-
tors to abstain from protracted debate
OF the several tariff bills which have
come over from the house. This failure
Of democratic tariff debate is hinged on
the understanding that the senate will
be willing prior to adjournment to put
these tariff bills to vote. The vote, no
matter what its result. would clear the
tariff situation to some extent, and
help the democrats in shaping up the
issue for the 1912 campaign.
When congress reconvenes after the
July holiday recess. today Sen
ator Pearose will move that the
senate meet daily at 10 a. m. and sit
until p IN. The motion probably will
carry and Mr.. Penrose will then pass
cont inuo usIy for a vote on reciprocity
so the opponents of tina. measure will
De compelled to talk without ceasins
o. consent to a day, when voting shall
begin
Adjournment in August Seen.
4-IeIS Is 40 reason WHY congress,
once reciprocity is out Of the way
should remain long IN session. There
are some persons who look for ad-
journmenr by July Is, but these in the
main are the persons who recently were
predicting that the session would run
along until December. A more conser-
vative View is that the session will end
in the early part Of August.
Senator CtInmins' request Saturday
that a Gay be fixed for the vote on re-
ciprocity came up quite unexpectedly.
FOR the progressives. whom he repre-
sents. are the people who have been
making very long session seem GER
tain. The truth is the progressives are
becoming tired Of the position they
have been made to occupy before the
country, In presenting his request for
an early vote, Mr.. Cunmins said that
he and his friends had been severely
criticized for seeming to conduct
fight merely for the purpose OF post
ponement. He said he never had had
any such purpose. and that he was
quite willing TO have the senate begin
voting on reciprocity almost inme-
dately. He then suggested the July 6
date. which was objected to. ostens-
IDLY because Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina. one OF the few democrats who
IS opposing reciprocity. might not have
time between TOW and July S TO de-
e!ver speech he is preparing. The
real reason for the objection. however.
was the fear Of the friends Of reel
proclty that on July there might be
enough absentees to insure the adop-
tion'o. some OF the proposed amend
nlents to the agreement
Delay Will Gain Nothing.
The progress!ves have finally discov-
cred, altho the discovery has come q
little late that they have nothing to
gain by delaying the vote on the agree
nent They realize that they have been
pillori ed before the country as being
inconsistent with the tariff record they
established two years ago. and each
day shows them the folly OF protract-
ing the present debate.
When the progress!ves show a desire
to "get from under" there remain few
who desire to debate the agreement, as
It's friends long ago decided not to
speak in its defense but TO rest their
case on the popular approval Mr.. Taft
has won for the measure. On particular
amen dnen:s there Will. OF course, be
more or less debate, but once the vot-
ing begins the end VIII be definitely in
sight. Ii IS now generally believed that
the bill can be sent to the president fo-
mis- approval without amendment, by
the last days Of July. The progressives
are asserting that there VIII be a ma
ior,tv of the senate in favor Of the
democratic house bills and that this
the present session after reciprocity is