Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-24
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South Carolina.
The senators who were present but
did not vote because of being paired
with absent senators were Dillingham;
of Vermont. Sutherland of Utah and
Thornton of Louisiana.
There are two Senate vacancies,
Georgia tdue to the resignation of
Senator TerrelD and Colorado.
Vote Of New England Senators.
For the Bill-Lodge and Crane of
Massachusetts,. Brandegee and Nc
Lean of Connecticut. Wetmore OF
Rhode Island. Johnson of Maine.
Against the Bill-Lippitt of Rhode
Island, Burnham of New Hampshire.
Page of Vermont.
Absent-Frye of Maine, Gallinger of
New Hampshire.
Present but not voting-Dillingham
of Vermont
President Taft followed the votes on
the various amendments and on the
final passage of the bill Saturday with
the keenest interest at the White
House
Il am very much gratified and de-
lighted that the bill is passed. he
said. 1T indicates the increase of
mutually beneficial relations between
Canada and this country"
The President received many con-
gratulations before leaving for Bever-
ly at 535 P. NJ. and spend the week
end. In reply to these he declared
that he was getting entirely too much
credit out of the matter and that Sec.
Knox really was entitled to the great
est praise.
The President will be back in Wash
ington on Tuesday.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
who led the reciprocity forces in the
Senate, dined with the President on
board his train Saturday night. In
reply to congratulations as he made |
his way through the Union station to |
the Presidents car, the senator ex- |
claimed:
1T was easy"
Senator Penrose ventured the pre-
diction that Congress would adjourn |
not later than Aug. 9 or 10.
A bitter struggle is expected in the |
Senate next week over the wool tariff. |
A wool revision bill already has pass
ed the Democratic House. Several |
Senate and vote will be taken |
Thursday next No sooner had the |
reciprocity bill passed than senators
began to prepare for the attack on the |
tariff.
The wool bill was made the unfin- |
ished business and will be taken up |
Monday morning. There were a num- /
Der of exchanges of views on this hill |
Saturday, especially among the Demo- |
Gratis, and a suggestion for caucus
was made.
Nothing is settled, but the indiea-
tons are that there will be a Demo- |
cratic conference before the vote on /
the bill Thursday. The indications |
Saturday night were that the House |
bill will be voted down without eff |
tort to amend it, and that subsequent
iy the La Toilette wool bill already
introduced in the Senate NAV he
ADOPTED as an amendment tn the
rouse free list bill. to be finally dealt
with when the vote on the free list is
taken Aug. 1.
IN the event that led up to the final
passage OF the reciprocity measure when
tne amendments were Overwhelmingly de-
Ieated, party lines were variouslv drawn |
win one or two exceptions only the Re-
publican Insurgents voted for the arnena
ments' reinforced by Senators Bailey of |
iexas. Clarke of Arkansas and Simmons
Oh North Carolina Democrats.
FROM the outset. when Senator Nc
cuHper amendment reducing duties nm
certain necessaries of life was defeated
the insurgents could muster only abou,
10 votes. with 81 in opposition There
were one or two marked exceptions IN
this vote. Senator Nelson of Minnesota
obtained for his amendment, restoring
part OF the duty on agricultural products
the largest vote of the day In behalf ~
any amendment. Twenty-three senator's
voted for it.
Every threatened change in the bill was
defeated by the consistent union of Dem
ocratic and Regular Republican forces
senators Poindexter of Washington and
Works of California, recognized as In
surgents, voted against nearly all amend
ments
Inc Democrats. with but a few excep
lions, voted against amendments by Sem
ator Bailey, one to make the farmers
free list an amendment to the reciprocity
Dill, and the other to incorporate a re-
auction In the tariff on cotton baggine
and cotton ties.
thirteen roll calls were demanded by
those who wanted to amend the measure
oeiore the bill was permitted to go to it's
maj passage. The other amendments
were defeated without the lormalty of
roll calls.
John Norris. chairman of the commit
Tee on paper of the American Newspaper
Fuoishers' Association. said in state
ment issued Saturday night
The paper section of the bill becomes
effective immediately upon approval bv
the President and paper made from tim
Der cut on privately owned lands will
come IN duty free without awaiting any
Canadian action, In that respect it DIFF
fers from the general reciprocity section
which will not go into effect until the
President shall proclaim that Canada has
reduced its duties in accordance with the
agreement between the United States and
Canada"
Democrats for-Bacon, Georgia; Bank
head and Johnston. Alabama Bryan and
Fletcher, Florida; Chamberlain. Oregon;
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