Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-24
MANY MATTERS INVOLVED
Disposition to Amend Reciprocity
Bill in Upper House.
DIVERGENCE ON THE TARIFF
Republican Leaders Have No idea
of Acting on the Farmers
Free List Bill.

Deadlock, hard and fast. between the
House and Senate is a likelihood OF mid
summer. in the opinion of leading sena-
tors and representatives OF both parties.
The present shaping of legislation seems
to them to point that way.
The House and Senate may lock horns
on every important legislative proposition,
not even excepting Canadian reciprocity.
Wide differences OF opinion and diverg
ence of political and economic policies
lead to this conclusion
The suspicion is we'll grounded in the
minds of many senators and representa-
tives that there is a growing disposition
in the Senate to tinker with the Canadian
reciprocity bill and add amendments until
that measure shall be rendered practical
ly ineffective.
Such action would be highly objection
Canadian reciprocity bill In good faith.
At that time it was thought that without
doubt the Senate would accept 1t and that
Canadian reciprocity would be made op-
erative. with great deal OF the credit
inuring to the democratic party.
The old guard of the republican party
In the Senate is apparently intent upon
killing reciprocity II possible. More
ominous still Is the fact that some re-
puolicans who would have favored reci-
procity If 1t had come to a vote last
session are showing indications OF a
change OF heart.
If the Senate should amend the bill
vitality the deadlock would probably come
over the report Of the conference COM
mittee. The House. 1t Is thought at this
time. would refuse to agree to a con-
ference report, even II the conferees
presented one. which would scotch reci-
procity.
The Arizona Statehood Bill.
A deadlock over the Arizona statehood
bill is regarded as not unlikely. AS the
bill passed the House the principle OF
the recall of the judiciary Is to be in
effect submitted to the voters OF Arizona,
and If approved by them Is to become
part Of the constitution and Arizona ad-
mitted as a state. Thus by indirection
the recall is made possible.
The republican majority In the Senate
and many OF the democrats of that body
are unalterably opposed to any possibility
of the recall being embodied in the con-
Stitution of Arizona.
They are in harmony with the
amendment offered in the House yes
terday by Mr. Mann. providing for the
immediate admission of Arizona upon
the striking out of the recall provision
from her constitution. In the House
thirty-three democrats voted with Mr..
Mann, and the proportion OF democrats
of the same mind will probably be even
greater IN the Senate. Many senators
do not see how 1t will be possible to
avoid a deadlock between the two
houses over this proposition.
The Free List Bill.
When 1t comes to tariff revision 1t
Is absolutely certain. republican leaders
say. that there will either be a dead
lock or the House will yield. The re-
publican leaders do not entertain the
remotest idea of acting upon the
farmers free list" bill whi ch tn,
House has passed and sent over to the
Senate. That measure proposes such a
radical change of the tariff and such a
violent assault upon the tariff plat
form of the last republican national
convention that the leaders will refuse
to acquiesce.
The proposed revision Of the wool
schedule. which the House democrats
are to take up in earnest in their eau
show Of receiving the attention of the
Senate at the present session.
Republican senators are not dis
mayed over the prospect Of the country
holding the Senate responsible for non
action. They regard it as less than
the alternative evil of the republicans
of the Senate assisting in making good
a democratic program for the political
benefit OF the democratic party.