Smyrna times., 1911-06-21
SO FOR PACT,
SAYS PENR0SE
Senator Tells Taft Measure
viii Pass.
MINUS ROOT AMENDMENT
Predicts Within TWO Weeks Date For
Vote Will Be Agreed Upon - To
Sidetrack Wool Bill.

Sidetrack Wool Bill.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the finance committee, in
conference with President Taft, con-
firmed the report that sixty senators
were expected to vote for Canadian
reciprocity.
Mr.. Penrose predicted that within
two weeks a date for a vote would be
agreed upon. He gave the president
detailed report of the situation in the
senate and declared the bill would be
passed without amendment.
Later Mr.. Penrose issued a formal
statement, in which he said:
"A careful canvass of the senate
shows that sixty members, or sub
stantially two-thirds of the senate, are
in favor of the reciprocity bill and
more than that number will be op-
posed to the Root amendment.
"The senate will hold daily sessions
from now on and during the next two
weeks great progress ought to be
made toward reaching a final vote on
the measure.
"The bill will be passed at an early
date without amendment. 1t would be
well if it could be passed before the
Canadian parliament reassembles the
latter part of July.
1.-The probabilities are that the wool
bill will reach the senate in a few
days and the finance committee will
be called together for the purpose of
considering the wool bill and the So
called free list bill.
"It is we'll understood that the tariff
board has been hard at work investi-
eating the wool schedule and will be
ready to report next December. 1t is
not reasonable, therefore, to expect
that the Republican majority in the
senate will take up the wool bill until
the tariff board report shall have been
received
1.-The free list bill opens up a wide
range of tariff discussion and the
finance committee is in receipt of nu-
merous requests from ali over the
country asking for hearings ON the
numerous schedules of that bill.
"As no hearings on the bill were
given by the house committee, it is
only reasonable that opportunity
should be permitted to the various
manufacturing interests concerned to
present their statements to the senate
committee and. at as early a date as
possible, the committee will hold such
continuous sessions of the senate tc
be devoted to the reciprocity bill, the
early passage of which is the first
consideration of the present session"
In substance, Senator Penrose in
formed the president that the friend:
of the bill had the opposition "cor
rallied" and that they knew practically
where every man stood and what the
final result would be. Even the mos
bitter opponents of the proposition are
ready to concede that there is no pros
pect of defeating the bill.
Mr.. Taft is relying strongly upol
the Pennsylvania senator to put th
bill through and is thoroughly salts
fed that he will be able to do so, AM
that it will be without amendment
thus precluding any danger of havinj
1t hung up in conference by reason O
disagreement on the part of the hous
to any change which the senate Nigh
make
Senator Penrose believes that no
only is the opposition to reciprocit
melting away in the senate, but ais
throughout the country, and that tn
majority of the people are rapid
coming to the presidents view of tn
question.