Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-12
The Canadian Reciprocity Crisis
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Washington, July l1.-The majority
members of the ways and means com
mittee of the house resumed work on
the cotton schedule this morning. 1t is
said that the bill they will present
will be SO drawn as to cause no reduc-
ton in the revenues. which are now
said to be about $4,000, 600 Statistics
into the country will equal if not ex-
coed the old revenue under lower rates
of duties. Laces are to be included
in the revised schedule.
The house after a short session adj
journed until tomorrow. They have
very little to do. that is, of the caucus
schedule although the calendar is fill
ed with bills of one kind or another.
until the cotton schedule is ready for
action.
The crisis of Canadian reciprocity
has passed and congress is face to face
with a broad revision of the tariff, -
said a New England senator today.
Defeat of the Cummins amendment
for free dressed meats by a vote of
more than two to one promises an I'M
amended reciprocity BILL and the
presence of the wool and free list bills
on the senate calendar hold POSSIBLE
ties of further revision" he said.
AS the insurgents hold the balance of
power in the senate, it is to those
senators that business men who want
a revision of the tariff should address
themselves, and by the same token if
they want an early adjournment as
soon the reciprocity bill is passed
it is to those same senators they should
appeal. There is only the oratory OF
the insurg rents between reciprocity and
the statute books.
That some of the old guard of the
senate are not opposing a vote on the
democratic wool schedule and the free
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gestion that the president will refuss
to sign them if passed. The position
of the president on the revision of the
tariff is well known. He is opposed to
any change in the tariff until congress
has the report of the tariff board, and
that he has promised will be ready al
the regular meeting Of congress next
December
The insurgents are determined t.
place before the president tariff bills
whether he signs them or not. Senator
LaF'ollette win offer substitute foI
the democratic wool bill if, after pass
ing reciprocity. the senate takes Vi
the tariff bills now, on the calendar
The result of the presidents refusal IL
sign any bill except reciprocity cannot
| now be foretold.
No one can tell what, besides reci-
procity, the remaining weeks of this
month will bring forth. The repubH-
cans talk confidently .of adjournment
the democrats will not say so but are
willing to have the session close. I'M
less the issue is put up to them t1
stand upon the record of the majority
in the house in its efforts towards re-
vision.
1t is known that Senator Penrose
chairman of the senate finance COM
mittee. is personally willing that there
should be a vote on the wool an free
list bill following that on reciprocity
The news of the laying off of employees
| now numbering hundreds of thousands
in New England mills has not passed
unnoticed by the senate.
Democratic leaders in the house say
that if the senate passes the wool ano
free list bills the ice will be broken
and broad revision. SO far as their side
| is concerned. will follow. The situa-
ton is now up to the senate. And the
senate does not fancy it.