New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
SENATE TALKS RECIPROCITY
Flood of 0ratory. Which May
Continue. Started by Mr.. Stone.
LONG SESSION PROBABLE
Resolution for Direct Election OF
Senators Favorably Reported
by Judiciary Committee.
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Washington. Nav The tide cf ora,ory
on the subject Of Canadian reciprociN'
which bids fair 10 ensuf the Senate IN
ronotonous food for many days 10 conc
esf In to-day with speech by Senator
Stone defending the agreement and de-
s'ered 70 prove that tho fears OF farmers
cver The admission OF Canadian livestock
free % duty we're groundless. quoting
from an elaborate series Or statistics, sen
stor stone sought TO show that the prices
cr cattle. sheep and hogs IN Canada were
h'lher than fan tho United states and that
the average wage for farm labor vas as
hsh
This brought forth fsunts from Senator
CsUinrer and Senator Cummins that the
reciprocity agreement was not likely 10 re-
duce the cost Of living In this respect, and
the opponents n the agreement IN general
made caustlc observations in which the
few Senators remaining I'm their seats took
but lsncuid interest. A. times the debate
resolved itself into an animated discussion
on the prices % dairy cows and farm wages
n various parts of the United state.
Senator Stone announced that his speech
of today was bu, the first Of a series OF
three which he purposes 10 deliver on the
subiect 81 Canadian reciprocity. Other
senators are also busilv engaged in delyinE
into volumes &C statistics I'm preparation
for long addresses
n addition 10 reciprocity. u became more
O. lees apparent to-day that tho Senate
Will enter into 2 verbal warfare over the
proposed farmers free list now under con-
sdsratiou by the House n {, passes me
committee This will lead 10 general
tsr~ debate. with tho probability that the
create part Of tho summer will have
passed before the Senate ie ready 10 regard
ITS lahore a. ended unless definite pro-
Trsmre is adopted IN tho moan time The
prediction was freely made to-day by Sen
s'ors. who contemplated the desultory tariff
debate with falling spirits that the end
would not come until December
Following favorable action nv tho corn
rnittse on the Judiciary. Senator Borah. Of
idaho. to-day reported 10 the Senate the
House resolution for the direct election Of
Cnitsd states Senator'S Senator Hevburn.
Of Idaho asserting that tho resolution had
tcen rrematurclv considered bv tho com
r1ittee. irdcsted that he would call for its
reoommittal. but took no action TO that
effect today
Al ~" Democrats present and three
progressive hepuhhC@ns voted for the reso-
tuition They were Senators Chiffon. over
man. 'uiherson. Eacon. Cummirs, Borah
and Brown.
The negative votes ~ere cast by Senators
Clark az Wyoming, Dillingham;. Suther-
land. Rrandesee and Root. An amendment
offered nv MIR. Sutherland, providing for
fe1ersl supervision Of elections when
deemed desirable. was voted down. Sena-
TOR Borsh. who led The fight In the last
session FOR The measure. was authorized to
rerort u 70 The Senate.
The Senators Who voted against the
CUMBERLAND amendment were Bacon. Culher-
son. Overman and Chiffon, Democrats and
Berah and Cummins. Republicans
Senator la Follettes resolution for a re-
irqurv into tho case Of Senator Lorimcr
was today referod 10 the Committee on
Contingent Expenses. Since introduced it
rad lain on the table