Evening star., 1911-06-10
FRAMING A BARGAIN
Democratic Plan for Deal on
Reciprocity.
FOR AID OF TARIFF BILLS
Project of Senators Stone, Williams
and Kern.
MOVES IN POLITICAL GAME
Efforts In Each Party to Gain the
Advantage In the Situation
at the Capitol.
OR AID OF TARIFF BILLS
MOVES IN POLITICAL GAME

Senators Stone, wllliams and Kern
have on foot . project to induce the
democratic senators to refuse to nx
day for . vote on the Cahadian reel
procity bill until the republicans agree
TO allow q vote on the farmers free
list bilf'' and the Forthcoming bill to
revise the wool schedule.
In the opinion Of these democratic
senators the democratic party has just
about done enough for Canadian reel
procity and 1t L. now In order for the
democrats to Took after their own knit
ting a little.
IN other words. they are not disposed
to help grind the administration eT1st ~
supplying votes for the reciprocity Dill
and then have the mill shut down Tor the
summer and leave them still hfched TO
the waiting rack with their grist un-
ground.
are not at all anxious to pass reciprocity.
anyhow. and would not feel hurt to see
it fail of action, while they are unalter-
ably opposed to action on the wool sched-
ule and the farmers free list bill, there
may be many dry eyes on the republican
side II the democrats should carry out
their plan.
the reciprocity bill. and here IL another;
1t is known positively that the House
conferees will not consent to the Root
amendment, II the Senate facks 1t onto
the bill.
Long Program Mapped Out.
In this connection it might not be out
of place to recall that Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means committee
has sent his family to the seashore. has
rented an apartment near his club and Is
prepared to stay in Washington all sum-
hat Ia
merely sidelight on the situation.
And another side light is that the ways
and means committee Is going right along
with a program of business sufficient to
occupy 1t and the House what time the
senate may be fretting over business al
ready in hand.
The cotton schedule. the steel schedule
and the sugar schedule are proposed to
he tackled by the ways and means COM
mittee, and If these are not enough there
duties on citrous fruits.
The House Is very anxious to set at the
latter. There is widespread demand In
the south these warm days for cheaper
lemons. The democrats claim that the
duty on lemons is absolutely indefensible
and that ii does not benefit even the
lemon growers of California, for as soon
as protection was given them the railroad
raised freight rates and took unto them
selves the usufruct.
So. IL the democrats Of the Senate de-
sire TO frame up any little jobs on the
reciprocity bill in the interest Of action
on the tariff bills. the House, like Barkis,
Il willin.
Root Amendment Opposed.
Senator Penrose is doubtful whether
me Root amendment can pass the Senate,
but that is at present an open question.
The House leaders are Indifferent to the
Senate's action in this regard. Reel
procity Is not their pigeon, they say, but
they make no concealment of the fact
that there can be no final agreement on
reciprocity If it carries the Root amend
nlent.
II the democrats Of the Senate can force
vote on the revis on of the wool sched-
uIe they are hopeful Of securing suff1-
cient republican votes to pass it, and
that is where the republicans who have
set their faces against tariff revision are
wary.
The democrats count On Works Of Cali
fornia. Kenyon and Cumm:ns Of Iowa,
Brown of Nebraska and La Toilette Of
Wisconsin,. progressive republicans, to
vote for the reduced wool rates IL 1t can
De- brought to a vote, and hope to pick
~ few others.