Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-24
MAJORITY OF FINANCE COMMIT.
TEE OPPOSED TO PENDING
MEASURE.
CONFERENCE MAY CONTINUE
THRU ENTIRE SUNNI EH
Senate Sponsors Show Apathy Towards
eili-Root Amendment Eliminating
Free Wood Pulp May Prevent 40
tion or Kill Measure EntireIy-Tele.
graphic Nova.

Canadian reciprocity bids fair to die
under their unkind administrations
The doctors who thus have come to
bury their patient-if they can-are
the republican majority Of the senate
committee on finances. to whose tender
merctes and measure is still intrusted.
And the agonizing father Of the child
President Taft-is helpless while
these physicians wran2le over their di-
aSnosis.
The unkindest Of these physicians is
Dr. Elihu Root, senator from New
york, who thinks the best thing for
the patient is major operation to
eliminate the provision for free admis-
sion Of wood pulp and paper. II he
succeeds in having this amerdment
passed, and this seems exceedingly
likely, there is every prospect that the
bill will be hung up in conference all
summer, for the democratic majority
of the house insists it will not pass an
amended bill
May Kill Measure Outright.
There Is even danger that the senate
may kill the measure outright, for,
outside the democratic minority. the
support 1t is receiving is anything but
strong. The republican senators who
are for 1t. almost without exception,
are for it merely because President
Taft has asked them to be, and because
1t is an administration measure. Even
Senator Root, one Of those closest to
President Taft, is said to have told the
president his vote for the measure
would be his political death warrant.
AS things no wstand there 10 every
prospect that the senate finance COM
mite wf1lsreport It to the senate with-
out Recommendation altho rnaJos1ty
Of the committee are opposed to It.
But It is expected they will incorporate
the Root amendment In the measure.
The committee report IS expected to
come in about June I. Then there Will
be at least six weeks OF debate. ac-
cording to the present outlook. But
q continuation Of tho present hot wave
may shrink that.
cullom 10 Doubtful Member.
Senator Cullom Is now looked upon
as the only doubtful member of the
finance committee. He has been re-
ported to favor the measure because
President Taft wants it passed But
he presented q bundle Of petitions to
the senate yesterday protesting against
its passage and told the senate he had
received 1000 letters opposing 1t. He
may finally be found lined up against
the bill
OF the remaining fourteen members
of the committee, six are for 1t and
eight oppose It. The men favorable
are Senators Penrose. of Pennsylvania,
and Lodge, of Massachusetts. republi-
cans, and Senators Stone, Of Missouri,
Williams. of Mississippi, Kern. Of Ind
lana, and Johnson, Of Maine. demo-
Gratis. Those opposed to it are Sena-
tors McCumber, Of North Dakota,
Smoot. Of Utah, Gallihger, Of New
Hampshire, Clark. Of Wyoming, Hey
burn, of Idaho, and La Toilette, Of
Bailey, Of Texas, and Simmons. Of
North Carolina, democrats.
Weak Support For Bill.
The chief danger for the bill lies in
the apathy Of Its senate sponsors. All
the men who are for it are but weakly
so. While those who oppose 1t are
against it with an ak.
The men who are for It will do little
to protect it against dangerous amend
ments and those who oppose It will
use every trick Of parliamentary prac-
tice to amend It beyond recognition.
The members OF the finance commit
tee have shown this attitude at every
session. Witnesses who favor this
measure have been heckled unmerci-
fully. and without the least offer Of
protection from the senators who are
supposed to favor the bill. On the
other hand, the witnesses who have
come here to denounce the measure
have been encouraged to present their
cases as vigorously as possible.