The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-28

United States and Canada embodied
in the reciprocity bill. that proved
storm center in two sessions of
Congress, passed the Senate today
without amendment by vote of So
to q. A majority Of Republicans
voted against it. OF So votes for 1t,
| 80 were Democrats and Fl Republi-
cans. OF the 27 against. "a we're
Republican and three Democratic.
This action settled the whole Can
adian reciprocity question so far as
Congress is concerned and save for
executive approval and the Canadian
Parliament ratification, virtually
makes the pact the law of the land.
Congressional practice will delay
the afixing of the Presidents sigma
ture until next Wednesday, when the
House is again in session. The reci-
procity bill having originated in the
House, must be returned there for
endorsement and for the signature
of Speaker Clark, while the House is
sitting.
Canada Still TO ACT.
The Canadian Parliament has not
yet acted on the agreement and with
one exception the provisions of the
bill as passed by Congress will not
become effective until the President
issues a proclamation that Canada
has ratified the pact. The exception
to this procedure is in the paper and
pulp section of the bill, which it is
announced will become Immediately
effective when the President signs
the law.
From the White House, President
Taft followed the votes on the
amendments and on the final pas
sage of the bill with the keenest
interest.
Penrose Says ''It's Easy
The President received many con-
gratulations before departing for
Beverly to spend the weekend. In
reply to these he declared he was
getting entirely too much credit and
that Secretary Knox really was en-
titled to the greatest praise.
The President will be back in
Washington Tuesday. Senator PEN
rose, of Pennsylvania, who led the
reciprocity fight in the Senate. dined
with the President on board his train
tonight. In reply to congratuIa-
lions, the Senator. as he made his
way through the union station to
the Presidents car, exclaimed: at
was easy
Senator Penrose ventured the pre-
diction that Congress would adjourn
not later than August 9 or 10.
A bitter struggle is expected in
the Senate next week over the wool
tariff. A full revision bill already
has passed the Democratic House.
Several substitutes have been offered
in the Senate and vote will be
taken Thursday next.
No sooner had the reciprocity bill
passed than Senators began to pre-
pare for the attack on the tariff.
The wool bill was made the un-
finished business and will be taken
up Monday morning. There were
many exchanges Of views on this
bill today. especially among the
Democrats, and a suggestion for q
caucus was made.
Nothing is settled. but the indi-
cations are that there will be a
Democratic conference before the
vote on the bill Thursday. The indi-
cations also are that the substitute
will be voted down without an effort
to amend it. and that subsequently
the La Follettee wool bill already
introduced in the Senate may be
adopted as an amendment to the
House free list bill, to be finally
dealt with before the free list vote
is taken August i.
In the events that led up to the
final passage of the reciprocity
measure. when amendment after
amendment was overwhelmingly de-
feated, party lines were vigorously
drawn. With one or two exceptions,
| only the Republican insurgents
voted for the amendments with rein
forcement from Senators Bailey, of
Texas. Clark of Arkansas, and Sim
NJ MS of North Carolina.
Insurgents Efforts Fail.
From the outset, when Senator
McCumber's amendment, reducing
duties on certain necessaries of
life. was defeated, the insurgents
could muster only about 16 votes.
with "a in opposition. There were
one or two marked exceptions to
this vote. Senator Nelson, of Min
nesota, secured for his amendment,
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