The Washington herald., 1911-06-22
DEATH KNELL OF
RECIPROCITY BILL
Continued from P.xe one.

Nays-Republicans Burnham, Burton,
sClark, Of Wyoming: Crane, Gullom, Dill
Hngham, Du Pont, Gamble, Hepburn, Lip
Pitt, Lodge, Lorimer, Penrose, Perkins,
smoot. Warren, and Wetmore Demo-
Gratis: Myers, of Montana.
The total vote was 80 yeas to Is nays
The thirteen insurgents voted in body
Tor the Gore motion, and three near-in-
surgents enrolled with them. Every
Democrat voted for the Gore motion ex-
cept Myers, of Montana, who, it is said
opposed the wool bill because of the
sheep industry in his State.
Jones Springs Surprise.
One of the surprises was afforded by
the vote Of Senator Jones, of Washington
who avowed himself as being in favor of
the Canadian reciprocity BILL but who in
sisted that there should be a general re-
vision Of the tariff downward, and that
the Republicans ought to undertake II
at once and add it as an amendment to
the Canadian reciprocity bill in the
Senate
Something like alarm seized the Re-
publican leaders when it became ap-
parent that Senator Cores motion had
been made in good faith and that
there was every prospect that 1t would
prevail Senator Penrose appealed to
Mr. Gore to withdraw it. Senator
Lodge declared that If the wool bill
and the farmers free list bill were
reported to the Senate it would mean
general tariff debate that would run
along until snow came, and Senator
Gallinger predicted untold ruin to the
industrial section of New England and
to the wool-growing industry If Schod-
ule K were assailed.
Senator Gallinger finally sought to
avert the action by moving an ad-
journment, but he was voted down, 35
to 21. Then an appeal was made TO
Senator Gore to allow his motion to
go over until to-day. The Democrats
crowded around him and insisted that
he should demand vote. He refused
to postpone the matter, and the debate
kept up until o'clock. At o'clock
Senator Hepburn took the floor and
started out, apparently, on a plan to
flibuster against the bill He was i'm
mediately surrounded by the Republi-
can leaders, who labored with him
until he finally subsided.
Republicans in Panic.
AS soon as the full import of Senator
Cores motion impressed itself upon the
Republican leaders there was something
very much like a panic. Senator Pen
rose, usually calm and unruff1ed. de-
nounced the proposal as rank absurdity
and rank demagogy." He pleaded that
time should be given for hearings
Senator Martin retorted that the
Finance Committee had had the farmers
free list bill for several weeks and had
given no hearings, and that 1t was mani
fest that the talk now about hearings
was simply for the purpose Of getting
delay.
One after another, Senators in favor of
the Gore motion, both insurgents and
Democrats, attacked Mr.. Penrose. Sena-
tor Clapp suggested that the Canadian
bill was framed in every detail outside /
Of Congress in secret and without any
hearings, and sent to Congress with the |
prestige of dictum of the Presidential
Senator Crawford, of North Dakota, i
another fnsurgent, remarked that hear
ings appeared to cut no figure with the
Finance Committee, for after all the hear
ings that had been had on Canadian rec
iprocity the committee had not given the
Senate any report on the Canadian bill.
McCumber Gives Support.
Senator McCumber, a standpat Repub-
lican, and member of the Finance Com
mittee, said that he was ready to sup
port motion to discharge the committee
from the further consideration of not only
the wool bill, but also the farmers free
list bill, and Senator Nelson, of Mime
sofa, another regular Republican, ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be a
good thing to have a vote on the farm
ers' free list bill and the wool bill be-
fore they voted on Canadian reciprocity.
Finally, exasperated by the attitude of
what was clearly a majority of the Sen
ate, Senator Lodge declared that he was
ready to report both the wool bill and
the farmers free list bill at once, but
he warned the Senate that il would mean
untold delay and that Canadian recf-
procity would not be passed until De-
cember.
Senator Lodge said that the Democrats
could take the responsibility for the de-
lay, and Senator Martin promptly as
sured him that they were ready to do so.
Dixon Warns Republicans.
Senator Dixon. of Montana, then took |
the floor and made a stirring attack on
those regular Republican Senators who
are supporting Canadian reciprocity. He :
warned them that that bill was an enter
ing wedge which would destroy the pro-
tective system. He warned the Senators
from New York, Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania that they could not put
the farmers products on the free list
and retain the duties on manufactured
products. Turning TO Senator Martin
the Democratic leader, Mr. Dixon said
that he thought the Senate should not
STOP with the farmers free list Dill. If
reciprocity passed, there ought
10 be a farmers free list, lawyers free
list, a blacksmiths' free list and other
bills OF a like character
Senator Martin said that he was ready
to vote with the insurgents for an
amendment to Canadian reciprocity in
Tended to lower duties If it were offered q
N good faith, but ne would not vote !.
FOR it if II was an attempt to ''as-
iassinate" Canadian reciprocity.
Then Senator Bailey took Mr.. Dixon in n
land and catechised him. I
''Will you vote for the free list bills, c
{ Canadian reciprocity passes?" asked I
Hr. Bailey.
Walks Into Trap.
'T have not read the farmers free :
list bill yet" replied Mr. Dixon slowly, I,
yhereat there was some merriment .
Imong the Democrats. Then he proceed :,
d to lecture the Republicans from the
States for their incon-
istency. He said that they could not :
'xcuse themselves for supporting Ca y
ladian reciprocity no matter ''under y
whatever pressure, whether from the O
ther end of the Avenue Creferrins IN =
he President), or the tyranny of news, s.
apers. He said the time had gone by se
or sophistry. You have crucffied the
arnner on Canadian reciprocity, and you
night as well go further and give him
rec WOOL =
Senator Williams, of Mississippi made
n extended speech, in which he warned a.