The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
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serted. Will devolve the duty of pro-
ducing the vote to pass the bill and
rcconciling the warning factions in
the Republican ranks.
Scnutc Takes Action.
The Canadian reciprocity pact was
to-day taken away BY the senate from
the Committee on Finance ana referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Relations
The action was taken upon motion or
Senator Cullom, chairman Of the latter
committee.
In doing so Senator Cullom explained
that there was no desire on the mart OF
his committee to do autsht than pre-
serve the presidents, and that after
scanning the communication 10, see
whether it did or did not contain any
thing that might affect foreign rela-
tons 1t could be sent back to the Com
mittec on Finance.
The discussion of the motion brought
out the statement from Senator Bailey,
an authority on the Constitution that
the entire subject treated by the COM
municaion is not properly before the
Senate until the House has acted upon
it, as it relates to questions of revenue
Senator Bailey said that If this is
called trade agreement" the Presi-
dent had no authority to make such an
agreement. If 1t Is called a treaty
1t ought to be before the Senate, but
his own opinion was that the Senate
cannot have the question before it
until the House has acted upon it.
Question Of Form.
Senator Carter said that the matter
was one of form rather than substance;
that the communication obviously
affects our foreign relations. and the
practice has been 20 refer all such
communications to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Then up spake Senator william
Alden Smith, of Michigan, in behalf
OF the forgotten and overlooked com
mittee on Canadian Relations" one
OF the committees organized to give
embarrassing to deserving, but othor-
wise unplaced Senator'S Of the majority
party. He didn't want his committee
neglected.
Senator Carter. in good humored sar-
casm. expressed the fear that the COM
mittee is already SO overwhelmed with
work 1t might not be able to handle
the question.
Senator Smith admitted with a sigh
that the committee was hard pushed
with business, but was ready to sacri-
flee itself on the altar of public duty
if necessary and take the quest on un-
der considera ton.
Sent to Foreign Relations COMMITTEES.
After this exchange Of pleasantrcs
the motion Of Senator Cullom was car
ried. and the communication was re-
ferrcd TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Il appeared evident from the trend
of the talk during the discussion of the
motion that the Senate will not Sc
riously take UP consideration Of the
Canadian pact until the House has
acted, and the question of committee
reference for the present is unimpor
tant.
Eventually the subject will come be-
fore the Finance Committee. as the
House will act first, and its action
would take the form of a bill amend
ing the tariff law which would have
to go to the Committee on Finance
Senator Stone. of Missouri. to-day
announced that the Senat-. has UNI
qualified support of the reciprocity
agreement, and announced his convic
ton that whatever the Republicans
might GO, Democrats should give the
agreement their sanction.
The Missouri Senator had teen en-
gagged in an address In opposition to
the ocean mail subsidy bill. He de-
clared that the bill Should not pass,
and said that the Senate should turn
it's consideration to measures of more
substantial merit"
He then said: III we would do
something of real moment VIC might
take UP the important reciprocity
agreement concluded between the
United States and Canada, which the
President laid before Congress Thurs
day last, and press 1t to conclusion
without delay"
The Senator maintained that the
agreement would prove OF tremendous
Importance, not only to this country,
but ultimately to the ent'ie hemis-
phere. The measure should 1907 be en-
dangered, he said, because Of some de-
tail concerning some particular indus
try or locality, but IL should H.. viewed
sin the broadcast spirit Of patriotism
and determined wholly from a national
standpoint"
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