Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27

CHIEF EXECUTIVE DELIGHTED
Expected That Passage of Act i'll
United States Will Strength
en- Its Chances in Par
liament.

5orities sixteen separate amendments, the
Senate early yesterday afternoon passed
the Canadian reciprocity bill by vote Of
SO to u. This puts through the House bill
without change and sends the measure
UP for the Presidents signature as soon
ms the House meets again so that Speak
er Clark and the clerk of the House can
nffix their attestations to the true copy.
This will be next Wednesday, and by that
time the President, who left yesterday
afternoon in great citation for a week
end at Beverly. will have returned.
One section OF the bill-that relating to
the Importation of wood pulp and print
paper into this country--wil go into effect
as soon as tho President signs the meas
ure. That section is not subject to the
conditions imposed in the others requir-
Ing action first on the part of Canada,
and its terms are such that wood pulp
and print paper not restricted by export
charges or other limitations from expor
tation from Canada shall be admitted
free OF duty into the United States. This
means the free ingress of the products
named from practically all private timber
lands in the Dominion.
The other sections are technically recip-
FOCAL and await affirmative action IN OF
tions here are that the passage ~ the
bill in the United States will greatly
strengthen the hands of Sir Wlfrid
Laur1ers government in ottawa in in
listing on the passage of the measure by
Parliament, but il will be matter Of
some weeks. Indeed. there are very def
mite indications that the Canadian gov
eminent may decide in the end to go to
the country before the vote Is taken and
this Will mean q general election in the
Fall throughout the Dominion on this is
sue. No doubt is felt. however, but tina t
the terms Of the agreement will be enact
ed by Canada before the winter
PRESIDENT MADE FEW MISTAKES
An interesting feature of the vote yes
terday was that poll taken personally
ny the President over two months ago
md summarized at that time In these
dispatches exactly showed the strength
for and against the measure as indicated
ir yesterdays roll call If account is taken
of absentees paired. deaths, and vacan-
cies. Mir. Lippitt Of Rhode Island. whom
the President counted for the measure
voted against it and Mr. Chamberlain OF
Oregon, a democrat. whom the President
considered unfavorable voted for IT,
Presidents poll. Mr.. Terrell OF Georgia
on whom the President counted, is nc
longer in the Senate and the vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator Hughes
of Colorado has not vet been filed
Three Insurgents voted for the bill, with
Is standpat republicans and 80 demo-
Gratis. Three democrats voted against
the measure. with u insurgents and u
i,ogt
gents who stood by the President made
their position clear long ago. They are
Senators Brown of Nebraska, Pondexter
Of Washington. and Works of California.
The three democrats who bolted their
party are Messrs. Bailey of Texas, Sim
mons OF North Carolina and Clarke of
Arkansas. Mr.. Thornton of Alabama,
also a democrat. would have Joined them,
but he was paired with an absentee.
Both the New York senators, Mr.. Root.
republican. and Mr.. O'Gorman, democrat,
voted for the measure. The Pennsylvania
senators. both regular republicans, d.
vfded. Mr.. Penrose, chairman Of the A.
nance committee, whose handling of the
bill has won the high approval of the
President and political critics here, voted
for the measure that he has, in spite of
personal predictions, Loyalty supported
throughout. Mr.. Oliver. who comes from
the steel district of Pittsburg, voted
against 1t. He is newspaper proprietor
supposedly affected by the print paper
scheiule.
The final day In the Senate on the bill
Tor the consideration Of which the extra
session Of Congress was called by the
President was far from spectacular. About
Ten senators were absent, and the gal
ieries were only partially filled The dip.
lomatic gallery was absolutely deserted
and only a few wives of senator's ant
Mrs, Huntington Wilson represented Of
fetal society. AS the voting progressed
however, members of the House driftet
over, and when the final vote was takeI
the representatives made solid wal
around the Senate rail
VOTE OF NEW ENGLAND SENATORS
For the bill-Lodge and Crane OF Massa
chusetts, Brandegee and Mclean of Con
necticut, Wetmore of Rhode Island. John
bon OF Maine.
Against the bill-Lippitt of Rhode Is
land Burnham of New Hampshire, Pag
of Vermont.
Absent-Frye Of Maine. Galinger o
New Hampshire,
Present but not voting Dillingham; o
Vermont.
AMENDMENTS ALL DEFEATED.
Under the unanimous consent order O
business voting began on amendment
Rs soon as the routine morning bushes
was disposed OF. The first rolcall be
gan at II 80, and the result OF the fina
vote on the unamended bill was announc
ed at 1:35. Debate was not in order AM
the only break in the monotony of tn
rollcalls and viva Voce votes were tn
occasional parliamentary inquiries a
TO the standing Of certain amendment
and the low laughter among senators a
the many mistakes In voting which re
suited from the strange alignments OF al
parties throughout the day. After votini
sixteen times in the negative as ever,
amendment came up Mr., Pornerene o
Ohio voted loudly against the final pass
age Of the bill and had to change tn
record afterward. Mr. McCumber, a reg
ular from North Dakota, could not ac
custom himself to the free trade votes h
had decided to cast In favor Of tn
amendments as n protest against tn
measure itself and many times he re
corded himself wrongly finally voting In
Ex6rtently for the bill he had oppose
Ad<eigor ously.