The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27

adian Reciprocity Question % Far
! n Congress is Conoerned-CAn-I
adian Parliament Must Ratify Pact
Before It Becomes Effective n q
/ Whole-The Paper Section Of the
Bill Becomes Effective at Once
Three Democrats Voted Against
+ the Bill.
Washington, d. c.. July 22.-TheI
reciprocal trade agreement between
the United States and Canada, en-
/ bodied in the reciprocity bill that
| proved storm center In two sessions
| OF Congress, passed the Senate with
out amendment to-day by a vote of
| SO to 27. A majority OF Republicans
voted against it. OF the SO votes for
it, 80 were Democratic and 21 Repub-
licans; OF the 27 against, "a were
Republicans and Democrats.
( This action settled the whole Can
adian reciprocity question so far as
! Congress is concerned, and save for
executive approval and the Canadian
Parliament's ratification, made the
pact the law Of the land.
/ Congressional practice will delay
the affixing 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
engrossment and for the signature of
/ Speaker Clark while the House is sit
ting.
/ The Canadian Parliament has not
yet acted on the agreement. 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 the paper and
! pulp section of the bill, which it is
announced will become Immediately
effective when the President signs
the law.
Democrats against: Bailey, of
l Texas; Clake, of Arkansas; Simmons,
I of North Carolina.
81 am much gratified that the bill
is passed." said President Taft. '.It
indicates the increase of mutually
beneficial relations, between Canada
and this country"
''It was easy" said Senator Pen
rose.
Congress will adjourn, he predict
j ed, not later than August 9Th or 10th.
Wool Schedule.
! A bitter struggle is expected in the
Senate next week over the wool tar
iff A wool revision bill already has
passed the Democratic House. Sew
eral 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 prepare for the attack on
the tariff. The wool bill was made
the unfinished business and will be
taken up Monday morning. The in
dications are there will be a Demo
cratic conference before the vote On
4 the bill Thursday. The indications
tonight are that the House bill will
be voted down without effort to
amend it, and that subsequently the
La Toilette wool bill may be adopted
as an amendment to the House free
list bill, to be finally dealt with when
the free list votes is taken Aug. 1st.
Every threatened change in the re-
ciprocity bill was defeated by the con-
sistent union of Democratic and "reg-
ular" Republican forces. The Dem
ocrats with but few exceptions voted
against amendments by Senator Bal
ley, one to put the farmers free list
in as an amendment to the recipro-
city bill and the other to incorporate
a reduction in the tariff on cotton
bagging and cotton ties.
John Norris, chairman of the Com
mittee on Paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association, in
statement issued tonight, said:
''The paper section Of the bill be-
comes effective Immediately upon ap-I
proval by the President and paper
made from timber cut on privately
owned lands will come in duty-free
without awaiting Canadian action. In
that respect it differs from the gen.
eral reciprocity section which will
not go into effect until the President
| shall proclaim that Canada has re-
| duced it's duties in accordance with
the agreement between the United
| States and Canada"
Senator Simmons voted against the
final passage of the BILL His own
amendment reducing the duty on
fresh and cured meats received 16I
! votes, while 81 were cast against 1t.
! Mr.. Simmons amendment lowering
the rates on duty on our and cereals
/ failed by vote Of IT ayes to SO noes.
! Senator Overman, of North Caro-
lima, withheld his vote on his col
leagues amendments.