The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-06
GREAT CONTEST
TO START TO-DAY
Light of Reason and Power
of Endurance VIII h
Have Battle
CONGRESS MAY HOLD
TO LATE IN AUGUST
Senate. Leaders Decide Not
to Ask for Date for Vote
and Argument @
Continues

"N0FltfSAtO Ns ". W Suay "
Senator Penrose, Chairman Of the
Senate Finance Committee had Z
conference this afternoon with
Senator Smoot and Senator Martin
of Virginia, at which 1t was decided
that there Will DO no request for
an immediate vote ia the Senate on
the Canadian Reciprocity 9iIl.
Tho three Senate leaders came 70
tho conclusion that the various Re-
publicans and Democrat who
want to talk on the bill will con-
time and. on the advice Of 6sna.
tor Martin, tho minority leader. no
attempt will be made to shut ~
debate. The result Of the confer.
ence indicates that II will be linz
possible for Congress to adjourn
before the middle Of Auaust.
WASHINGTON, u. c., July 6.-Bs. I
ginning tomorrow morning q contest
between the light of reason ana power
OF endurance will be entered upon IN
the United States Senate. Senator
Fenrose late this afternoon succeodo0
In getting consent to have the eee-
sions of the Senate begin daily 1t IL
O'Clock A. II. instead OF ~ noon -
heretofore.
The final stages of the reciprocity
with "a determination to keep the ah1D
constantly headed directly into The
wind. Without cessation or lAG91n9.
the men In charge OF the roc1pRoo1ty
bill will insist upon the debate gutng
forward. At the first suGgeat1cn o. =
gap In the talk, vote will b. d.
fnanded. Considering that the tons-
hau NaI al hA 80 Af4
through to-dayss session thaEes r. =
.hop4 which amounts sub1taut411y -
q prornlse that the end = not feS -
Senator Cummins hnfSncd NJ Nv
days argument against the nHAnAoto
to-day. Incidentally Nj Hx1ntCN ~
lowed it to become known TIT ~ Apon
not intend to make . long 1peeca n.
La Toilette will be all prohaS11v
want about three days.. though q -
Senate sits from eleven until stx 6n11y
II is possible that he Will md II p0o-
sible TO compress his remarks into two
legislative days. There are few othafa
Of the opposition to talk 30 Tar -
the friends Of reciprocity are c0n.
cerned. few of them VIII make speeches.
Their attitude squares with that Of
the country, that there has been tnIk
enough.
The outlook now Is for a vote on
reciprocity by August l at the latest.
1t might come earlier but for the
fact that other senators are oe111ng
upon the opportunity to discuss other
pet projects which havs no bearing
upon the subject for which the spe-
cial session was called into being. Nr.
Work. of California, proposes to-mor.
row to discuss the national health.
and Senator swanson, OF Virginia, has
speech ready on good roads. white
Senator Swan, of Oklahoma. will talk
on the commission form OF govern
ment But from the talk In cioalG
room ana -sorridor to-day. Augu1t j
will in all probability see reciprocity
disposed OF.
Wool May Cause Delay.
After that political expediency.
tempered by the heat. will rule a. -
the date OF anal adjournment. There
is persistent rumer that the fnsuf-s
gents and Democrats are to get to-
gether on compromise wool sched>
ule. II this happens. thus plunging
the wool schedule into conferences
weeks of delay. Mr.. Underwood,
chairman OF the House ways and
means committee, takes the position
that the Democratic House cannot 10.
cept. any bid for duty on raw wool
than Is provided for In the schedule
now before the Senate. Tho iusur-
gents are demanding q slightly higher
rate on wool and slightly lower
duty on manufactured products.
The present disposition Of the Dem
ocrats is to get vote on the wool
schedule and the farmers free ust.
and then adjourn until Decemher..
leaving the onas OF defeat Of tariff
revision with the Republicans.
Senator Stone (Democrat) was the
prime mover to-day In having the
hour for assembling moved forward.
A conference between him, Penrcee.
Smoot and Martin, following the
date to be fixed for a vote. led to the
motion which Senator Penroso made
just before adjournment this after~
noon.
Crtdcises President.
Senator Cummins concluded I'm
speech to-day with crtttciSm .uA
President Taft's Indianapolis speech
OF yesterday.
When the President abandous thS
duties OF his office and enters into =
campaign to mould or lead public
opinion on this reciprocity bill." aid
Mr.. Cummins. then he Is on the same
level as every other man and cannot
be exempted from the criticism "a. ~
attached to the arguments he uDoa \
u do not criticise the president ~
trying to mold public opinion n
favor OF this agreement. It u better
for him to go through the country
trying to mould public opinion n
opinion thau 1t would be for him -
use the power Of his great once ~
carry this bill through congresA'
He declared that II the presidents
| speech was to be taken ~ fhe enc
PLANTATION of the purposes OF the ca
madam blu. congress- had better ~.
journ.
II believe this special session ~
1911. WIN be known In history ~
tho session that more firmly faatene4
on the people and tho country ~
burdens of special tartn privtl9geA 4
Barton FAvOrs nalA
Senator Burton. o. Ohio. d111vegq4
: strong ar6ument a 0avef r. -