The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
STONE OPPOSES
ALL AMENDMENTS
Senator Bailey Announces His lnten'
ton to Press His Amendment
Vigorously in the Senate.

Washington, D. G., June PA de-
claration for straight reciprocity at an
informal conference of twelve demo-
cratic senators willing to vote down
all amendments to the bill, an amend
ment by Senator Bailey adding to the
reciprocity measure all the house free
list provisions except meats and grain
products, unanimous decision of the
senate to vote Monday on the Root
amendment to the wood pulp and paper
schedule-these were features in the
reciprocity fight Friday. But there
were no speeches in the senate and
the activity was confined to the Office
rooms and cloak rooms, where reci-
procity was the chief topic.
Senator Bailey announced his inten-
tion to press his amendment vigorous
ly. While looking forward to the ad-
dition Of some of the tariff provisions
to the Canadian bill, he admitted that
such action probably would come only
as the result of a prolonged struggle.
Another tariff amendment-this one
to the free list bill, was presented by
Senator Clapp, to add to the free list
album, chloride of lime, aniline prod
ucts, ultra-amrine, vermillion reds,
soda ash, sulphur china clay or kaoline
wooen felts or jackets and brass or
copper wire cloth.
The informal conference was held
in the office of Senator Smith of South
Carolina. Mr.. Smith was outspoken
in opposition to amendments and he
and Senator John Sharp Williams
united with Senator Stone in declar-
ing It was unwise to risk reciprocity
for something more which would rem
der all uncertain.
In the capitol corridors there was
discussion of a recess of congress un-
til next fall, and at one time there
was a we'll defined report that an
agreement had been reached. Sena-
tors seoffed at the rumor. They would
be glad to get away, but realize such
a course would be impossible with
reciprocity pending
There was no difficulty in getting a
general consent to vote on the Root
provision before adjournment Monday.
The request for the agreement was
made by Senator Penrose at time
when few senators were in the cham
ber He based it on the desire of Sen
ator Root to be absent from the city
for few days.
II Senator LaFolette had been
present he probably would have been
slow to assent to a vote at so early a
date for it is understood he desires
to address the senate regarding it be-
fore it is submitted to the final YER.
dict of the senate. In his absence no
voice was raised against the PROPOSE
tion. Mr. Root joins with most other
senators in predicting the defeat of
his provision.
Senator Stone, who returned from
Missouri Friday. promptly expressed
his disapproyal of all efforts to amend
the reciprocity bill even by the addi-
tion of free lists and reduced rates on
wool. He talked with twelve or more
of the reciprocity senators and said
he had not found one detection.
1--WE shall stick he said, do you
suppose we are going to give up a sure
thing on reciprocity for an uncertain
ty on mixed reciprocity and tariff re-
ductions? The ledge between Scylla
and Charybdis is too narrow for safe
travel and we prefer the broader and
safer path. Besides, why should we
bother our heads about the tariff bills
of the insurgents? The democrats
should shape their own tariff meas
ures."
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
was inclined to take the opposite view.
He was of opinion there would be an
effort to put some of the tariff reduc-
tion measures on the reciprocity bill
as the one sure means of getting them
past the president.