The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-18

Canadian reciprocity and for no other
purpose has now been in session elk
weeks. The reciprocity bill passed the
House nve weeks ago. At first the delay
in acting on IL in the Senate was e1-
planned on the ground that the Senate
committees had not been reorganized,
but the committees have been reorganized
for more than two weeks. II was said
that not to exceed two weeks would be
given TO hearings. The hearings are still
dragging along and the stock arguments
against the Canadian trade agreement
are being repeated daily and the end is
not In sight. When II was proposed to-
day in the committee that steps be taken
to close the hearings the .proteets were
raisers had to be heard and Senator
Heyburn's wool growers and senator
Smoot's lumber friends and no Senator
unfriendly 10 the treaty was prepared to
fix time for vote In committee.
Meanwhile tho Lorimer case, with its
being held back by Senator La Toilette
author Of the resolution for the inv esti-
CATION, and the resolution for the direct
election Of Senators, which Is the "un-
finished business Of the Senate and for
which Senator Borah Ia sponsor, remains
unfinished The debate on this measure
promises to BE- long and earnest, but the
he occupying the time Of the Senate day
after day and thus 40 much progrees b.
made, but II 10 not preesed Both Sena.
tors La Toilette and Borah are opposed
TO Canadian reciprocity. There Is an
insistence among eome Senators that
both the lsortmer matter and the direct
election resolution must be dsposed OF
In the Senate before Canadian reciprocity
Ia voted upon.
The first evidences OF revolt against
the delay In action on Canadian reciprocity
by the Senate Finance Committee we're
manifested to-day when Senator Stone
OF Missouri. reetless under the extended
hearings. announced that he would here
after move daily that the committee
proceed to a vote on the question Of re-
porting the bill.
may be voted down. aaid the Senator
but | will renew the motion each day
until We get vote on reporting the bill
AZ the hearings to-day the Texas cattle
raisers,; led by Judge s; H. Cowan of
both TO Canadian reciprocity and To the
House free list bin F.. c. Lasater. preei-
dent Of the Texas Cattle Raisers Aseo-
citation, said that he had lost last year
on the cattle he had marketed 32l a head.
and another witness. Burke Of Nebraska.
said that he had lost % a head
Tho lumtering interests followed the
cattlemen. Two days have been ac-
corded them
Gov. Charles +. S Osborne Of Michigan
strongly urged the adoption of the Cana
dian reciprocity pact a. a matter Of senti
mont. saying that consideration far out
weighed the economic advantage to
Anericans which he believed the treaty
held. The benefits to he derived from
the treaty. he aaid. would be widespread
and among them would be the continued
safety Of 1900 miles Of unfortifed houn-
dairy line, the bringing together of two
peoples in closer bonds Of friendship and
International amity and rapidly increas-
ing interchange OF commodities
While deprecating a selfish viewpoint.
he oppressed the belief that the United
States would te the gamer by the pro-
posed legislation. He told the Finance
Committee that Canadian wheat farmers
could not compete with American farmers
using Port Arthur and Duluth markets
IA points of comparison. for the reason
that tho Canadian wheat area WAS limited
and tho quality Of wheat raised in the
Saskatchewan country was far below that
raised on this side Of the border. Another
reason was the greater expense Of trans
portation OF Canadian wheat to market
which cost was deduced from the price
paid to the farmer for his wheat
In response TO questions by Senators
McCumher. Gallinger and SmoOt. Gov
Osborne admitted lack OF knowledge oi
the full text Of the agreement and of its
details