River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-27
TAFT IS VICTORIOUS.
CANADIAN TRADE AGREEMENT
ADOPTED IN SENATE BY
VOTE OF So TO 81.
ALL AMENDMENTS ARE KILLED
Party Lines Swept Away in Bitter
Contest.-Treaty to Open Up
New Commercial Relations
With Canada.

Washington, D. G. President
Tafts great administration victory in
5he Canadian trade agreement bill was
made effective in the senate of the
United States when that bill passed
the senate by vote Of So ayes to 27
nays, almost precisely two 70 one
result.
OF the So affirmative votes, 80 were
cast by Democrats and q by Republi-
cans. OF the q negative votes, three
were cast by Democrats and "a by Re-
publicans.
How Senators Voted.
Republicans against: Borah and
Hepburn, Idaho; Bourne, Oregon;
Bristow and Curtis, Kansas; Burnham,
New Hampshire; Clapp and Nelson,
Minnesota; Clark and Warren, Wyom-
ing; Crawford and Gamble, South Da-
kota Cummins and Kenyon, Iowa;
Dixon, Montana; Gronna and McCum-
Der, North Dakota; La Toilette, Wis
consin; Lippitt, Rhode Island; Lori
mer, Illinois; Oliver, Pennsylvania;
Page, Vermont; Smith, Michigan;
Democrats against: Bailey, Texas;
Clarke, Arkansas; Simmons, North
Carolina. Total, 3.
Republicans for: Bradley, Ken
lucky; Brandege and Mclean, Connec-
ticut; Briggs, New Jersey; Brown, Ne
braska; Burton, Ohio; Crane and
Lodge, Massachusetts; Cullom, Illi-
nois; Guggenheim, Colorado; Jones
and Poindexter, Washington, Nixon,
Nevada; Penrose, Pennsylvania; Per
kins and Works, California; Richard
son, Delaware; Root, New York,
Stephenson, Wisconsin; Townsend,
Michigan; Wetmore, Rhode Island
Total, 81.
Democrats for: Bacon, Georgia;
Bankhead and Johnston, Alabama;
Bryan and Fletcher, Florida; Cham
berlain, Oregon; Chiffon and Watson,
West Virginia; Culberson, Texas;
Davis, Arkansas; Foster Louisiana;
Gore and Owen, Oklahoma; Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Johnson, Maine; Kern and
Shiyeley, Indiana; Martin and Swan
son, Virginia; MARITIME, New Jersey;
Myers, Montana; Newlands, Nevada;
O'Gorman, New York; Overman, North
Carolina; Paynter, Kentucky; Pom
creme, Ohio; Reed and Stone. Mis-
souri,; Smith, Maryland; Smith, South
Carolina; Taylor, Tennessee; Will
Jams, Mississippi. Total, 80.
Most Republicans Opposed.
Among the noteworthy points re-
garding the passage of the Canadian
bill through congress is the fact that
warmly as it was Endorsed by Presi-
dent Taft and his administration, the
bill received the affirmative votes of
only 80 Republican members of both
houses, while 102 Republicans of both
houses voted against it.
The bill received the votes Of every
New England and Eastern states Re-
publican with three exceptions, while
the solid Republican vote of the mid.
die Western states, with the exception
of three senators, was cast against
1t. OF the states of the Northwest and
Mississippi Valley, the votes of only
three Republican senators were east
for it by Stephenson, of Wisconsin
Cullom, of Illinois, and Townsend. Of
Michigan
The greatest strength that any
amendment could muster, in the eff
forts of the opponents of the bill to
change its character, was that shown
by the vote on the amendments Of
fered by Senator Nelson, of Minnesota
the object Of which was to restore
half the present rates on cereals. live
cattle, ETC., instead of removing the
duties entirely as is proposed in the
Canadian bill as it passed The Mel
son amendments mustered the votes
of 70 IN its support. Practically all
other amendments received from
dozen to Is votes.
Every element of nature and of
grace smiled upon the final passage
Of reciprocity. 1t was IL o'clock sharp
when Vice-President James Sherman
called the senate to order. At 11:2O
a demand for a quorum mustered "a
tagging senators to their seats. Al
11:25 Senator McCumber, of North Da-
kota, offered his first-a free list
amendment. And in five minutes Nc
Cumber had been voted down by Ga
to 16.
At 1881 Senator Nelson, of Mime
sofa marched into the open amend.
ment field for grains and farm prod
uce and at 11:40 o'clock SIS senator's
had defeated his rider. Senator Sim
mons, Of North Carolina, sailed in with
his plea for fresh meats and flour GER
calls at Hap, and in eight minutes
his amendment was downed, also by
64 to IA. Then Senator Cummins pre-
Laurier Sees Good in Pact.
Ottawa Il am more convinced +bo+