The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
TENSION GROWING
TIGHTER IN SENATE
Penrose Fails in Effort to Secure
Agreement for Final Consideration
Of Measures Separately.

washington. D. c., June 28.-The
tension that exists in the senate over
the reciprocity measure was emphasiz
ed by incidents that occurred in the
confused proceedings of Tuesday. The
session began with an unsuccessful at
tempt by Chairman Penrose OF the
finance committee to secure an agree
ment for a vote on reciprocity July
"a. nthe wool bill July 26 and the
free list bill July 2s. Friends of reci-
procity will insist upon coupling all
three measures in any agreement to
vote.
After refusing TO permit such an
arrangement, the opponents of the rec
iprocity bin allowed that measure TO
advance one important parliamentary
step before they realized what had
happened. For quarter of an hour
the senate was In executive session.
At its conclusion, no one being ready
TO speak on the measure and follow
ing the parliamentary custom of that
body, Vice President Sherman an
nounced that the bill would be report
ed from the committee of the whole
to the senate.
The bill actually passed through all
the stages of being reported to the
senate before members realized what
was going on. While under consider
alton in the committee Of the whole
the measure could be amended, but
could not be voted upon. In the SEN
ate it could be brought to final vote
at any time. Senators Nelson, Bris-
tow, Clapp, and Bailey joined in the
protest that arose when 1t was found
what all had happened to the bill. The
measure reinstated in the committee
Of the whole. He said the senate had
shown no disposition to hurry in its
consideration of the bill and had re
jected his proposal for definite time
for vote on the measure. He there
fore thought no backward steps should
be taken.
Friends Of the bill on the democratic
side, however, led by Senators Stone
and Bacon, said the senate had evi
IDENTITY been off its guard and had per
mitted the bill to be advanced unin
tentionally. Senator Penrose finall,
consented to having it restored to it
former status.
The feeling that developed over thi
incident was not so marked, however
as that which greeted Senator Per
roses attempt to fix a time for tn
vote on the bills Insurgents obiecte
to any definite date for the reciprocit
vote, and the finance committee wa
extricated from the embarrassing pt
sition of having the other votes d.
termined by an objection from Sent
tor Smoot.
Several democrats and insurgent
would have welcomed the fixing of tn
other two dates so that the tariff bill
could be forced up to President Tai
ahead OF the reciprocity bill and th
latter held back as means Of fort
ing his signature to the others.
The Penrose request win be rt
newed from time to time and whei
ever conditions seem favorable. Ult
mately the friends of reciprocity ma
consent to change the order, ailowin
the vote on the tariff bills to com
first, but they will not do so at pre-
ent. nor in taking this position wi
they consent for one to go throug
without the others. In this attitud
they have the endorsement of the pre-
ident, who has advised them in indiyit
ual conferences that while he doe
not shrink from consideration of tari
measures at this time he thinks th'
reciprocity should come first in th
natural order
Senator Borah attacked the recipro
ity bill In speech yesterday afte
noon, declaring that the Canada
treaty Of 1854 had not been of benef
to the country, and that the Canadian
were always seeking an agreemeI
that would admit their natural pro,
ucts to the United States, while
protected their manufacturing iIte
ests.
The senate was compelled to adjour
because of the storm that ragged abol
the capital late in the afternoon whic
made further proceedings impossible
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