The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-15
FIXES
VOTING DATES
FOR MEASURES
Fate of Reciprocity Agree
ment to Be Decided July
% and the Wool Bill
Five Days Later.
FREE LIST BILL TO
COME UP AUGUST /
Reapportionment Bill Au.
gust 3 and Statehood Meas
ure August z; Early Ad-
journment Likely.

VAT AsHINGTON, July 14.-Tn.
MA! senate will vote on the Cana
Wv dian reciprocity bill July %,
on the wool tariff revision bill
July %. on the free list bill August !.
congressional reapporsionment bill Aug
ust 3. statehood bill for Arizona and
New Mexico on the legislative day of
August and will adjourn, according
thereafter.
This programme, decided on after a
prolonged conference today and result
ing from conferences that have covered
many days. was agreed TO be the SEN
ate.
The agreement contained no specific
provision regarding adjournment All
the measures mentioned have passed
the house. President Taft was quick
~ acquainted with the senate's action
and expressed qualification, particularly
over the precedence given the reciproc-
ity bill.
Senator Cummins of Iowa. insurpeut
after adjournment today expressed cou-
vlctfon that despite the programme
there would be general tariff revision
before the close. He based his belief
on the fact that Democrats and insur-
gents would stand together and force
amendments TO the free list bill adding
wool, sugar. steel. cotton, etc 10 that
measure.
End of Long Struggle.
The understanding forecasts the end
or long struggle in the seante over
the reciprocity bill and the Democratic
not be taken on the bills until the
dates fixed. but amendments can be dis,
posed of from time to time.
NO agreement was reached on the
campaign publicity bill Senator Pen.
rose. Republican leader. announced that
it had been found impossible to in.
clude in the definite agreement any
more subjects than those named. Sen.
ator Martin. Democratic leader, as.
sured Senator Kenyon, Republican in.
surgent, that the Democrats would
make every effort to secure a vote on
the publicity measure which would re,
quire publicity of campaign funds be
fore election.
Senator Borah is determiVed to presa
the joint resolution providing for the
election of senators by direct vote and
will lose no chance to bring about an
agreement between the conferees or
that measure. He has so notified them
and they have agreed to have their first
meeting within the next day or two.
Amendment Defeated.
The Bristow amendment to the Cana
dian reciprocity bill. proposing a re
ducing of the sugar tariff and the abo
lition of "Dutch standard basis OF
assessing tariff on imported sugar. was
defeated this afternoon 3S to 8, after
Senator Bristow had made an exhaus
tive speech on the subject.
Senator Cummins introduced add
tional amendments to the bill, one pro
vi6ing for reduction of the duty on
steel beams, girders and like products
and the other for n reduction OF the
duty on oil clcth and linoleum.
With the fate of reciprocity prede
termncd in favor of that measure, sen
ators already are speculating on the
possible result of the promised votes
on the two tariff bills-wool and free
st-included in today's agreement. No
one would undertake to predict the
outcome, but all agreed thst the sue
cess of the measures depend entirely
upon whether the Democrats and insur-
gent Republicans can get together.
IL has been intimated that If con.
.ress should pass and the president veto
he wool and free list bills the Demo.
rats would insist upon the continue
ion of the session for further tariff
eeisation The Republican leaders
fear no such result, however, because
,hev say the Democratic senators are
Iuite as anxious to end the session as
ire the Repuhlicans