The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-22
TAFT WINS FIGHT
The Canadian Reciprocity Bill
Passes the Senate.
In Exact Form in Which 1t
Came From the House.
VOTE is 53 TO %
Every Amendment Is Lost by
Big Majority.
Cannot Be Signed Until Some
Time Next Week.
VOTE is 5S TO -

Washington. July 22.-The Cana
dian reciprocity bill passed the sen
ate without amendment today by %
to p. All amendments Rad been pre-
Viously defeated. 1t becomes law on
the presidents signature, the senate
measure being the bill that passed the
house
The senate chamber was well filled,
many mem bers of the house having
gathered in the rear of the hall. me
galleries were crowded.
News of the passage of the reclpro-
city bill was telephoned at once TO the
White House President Taft made no
attempt to conceal his pleasure. he
was particularly Plad that the bill had
passel prior to his departure FOR
weekend visit to Beverly. Mr.. Ia1t
will he back in Washington Tuesday
morning.
The Vote in Detail
Republicans against the bill; Borah
and Hepburn Odaho), Bourne Cpre.),
Bristow and Curtis (Kan.) Burnham
IN HD.t Clapp and Nelson (Minn-),
Clark and Warren CWyo.), Crawford
and Gamble (S. D., Cumm1ns and
Kenyon CLa.), Dixon (MonL(, Grohna
and McCumber IN. D., LeFolette
(Wis), Lippitt Or. -, Lorimer (lll.(,
oliver (PaD. Page (Vt), Smith
(Mich), SmoOt (Utah.)
Democrats against Bailey CTex.),
Clarke (Ark.), simmons IN Co
Republicans for the bill: Bradley
(KO. Brandegee and Mclean Comm,
Briggs (N. j.. Brown CNeb), Burton
(O), Crane and Lodge (Mass.), Cul-
lom Cnl). Guggenheim CColo), Jones
and Poindexter (Wash.), Nixon
CNev), Penrose (Pa), Perkins and
Works (Cal). Richardson (Del). Root
IN. YD. stephenson (Wls;), Town
send CMich-), Wetmore OR. l.)
Democrats for. Bacon (Ga-). Bank
head and Johnston (Ala.). Bryan and
Fletcher (FlaD. Chamberlain (Ore.),
Chiffon and watson CIV. Va-), Culber-
son (Tex.), Davis (Ark.), Foster (La-)
Gore and owen (Okla;)' Hltchcoc5
(Neb). Johnson (Me.). Kern and
Shively Gnd). Martin and Swanson
CVa.). MARITIME On. j., Myers (Mont.),
Newlands (Nev), O'Gorman IN W,
Overman On. G., ,Paynter tky), Pom
creme CO), Reed and stone (Mo-),
Smith CMd.). Smith Is. CO, Taylor
CTennD. Williams CMiss)
An analysis of the vote showed that
"a Republicans voted against the Dill
and Il in favor of it, while three Dem
ocrats voted against and 8 2 in favor
The measure, however. cannot be-
come a law until next Wednesday, Is
the house adjourned at 1908 o'clock
until that time The bill must be re-
before it can be signed by the presi-
dent.
The senate took up the Canadian
reciprocity bill as soon as a quorum
showing TS senators present. The
amendment of Senator McCumber On.
ID reducing duties on many neces-
saries of life and increasing the free
list was first taken up and defeated,
16 to 64.
other Amendments Defeated.
The defeat of the McCumber amend
ment was indicative of all votes on
amendments to the bill.
half of the duty on grains and farm
products made free in the reciprocity
bill was then defeated, 28 to 5S.
An amendment by Senator Simmons
IN CO putting fresh meats and meat
products on the free list in the reci-
procity bill. was defeated, 6 to 64.
Senator Simmons then offered his
amendment to put flour and cereal
products on the reciprocity free list
and it was defeated, IT to So.
The Cummins amendments then were
taken up. The first, reducing The duty
on various steel products. was defeat
ed. II to 64. That reducing the duty
on oilcloth and linoleum was defeate7
On a viva Voce vote.
Senator LaFollette then called up his
amendment comprising a general revis-
ion of tie woolen tariff. 1t also was
detected by 16 to "a.
The LaFollette amendment for re-
vision OF the entire cotton tariff and
the tariff on artificial silk was lost,
3 to So. A third amendment by
Senator LaFollette admitting free of
duty after January /, 1912. all wood
pulp, news print paper and paper
board. was defeated, IL 70 81
Senator Bailey called un his amend
ment pro posing to attach the farmers
free list bill to the reciprocity meas
ure and it was defeated, 4 to So.
Two amendments by Mr.. McCumber
IN. ID Republican. one to put harness
and saddlery on the free list and the
other to prevent free admission of
Canadian barley and other cereals now
held in bonded warehouses in the
United States. were defeated, Is to 64
and p to 81, respectively.
Mr. Bristow's amendment to reduce
the duty on printers type and type
metal was defeated. s to 81.
The Bristow amendment revising
the tariff on rubber products and fix
ing the duties at 25 per cent and the
Crawford amendment reducing duties
on Canadian manufactured products,
We're defeated without a roll call
The Bailey amendment to put cotton
bagging and cotton ties on the free
list was beaten, II to 81.
The passage Of the Canadian recip-
rocity bill by the senate today in pre-
cisely the form it emerged from the
house, brings to end President Taft 5
long fight for the measure, but during
the debate which led up to today's inal
action party lines were swept away
nd a vigorous fight was Nvaged to sad
die the measures with riders that
friends of the measure claimed would
have meant the defeat of the whole
proposition.
Many amendments still were on the
calendar when the senate convened
The bill, under the unanimous voting
agreement effected between the differ-
ing wings of both parties, was taken
up. however. without further debate ia
the senate Immediately on the conclu-