Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-15
Agreement Also Reached to
Take up Other Measures
in Week Following and to
Adjourn August Z.
WILL RUSH DEBATE
ON CANADIAN PLAN
When That Matter is Gut of
the Way, Wool, Free List,
ortionment and
Statehood to be Taken Up

Washington, D. c., July l4.-An
agreement to vote on the Canadian
reciprocity bill on July % was adopted
il, the senate today without opposition
Agreements were also made for votes
Z en- the otheremeasures which will car
ry the session through the legislative
day of August Z, Immediately after
which congress will adjourn.
The agreement on the Canadian bill
was reached by the leaders Of the
various factions OF the senate at
O'Clock today. The agreement also
fixes vote on the house wool revision
bill for July 27; free list bill August
"a -reannortionment bill August 8, and
sstateho.-a bill on the legislative day
81 August I. It is expected that the
adjonrnn snt OF congress Will I'M
mediately follow the statehood vote.
The agreement was formally offered
in the senate by Republican Leader
Fenrose.
Senator Martin. democratic leader,
said the democrats favored the agree
ment because Of the desire throughout
the country to see the present session
terminated. s5
Senator Penrose advised Senator
Kenyon during the senate's discussion
ST the adjournment program that
though not included in the voting
agreement the senate would be free to
take up the campaign publicity bill II
Ii SO desired Many senators partici.
pated in the discussion Of the agree
nent in the senate chamber.
What Agreement Provides.
y -. ~ Cell 4h~ OF
he conference Of the various elements
Of the senate at o'clock today, and
.ater adopted in the senate calls for
votes as follows:
July %. Canadian reciprocity.
July 27.-Wool revision bill.
August Free list bill
August g. Congressional reappor-
.iCnment bill.
August 7.-Arizona-New Mexico
statehood bill.
All the hills included in the agree
nent already have passed the house.
rhe agreement following a series OF
conferences between Senators Pen
rose, La Toilette, Martin, Smoot,
Daley. Stone, Burton, Borah, Bristow,
Bourne and other senators. was form
ally offered in the senate by Senator
Penrose as the leader OF the republi-
cams
The reciprocity debate will be quick
" terminated and other bills taken up
for discussion.
The agreement to vote is 80 drawn
that amendments may be voted on at
any time. Senator Bristow called at
tention to the fact that this would
prevent senators from leaving Wash
ington until the day Of the votes.
Senator Cummins introduced new
amendments to the Canadian reciproc-
ity bill today. One sought to couple
4 revision Of the tariff on metals, with
the reciprocity measure: the other
proposed revision of the duty on oil
cloth and lineoleum.
Bristow Hits Sugar Tariff.
Senator Bristow resumed his speech
against the reciprocity bill and his
amendment on the present sugar tar
iff, Senator Bristow declared Cuban
reciprocity Shad taken $10,000,000 out
Of the governments revenue from the
sugar tariff and put 1t into the treas
ury of the sugar trust.
That twenty per cent reduction In
the sugar duty" said he, has enabled
the sugar refneries to buy their sugar
in Cuba at twenty per cent less. The
Cubans have received no more for
their sugar and the American consum.
ers have received no benefit