Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-28
Cummins Refers to Debate
in Senate as
Drama
OFFERS AMENDMENTS
BIames Those Favoring Meas
ure for Submitting to the
OiCtum of President.

I
the consideration OF the reciprocity
gress in the senate of the United
States" Cummins. Of Iowa. today de-
| livered a speech on reciprocity and
offered important amendments to its
agricultural provisions.
CHARGES SUBSERVIENCE.
| Cummins attacked the combination
Of regular republicans and democrats
to pass the reciprocity bill. He said
| it was apparent the republicans and
democrats fayoring the bill had de-
termined to submit to the repeated
statement that the president will accep:
no amendments to the Canadian agree
ment The bill, he said, would az
complish only two important things,
admit free of duty the agriculture Al
products of Canada, and admit a slnall
quantity of wood pulp and print "a
per.
WOULD EXTEND ARMS.
Cummins' amendments proposed TO
admit free from Canada both raw aid
manufactured agricultural products.
including fresh meats, canned meats,
barley, malt, -four, iron, steel, wooden
goods, cotton goods, silk and leather
goods. These amendments apply on
ly on the American side of the line.
Cummins referred to a certain
number of senators who seem to sit
in silent, if not sullen, submission
to higher power"
STAND CALLED INCoNCEIVABLE
Canada has yielded all it can
~ sfUrrfTh a ny-ir &c
industrial prosperity. But it is in
conceivable that those who are
willing to subject the farmer to abb
so1ute free trade in the things he |
produces should shrink from a re-
duction of the duties on things he
buys"
APPEALS TO DEMOCRATS.
Senator Cummins said his amend
ments were not proposed for the |
purpose of defeating the bill. 81
appeal to those on the other side of
the chamber who favor lower tariff
duties to help me with these amend |
ments," he said. 81 have no hopes |
from my associates on this side OF
the chamber"
BRISTOW ATTACKS TAFT.
Senator Bristow of Kansas, insur- !
gent republican, in todays reciproc- |
ity debate, declared President Taft |
docs not represent the majority of /
republicans in the house or senate |
and l do not believe he represents |
a majority of the republicans of the |
country
ANTI-RECIPROCITY DAY.
Washington June 2S.-With a con-
tinuation of the debate on the reciproc-
ity bill, Cummins' speech was the fixed |
event in the senate today. The ses-
sion was figured as an anti-reciprocity
day from the republican standpoint
The house was not in session today.
TENSION SHOWN
Washington, June 2S.-The ten
sion that exists in the seMdte over
the reciprocity measure was empha-
sized by incidents that occurred in
the confused proceedings of yester-
day
The session began with an unsuc-
cessful attempt by Chairman Pen
rose of the finance committee to OBJ
tain an agreement for a vote on reci-
procity July "a, on the wool bill
July 26, and free list bill July %.
Friends of reciprocity will insist
upon coupling all three measures in
any agreement to vote.
TAKEN OFF GUARD.
After refusing to permit such an
the opponents of the
reciprocity bill allowed that meas
ure to advance one important parlia-
mentary step before they realized
what had happened. For a quarter {
Of an hour the senate was iIf execu- |
tive session At its conclusion, no
one being ready to speak on the I
measure Vice President Sherman an !
nounced that the bill would. be re-
ported from the committee of the
whole to the senate.
ADVANCE AND RETURN BILL.
The bill actually passed through
all the stages of being reported to
the senate before members realized
what was going on. While under
consideration In the committee of
the whole the measure could be
amended. but could not be voted
upon. In the senate it could be
brought to a final vote at any time. | +,
Senators Nelson. Bristow, Clapp and |.
Bailey Joined in the protest that
arose when it was found what had
happened to the bill.
At first Senator Penrose objected
70 having the measure reinstated in :
the committee Of the whole He said :
the senate had shown no disposition c
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