The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-07-28
CANADIAN TRADE AGREEMENT
ADOPTED IN SENATE ~
VOTE OF 50 TO n.
ALL AMENDMENTS KILLED
Party Lines Swept Away In Bitter
contest.-Treaty to Open Up
New Commercial Reiations
With Canada.

Washington. ID. c. - President
faft's great administration victory In
the Canadian trade agreement bill was
made effective In the senate Of the
United States when that bill passed
the senate by a vote Of IS ayes to q
nays. almost precisely two to one
result.
OF the 50 Affirmative votes, 80 were
east by Democrats and 81 by Republi-
cans. OF the % negative votes. three
were cast by Democrats and "a by Re-
publicans.
How Senators Voted.
Republicans against: Borah and
Hepburn, Idaho; Bourne. Oregon;
Bristow and Curtis, Kansas; Burnham,
New Hampshire; Clapp and Nelson.
Minnesota. Clark and Warren. Wyom-
ing: Crawford and Gamble, South Da.
kota; Cummins and Kenyon, Iowa;
Dixon, Montana: Gronna and McCum-
Der, North Dakota: La Toilette, Wis.
consin: Lippitt. Rhode Island: Lori
mer, Illinois; Oliver. Pennsylvania;
Page, Vermont: Smith. Michigan;
Smoot, Utah. Total. -.
Democrats against: Bailey, Texas;
Clarke. Arkansas: Simmons, North
Carolina. Total. 5.
Republicans for: Bradley, Ken
lucky: Brandege and Mclean, Connec-
ucut; Briggs. New Jersey; Brown. Ne
braska: Burton, Ohio; Crane and
Lodge. Massachusetts; Cullom, I'LL
nois; Guggenheim, Colorado: Jones
and Poindexter. Washington. Nixon.
Nevada; Penrose. Pennsylvania: Per
kins and Works, California: Richard
son, Delaware: Root. New York,
Stephenson, Wisconsin; Townsend,
Michigan; Wetmore. Rhode Island.
Total. 81.
Democrats for: Bacon, Georgia:
Bankhead and Johnston. Alabama:
Bryan and Fletcher, Florida: Cham
berlain. Oregon: Chiffon and Watson,
West Virginia; Cuiberson. Texas:
/ Davis, Arkansas; Foster. Louisiana;
Gore and Owen. Oklahoma: Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Johnson, Maine; Kern and
shiveley. Indiana: Martin and Swan
son. Virginia: MARITIME. New Jersey;
Myers, Montana; Newlands, Nevada;
o'Gorman. New York; Overman. North
Carolina: Payntcr. Kentucky; Pom
creme, Ohio: Reed and Stone. Mis-.
ouri; Smith, Maryland: Smith, South
Carolina; Taylor. Tennessee; viii.
ams, Mississippi. Total. 80.
Most Republicans Opposed.
Among the noteworthy points re-
sarding the passage of the Canadian
bill through congress is the fact that
warmly as IL was Endorsed by Presi-
dent Taft and his administration, the
bill received the Affirmative votes of
only So Republican members OF both
houses. while l02 Republicans of both
houses voted against IL.
The bill received the votes Of every
New England and Eastern states Re
publican with three exceptions. while
the solid Republican vote OF the mid.
die Western states. with the exception
OF three senators, was cast against
II. OF the states OF the Northwest and
Mississippi Valley, the votes of only
three Republican senators were cast
for II by Stephenson. OF Wisconsin
. Cullom, OF Illinois. and Townsend. OF
Michigan.
The greatest strength that any
amendment could muster, In the ef
forts OF the opponents OF the bill tc
change its character. was that shown
by the vote on the amendments of
fered by Senator Nelson. of Minnesota
the object OF which was to restore
half the present rates on cereals. live
cattle. etc, instead Of removing III.
duties entirely as 10 proposed in tn,
Canadian bill ~ II passed. The Mel
son amendments mustered the votei
Of ~ In its support. Practically al
other amendments received from |,
dozen to Is votes.
Every element Of nature and o
grace smiled upon the final passag'
Of reciprocity. II was IL o'clock shar,
when VicePrssident James Sherman
called the senate to order. At ll:2,
. demand for . quorum mustered Z,
tagging senators to their seats. A
I 1l:25 Senator McCumbsr, Of North Da
I kota. offered his frst-a free list
, amendment. And In ave minutes Nc
Cumber had been voted down BY s.
90 le.
At ll:3l Senator Nelson, of Mime
, sofa marched into the open amend
, ment field for grains and farm prod
. ucs and at 1l:40 O'Clock IS senator
, had defeated his rider. Senator Sim
! mons. Of North Carolina. sailed In witt
his plea for fresh meats and -four eel
J Gals at ll:41. and in eight minute
his amendment Was downsd, also b
"a to H. Then Senator Cummins DIT.