The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-27
.PENROSE WANTS DAY SET FOR 4 VOTE 0N RECIPROCITY BILL Will Make Persistent Effort to Get Unanimous
 Consent ANNOUNCEMENT IS
 CAUSE OF SURPRISE Stand Taken By the Chairman of the Finance Committee Rather Un-
 expected-Tightening of
 Lines in Its Favor

Washington, June 26.--A persistent and perhaps day day effort begin ming tomorrow to advance the Cana dian reciprocity bill in the Senate by getting unanimous consent to fix a definite time for a vote on it and sep arate dates on the House wool and free list bills as we'll, will be made by Chairman Penrose of the Senate finance committee. He does not count upon inn mediate success of his efforts, how ever.
 With the Root amendment to the wood pulp and print paper schedule of the bill disposed of to his satisfaction, Mir. Penrose announced that his plan had met with more encouragement than he had expected.
 The standpatters made little or no objection and the democrats none. but were not agreeable to the proposition. They want time to present the issues fully to the Senate.
 Even those objections MT Penrose hopes to overcome In time and if his first request tomorrow is not acceded to he will repeat it day after day.
 We shall at least succeed in inform ing the public where the objection to the action lies" he said, and if we succeed to that extent our efforts will not have been ip yain.'
 Surprise Created
 The announcement that such a staunch standpatter as the chairman of the finance committee was willing to take the chances on a vote on any of the tariff measures created surprise, but it is known that with many other republicans of like views, he is willing to permit a test on the tariff. There is some apprehension among repub- lican senators that the wool bill might pass if a vote should be reached, but .hey appear to feel assured that in the event of such contingency, the Presi- dent would veto the measure under his promise to postpone all tariff leglsla- tion until report can be received from the tariff board
 During today there was a general tightening up of the lines in favor of the reciprocity bill The friends of the meas ure on the democratic side continued the canvass of the situation and when the Senate adjourned declared that no fu- ture amendment would receive more than five democratic votes. The democratic senators classed against the bill and fa- vorable to amendments are Bailey, Sim mons, Clarke of Arkansas, Thornton and Foster and some of these are ranked as doubtful.
 May Refer to Committee
 There was also a report that there might be an effort to re-commt the free list and wool bills to the finance commit- tee but the talk in that direction took no formidable shape. few senators advocated the course as best calculated to advance the tariff measures as riders on the reciprocity bill, but most of them expressed qualification over the reporting of the bills and declared that under no circumstances would they agree to send them back.
 Longer hours are in prospect
 The finance committed soon will ask sittings of the Senate be called at Il o'clock. As many senators have Fourth of July engagements, the Senate proba- bly will adjourn over from next Saturday until the following Wednesday.