The Washington herald., 1911-07-11
VOTED DOWN ALL
THE AMENDMENTS
Senate Refuses to Make
Changes in Reciprocity.

It is now quite evident that the reci-
procity agreement will not be amended
in the Senate. A large number of
amendments were proposed yesterday,
and all were defeated. The outlook
now is for the adoption of the agree
ment in unamended form. and an ad-
journment of Congress by August 1.
The opponents of reciprocity were
plainly disheartened by the develop
ments of yesterday.
IDSurgents' Small Strength.
On most of the votes the insurgents
could not muster over fourteen, and
usually but twelve. Three of the in
surgents went over to the other side
and voted against the proposed amend
ments submitted by Senator Cummins.
These were Brown of Nebraska, Works
of California, and Poindexter of Wash
ington.
Finally Senator Clark, of Wyoming, a
standpat Republican who had been voting
with Senator Cummins, crossed over and
voted with the opposition. Before the
voting began Senator Thornton, of Louis
lana, one of three Dmocrats who voted
with Senator Cummins Saturday an
nounced that he would refrain from
voting on proposed amendments in the
future. This reduced Senator Cummins'
Democratic allies to two, Bailey and Sim
mons. They remained firm, even voting
for the amendment to put lumber on the
free list. Senator Thornton explained
that it was evident to him that the
amendments could not pass and therefore
he had decided that it was a waste of
time to support them. He declared that
he was in favor of the amendments and
opposed to the bill. But during the rest
of the voting he sat silent when his
name was called during the several roll
calls that were had on proposed amend
ments
The highest voting strength shown by
Senator Cummins and his insurgent band
was on his proposed amendment giving
President Taft power to abrogate the
treaty with Canada whenever Canada
violated the conditions of the agreement,
and by proclamation to restore the du-
ties as they now.exist. The vote on this
amendment was 10 to 3S. In addition to
the insurgent Republicans, the following
regular Republicans voted for the amend
ment; Clark, Wyoming; Curtis, CALM
ger, Hepburn, Jones, Lippitt, Oliver,
Smith, Michigan, and Townsend.
The Amendments in Detail.
The first amendment offered by Senator
Cummins proposed to transfer from the
dutiable list to the free list in the Ca
madam bill certain canned goods and
-four, and other products Of cereals. On
this vote there were IA ayes and 81 noes
Nine insurgents, two Democrats and
three regular Republicans supplied the
votes Three insurgents, Brown, Poin-
dexter, and Works, voted against the
amendment
The second roll call was on an amend
ment placing agricultural impliments on
the free list This amendment failed by
a vote Of u to SO.
After the Rubber Trust.
Senator Cummins' next amendment
proposed to put automobiles, including
rubber tires, on the free list. He said
that he would not ask for roll call
on that vote, but Senator Bristow, of
Kansas, who has been on the trail of
the rubber trust, promptly demanded
the roll call. But there was not
suficient number OF Senators who sec
onded the demand to enable Mr.. Bristow
to command the ayes and noes.
The Senator from Kansas was some-
what nettled by the refusal OF his coll
leagues to give him a roll call, and,
shaking an accusing finger at the Demo-