Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11
REC|P ROC|TY
AMENDMENTS
WILL Be BEATEN
Vote Will. be Taken Today
on Cummins and Sim
mons Free List Exten-
sions; Latter Against Pact

Washington, D. c., July 10.-Sena-
tors Simmons of North Carolina
opened today's debate on the Cana
dian reciprocity measure. Votes on the
Cummins and Simmons amendments
enlarging the list Of Canadian pro-
ducts to be admitted free will be
taken today and unquestionably they
will be defeated. (.
The business before the senate
when it met was the vote on Senator
Cummins, free flour amendment but
according to previous agreement the
right of way was given to Senator
Simmons for his promised speech
against reciprocity. He contended that
even with the reductions from Cana
dian manufactured products given In
the agreement the manufacturing in
dustries of the United States would
still be more adequately protected
against Canadian competition than the
competition Of Great Britain, France
and Belgium.
Senator Simmons expressed the be-
lief that the prices of farm products
would be reduced under the operation
of the Canadian agreement; that the
effect would not be to benefit the con-
sumer. but to benefit the brewers, mil
lers and manufacturers Of cereal pro-
ducts: and that an arrangement equit-
able to the former should include q
material reduction of duties on manu-
factured products used by the farmer.
Senator Simmons endorsed the
Bailey amendment, which proposes q
part of the farmers free list as an
amendment to the reciprocity meas
ure
Penrose Sees Progress Made.
Nothing but speeches stand in the
way OF the complete success of the
Canadian reciprocity bill and we are
working the speeches off as fast as
possible" said Chairman Penrose, of
thed senate finance committee, today.
1--WE shall not be here so much
longer. Gradually and more rapidly
than most people appreciate we are
putting the speeches behind us and I
am sticking to prediction made long
since that we shall adjourn either Sat
urdoy. July 20, or Saturday, August s.
by which time we shall have voted upon
and passed the reciprocity bill and
voted upon the free list and wool
bills"
Sarcasm In Senate Speeches.
The tangled political af1iliations in
the present tariff revision and reci-
procity struggle in the senate have
evoked a host of sarcastic illusions in
the debate. The breaking down of
party lines has reminded senators of
the lions and the lambs, the wolves
and the sheep, the pharisees and the
publicans.
The bids OF one element for support
from another caused Senator Burton Of
Ohio, an ardent administration sup
porter, to remark that he was pleased
at the sort of mutual admiration So
ciety manifested here among members
on different sides Of the aisles." He
contended that Senator Bailey OF
Texas. democrat, and Senator Dixon
of Montana, republican insurgent, both
favoring the amendment of the reci-
procity bill, Wed with each other In
their expressions Of honorable inten-
ton to amend the tariff. Several SEN
ators quoted scriptures, and the am
ity." said Senator Burton, was so
marked that was reminded Of the
quotation from the Psalms Mercy and
truth are met together; righteousness
and peace have kissed each other
Senator Burton added that he was
afraid that senators less charitable
and desirous that any manifestation OF
affection should be between persons
rather than abstract qualities, would
quote another paragraph, and the
same day PLATE and Herod were
made friends together, for before they
were at enmity between themselves"