New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
STEEL BILL AGREED TO
Republican Senators Permit
Democrats to Pass Measure.
WITH RECIPROCITY REPEAL
Only One Republican Recorded IN
It's Favor, While Others
Fail to Answer.
From The Tribune Bureau. J


Washington. Nav 30-While the regular
Republicans retired to the cloaKrooni Vi
watched the proceedings merely as inter
ested spectators, the Democrats OF the oeh-
ate passed the House steel bill to-day, with
tho amendments attached to 1t yesterday
by vote of So to p.
One Republican. Senator Gronna, whose
interest in the bill is directed more toward
the repeal Of the Canadian reciprocity ACT
than toward the tariff reductions. voted
with the Democrats. Senator Poindexter'
another Republican, was announced as De-
ing in favor of the bill. but was not able
to vote because of his pair.
OF the twenty-five Republican Senators
who were recorded against the bill, hve
were insurgents, twelve regular Repub-
licans. who refused TO be reconciled to the
plan of allowing the Democrats to pass the
bill by absenting themselves from the
chamber. and the others ''nCar-insurgents
on the question OF the tariff. Among tue
Republicans who although answering to
their names when the roll was called for
quorum Just leforc the final vote was
taken. we're missing when the names were
called on the bill itself were Senators
Brandegec, Cstron, Crane. du Pont, Fa!
Guggenheim. Lodge, Nixon, Penrosc' Rich
ardson. Root. Stephenson. Sutherland
Warren and Netmorc
When the bill had been passed after the
perfunctory discussion which had disclosed
It's political character the Democrats dis
covered that they were in a position u
take small solaco ont OF their apparent
triumph Attached 10 the measure u an
amendment repeating the Canadian reel
procity bill. on which the Senate conferrees
will insist. The Democrats will he forced
therefore, either to let the bill die in con
ference. thus being defeated i'm their pur-
pose to force President Taft to veto 1t, or
to make a fight on the reciprocity amend
mcnt and arouse the wrath Of the farmers
who have declared themselves against
reciprocity. If they choose TO accept th'
amendment it will he at the sacrifice OF the
policy which they have persisssntly reit"r-
ated IN both houses during the discussion
Of the reciprocity bill and during tho tariff
debate
IN order 10 cliuch ihe predicamcnt IN
which tho Democrats find themselves tho
same repeal amendment Will probably -
alta hcd to the other tariff; bills which III,
Democrats viii DO allowed TO pas I'm tho
Senate
Tho chemical biz We nadc the nm
finished business when tho steel hill Wa
disposed or Nonc ~ tho insurgents has
prepared substitute for the House bill
and al Of them probably will vot" against
H. in which event il Will g." defeated los
tic solid Republican majority.
with To" steel tin out of the way. tho
Souat" DISPLAYED greater iupatienc" over
Tho dal.' in adjournment Senator Warren
admouishod his colleague that ~ time
~hoIld l' lost iu di-p"sius 81 the arpr"-
rriat,ou biII-. and Senator Kern CAV
notice that no would call No. Tho Ioruor
ra.r ON Nouttr.
While senator Hepburn VaS making an
snti-'ar.u revision speech to-da' and rr'-
0ictug that ~ Us progressive E'puh''
c.p Senators persisted ~ their course
they would sink INTO oblivion" Senator
Hitchcock u~cdi,tiuE Nat I'M all vruba
birtv colonel Roosevelt would bc tho r.
publican nominee for the rreeideu-'
asked Mr. Ho,butn ohat 49, thought ot
tho iutimatiou Of that distinguished
| American. that tho aortirgman docs NOT
shar. 80 h.nents ~ protection
- dn not gl,o heed - the nod and be-,
~ mouarchs or 10 IN" iu'imations 81 any
man replied Nj II"'buru.
NJ Hitchcock sought 10 quote tho o..
tract from Nj pooso,"''s speech hut
Nv TIoyburu objected
= viii allow almost anything but hat
kind of a document" no said. u am not
distributing such liiorsiur" this e"asor.
Furthermore the Republican party hes not
selected ite standard bearer.