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The Commoner.
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 26
On Juno 27tli Senator Penroso
sought to fix July 24th as a dato for
tho voto on reciprocity. This at
tempt -Was defeated through La' Toi
lette's objections. Penrose wanted
tho voto taken as follows: On reci
procity, July 24th; on tho wool hill,
July 26th; on tho f armors' froo list
bill, July 28. Tho Associated Press
report of tho proceedings says:
"Sovoral democrats and insurgents
would have wolcomed the fixing of
tho dates, so that the tariff bills
could bo forced up to President Taft
ahead of tho reciprocity bill, and tho
lattor hold back as a means of forc
ing his signature to tho others.
"Tho Penrose request will bo re
nowed from time to time whenever
conditions scorn favorable.
"Ultimately tho friends of reci
procity may consent to chango tho
order, allowing tho vote on tho tariff
bills to come first, but they will not
do so at present, nor in taking this
position will they consent for one to
go through without tho others. In
this attitude thoy have tho endorse
ment of tho president, who had ad
vlsod thoni in individual conferences
that while he does not shrink from
consideration of tariff measures at
this time, he thinks that reciprocity
should como first in tho natural
order.
"Senator Borah attacked tho reci
procity bill in a speech this after
noon, doclaring that tho Canadian
treaty of 1854 had not been of benefit
to tho country and with Canadians
were always seeking an agreement
that would admit their natural pro
ducts to tho United States, while it
protected thoir manufacturing in
terests. "Tho dobato indicated that a por
tion of tho republican insurgents and
some democrats will fight to havo
tho wool revision and the free list
bills passed first, so that tho presi
dent will havo to act on them before
tho senate passes tho reciprocity bill.
"Tho Penrose resolution proposed
a vote on the reciprocity bill July
24, a voto on tho wool revision bill
July 26 and a vote on the free list
bill July 28. Senator La Follette's
objection was made only to the voto
on tho- reciprocity bill.
"Senator Bailey urged no one to
object to the other dates, but the
republican leaders realized thoy
would bo in an embarrassing situa
tion if tho time was fixed for the wool
and free list votes and left unsettled
for the reciprocity vote, and Senator
Smoot objected.
"Senator La'Follette said tho sen
ate should havo opportunity to take
over the reciprocity bill without re
striction. " 'I will support a resolution to
fix tho dates for voting on the wool
bill and the free list bill, with the
reciprocity vote two weeks later,'
said Senator Nelson.
"Senators smiled at the sugges
tion.
" 'Have you any information as to
what the president will do with the
free lists and the wool bills,' asked
Senator Bailey.
" 'No,' said Penrose.
" 'I am compelled to think,' said
Senator Bailey, 'that the senator
from Pennsylvania thinks that if the
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separately he will pass the recipro
city bill and veto the pther tv.o bills.'
"Mr. Bailey said it was inconceiv
able that the president would veto tho
reciprocity bill, which he desired, be
cause some other tariff measures at
tached to it, unless he intended to
veto the other bill if it came to him
separately.
" 'It is perfectly apparent that the
president will refuse to sign the
reciprocity bill if It is mixed up with
a general tariff revision,' said Sena
tor Williams of Mississippi.
" 'By what authority do you say
the president will veto the general
tariff bills?' asked Senator Nelson.
" 'By the authority of common
sense.' retorted Mr. Williams.
" 'Then is all this fight to pass the
wool bill and free list bill simply a
playing of politics?' demanded Sena
tor Nelson.
" 'No,' said Senator Williams, 'we
do not expect to pass a general tariff
bill. We intend to pass several wool
bills on the more important subjects
in the hope that one or two of them
will meet the approval of the presi
dent.' "Senator Bailey declared that the
democrats had no chance- of passing
the wool and free list bills without
the support of republican insur
gents. " 'It is perfectly apparent that the
prpgram adopted by the democrats
will result in the passage of the
reciprocity bill and the veto of any
bills looking to a general tariff re
vision,' said Senator Dixon.
" 'I do not propose to join in any
proposition,' said Senator Bailey,
'that requires the democrats to join
with the stalwarts to pass this reci
procity bill and then leave us to
join with the insurgents to pass bills
that will be sure to be vetoed.'
"Senator Williams declared the
democrats could not secure enough
of the republican votes to pass a
general tariff bill, except as an
amendment to the reciprocity bill so
as to kill both measures.
"Senator Cummins declared the
insurgents were willing to take the
responsibility of delaying the vote
on the reciprocity bill until every
feature of it had been discussed.
"Senator Penrose said there had
been little debate in the past three
weeks on the bill.
"Defense of the Canadian recipro
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of the senate today by Senator Town-
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only would he lend his support to the
bill now under consideration, the
senator declared, but he would have
a treaty which would have included
all of the products of Canada and the
United States industries on the free
list. Careful and unbiased study had
convinced nim that the agreement
would benefit both countries.
" 'But I am convinced,' he added,
'that reciprocity with Canada can
never be tho greatest success until
manufactured as well as natural
products meet no customs walls in
passing between the two countries.'
"Senator Townsend argued that it
was the duty of the United States
and for its best good to enter into
the freest trade relations possible
with those nations where the condi
tions of living and industry are simi
lar to those of our country.' "
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first step toward the settlement of
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on the joint resolution providing for
the' election of senators by direct
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and Bacon of Georgia, as conferees
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house, yet to be appointed.
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The house committee on expendi
tures has recommended the dismis
sal of Disbursing Clerk T,homa"s Mor
rison of the state department and
former Chief Clerk Michael, now
consul general at Calcutta, India.
The committee says that it has been
baffled in its efforts to find out ex
actly what become o $1,600 of the
$2,450 drawn nominally for a por
trait of former secretary, now As
sociate Justice William R. Day in
1909. The report says that ex-Secre
tary Day agreed with Albert Rosen
thal to paint his portrait for $790;
Rosenthal signing a blank voucher
and received Michael's individual
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filled in for $2,450.
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timation tending to Teflect upon him
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public officials."
The committee does not recom
mend a prosecution, as the statute
of limitations has barred any prosecution.
The white house has authorized the
announcement that the peace arbitra
tion treaty between tie United States
and Great Britain had been agreed to
at a conference between Ambassador
Bryce and Secretary of State Knox.
The tentative draft of tho treaty,
as submitted by Secretary Knox, was
discussed at a conference between
the secretary and Ambassador Bryce.
Following the visit of tho ambassador
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