Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-06-26 | Page 1 | Predict Defeat of Root Amendment

PREDICT DEFEAT OF . ROOT AMENDMENT . r 1 WASHINGTON. Jnne Th Canadian Can-adian reciprocity bill wa taken np ia the neeat today within ten minute after tbe seeaioa roaveaed, the Bout amendment being th speeiel subject of eonidratioB. Senator Thornton of Louisiana .de-aouaeod .de-aouaeod the measure oa the ground that it discriminated ,agaiaa tb agricultural agricul-tural element. Admitting the probability ef the defeat ef th Root provieiea later ia th day, Mr. Thornton atill advocated it. He' aaid he did not want Canada I te get the advantage that would be j give by th wood pulp provision s it stand. Senator Clark of Wyoming 'also ad v oca ted the Boot aavendment. earing that if the bill was t become a law he wasted it to b aa good aa possible. He characterised that ascend is en t aa th oaiy thing that would auk tb measure reciprocal. Mr. Clark added that be was against the whole agreement agree-ment with Canada. - WASHINGTON. Jun M. Chairmaa Penrose of th inane eommittee to-aaorrow to-aaorrow will ask the aenat to ll a day to vote oa th reciprocity bill aad to stmt separate day for votes oa the farmers ' . free list aad wool bill. Though favorable action ia unlikely, it will teat the senate 's temper nad probably prob-ably pave the way for longer aittiags of tit acaal. -