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Show mm- 8?T Agrees on Dates to Vote en the Chief Pending. Measures. MEANS ADJOURNMENT EARLY IN AUGUST Reciprocity 'Vote "July 22; Wool July 27; Statehood August 7. WA8HIN0T0N, July 14. A a agree- ' meat to vote off tka Canadiaa reciprocity reciproc-ity bill aa July ti waa adopted ia tka aenate today without oppoaitloa. Agreements Agree-ments were also sjada for votes aa other measures which will carry tbv eessioo" through tba "legislative day" of Angus 7, Immediately after which eon? reus will adjoura. Tha agreement fixes a vote oa the kouaa wool revision bill aa July 2"; free list, August 1; reapportionment bill, August 3, aad statehood oa tha legisla tiva day of Aagnst 7. It ia expected that tha adjournment of congreea wia immediately follow tha statehood vota. Senator Martin, Democratic leader, and Ucmocrats favored tha agreement because of tka desire throughout the country to see tka present eeaaion terminated. ter-minated. Tha agreement was formally offered la tha aanata by Bepublieaa Leadei Pearaaa. Senator Penreea -advised Seaatot Keayoa during tha senate's discusaios af tha . adjournment program that though not included in the voting agreement agree-ment tha aenate would ba free to tak up tha eaoipaign publicity bill if it ao deal red. Many senators part:eipated la the diseosaioa of tba agreement ia the aanata abamber. The agreement ia full, reached at conference of tha various alemente of tba senate at 1 o'clock today, aad later adopted in tha seaate, calls for votot aa -follow: - July it Canadian reciprocity. July 87 Wool revision bill. . ,' .August 1 Kroe list bill. August. 3 Congressional reapportioa. ment bill. August 7 Ariaoaa and Naw Mexico statehood bills. All tha bills included in tka agreement agree-ment already have passed tba house. If amendments are made to them tbey will bo eubject to conference be twee a representatives rep-resentatives of the two houses. The "legislative day" for, statehood would permit a "recess" from day to day if found necessary. Such a contingency contin-gency ia not regarded aa probable. Arwamant foUowa Ocfrivca. ' The agreement followed a series of von fe re nca bH weaa Senatora Pen rose, t a Pol le t ta, Martin, Kinoot, Bal ly, 8 ton. Burton, Borah, Brtatow, Bourne and other senators and waa formally offered In tha -aenate by Henator Penroee, aa leader etf the Republican, The original su transition for an areee-ment areee-ment waa made by tie n. tor La Polietle. Republican Insurgent, who waa willing to fix an earlier date thaa that named for tha vote on reciprocity. The demand for a later data was made by others who da-sire da-sire to apeak on tha bill. Many ohataclea to fixing the series of dates were encountered. Senator Borah Inflated on a data for consideration of a conference report on tha Joint resolution for the election of United Hla. tea senators by direct vota of the people and tha vota on etatehood waa fixed for tha "leaiala-tlve "leaiala-tlve day" of A u rust 7, Instead of tha eal eodar day on that date In order to protoct the popular election bill. As soon aa the agreement was reached and reported to tha aenate tha acqulea cenca of tba regular Democrata waa ex preased by Senator Martin. Time for Debate) Ajnpla. "We think ample time haa beea allowed for the debate of ail BMasurea,'' said 8aa ator Martin. Senator La Potlette agreed that all ta-teresta ta-teresta la the senate Itad been consulted and that It had been deemed wlee to agree upon dates whe all of tbe Important Impor-tant bills now pending could be disposed of. The reciprocity debate wilt be quickly-I quickly-I terminated and other bills takea up for dlacuralon. Senator penroee aaid he understood taa rec proclty dehate waa about Anliihed. Henator Martin said the Democrata would endeavor to secure conslderatloa of tha publicity of can i palm contributions bill before ronrreea ad)uurne. Senator Kenyoa aekea particularly aa to the bill. Senator Penrose said It had beea expected ex-pected to have an aarsament oa mora bllla thaa those named, but tha aenate would be free to take up tbe publicity bill If It ao desired. Tha agreement to vote ta ao drawn that amendmenta may be voted on .at any time. Henator Rrtatow called attention to the fact that this would prevent senatora sena-tora from leaving Waahingtoa until the day of tha votes. "If they do. they may find thsdr Mi's amaaded when they gat back, be added. TO STEPHENSON INQUIRY BEFORE NXT WINTER WASHINGTON. July 14. Unless the preeen I seaielon of congreea should be far morv prolonged than now appears probable, prob-able, no Anal action will be taken on the request for an Investigation of tha election elec-tion of Senator Stepbenaoa of Wieconeia until next winter. The senate committee on prtvlleirea and elections considers Itself sbout the busiest organisation In Washington. About eight of tha fifteen members are spe tiding nearlv aven hours a day on the Leorimer Investigation, while other members are taking part In tbe reciprocity reci-procity debate. t'nder lhe circumstances circum-stances none of lite committee has yet r--od live two volumes of testimony taken by committees of the Wleconaln legislature, legisla-ture, a id which were referred to tba privilege and elections committee as I the tmsia for the reouest fur an Investigation Inves-tigation by the aenat. Chairman Itlltnaham may call a meeting meet-ing of his committee with a view of appointing ap-pointing a apecial eomralttea to report on a course of action at the opening of the revular session in tecember. Senator Cummins In trod weed new amendments to the Canadian rw-tprovit y bill today. Cme sought t cw v a re- (Cvotiaued oa pg iu.) SENATE ADOPTS ft 'onttnned from page 1.) vision of the' tariff on metals with the reciprocity measure; the other proposed a revision of the duty on oil cloth and linoleum. Senator Bristol resumed his peerh against the reciprocity bill, and his attack on the present sugar tariff. HeriAtnr Brlstow declared Cuban reciprocity reci-procity had taken IIO.MIO.OOO out of the government's revenue from the sugar tariff and put It Into the treasury of the sugar trust. "That 20 per cent redurtton In the sugar duty," said he. "ha enabled the sugar refineries to buy their sugar In Cuba at 20 per cent less. The Cuban haa received no more for his sugar and the American consumers have received no benefit. The hnuse was not In session, but several sev-eral of Its Investigating- committees, including in-cluding the sugar trust Inquiry and Controller Con-troller bay Investigating committees, resumed re-sumed their aesslons today, as did the senate committee probing the election of Senator Isorlmer. ' I |