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Show WASHINGTON, June 15 Th second sec-ond day of debate on the Canadian re clprocity bill proved n field da for those oppowjd to the measure Led b Sonator Nolson In an exhaustive speech, a number of senators took part In a running debate that marked the closing period of the session. Senator Nelson was radically antagonistic to tho bill. He occupied tho floor most of the da. but explained that this was only the first of several Installments Install-ments of his views on this subject A spirited debato among the Republican senators was precipitated over the effect ef-fect of the Root amendment dealing with paper and wood pulp Senators Lodge, Clark of Wyoming and Smoot all were on the floor and talking simultaneously simul-taneously They agreed that that provision pro-vision only restored the terms of tho treaty as submitted to congress "How then did that feature of tho agreement disappear?" asked Mr. William Wil-liam Alden Smith of Michigan. "ABk tho whispering winds," responded re-sponded Mr. Clark. Amendment Is in harmony. Apparentlv pleased with tho poetic character of his response, the Wyoming Wyo-ming senator at first .seemed disposed to leave It there, but latter added that tho amendment was not only in harmony har-mony with the original compact between be-tween the two countrlos, but In conso anco with the Canndlnn bill carrying the agreement Into effect Mr Smith was not satisfied and demanded de-manded from Chairman Penrose an explanation ex-planation of tho disappearance of that feature from the bill, Mr Penrose had adopted the policy of allowing the opponents op-ponents of the measure lo do the talking, talk-ing, and reluctantly he arose to reply "The change," ho said, "occurred In the ways and means committee of tho house, and the senator from Michigan knows as much about it as I do " "The effect, then, Is to give the Canadians freo trade in paper and pulp and not to give it to us," commented com-mented Mr Smith, "And yet," ho continued, "we are told by the house that wo must not change a word in the bill as it was passed there, for fear of impairing It" Pools Taft on Treaty Power. Mr Nelson declared that the Canadians Cana-dians had outwitted the United States. "The Canadians not only fooled us Into putting their agricultural products on the free list," he said, "but they actually fooled the president as to his trpaty making power He was misled and he Is as much astray on that point as ho was to what Is In the interest of the American farmer." Senator Cummlngs said that the president had no power to enter into any treaty affecting tariff duties Mr. Nolson declared that the treaty was entirely for the benefit of tho "big Interests." "Give us reciprocity," he pictured them as sayfng to the agriculturists, "give us rccipiocity; you can go to the devil." ( The recipioclty discussion will bo resumed at 12 o'clock tomorrow if any senator is prepared to speak, which seemsuncertaln tonight. |