RECIPROCITY BILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1157, 19 June 1911, Page 5

RECIPROCITY BILL.

SENATE CARRIES SECOND READING. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieh* (Rco, June 18, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 17. Tho party leaders in the Senate announce that sixty of the 92 members of that chamber will vote in favour of the Reciprocity Bill. It is expected that the majority against Senator Root's proposed amendments to the paper schedules of the Bill will be even larger. Senator Nelson (Republican) accused President Taft of usurping the treatymaking powers of Congress; also with having infringed the Constitution's spirit by bringing in the Reciprocity Agreement as a Bill instead of -a treaty, in 1 which latter case a two-thirds majority of Senate would have been necessary. Reciprocity, he declared, ought to receive a two-thirds majority of the Senate instead of an ordinary vote. The Canadians had followed Mr. Taft regarding his Presidential treaty-making powers, also with respect to the free-listing of Canadian agricultural implements. Senator Penrose, a Pennsylvania Republican, has been added to the friends of the Bill, who are unwilling to make lengthy speeches as they aro anxious to vote at as early a date as possible. Senator W. H. Smith (Republican) twitted tho Reciprocity supporters with being ashamed to stand up in the Chamber and champion such a measure. Senator Townsend proposed the introduction of an amendment instructing Mr. Taft to undertake further Canadian negotiations with a view to securing wider reciprocity. ( The Bill passed its second reading, and the debate will J-js resumed on Monday.