The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-24
MAJORITY OF THE REPUBLICANS AGAINST MEASURE ADOPTED
 WITHOUT AMENDMENT.
PARTY LINES ARE DRAWN
Force Majority to Vote Adversely or Free Meat, Lumber and Farm Ma chinery-Request for Further
 Free Trade Relations.

Washington, April 24.-President Tafts Canadian reciprocity agreement, supported by all but handful of Dem ocrats, and opposed by a majority of the Republicans, passed the house of representatives by vote of 265 to S9.
 With nearly 200 Democrats in con- trol, and their action indorsed by many of the Republicans, the bill was adopted with no amendments, and in almost identically the form in which 1t passed the house in the last session.
 The bill seeks to put into effect the formal agreement reached between President Taft and members of the Canadian cabinet for a reduction of tariff rates on many articles and free trade in many others, across the Ca nadian border. Added to it by the Democratic leaders is section which "authorizeS and requests" tGe president to make further efforts to obtain still further free trade relations with Can ada, in the form ol additional reel procity relations.
 The passage of the bill marked the close of fight that lad ragged in the house for six days. IL that time the safety of the measure was at no time threatened; but the Democratic and Republican leaders, working for it's passage, conceded all the opportunity desired by its oponents for debate and protest.
 Following the same policy. amend ments were admitted in the house for almost every section of the bill, and in each case were rejected by an over whelming vote. Ten Democrats voted against the bill on it's passage, while 197 Democrats voted for it. As in the case when the bill passed at the preceding session, majority of the Republicans were found against it, the party vote being 67 for and 76 opposed.
 Representative Berger of Wisconsin, the Socialist member. voted for it, and Representative Akin of New York, who ranks as an Independent, voted against 1t.
 Those Who Opposed.
 The negative vote was
 Republicans Anderson, Minn,; Bradley, N. Y; Burke, S. D.; Camp, bell. Kan; Cannon, H.: Copley, Ill. Currier N. H.; Dalzell, Pa; Davis, Minn, De Forest, N. Y; Dodds Mich; Dwight, N. Y; Esch, Wis, Fairchild. N. Y; Focht Pa; Fordney Mich; Foster Vt; French, Idaho; Gardner, Mass; Gardner, N. J.; Good Io Guersney, Me; Hamilton,
 Hanna, N. D.; Hartmann, Pa;
 .. Iowa. Hawley, ore; Hayes, .ieleerson, N. D; Kinds, Me; Howell, Utah; Humphrey, Wash; Jackson, Kan. Kendall, Iowa. Ken nedy, Iowa. Kinkead, Neb.; Kopp, Wis; Lafcn, Pa; La Toilette. Wash. Langley, Ny; Lenroot, Wis; Lind. bergh, Minn.: Mcclure. Okla; Me Kinley, Ill; Mclaughlin, Mich.; Me Moran, Mich; Mel0y, N. Y; Martin, S. D.; Mondell, Wyo; Moore, Pa; Morgan, Okla; Mott, N. Y.; Nelson, Wis: Norris, Neb.; Patton, Pa; Pick ett. Iowa; Plumley. Nt.; Powers, Ky; Pray. Mont; Prince, H.. Prouty, la, Rees. Kan; Rodenberg, H.; Simmons, N. Y.; Sloan, Neb; J. M c. Smith. Mich; Samuel w. Smith, Mich; Steenerson. Mmn.; Sterling, H.; This tlewood. H.; Towner Iowa; Volstead, Minn. Warburton, Wash. Wedemey- CT Mich; Willis Ohio; Woods. Iowa, and Young, Kan.
 Democrats-Ba Bathrck, Ohio; Clay pool. Ohio; Doughton, N. C.: Fowler, H.; Gudger, N. C.: Hammond, Minn.; Pujo. La; Fucker. Colo; Webb N. C.; and Whitacre, Ohio.
 Republicans Taunt Majority.
 The attempt to amend the agree ment hagan with the final reading of the bn,. Threats of Republicans, op- posed to the measure, to make Demo crats vote against amendments for free meat, free lumber and free agri- cultural machinery, were carried out, but as their party leaders declared that any amendment would defeat the whole trade agreement, they cheer fully voted these amendments down.
 Rennblicans, who taunted them with