Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-15
RECIPROCITY BILL
IN the HOUSE
Democrats Also Present Meas.
ure Fer Big Free List.
IS SOLACE TO FARMERS
Takes the Duty on Of 100 Articles
Used Mostly by Agriculturalists
Quick Action Is Expected.

Two OF the tariff measures which
the Democratic house Of representa-
tives expects to pass In advance OF
any general legislation were intro
duced by Chairman Underwood. OF the
committee onu ways and means.
They are Canadian reciprocity. fol
lowing the identical lines OF the Me
Call bill passed last session except for
a clause authorizing the president &c
continue negotiations for reciprocity
with Canadian articles not covered
by the pending agreement, and bill
10 put on the free list about 100 ar
ticles now dutiable under the general
tariff
The reciprocity bill introduced by
Mr.. Underwood is practically the same
as that introduced in the last session
by Mr.. Mccall. Republican, and re
introduced by him at the opening oil
this session. A clause was added In
the caucus authorizing the president
to continue negotiations with Canada
for reciprocity in articles not covered
by the present agreement.
The free list bill is designed &c
placate farmers for agricultural losses
which they will sustain under the re
ciprocity agreement. but II contains
also some foodstuffs and boots and
shoes.
The list is as follows: Plows, har.
rows, headers. harvesters, reapers
agricultural drills and planters, NOV.
ing machines. cotton gins, farm wag
ons, farm carts and all other agricul.
tural implements. including repair
parts.
Bagging for cotton. gunny cloth and
fabrics suitable for baling cotton !;
burlap and bags for sacking agricul
tural products: hoop or band iron OF
steel for baling cotton. wire for baline
hay, straw and other agricultural pro
ducts; grain leather, bun, split, rough
and sole leather. band or betting
leather, boots and shoes, harness, sad.
dies and saddlery and leather for
manufactured articles.
Barbe6 fence wire, wire rods. wire
strands or wire rope. wire woven OF
manufactured for wire fencing.
Beef. veal. mutton. lamb, pork and
meats of all kinds. fresh, sailed. pick.
led, dried, smoked. dressed or I'M.
dressed. prepared or preserved in any
manner; beef. hams, shoulders. lard.
lard compounds and lard substitutes;
sausage, buckwheat -four. corn meal,
wheat and rye -four, bran. middlings
and other offals OF grain; oatmeal and
rolled oats and all prepared cereal
foods: biscuits, bread, waters and sim.
liar articles not sweetened.
Timber, hewn, sided or squared !:
round timber used for spars or In
building wharves, shingles. laths-
fencing posts. sawed boards. planks,
deals and other lumber. rough OF
dressed, except ebony. mahogany, rose
wood and all other cabinet woods.
Sewing machines and salt complete
the free list.
Uncertainty exists as TO what course
will be pursued in the senate with
reference to the reciprocity bill when
II reaches there. possibly next week.
Senator Penrose. of Pennsylvania,
who will become the new chairman of
the committee on finance. lis said to
be friendly to the bill and will urge
favorable action. The friends of the
bill also make decided gain in the
absence OF Senator Hale from the
committee. He not only opposed the
measure In committee. but INSTRUCTED
II in the senate at the last session.
Senator Bailey. of Texas. who moves
up to the place of senior minority
member OF the committee, is opposed
to the bill. and will make an effort Ia
have 1t amended. Senator Cummlns,
of Iowa. who probably will have one
OF the places to be assigned 10 the in.
surgeasS on the committee. also will
seek to have the measure amended,
but from a friendly point of view.
With the bill once before the sen.
Il.