Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-14
RECIPROCITY BILL
UP BEFORE HOUSE;
IS BEING DEBATED
BY Vote of 1875 to III House
Monday Voted to Take Up
] Dispose of the Bill Inn
mediateIy
nv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s-The house
by vote of 1s5 to 121. decided today &c
begin immediate consideration of the
Mccall bill carrying out the reciprocity
agreement with Canada.
At $3.50 o'clock il was stated that nc
attempt would be made to get the meas
ure to a vote today
No agreement has been reached as tC
the limit Of debate but the bill may be
passed today.
While the vote to displace the regular
order for today on the house calender
and take up reciprocity cannot be accept
ed as an exact indication on the hna
vote on the bill, il is regarded as being
approximately so The vote against ia,
king up the measure today came almost
wholly from the Republican side.
The Democrats voted almost solidly fol
immediate consideration. Some of the
Republicans who voted against displacing
the regular order are not expected tC
place themselves on record against reel
procity at a final vote \
Mr.. Mccall. of Massachusetts. will han
die the time for debate in favor of this
bill. and Mr.. DalzelI. of Pennsylvania
will serve in like capacity for the opposi-
ton.
The bill is first being considered as
state of the union. All bills affecting
the revenues are thus considered. Speak
err Cannon called Representative Mann,
Of Illinois, TO the chair to preside over
the committee during the consideration
of the measure.
In the earlier proceedings Mr. Cannon,
by recognizing Mr.. Mccall and declar-
ing his motion to take up the reciprocity
bill a privileged matter, had shown a
fesr1 t. 49, al
vote, despite. the sentiments against
reciprocity which he expressed in a let
ter TO the Illinois legislature on Sat
urday.
Representative Hill, of Connecticutt
one of the republican members of the
committee on ways and means, was rec
ognized for one hour in support of the
reciprocity agreement lie explained the
measure In great detail. When he be-
fusion. Mr.. Hill asked for close attcn-
ton.
Come over on this SIDE" suggested
Representative Fitzgerald Of New York,
a democfst Wen listen to you, and
this Is where you'll get your votes"
EASY FOR THE BILL,
The voting on the motion to take up
the reciprocity MEASURE was followed
with the keenest interest. On a yea
and nay vote there are always Two
calls through the alphabetical list. AT
the. end o. the first call II was seen
that the reciprocity advocates were win
ming comparatively easy victory. The
vote then was: Ayes 17s; noes, no.
At the end of the second call the vote
was announced as 1876 to 121 This was
later changed to 196 TO 121 to correct q
clerical error.
An analysis of the vote to take up the
Mccall bill showed this result
For-Republcans, 60; Democrats. 1885,
total, 1856
neutrality-suspicious.. 1ol; Democrats
20: total, 121
The Republican insurgents attitude to-
ward reciprocity was shown by the fact
that IA voted against consideration and
only for it.
Mr.. Hills opening argument in favor
Of the agreement followed closely the
lines laid down and the facts set forth
in the majority report from the ways
and means committee. He was inter-
rupted from time to time by questions.
Asked If he was in favor of free trade
with Canada. Mr.. Hill said he favored
unrestricted trade with every country
where the cost Of production did not
differ from that in the United States.
Mr.. Hill declared that talk of injury
10 various interests in the United States
as a result of reciprocity was based on
apprehension and not facts.