The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-27

Democrats Vote Down All
Amendments in Respect for
agreement with Canada.
Washington, d. ca p%rotracted
sojourn in committee AID a wordy
battle on the floor, are predicted to-
day for the Canadian reciprocity
agreement In the Senate. following
Its passage by the House last night
by a vote of 266 to SO. Taft thinks
the bill stands a better show than in
the last session, when it was ignored
by the Senate.
Washington, D. President
Taft's Canadian reciprocity agree
nlent, supported by all bus a hand
full OF democrats and opposed by a
majority of republicans, passed the
house, of representatives last cven-
ing by a vote Of 265 to 80.
With nearly. 200 democrats in
control, and their action approved
by many of the republicans the bill
was adopted with no amendments
and in almost identically the same
form in which it was passed 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 others, across the Canadian
border. Added to it by the demo-
cratic leaders is a section which
authorizes and requests the Presi-
dent to attempt to establish further
relations with Canada, in the form of
additional reciprocal relations.
amendments were admitted for
about every section of the bill and
in each case they were rejected by
an Overwhelming vote, given by the
friends of the measure. Ten demo-
Gratis voted against the bill on its
passage, while 1917 democrats voted
for it, As in the case when the bill
| passed in the preceding session, a
majority of the republicans were
found against it, the party vote be-
ing 81 for and 7S opposed.
Representative Berger of Wiscon-
sin the socialist member, voted for
it, and Representative Akin of New
York, who ranks as an independent,
voted against it.
Martin and Burke of South Dako-
ia, voted on the negative side.
The attempt to amend the agree
ment began with the final reading at
3 o'clock. The threats of represen-
tative opponents to the measure to
make the democrats vote against
amendments for free meats, free lum-
Der and free agricultural machinery
were carried out, but as the party
leaders declared that an amend
ment would defeat the whole trade
agreement, they %cheerfully voted
these amendments down. The rep
resentatives who tainted them with
opposing free admission with these
important products, were met with
the assertion that the democrats
would lay the new farmers Free
List Bill" before the house next
week and that an opportunity would
then be given to vote for free meats.
machinery, lumber and other things.
This defense was met by republic
can stand-patters with the charge
that the democrats knew the free list
bill could not pass the senate nor
secure the presidents approval.
Attempts to put fresh and canned
meats on the free list were made by
Martin Of South Dakota, Foster Of
Vermont, Lenroot Of Wisconsin, and
Norris Of Nebraska. Representative
Lenroot finally proposed the whole
democratic free list bill as an amend
ment, and although Representative
Shirley Of Kentucky, who was presid-
ing, ruled that 1t was in order, the
democrats voted against 1t. The
section of the bill relating to free ad-
mission of pulp and paper proved
the sharpest point for discussion.
Mann Of Illinois, the republican
leader, the statement that IL was ex-
actly in the terms agreed upon by
the two countries, former Speake,
Cannon bitterly attacked this sec
ton. Representative Longworth Of
Ohio, pointed out that any reduc-
ton Of duties as proposed in the free
list amendments would violate the
relations between the United States,
and all other countries, as it would
give Canadian goods a special pref
erence in the American market.
"Heralding the era Of honest COM
petition" Representative Under
wood Of Alabama, chairman Of the