The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-15
With i heir Support
Agreement Is Ratified
by Big Majority.
MEASURE NOW
GOES TO SENATE
Mccall Bill Passes, al to o..
at End Of Long Debate, Which
Is characterized by Marked
Bitterness-Fight Confined
Almost Entirely to Re
publican Side.

washington. D. c., February Il
ircsident Trnft's reciprocity agreement
with Canndn wns ratified In the Hounr
OF Representatives Tonight, through
INC Suprort Of almost .oid
Democratic vote. The Mccain bill. c.-
rs'"E inc agreement into effect, was
passed, "2i TO %. a minority Of tho
Reruhlicnns prcScnt-vutcd nrnfps+ Al,
measure, tho division being ~ nyra
and 81 noes. The Democratic vote yyn.
lt' ayes and only = noes. 4 majority
or the Republican Insurgents present
voted for the bill.
The Mccall hill now goes to tho
senate. Whnt Its fntc will he In tlnt
h"dE Is probiemnticai at this time.
PRESIDENT Taft believes Tint II u f,li-
hnstcr can he avoided, aud a yotx
taken, the hlll will pnss. tic Is in.
*isfent TINT the senate shall nct ono
way or the other, and has indicated
that he would emil extra session OF
congress- IL II does not do 80.
Hitter Debate In House
The passage of the bill in the HousaS +
came at the end of a long debate.
which at times was as bitter as has
been heard OH the floor Of that cham
Dor In years. The fight was confined
almost wholly to the Republican side
Democratic members Joined in from,
'ii'ic " tlile, HUn launSeQ The majority
members for their lack OF unity Tha
Democratic leaders also put In the
claim that the reciprocity agreement
was good Democratic doctrine. and de-
clarcd they were glad to welcome
President Taft and many of the House
Rcpu blicans into the Democrats fold.
The suggestion came from the Repub-s
lean side that Mr. Taft and Champ
Clark might be rivals for the next
Democratic presidential nomination.
Mr.. Clark claimed that in a contest OF
that sort he would win hands down.
y final vote was reached tonight
only through the application OF a
cloture rule. which shut off all amend
ments. and even dispensed with the
reading Of the bill. The Republicans
opposed TO the bill fought the rule to
the very last, denouncing it in caustic
language. They directed their fire
especially against tho Democrats and
accused them. on the eve of going into
power In the House of enforcing a
gag rule as drastic as any against
which they had so eloquently inveigf-
ed III the past. The Democrats laugh
ed loudly at this and seemed thorough
~ to enjoy the discontinue of some OF
their old-timc enemies 5als
Champ Clark took Representatives
DalZell of Pennsylvania, sharply to
task for complaining Of the undue
haste" with which the House was act
Ing on the reciprocity mea sure The
Speaker-to be declared that the Demo-
Gratis had sat for years. bound and
gagged, while the gentlemen from
Pennsylvania and his associates had
brought in rule after rule and had s
rushed legislation through without
giving an opportunity for amendment
Under the cloture rule. which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote, the
only loopholc left to the opponents
of the measure was n motion to re-
commit the bill to tho committee of
the whole House, with instructions to
report certain amendments When the
time came to do this. half dozen 4
members were clnmorins for recognt-
ton Mr.. Dalzcll was recognized by
speaker Cannon. fie proposed that
meat and meat products, flour. Prepar-3
ed cereals lumber and several other
articles be put on the free list. The e
Democrats were not shaken by this,
and the motion was lost, ia to 191.
Cloturc Rulc Agreed To.
The cloture rule had been agreed TO 4
previously by vote of las to LOT 1t
had been apparent for several days
that the reciprocity measure would
have an overwhelming majority IN x
the House. This seemed to make Its
opponents all the more bitter. The
feeling displayed In the House to-day II
was so intense al times that IT sur
prised members OH both sides Of tho
House.
some of the Old Guard Repub,,;-
can leaders like Dalzel!, OF pennsyl-
yanla. and Fordncy, OF Michigan.
yelled but thiniy their predictions that
the Republican party would be defeat
cd by Yea son OF what they character
lied :; departure from the principles
of protection and the cspousal OF free IL
trade Mr. DaizeN proposed to stand
where he had stood for forty years, g
and TO go down with his party Mt.
Iordney said he feared that Demo-
him sweat blood" TO contemplate the.
melancholy fact. The other speeches N
from the Republican opposition were f
in much tho same vein.
Speaker Cannon took no part In the &
debate either Yesterday or to-day Fe@g
was in the chamber constantly, how
ever and followed the arguments on
both sides with the kcencst interest
There was loud applause and cheering IL
first recorded vote that was ordered the y
Speaker called Representative Ollie
James, OF Kentucky, one OF the Leaders,
OF the Democrats side. TO the chair
Mn James sat there all through fhs ST
.rolI call. and when he announced the
vote the cheering was renewed. This 4
Is said 10 be the only time Democrat a
has been called to preside over the 81
House since the Repphlicans gained 3H
control .+ s3 sfls5s3 sSgs
President TAFT yo-night gavu ain
ner 10 Speaker Cannon This meal tyas
delayed an hour while the House wa. At
voting or ceciproc'ty. II la said ths9a
President sent WORD that ho woulA st
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