The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

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comfture of some OF their old time
enemies.
Clark Alters aizell.
Champ Clark took Representative
Dalzell, Of PENNSYLVANIA, sharply to
task for complaining OF the undue
haste" with which the House was act.
ing on the reciprocity measure. The
speaker.to-be, declared that the Demo.
Gratis had set for years. bound and
gagged. while the gentleman from
Pennsylvania and his associates had
brought in rule after rule and had
rushed legislation through without Civ.
Ing an opportunity for, amendment.
Under the cloture rule, which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote, the
only loop hole left to the opponents OF
the measure was a motion to recommit
the bill to the committee OF the whole
House with instructions to report Ger.
tain amendments. When the time
came to do this, half a dozen members
were clamoring for recognition. Mr..
Dalzell was recognized by Speaker
Cannon. He proposed that meat and
meat products, -four. prepared cereals,
lumber and several other articles be
put on the free MIST. The Democrats
were not shaken by this and the mo.
ton was lost ia to 1911.
The cloture rule had been agreed to
previously by a.vote Of 1873 toL1O7. 1t
he's been apparent for several days
that the reciprocity measure would
have an overwhelming majority In the
House. This semed to make Its op.
ponents all the more bitter. The feel.
Ing displayed in the House today was
so intense at times that It surprised
members on both sides OF the House.
Free Trade Cause.
Some OF the old guard Republican
leaders, like Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania,
and Fordney, OF Michigan. yelled but
thinly disguised their predictions that
the Republican party would be defeat.
ed by reason Of what they character.
lied u departure from the principle Of
protection and from the espousal Of
free trade. Mr.. Datzeti proposed to
stand where he had stood for forty
years, and to go down" with his party.
Mr.. Fordney said that he feared that
Democratic times were coming, and It
made him Sweat blood" to contem.
plate the melancholy fact. The other
speeches from the Republican .opposi.
ton were In much the same line.
Speaker Cannon took no part in the
debate, either yesterday Of. last night,
He was In the chamber constantly,
however, and followed the arguments
on both sides with the keenest inter.
est. There was loud applause and
cheering In the House tonight when
on the first record vote that was order.
ed the Speaker called Representative
Ollie James, Of Kentucky. one OF the
leaders OF the Democratic side. to the
chair. Mr.. James sat there all through
the roll call, and when he announced
the vote the cheering vas renewed.
This Is said to be the only time n
Democrat has been called 10 preside
over the House since the Republicans
gained control.
President Taft last night gave a din.
ner TO Speaker Cannon. The meal Wal
delayed an hour while the House was
voting on reciprocity. 1t is said the
President sent word that he would
change the dinner into a breakfast II
1t was necessary, in order to pass the
bill.
Those Who Opposed.
Those who voted against the bill
are: ~.
Republicans = Bennett, Of New
York; Bradley. Burke. Of South Da.
kota: Burley, Campbell. Chapman.
Cole. Cowles, Dreamer, Currler, Dali
zell, Davidson, Davis, Dawson, Dodds,
Dwight, Ellis, Elvins. E%nglebright,'
Esch. FairchilL, Fassette, Focht, Ford.
ney, Foster, Of Vermont; Fuller.
Gaines. Gardner. OF Massachusetts;
Gardnes. Of New Jersey; Goebcl,
Good, Graham. OF Pennsylvania; Grant,
Guernsey, Hamer. Hanna, Haughen.
Hawley, Hayes. Hull, Of Iowa; Humph-
rey, of Washington; Keifer. Kendall,
Kennedy, Of Iowa: Kennedy. Of. Ohio:
Knapp. Kopp. Longham. Lenroot, Lind.
bergh, Lo%udenslager. Loudon, Lundin,
M%cLachlan, Mclaughlin. Malby,. Mar.
tin, OF South Dakota: Mondell, Moore,
Of Pennsylvania: Morgan, Of Missouri;
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