Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-29
Mccall Of Massachusetts Is
Father Of Measure Which
Has Endorsement of Presi-
dent and Administration,
IT'S FATE AT HANDS OF
CONGRESS PROBLEMATICAL
Opponents Predict Failure but
President Is Determined to
Force Action Even If It Re-
quires { ira Session.


nv Morning Journal Special Leased Wire1
Washington. Jan. 2S.--To carry in
to effect the terms OF the reciprocity
agreement. concluded by representa-
tives OF Canada and United States last
Thursday. the first move was made
today when Representative Mccall Of
Massachusetts,. member of the ways
and means committee of the house,
presented the administration bill on
the subject. The bill was referred
to the committee on ways and means
which will take it up next week. The
Introduction of the bill, by the Massa-
chusetts member, instead of by Mr.
Payne of New York. chairman of the
ways and means committee, OCCASION
ed comment
II Is interpreted to indicate that Mr.
Mccall will take leading part In
engineering its progress on the floor
Of the house.
While members of the committee
decline to discuss their attitude upon
the measure, 1t has become fairly
well established that the bill to put
the new rates into effect will pass
through the committee and come out
on the floor of the house within a
comparatively short time.
The first move Of the committee
will be to determine If any hearings
shall be held .,iiJan- the measure. Il is
the opinion OF several members that
II certain delegations representing in
dustries seriously affected by the
lowering of tariff rates wish to be
heard, an opportunity will be offered
them before final action.
There will be no opening OF the
bars to all tariff arguments that might
be introduced for and against the
new agreement Members of the COM
mittee believe the facts on the various
items were fully ELECTED in the hear
ing held during the preparation of the
Payne Aldrich bill; and that to renew
extensive hearings upon the reciproci-
ty agreement would needlessly delay
its consideration.
The form OF the Mccall bill Is such
that Its future consideration is a mat
ter OF uncertainty. As a bill to raise
revenue Il should be subject to amend
ment and change, unless a rule OF
cloture Is first put through the house
prohibiting them and forcing vote
upon the reciprocity agreement as
whole
The negotiations with Canada re-
suited in definite and concrete ar
rangement which cannot be changed
III any particular without upsetting
the whole. For this reason II is the
opinion that the ways and means COM
mittee and the rules committee will
prepare a rule providing for its con-
sderation as a whole and without
amendment
The Impression has been strength
ened that President Taft's determina-
,ioh 70 secure action at this session
Us such that he will resort to an extra
session IT 1t becomes necessary to
orlng the matter TO final consideration
In congress.
The extra session talk has caused
no little work at the capitol. The
leaders of the house frankly do not
oeieve 1t will be necessary thus to
dispose of the trade agreement.
IL defeat comes il is expected in the
senate' The democrats of the house
ai'er fairly careful poll by the mi
norlty are apparently disposed to ac-
eept the agreement and to support It
IN ueoate and with their votes
ANGnrdiftfx a. \.
" the ways and means committee the
oemocrats are likely to accept the
oil without serious attempt to amend
IT, They LOOK upon 1t as tariff
enahge In line with democratic ideas:
ana as a serious attempt on the part
VI NE republican president to take the
arllf out OF politics. Representative
"ccali has been the subject OF some
'pecuiation because he comes from a
s'a'e that has complained bitterly
asains' the free fish provisions of the
asreement Mr. Mccall declined to
ueciare himself but made no secret
VI MS approval of the plan for rcci-
procity arrangements between the two
countries.
several members OF the committee
whose petitions have also been in
"ouot have indicated that the ways
anu means committee will under no
s'rcumstanoes fail to report the bill
p'omptly and have given intimations
."a' me report is likely to be favor
aole to the treaty.
nhe Mccall bill after indicating the
asies that are to be levied upon Can
au'ah products. provides these shall
secome effective as soon as the presi-
aeh, ascertains and issues a proclama-
uon showing that Canada is IevvInr
"''ar duties against American prod
acW The preeimportation OF certain
a'ucies Is to become operative az soon