Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-13
OPPOSITION is ALMOST )
WHOLLY BY REPUBLICANS
Result Is Taken to Indicate What
Final Result Will Be.
HARD FIGHT FOR DISTRICT
Only Two Members of Committee
Vote Against Regular Order.
Effort to Have Another
Day Set Aside.

The House by vote of 100 to
III decided today to begin inn
mediate consideration of the Nc
Call bill carrying out the reci-
procity agreement with Canada.
No agreement has been reached
as to the limit of debate.
While the vote TO displace the
regular order for today on the
House calendar and take Zip recl-
procity cannot be accepted as an
exact indication on the final vote
on the bill. it is regarded as be-
ing approximately SO.
The vote against taking up the
measure today came almost
wholly from the republican side.
The democrats voted almost
solidly for immediate considera-
ton. Some of the republicans
who voted against displaci2g the
regular order are not expected to-
place themselves on record against
reciprocity at final vote.
At 2:3o o'clock it was stated
that no attempt would be made
to get the measure to vote to-
day
District Day Displaced.
When the House took up the Mccall
bill. the House committee on the District
| OF Columbia was incidentally steamroller-
ed by the process.
+, According to the calendar and rules OF
the House Of Representatives. this is Dis
trict day. But. in accordance with his
announcement made Saturday, Represent
ative Mccall Of Massachusetts acting
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee during the illness of Representa-
tive Payne of New York, made a motion,
almost Immediately after the House con-
vened, that the reciprocity bin be cor
sidered and that the House go into COM
mittee of the whole for that purpose
Representative J. Van Eechten Olcott
vi view IoTh, hctlIlS man or the
House District committee during the ill
ness of Representative Smith of Michi-
gan. made a point of order against the
Mccall motion. contending that this was
District day and that nothing but Dis
trfct business should be considered Be
fore Speaker Cannon could rule on the
point of order Representative Burleson
made a point of no quorum, and Repre-
sentative Dwight Of New York the re-
pubncan whip dema nded and secured a
a no Nln
trouping in and soon the chamber was
well filled
Il wish to ask, said Mr.. Olcott to
Speaker Cannon, IF II is in order 10
move to go into committee of the whole
for the consideration of District of Co.
lumbia business"
This is District day." replied Speaker
cannon. but the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts Mr.. Mccall, has moved to go
into committee of the whole for the con-
sfderation of revenue bill that is also
matter or privilege. majority of the
body can determine which business the
House shall proceed to consider
Speaker Overrules Points Of Order.
Representative Gaines of West yirrfnia-
a member Of the ways and means com
mittee, who is violently opposed 10 the
reciprocity pact, jumped to Mr.. Olcotts
support
Il make the further point of order,
cried Mr.. Gaines, that when the Speaker
recognized Mr.. Mccall Mr. OIcott was OH
his feet. ] contend that on the day ser
aside for particular business such as the
consideration of matters affecting the
having charge Of the business to which
the day Is supposed to be devoted should
nave the right of priority of recognition"
The parliamentary theory is.'' the
Speaker answered, that a general an
n has
Ority Of recognition
The Speaker then overruled the points
of order made by Representatives OIcott
and Gaines.
Representative Mann of Illinois on
deavored to secure by unanimous consent
an agreement relating to the division of
time for general debate on the measure
in committee OF the whole but Mr. OIcotI
uttered a loud II object
Inc Speaker then put the motion made
by Mr.. Mccall, that the reciprocity hin ha
taken up. On this Mr.. Olcott demanded
and secured the ayes and hayes.
Analysis Of the Vote.
OF the 121 members who voted aSs,r.+
taking up the Mccall bill los were re-
publicans. OF the members OF the House
committee on the District OF Columbia
who voted Representatives Hamilton
Fish Of New York and Frank NJ. Nye OF
Minnesota were the only two who de-
serted the committee Representatives
Campbell of Kansas, Olcott OF New YORK,
Moore Of Pennsylvania, Carey of Wis
consin, Pearre of Maryland. Guernsey OF
Maine and Wiley of New Jersey voted
against considering the reciprocity bill.
and therefore In favor of continuing
with the regular order. the consideration
of District business.
or the democrats Representative Shack"
leford of Missouri. Johnson of Kentucky
and Cox Of Ohio declared in favor OF con-
sidering the Mccall bill. Representative
Aiken of South Carolina. Rothermal OF
Borland from Missouri and
Dupre of Louisiana stood by Mr.. Olcott
and the District and voted against the
Mccall motion. or course some Of these
District committee members are against
fho recinrocity bill ANYHOW. But Qfl1Ara