The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-05
HOUSE FOR RECIPROCITY BILL
fHAIRWiN PAYNE SiISTT VIII
BE REPORTED FRIDtI.
VIII he Considered Under a special
Rule and Passed without Delay y.- Matt
and Barley Men AMI I.nmbcrncn
Have Protested Against the Measure.

[ McCall bill. embodying the provisions
OF the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
VIII be reported to the House on Friday
on the coming week. The measure will
az once he taken up for consideration
under special rule and passed without
delay Present indications are that the
bill will fail in the Senate although
President Taft has not lost hope of putting
the pact through before adjournment.
/ There was a stormy session over the
Mccall bill before the House Committee
on Ways and Means to-day, Representa-
tives Of interests opposed TO the trade
agreement appeared in opposition The
committee was urged TO give extended
hearings on the bill. but Chairman Payne
announced that action on the measure
would be taken on Thursday next In
the meantime. he announced. those
concerned may be- heard but only as
regards conditions that have developed
since the enactment of the now tariff
/ law. The hearings on that measure
were extended and developed volumes
Of testimony bearing on every industry
affected 10y the tariff For that reason
! Chairman PAYNE and his colleagues
believe that owing to the brief time re-
naming of the present session. IL would
be unwise as we'll as impractical TO fix
upon long schedule Of public hearings
| While the House Democrats will meet
on Monday to determine upon "A plan of
| action relative to the Canadian pact the
| minority members of the Ways and Means
| Committee will undoubtedly vote for
| report on the Mccall bill Practically
| every House Democrat who has expressed
| himself on the subject has approved the
Presidents proposal As majority
of the Republicans and most of the Demo-
Gratis favor the agreement its passage
in the House is assured
Representatives of the malt manu-
featuring and barley growing industries
of the nlted States appeared before the
House committee this afternoon to op-
pose the Canadian reciprocity pact be-
cause of the lowering of duties on barley
and bdrlet malt. B F. Fink of Mil
waukae spoke for the maltsters repre-
sentlng he said. all the matt .ters OF the
West with an invested capital of s3o. .ooN. 600
Mr.. Fink cohtended that the removal
of the duty on Canadian barley would
drive the Western maltstcrs out of busi-
ness and make II unprofitable for the
farmers of Wisconsin. Minnesota. the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa 10 raise
barley. n" said that the maltsters of
Tn" West have located their plants close
to the fields of production and that if
the farmers do not find it profitable to
produce barley they will not do so. hut
the malt-ters will not he able to move their
plants. Mr. Fink asserted that the city
of Buffalo, enjoying closer proximity
to the Canadian barley fields with cheap
water transportation, would absorb tn.
mailing industry.
Representative Malhy Of New York
addressed the committee IN behalf of the
farmers of New York State and the
country generally. He said the farmer
is being sacrificed for the benefit Of the
manufacturer. and he warned the com
mit'ee against such policy. IF you
take of the farmers protection" he
said. tho farmer will demand the re-
moval of the protection which the manu-
factur.r now gets and your whole pro-
tectiv" fabric will be destroyed
Mr. Malby also protested against the
reduction Of tn" duty on paper end
charged that IN" negotiator- of the trade !
egrsemrnt did moi consult tn" Iaria !
= ard. which he'd been enga ged all sum
m"r collecting Information
Chairman Psyn" - III a resolution was ,
now PENDING - bring out the data /
Thu, wont do ,is any good. said }
Mr. Malby. after you have enacted this ,
legislation
II Maui of Chicago. who said he
represented IN" society Of Equity !
composed aS h" claimed of 20 600 farmers !
In the middle Mesi. protested ag" insi ,
lowering the duties on farm products
The national Association of lumt,er
manufacturers of the United States
through their president. Edward Hines |
protested against IN" reciprocity bill as
thr"t, enng disaster To the lumber manu- ,
fac ur.rs of this country.
III. gravamen of. MIR Hines s complaint
wa- that the proposed trade agreement
permits the admission into the United ,
- atas free of duty, of wood for the manu- |
iacture Of wood pulp. but sril excludes !
logs for the inanufac ture Of lumber. He
said that there are billions Of feet Of pine ,
timber on the tauadian side in such close ,
proximity to American sawmills that the
logs can be Noared down stream inro
American territory. but that they are
excluded bv prohibition Of the Dominion
Provincial Government
When Mr Hines suggest an amend.
ment To III" r@ndlng bill To include free
admission Of logs for the manufacture
Of lumber. Chairman Payne of the com
mittee suggested that anv amendment
means simply killing the bill
Mr., Hines said the lumber manu-
ried by the Payne bnf. which had had
wrought great distress 10 the trade, and |
they wanted to come before the committees |
and tell how the. proposed trade agree |
ment with Canada would further hur, |
them. He said there had been more fail |
ures among lumber manufacturers since |
the PAYNE bill went into effect than for |
several years before. He went on in this |
strain for some time, recltng tale of |
higher cost Of labor. higher cost Of horses.
supplies for tn" men and all that sort Of |
thing