The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-22

II washington, April 21-President Tafts Il Canadian reciprocity agreement, support |i cd by all but handful of democrats, and 4 opposed by a majority of the republicans, |tpassed the I,oass of, Representatives early H this evening hy q vote of 265 10 sa With nearly 200 democrats in control and their E action indorsed by a large body of the re- H pubicans, the bill to put the agreement E in force was adopted with no amendments . and in almost identically the form in K which it passed the House in the last ses- zion of the preceding Congress.
 The bill seeks to put into effect the for
 nal agreement reached between President HTaft and members of the Canadian cabi- | net for geduction of tariff rates on many
 articles and free trade in many others |lacross the Canadian border. Added to it ! by the democratic leaders, is a section which s.authorizes and requests President | Taft to make further efforts to secure still freer trade relations with Canada, in
 the form of additional reciprocal relations.
 Fight Ragged Six Days
 The passage of the bill marked the close of fight that has ragged in the House | for six days. During that time the safety | of the measure was at no time threat | ened, but the democratic and republican
 leaders working for its passage conceded
 all the opportunity desired by it's oppo- Irents for debate and protest against it. 1 Following the same policy, amendments
 were admitted in the House today for al-
 most every section of the bill, and in each
 case they were rejected by an overwhelm- \ ing vote given by the friends of the meas
 lure on both sides of the House on the 1 theory that any amendment would nullify
 1t. Ten democrats voted against the bill
 on its passage, while 197 democrats voted
 for it. AS in the case when the bin passed
 at the preceding session of Congress, a
 na ajority of the republicans were found Kagainst it, the party vote being e for and I7B opposed. Representative Berger of Wis
 consin, the socialist member, voted for It
 and Representative Akin of New York,
 who ranks as an indepedent, voted
 against it.
 The negative democratic vote follows:
 Bathrick. Ohio; Claypool, Ohio; Dough-
 tin, North Carolina; Fowler, Illinois; Cudger, North Carolina: Hammond, Min
 nesota, Pujo, louisiana; Fucker, Colo rado; Webb, North Carolina, and Whl-- 'acre. Ohio. Total, 10.
 Attempts to Amend
 l The attempt to amend the agreement began with the final reading of the bill at FS o'clock The threats of republicans op- posed to the measurR.to make the demo- Ecrats vote against asiendments for free kmeat, free lumber and free. agricultural |n,achirery ysere scarried out but as their |'pArty ieAdetA declared that any amend 'ment would de lent the whole trade agree Inent, thex cbeerfhily voted these amend ||nnents down. ss3 !. x {. s s v i s. ss. "
 The republicans who ltannted them with ||opposing free admission of these ipporf- liant products were met with the assertio I |Uthat the democrats would lay the new |I"farrners free list bill', before the House |Tnext week and that an opportunity then Nwould be given to vote for free meat. Hmachinery, lumber and a score of other Hthings This defense was met by the Nrepublican standpatters with the charge MtEat the democrats knew the free list &bil could not pass the Senate nor meet |#the Presidents approval.
 U Attempts to put fresh and canned meats &on the free list section were made by # Representative Martin of South Dakota, Representative Foster of Vermont, Len- Hroot of wisconsin and Norris of Nebras- Xka. Representative I.enroot finally pro-
 posed the whole democratic free list bl,l
 las an amendment. and although Repre-
 sentative Sherley of Kentucky, who Was
 5presiding ruled that it was in order tre 3democrats stoically voted against it. M Pulp and Paper Section
 A9 The section of the bill relating to \ kIfree admission of pulp and paper pro koked the sharpest discusison, drawing from Representative Manr of Illinois,
 xne republican leader, the statement tilatit was exactly in the terms agreed ; upon by tlie two countries.
 Former Speaker Cannon bitterly as- i, tscked this section of the bill.
 Let's bring Canada down here and