Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-15
RECIPROCITY ON
WAY TO SENATE
HOUSE PASSES MCCALL BILL Al.
TER HARD FIGHT
DEBATE CROWS bitter
Republican Leaders and Democrats
ilngage In sharp Contests Dur.
ing Discussion.

D. Associated Press
Washington, Feb 1i--President
Tafts reciprocity agreement with
Canada was ratified in the House of
Representatives tonight through the
support Of an almost solid democratic
vote The Mccall bin carrying the
agreement into effect was passed 22l
to o..
The majority Of Republicans present
voted against the. measure, the fivi-
sion being 7S ayes and 81 noes The
democratic vote was li2 ayes and only
five noes. The majority Republican
Insurgents present voted for the bill,
The Mccall bill now goes to the
senate. What It's fate will be in that
body Is problematicaL President TAFT.
believes that II the filibuster can be
avoided and a vote taken the bill will
pass. He Is lnsistent that the senate
shall act one way or the other and
has indicated that he will call on extra
session OF congress II II does not do
So.
The passage of the bill in the house
came at the end Of a long debate,
which at times was as bitter as has
been heard on the floor in years.
The fight was confined almost wholly
20 the republican side. The democrat
members joinel in from time to time
and taunJed the majority members
for their lack of unity.
The democratic leaders also put In
the claim that the reciprocity agree
ment was a good democratic doctrine
and declared thar they We're glad to
welcome Taft and many Of the house
Republicans into the democratic fold.
The final vote was reached tonight
only through the application Of
cloture which shut or all amend
mentS and even dispensed with the
reading OF the bill. This procedure
was decided upon onlyy after Mccall
In charge Of the bill, had failed 10 get
unamious consent to do away with the
calendar for Wednesday tomorrow
n that had been secured he said
he would be glad 10 let the dcbnte
continue FOR another legislative day.
The Republicans opposed the bill,
fought the rule, denouncing dt In
caustlc language They directed their
fire especially against the democrats,
and accused them on the eve Of going
Into power OF enforcing the gag
rule" as declaring against anything
weighed In the past
Champ Clark took Representative
Dalsell, of Pennsylvania. sharply to
task for complaining Of the undue
haste" -" with which the house was act
Ing ON the reciprocity measure The
speakcr-to-be said the democrats had
sat for years, bound and gagged,
while the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vauia and his associates had brought
IN rule after rule and had rushed
legislation through without giving an
opportunity for amendment
Under the cloure rule which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote,
the only loophole left TO the opponents
OF the measure was a motion TO re-
commit the bill TO the committee Of
the whole house with the instructions
to report certain amendments When
the time came to do this. a half dozen
members were clamoring for re-
oogntlou.
Dal2ell was recognized by Cannon.
Ne proposed that heat and meat pro-
ducts flour prepared cereals, lumber
and several other articles he put on
the free llst. The motion was lost,
ia to 1911
Speaker Cannon took no part IN the
debate. either yesterday or today. lie
was IN the chamber, however and fol-
lowed the arguments on both sides
with interest
There was applause and cheering
when on the first record vote ordered.
tho speaker called representative
Unf~ James, OF Kentucky, one Of the
leaders on the democratic side, to the
chair. James sat there all through the
roll call. and when hc announced the
vote the charge was renewed. This
is said to he the only time a Democrat
has been called 10 preside over the
house since the Republicans gained
control
The oklahoma representatives votes
"a follows;
For Carter and Ferris against Crea-
ger and Morgan Mcclure did not
vote
President Taft tonight gave a din
ncr to Speaker Cannon. This was de-
laycd an hour while the house was
voting on reciprocity II Is said that
the President sent word he would
change the dinner into a breakfast
II It was necessary IN order to pass
the bill.