The Washington times., 1911-04-18
RECIPROCITY VOTE.
IN HOUSE UNLIKELY
UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY
Action of Murdock and
Clark Causes Delay of
Debate.
REFUSE TO EXTEND
REMARKS IN RECORD
Bill on Its Third Day and Repubh-
can Old Guard is Dying
Hard"

The third day of the debate on the
Canadian reciprocity bill was begun IN
the House today, and the Democratic
leaders see little prospect of a vote be-
fore Friday or Saturday. The refusal
of Representative Murdock, Kansas in
surgent, and Representative Frank
Clark, Florida Democrat, to permit any
member to extend remarks in the
Record" is responsible for the delay in
concluding the debate.
Heretofore, members who have had
burning observations to make on
measure of such Importance as recipro-
city, have been accorded unanimous con-
sent to print in the Record" A MEM
Der might speak five minutes and then
insert the remainder Of a two-hour ora
don.
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Murdoch are on the
warpath, and have each notified the
House that they will not agree to any
more unanimous consents" Accord
ingly, If a member breaks into the Rec
ord on Canadian reciprocity. he must
actually speak his piece, and, in con-
sequence, practically an entire week
must be devoted to debate. Two days
might have sufficed under the old plan.
Representative Underwood, in charge
OF rhe bill, said today that a vote on
reciprocity will be had before the end of
the week.
Old Guard Dying Hard.
The Republican old guard is dying
hard. and has uttered cries of despair
ever since the debate begun. Following
the plant of Representative Joe Ford
patters of them all, Representative John
Dalzel is slated to close the debate
against the reciprocity agreement. Mr.
Underwood. Democrat. will make the
last speech in favor of the bill in the
House.
1t is expected that the bill will pass
by safe majority. but a casual poll
"bv the Republican whip, John Dwight,
denotes that the majority of the Re-
publicans will vote, against it. The bill
passed in the last session, however, with
, the majority Of the Republicans op-
posed, as the Democrats are almost
solidly behind it, The Republican old |
guard feels that reciprocal trade with !
Canada is a beginning of the gradual !
undermining of the wall of protection.
The House insurgents are having a |
hard time explaining their alleged in |
consistent attitude. They have been de-
mandtng tariff revision. Canadian reci- |
pToCity is generally so regarded, but |
the insurgents. listening to voices In the |
agricultural districts back home are |
nearly all against it. Representative |
Lenroot, one of the most valiant of the |
insurgent. or progressive band, was the |
first to offer an explanation.
The progresSives are not fnconsis- |
tent says Mr.. Lenroot. Republican |
progressives are not free traders; |
challenge any one TO show where we
have advocated free tEade. Our main |
insistence has been that the tariff |
should be lowered on manufactured ar
ticles. This bill hurts the farmer by |
removing protection on his products |
Let US have protection for ALL or free
Lenroot Still Insurgent.
That Mr.. Lenroot is still insurgent.
however. was indicated when Mr.. Gull |
lop Of Indiana arose to know if the Re
publican party always kept its pledges, |
and whether the Payne-Aldrich bill was |
in accordance with party pledges.
MY party does not always keep its |
pledges, and / do not approve Of the |
Payne BILL said the Wisconsin mem |
ber.
While the academic debate drags or, |
the effect of the opposition TO leave to |
print is frequently illustrated.
INepl IiNe Iaiuici VI -ndSSHChu-
settS had long telegram he desired to |
insert in the Record. Mr.. Clark object |
ed, so Mr.. Gardner obtained an addi- |
tional five-minute extension OF time, |
walked down the aisle to where the |
Floridian was sitting, and then read in |
his ear the aforesaid telegram at rate |
so fast that no stenograPher could catch |
Il. The words just stumbled out Of Mr.:
Gsrdner's mouth. Mr. Clark declared |
he couldn't hear them: the Chair ruled |
that that made no difference, that they
would go in the Record II actually read
by the Massachusetts, member.
But l object to the floor of this
House being turned into a circus, with
the gentleman from Massachusetts, as
the chief performer" yelled Mr.. Clark
IF this is a circus, you are selling the
tickets" retorted Mr.. Gardner, and he
proceeded TO read with great rapidity,
sfterward turning the telegram over to
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