The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-17
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BILL CARRIED
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There Was Almost a Solid Demo
cratic Vote for Measure
REPUBLICANS A9TavNHED
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Fate d the Measure IN the Senate Is
ProbIemstIeaI-There Was a Iopg
and Spirited Debate-A Vote Was
Gotten, However, Through Resort to
Cloture Rule-yote ss1 to so.

Taft's reciprocity agreement with
Canada was ratified in the house Of
Representatives Tuesday through
the support Of an almost solid demo-
cratic vote. The Mccall bill. carrying
the agreement into effect, was passed,
221 to 92. A majority OF the republic
cans present voted against the meas
ure, the division being rs ayes and
81 noes. The democratic vote was
143 ayes and only ) noes. A ma
jority OF the republican insurgents
voted for the BILL
The Mccall bill now goes to the
senate What its fate will be in that
body is problematical at this time.
President Taft believes that il fill
buster oan be avoided and vote
taken the bin will pass. He is insist.
ent that the senate shall act one way
or the other, and has indicated that
he would call an extra session OF
congress II II does not do so.
The passage of the bill in the house
came at the end OF long debate,
which at times was as bitter as has
been heard on the floor of that cham
Der In years. The fight was confined
almost wholly to the republicn side.
Democratic members Joined in from
time to time and tainted the majority
members for their lack OF unity. The
democratic leaders also put in the
claim that the reciprocity agreement
was good democratic doctrine. and de-
clared they were glad to welcome
President Taft and many of the house
republicans into the democratic fold.
The suggestion came from the repub-
lican side that Mr.. Taft and Champ
Clark might be rivals for the next
democratic presidential nomination.
Mr.. Clark claimed that In a contest
Of that sort he would win "hands
down"
A final vote was reached last night
only through the application Of
cloture rule which shut OF all amend
ments and even dispensed with the
reading OF the bill.
Republicans Grow, Causttc.
The republicans opposed to the bill
fought the rule to the very last. de-
nouncing II in caustic language. They
directed their fire especially against
the democrats and accused them, on
the eve Of going into power IN the
house. Of enforcing a gag rule as
drastic as any against which they had
so eloquently inveighed In the past.
The democrats laughed loudly at this
and seemed thoroughly to enjoy the
discontinue OF some OF their old-time
enemies.
Champ Clark took Representative
Dslzell. OF Pennsylvania, sharply to
task for complaining of the undue
haste" with which the house was act
Ing on the reciprocity measure. The
speaker-to-be declared that the demo-
Gratis had sat for years. bound and
gagged. while the gentleman from
Pennsylvania and his associates had
brought In rule after rule and had
rushed legislation through without
giving an opportunity for amendment.
Only Loophole Failed.
Under the cloture rule. which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote. the
only loophole left TO the opponents Of
the measure was a motion 70 recon-
NIT the bill TO the committee Of the
whole house with instructions to re-
port certain amendments. When the
time came 10 do this half a dozen
members we're chmoring for recogni-
tion. Mr.. Dalzell was recognized by
Speaker Cannon. He. proposed that
meat and meat products. -four. pre-
pared cereals. lumber and several
other articles be put on the free list.
The democrats were not shaken by
this and the motion was lost ia to
1911.
The cloture rule had been agreed
to previously by vote OF 1873 TO 100.
II has been apparent for several days
that the reciprocity measure would
have an overwhelming majority In the
house. This seemed TO make its OPP
ponenis all The more bitter The
feeling displayed In the house was so
intense al times that Il surprised
members on both sides Of the house.
How Our Representatives Voted.
The North Carolina representatives
who voted for the Mccall bill were.
Morehead. Kiichin. Page. pou. Small.
Thomas and Goodwin
Those voting against the bill were;