The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-26
PASSES HOUSE
Reciprocity Goes Through as Planned By
the True Blue Democrats
AFTER SIX DAY BATTLE

Majority Caucus Decision Proves Ef-
fectiye, Also the Presidents Per-
sonal Appeal to Some Republicans:
Amendments Proposed, but all
Voted Down.
The Washington correspondent
says Democrats again have cause to
feel jubilant over the smooth work
ing OF their party machinery in the
House of Representatives. The Can
adian Reciprocity bill went through
early Friday night with amazing ease
and with a decided smaller negative
vote than was expected, the vote be-
ing 265 to 80.
The Democratic caucus decision
held tight, except for few members,
chiefly from North Carolina, who hac
been excused on account of previous
pledges to constituents, and Presi-
dent Taft's direct personal appeal to
a number of doubtful Republicans
also had its effect.
Republican opposition was by no
means protracted or bitter, as whole
although Mr Fordney. of Michigan,
did admit (promp.ly withdrawing thes
remark as unparliamentary,) that he
would vote for any amendments !.
the Treaty 'to kill the Internal,
thing
It was amusing to persons with
long memory to see Representative.
Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, rising to ue
counted among those voting for
free lumber amendment.
Democratic Floor Leader Under
wood is being much praised for the
cool, good-humored and exceedingly
able management Of his forces in
| the House. Experienced politicians
are saying that this is the most busi-
ness-like piece Of work the Demo-
Gratis have done in Congress for two
! decades.
with nearly 200 Democrats in con-
troll, and: their action endorsed by
large body of tie Republicans, the
hill to put the agreement in force
was adopted with no amendments
and in almost identically. the form in
which it passed the House in the last
session Of the proceeding Congress.
The. bill seeks to put into effect
the formal agreement reached be-.
tween President Taft and members OF
the Canadian Cabinet. for reduction
of tariff rates on may articles ana
free: trade in many others, across the
ECanadian border. Added to it. b,s
the Democratic leaders, is a section
which authorizes and requests
president Taft to make further eff
i, forts to secure. still freer trade re-
lations with Canada in the form of
additional. reciprocal relations.
The passage Of the bill marked the.
close Of fight that had ragged. IN
the House for six days. Amendments
were admitted in the House. for al
most every section of the bill, and
| in each case they were rejected by
an overwhelming vote given by the
friends of the measure on both SIDES
fof the house, onsthe theory that any
]amandm ent would nullify it
I Ten Democrats voted against the
bill on its passage, while 1s7 DEM
ocrats voted for it: AS in the case.
when the bill passed at the proceed
ling session of Congress, a majority OF
the Republicans were found against
lit, the party vote being 81 for and
LIS opposed. Among the Democrats
voting in the negative were GudgeI
and Webb of North Carolina.
The attempt to amend the agree
iment began with the final reading OF:
the bill at three o'clock. The threats
of Republicans opposed to the meas
ure to make the Democrats vote
against amendments for free meat.
free lumber and free agricultural
machinery, were carried out. but as
their party leaders declared has any
amendment would defeat the whole
trade agreement, the cheerfully vot-
ed these amendments down.
The Republicans, who talnted
them with opposing free admission
of these important products, we're
met with the assertion that the DEM
ocrats would lay the new farmers
free list bill" before the House mex:
week, and that an opportunity would
then be given to vote for free meat,
machinery, lumber and seore OF
other things. Ta;s defence was met
by Republican st :n''-patters Will the
charge that the Demcc'a+s knew the
free list bill could not pass the Scaa:e
nor secure the Presidents approval.
The section of the bill relating to
free admission of pulp and paper
provoked the sharpest discisslo::.
drawing from Representative Man, ct
Illinois, the Republican leader, the
statements that it was exactly in the
term. agreed upon by the two ccun'
tries.
Former Speaker Cannon bitterly
attacked this section of the bill.
Lets bring Canada down here AID
surrender the halls .,t Congress to
them" exclaimed Mr.. Cannon.
"I challenge the statement thai W.
are going to pass the free i'sr bill
later with the expectation tha: j: will
not become a law" said Democratic
LEADER Underwood, in reply to
statements from Republican oppon-
ents of the reciprocity bill. The
free list bill will become law, or
the Republican that kills it, or the
Republican President that vetoes it,
will never be heard from again.
Heralding the era Of honest com
petition, Representative Underwood,
of Alabama, chairman Of the ways