The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-02
FIRST M0VElVADEi
for RECIPROCITY
House Committee to Consider
Mccall Bill This Week.
WILL HURRY 1T THROUGH
President Taft Takes Keen interest In
Subject and Closely Watches
Press Of Country to Learn
81 Sentiment. s, ~

Washington, Jan. S0-The first
move to carry into effect the terms of
the reciprocity agreement concluded
by representatives of Canada and the
United States last Thursday, which
was placed before congress- that day
by President Taft with special mes
sage urging legislation on the subject,
has been made. -'s
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, q
member of the ways and means com
mittee Of the house, has presented to-
the house the administration bill on
the subject. The committee on ways
and means will take 1t up this week.
President Taft indicated that he was
not worrying about the fate Of the
agreement. In his opinion It ia now
up to the people of the United States
to decide for themselves whether they
want 1t or not. He declared he had
advocated other measures which the
people did not favor, and he would
bow to their will, which ever way they
should decide.
Taft Watching the Newspapers. &c..
The president is ,anxiously watching
the press Of the country to ascertain
the sentiment for or against the pro-
posed reciprocity. go.
The introduction of the bill by the
Massachusetts member instead of by
Mr.. Payne of New York, chairman Of
the ways and means committee, occa.
stoned some comment. 1t Is inter
preted in many quarters to indicate
that Mr.. Mccall will take prominent
part in steering the bill through the
committee and in engineering it's prog
ress upon the floor of the house.
While members of the committee
which has the first consideration OF
the new trade agreement decline to
discuss their prospective attitude
upon the measure, it has become fair
ly well established that the bill to put
the new rates into effect will pass
through the committee and come out
upon the floor of the house within a
comparatively short time.
The first move of the committee
will be to take up the bill at meet
|
any hearings shall be held upon the
measure. 1t Is the opinion OF several
members of the committee now that
II certain delegations representing In
dustries seriously affected by the low
ering of tariff rates wish to be heard
by the committee an opportunity will
be afforded them before any final ac-
ton Is taken.
viii Not Be Tariff Feast. ..
There will be no extended hearings,
however and no opening Of the bars
to all the tariff arguments that might
be introduced for and against the
terms Of the new commercial arrange.
ment. Members Of the committee be,
lieve that the facts upon the various
items were fully ELECTED in the hear.
ings held during the preparation of the
Payne Aldrich bill, and that'to renew
extensive hearings upon the reciproci.
ty agreement would needlessly and
dangerously delay its consideration by
the house.
The form of the bill introduced by
Mr.. Mccall isesuch that it's future con.
sideration. in the house is a matter of
uncertainty at the present time. As
a bill to raise revenue 1t will be sub.
1ect to amendment and change unless
a rule Of cloturer is first put through
the house prohibiting amendments and
forcing the house to vote upon the
reciprocity agreement as a whole.
The impression has been strength.
ened that President Taft's determine.
ton to secure action upon the reel,
procity measure at this session is such
that he will resort to an extra session
II it becomes necessary to bring the
matter to final consideration in. both
houses of congress-