Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-14
CANADIAN TREATY
INTRODUCED FOR
PASSAGE IN HOUSE
Representative Underwood, OF
Ways and Means Commit
tee, introduced Canadian
Bill in House Wednesday

WASHINGTON. April 12-Following
the action OF the Democratic caucus last
night, Chairman Underwood. OF the ways
and means committee. today introduced
IN the house a bin for the ratification or
the Canadian reciprocity trade agree
ment and a farmers free list measure
Both were referred 10 the committee
on ways and means. and II Is stated that
reciprocity win be reported 70 the house
next Friday Its passage VIII be expedite
ed. and the bill sent TO the senate While
the upper house considers reciprocity,
the Democrats OF the lower branch VIII
pass the farmers free list, otherwise
known as the -omnium gatherum bin-
According 70 the estimates OF Congress
man Coredn Huh. Of Tennessee member
OF the ways and means committee,
single item in the farmers free list bill
win mean a saving OF a million dollars
annually to the planters OF the south
He states that the duty levied on cot
ton baging alone exceeds one million
year. and all OF this money viii. he as
serts, be turned into the cotaon farmers
pockets. II the free list finally becomes
law.
CONTAINS FOoDSTUFFs.
Tha free list bill is designed to pla-
cate farmers for agricultural losses
which they will sustain under the Cana
dian agreement, but IL contains also
some foodstuffs and boots and shoes
The list Is as follows:
PIows. harrows. headers. harvesters.
reapers. agricultural drills and plsnt-
ers. mowers, horse rakes' cuiuvators.
fhreshing machines. cotton gins. farm
wagons. farla carts and all other agri-
cultural implements including repair
parts
BagEing for cotton. gunny cloth and
fabrics suitable for baling cotton; bur
laps and bags for sacking agricultural
products hoop or band iron or steel for
balfng cotton. wire for baling hay, straw
and other agricultural products.
Grain leather. buff. split. rough or
sole leather, bend or betting leather.
boots and shoes. harness. saddles and
saddlery. and leather for manufactured
articles.
Barbed- fence wire. wire rods. wire
strands or wire rope. wire woven OF
manufactured for wire fencfnE.
Seef. veal, mutton. lamb. pork and
meats Of all kinds. fresh. salted. picked,
dried. smoked. dressed or undressed.
prepared or preserved in any manner:
bacon. hams. shoulders. lard. lard COM
pounds and lard substitutes and sau-
sage
Buckwheat flour. corn meal. wheat
and rye flour. bran middlings and other
cffals OF grain. cat meal and rolled oats,
and all prepared cereal foods; biscuits,
bread. wafers and similar articles no,
sweetened-
Timber hewn. sided OF squared. round
timber used for spars or In building
wnarves. shingles. Iatls. fencing posts,
sawed boards, planks, deals and other
humber rough or dressed. except ebony,
mahogany. rosewood and all other cab
met woods.
sewing machines and salt complete
the free list
we expect to call up the reciprocity
bin Friday" said Chairman Underwood
eand will seek 10 pass IL as soon as
possible. Then viii come the free list
bill and following that the bill provfd-
ing for statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona Reapportionment win come
later"
Uncertainty exists as to what course
win be pursued IN the senate with refer
ence TO the Canadian reciprocity bin
when IL reaches the upper house. possibly
next week
Senator Penrose. who viii become the
new chairman OF the committee. on
finance, is friendly to the bin and viii
urge favorable action
Senator Bailey win make an effort TO
have Il amended Senator Cummins. who
probably will have one OF the places TO be
assigned the insurgents on the commit
tee, also VII seek TO have the measure
amended. but he win approach the sub
sect from a friendly point OF view.
with the bill once before the senate q
fairly long contest is expected II Is be-
neved that in the end It viii pass.
The introduction OF the Canadian agree
rnent and the farmers free list today was
hut the echo OF stiIl another harmonious
Democrats caucus, which was held last
night and which commits the Democrats
- the passage OF reciprocity first, TO be
followed by the free list.
In putting through the farmers free
list. II IN conceded that the Democrats
have played their politics sEilfully- The
bin contains provisions calculated TO take
the wind out Of the sails Of progressive
Republican senators and others who
have been fighting reciprocity on the
grounds that the farmers were being dis
eliminated against
last nights caucus decided not TO med
de with the question OF patronage and
the pap committee. under Lloyd, OF
Missouri. win soon distribute the untitled
Jobs.
Congressman Hardwick today intro
duced a number OF measures. among
them a couple Of joint resolutions aiming
a repeaI the 18th and modify the 14th
amendment 10 the federal constitution.
The 18th amendment eonfers the right Of
suffrage ON negroes. and the 18th amend
rrrn1. confers upon negroes the right OF
cfss- ershfp The resolutions have been
u--tfously introduced by Mr. Hardwick-
rTe Georgian also introduced the fol-
loving other bills: To prevent federal
Judges from enjoining the enforcement OF
legislative enactments by duly constituted
state officers; TO prohibit the use Of
money or valuable gifts in securing ap-
pointment TO once; 10 provide for the es-
fabIishment Of the block system on all
railroads and TO require examination OF
telegraph operators: to erect monuments
over the graves OF Mai Gen. Elijah
Clark and Col. John Dolly, in Lincoln
county: 10 provide for the creation OF
an experimental rural parcels post.