The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-22
PASSES The HOUSE
Canadian Reciprocity Bill Goes
Through by Big Vote.
A Majority of the Republicans
Voted Against 1t.
INCLUDES 4 KANSANS
Campbell, Jackson, Rees and
Young Oppose 1t.
Only Ten Democrats Vote With
the Opposition.
INCLUDES 4 KANSANS

Washington, April 22.-Presi lent
Taft's Canadian reciprocity agreement,
supported by all but a handful of
Democrats, and opposed by a major
ity of the Republicans, passed the
house of representatives last evening
by vote of 265 to 50.
With nearly 200 Democrats in con-
troll and their action endorsed by many
of the Republicans, the bill was adopt
ed with no amendments and in almost
ldent1cally the form in which it passed
the house in the last session.
The bill seeks to put into effect the
formal agreement reached between
President Taft and members of the
Canadian cabinet for reduction of
tariff rates on many articles and free
trade in many others across the Cana
dian border Added to it by the DEM
ocratic leaders is a section which "au-
thorizes and requests President Tat
to make further efforts to secure still
freer trade relations with Canada,
in the form of additional reciprocal
relations.
The passage of the bill marked the
close of fight that has ragged in the
mouse Tor six days. In that time the
safety of the measure was at no time
threatened, but the Democratic and
Republican leaders, working for it's
passage conceded all but the opportun-
ity desired by its opponents for debate
and protest.
Following the same policy, amend
mentS were admitted in the house for
| almost every section OF the bill. and
in each case they were rejected by an
overwhelming vote given by the
friends OF the measure. Ten Demo-
Gratis and Republican leaders working
for its passage, conceded ali but the
| opportunity desired by its opponents
| for debate and protest
FOLLOWING the same policy, amend
ments were admitted in the house for
almost every section of the bill, and in
! overwhelming vote given by the
| friends of the measure Ten Demo-
Gratis voted against the bill on it's
passage, while 1877 Democrats voted
Tor 1t. As in the case when the bill
passed at the preceding session. a
majority of the Republicans were
found against it, the party vote being
| 81 for and 78 opposed.
Representative Berger CWisD, the
Socialist member. voted for il. and
ranks as an Independent, voted against
| 1T. The negative vote was:
Republicans = And erson (Minn.).
Bradley IN. ", Burke Is. ID, Camp,
bell GAM, Cannon II), Copley
| Qn-), Currier (N. HI. DalzelI (Pa.),
Davis (Minn.). DeForest IN. ".
Dodds (Mich.), DriscoII IN. Y.),
Dwight IN. W. Focht (Pa-), Ford
ney (Mich.), Foster (Vt), French
(Idaho), Gardner (Mass), Gardner
IN. j., Good Ga.), Guernsey CMe.),
Hamilton (Mich.), Hanna IN. d..
Hartman (Pa.), Haugher DAD, Haw-
ley (Ore.), Hayes (Cal.), Helgesen
On. D), Kinds (Me-). Howell CUtah),
/ yHY1f fIoII n To \ =
GNeb;l, Kopp (Wis.), Lafean (Pa.).
LaFollette (Wash.). Langley (Ky),
Lenroot (Wis.), Lindbergh (Minn.),
Mcclure (Ok). Mckinley CIIl.), Nc
Laughlin (Mich.), McMorran (Mich.).
Malby On. "; Martin IS. d.. Mon
dell (Wyo). Moore (Pa.), Morgan
| (Ok.), Mott On. W, Nelson (Wis.),
Norris (Neb.); Patton (Pa.), Pickett
! (Ia), Plumley (Vt.), Powers (Ky),
Pray (Mont). Prince tI1l). Rees
Y0, Sloan (Neb.). j. M c. Smith
(Mich.I Samuel W. Smith (Mich)
Steenerson (Minn.), Sterling (Ill),
Thistlewood (IlL), Towner (Ia.), Vol
stead tMinn.), Warburton (wash.).
Wedemeyer (Mich.), Willis (O.).
Woods (Ia.), and Young (Kan.).
Total 7S.
Democrats-Bathrick (O), Clay
pool (O), Doughton IN. c., Fowler
QllD, Gudger IN. CO, Hammond
| NMlIH.5s TuJO Nl<d-JS tNuckeT (COIO)s
Webb On: CO and Whitacre (O).
Total, 10.
TheO attempt to amend the agree
ment began with the final reading of
the bill. The threats of Republicans
opposed to the measure 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
that any amendment would defeat the
whole trade agreement. they cheerful