Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-15
Insurgents Combine for Ratifl-
cation of Presidents Pet Pro-
ject While Members of Old
Guard Wall Woefuly,
DIRE PREDICTIONS OF
REPUBLICAN REVERSES
Agreement Denounced as Fla
grant Departure From Sacred
Policy Of Protectioni Matter
Up to Senate for Final Action,
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Washington, Feb. 14.--president
Taft's reciprocity agreement with
Canada was rathed In the house OF
representatives. tonight through the
support of an almost solid democratic
vote. The Mccall bin carrying the
agreement into effect was passed. 221
10 80.
The republicans present voted both
for and against the measure, the d.
vision being rs ayes and 81 noes. The
democratic vote was 143 ayes and
only five noes.
A majority of the republican in
surgents present voted for the bill.
The Mccall bin now goes to the
senate, What It's fate will be In that
body is problematical President
Taft believes II fillbuster can be
avoided and vote taken, the bill will
pass. He is insstent 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 bin In the house
came at the end of long debate
which AZ times was as bitter as has
been heard on the iloor OF that cham
Der IN years. The fight was confined
almost wholly To the republican side.
| Democratic members joined In from
| time to time and tainted the major
| ity members for their lack of unity.
The democratic leaders also put In
the claim that the reciprocity agree
ment was good democratic doctrine
and declared they were glad TO well
come President Taft and many of the
house republicans into the democratic
fold.
The final vote was reached tonight
through the application of cloturc
rule which shut Off all amendments
and even dispensed with the read
Ing Of the bill This procedure was.
decided upon only after Mr.. Mccall.
In charge of the bill. had failed to
get unanimous consent to do away
with the calendar tomorrow
II that had been secured, he said.
he would have been glad to let the
debate continue for another executive
day The republicans opposed to the
bill fought the rule, denouncing II
in caustic language. They directed
their fire especially against the demo
Gratis and accused them. on the eve
of going into power In the house OF
enforcing a gag rule, as drastic as
anything against which they had so
eloquently invelghed in the past.
Champ Clark took Representative
Dalzell of Pennsylvania sharply to
task for complaining of the undue
haste with which the house was act
ing on the reciprocity measure. The
speaker said the democrats 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.
Under the cloture rule, which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote the
only loophole left to the opponents OF
the measure was a motion TO recon-
init the bill to the committee of the
whole house with Instructions to re-
port certain amendments. When the
time came to do this half dozen
were camorlng for recogni~
tion.
Mr.. Dalzel was recognized by
Speaker Cannon. He proposed that
meat and meat products, -four, pre-
pared cereals, lumber and several
lther articles be put on the free list.
The democrats We're not shaken by
his and the motion was lost. ia
o 1871.
The cloture rule had been agreed
o previously by vote of 1913 to io7
Some OF the "old guard" republ-
AN leaders like Dalzell OF Pennsyl-
'anin and Fordncy OF Michigan.
'eiled but thinly their predictions
hat the republican party would be
defeated by reason of what they char
as a departure from the
OF protection and the
'spousal of free trade.
Speaker Cannon took no part In the
lebate either yesterday or today.
There was applause when on the first
ecord vote that was ordered, the
peaker called Representative ollie
lanes of Kentucky. one of the lead
RS Of the democratic side. to the
hair
MIR James sat there all through
he roll call and when he announced
he vote the chair was relieved. This
; said to be the only time demo-
rat has been called to preside over
he house since the republicans gained
President TAFT tonight gave n din
er to Speaker Cannon. The meal
gas delayed an hour while the house
tas voting on reciprocity. II Is said