Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12

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The Mccall bill. framed to carry out
the provisions Of the reciprocal trade
agreement between the United States and
Canada, was reported to the House OF
Representatives late yesterday afternoon
by Representative Mccall Of Massachu-
sets, acting chairman, during the illness
of Representative Serene Payne OF New
York OF the committee on ways and
means.
The Mccall bill has the support of
twelve of the nineteen members of the
ways and means committee. The dis
| senting seven were given permission to
file a minority report next Wednesday.
But Mr.. Mccall announced. in presenting
the report, that he intended to call the
measure up tomorrow. Representative
Olcott Of New York. q member of the
House committee on the District OF Co
lumbia, called his attention to the fact
that tomorrow, according to the calendar
and rules OF the House, is District Gay.
Mr.. Mccall did not seem particularly in
terested in this fact, and reiterated his
announcement that he would make q mo-
ton to take the reciprocity measure up
on that day.
Representative Gaines Of West Virgin
ia, one Of the ways and means members
who is opposed to the Mccall bill, de-
manded that the measure be held back
until Wednesday: of this week, SO that
the minority Of the committee might
have sufficient time to prepare an adj
verse report. Mr.. Mccall could not see
this. inasmuch as he filed the favorable
majority report Of some 5000 words. of
which he is the author, yesterday after
noon.
ITO postpone consideration until Wed
nesday." declared Mr.. Mccall, in reply to
Mr.. Gaines, would unreasonably delay
ACTION on this important bill and l can
not consent to 1t. / shall call the bill
up on Monday"
Although the House granted Mr.. Gaines
request that the minority report might
be filed Wednesday, Mr.. Mccall does not
consider himself bound and will not alter
his plans. He hopes to have the bill
through the House and before the Sen
ate committee on finance by Wednesday.
The vote on the bill in committee yes
terday morning was twelve to seven, six
republicans and six democrats voting for
1t and six republicans and one democrat
against it. Those who supported the
measure were Representatives Payne of
New York, Mccall of Massachusetts. Hill
of Connecticut, Boutell of Illinois, Need
ham of California and LongWorth of
Ohio, republicans, and Clark of Miss ouri,
Underwood of Alabama, Pou of North
Carolina, Randel OF Texas, Harrison of
New York and Brantley of Georgia, dem
ocrats. Representatives Dalzell Of Penn
sylvania, Calderhead of Kansas, Fordney
Of Michigan, Gaines of West Virginia.
Ellis Of Oregon, Dwight of New York
and BrOussard OF Louisiana voted against
the measure.
Mr.. Broussard was the only democrat
in opposition. At the recent democratic
caucus, which went on record in favor of
reciprocity he announced that he would
take advantage of the caucus rule per-
hitting a member not to he bound by
caucus action when previously pledged to
his constituents.
As to Wood Pulp and Paper.
The bill as reported contains an amend
ment, which, while making no change in
the reciprocal agreement clarifies and in
terprets the language Of that pact. 1t
makes clear that there shall he free ex-
change of wood pulp and print paper as
far as applied to Canadian private lands,
but not as applied to Canadian crown
lands on which the Canadian provinces
have an export duty.
When this export duty is removed then
there is to be general free trade in wood
pulp, news print paper and other paper
and paper board manufactured from me-
chanical wood pulp. or from chemical
wood pulp, or of which such pulp is
colored pulp. or not colored, and valued
at not more than cents per pound, not
including printed or decorated wall paper
Norris Expresses Satisfaction.
John Norris. chairman of the paper
committee Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, said last night:
THE reciprocity bill as amended by the
ways and means committee and reported
to the House Of Representatives is en-
tirely satisfactory to the paper committee
of the publishers association. The
amendment was prepared by Mr. Mann.
1t does not in the slightest way alter
that phraseology in the treaty which
provides Immediately for free print paper
when made from free wood. 1t corrects
slight error that was made in the draft
ing of the bill. and is an Improvement
upon the original draft
The majority report on the Mccall
bill, written by Mr. Mccall himself, is
analysis. not only of the pending re-
ciprocity agreement, but of the trade
situation between the two countries. the
development that may be expected on
each side Of the line and the influence
that tariff barriers have had on the
development of both countries. The
agricultural interests. the fishing inter-
ests and the lumber industry, from
| which the principal protests against the
measure have come, are handled at
| length.
Views Of the Majority.
| The majority report says: "The bill
| takes long step toward establishing
for the continent Of North America a
policy Of unrestricted trade and COM
merce. recognizing natural conditions
that have been too long ignored. It is
based. upon just principles. and de-
signed fairly to secure the mutual adj
vantage of the two nations. The Presi-
dent wisely said in his message that in
an arrangement like the pending one an
| exact balance OF financial gain is
neither imperative nor attainable.' The
duties proposed to be RENTED by the
| United States yield about twice as great
a revenue those RENTED by Canada
But Canada's concessions bear "a much
larger proportion to her total income
| than do our concessions to our total In
come. And it must also be borne in