The evening world., 1911-02-13
Vote Giving Measure Right of
Way Indicates Passage by
Good Majority.
REPUBLICANS DIVIDE [.


WARRINGTON, Feb. B-The House
by a vote Of is5 10 ~ decided to-day to
begin Immediate consideration OF the
Mccall bill carrying out the reciprocity
agreement With Canada. An early vote
on the measure Is looked for.
bate. but the hill may be passed to-day.
Immediately after the House met to-
day Representative Mccall OF Massa-
chusetts called up the bill for imme-
dlatc consideration. Objection was
made by members OF the District OF
Columbia committee. his being Dis
tricr dny on the House calendar. A
point of no quorum also was made. To
Insure a full vote n call OF the House
was rdered and all absentees sum
moned to the chamber. The vote IA
voring the Immediate consideration OF
the bill followed.
While the vote to dlsplace tie regular
order for the day OF the House calendar
and tatke up reciprocity cannot be ac-
cepted AZ an eNac indication of the fnal
vote on the hill. IL Is regarded as being
approximately so. TIE vote against TAX
ing up the measure to-day came almost
WHOLLY Ifof1 inc INepuoih'aH SiuN'
The Democrats voted almost solidly
for immediate consideration. Some OF
the Republicans who voted agiins; dis
placing the regular order are not ex-
pectcd TO place themselves on record
against reciprocity at "A inal vote.
How They Voted.
An analysis OF the vote to take up
the Mccall bill showed this result: For
-RepuJllcans. 60; Democrats, l36; total.
ia6. AGAINST Rcpubiians, iOl; Demo-
Gratis. %. total, l2l. The Republican in
urgents' attitude toward reciprocity was
shown by the fact that II voted against
consideration and only G for It.
The bill IL frat being considered as In
/ committee OF the whole House on the
state OF tho Union. All bills affecting
the revenues are thus considered. Speak
er Cannon called Representative Mann
OF Illinois to the char to preside over
the committee during the consideration
OF the measure.
In the earlier proceedings Mr.. Cannon.
by recognizing Mr.. Mccall and dcclerinf
his motion to take up the Rcclproc'y
bill a privileged matter. had shown n
disposition to help the cause along to n
vote despite the sentiments against HNcl-
procity which he expressed in a letter
70 the Illinois Legislature ON Saturday
Hill Speaks for Bill.
Representative nm OF Connecticut
no Of the Republican members Of tn
ournlttcc Of Ways and Means. wa!
ward for onc hour IN support Of The
CriproCity agreement. Hc explained
measure In great detail. When h.
Hcgan to spelI the House was In much
illusion, Mr.. llnl asked for close at
'%r1tior.
COW, ever or we s''o." sug~ce'r'
Representative Fitzgerald OF New
.gk. a Democrat. ",,c.l listen 10 so,
ard his n where youll 3 I your votes
Mr.. H!lrs opening argument IN faTo
p' the agreement followed closely III,
Ines lall down In and the facts 50
'rth In the majority report from III,
Vavs and Mears Committee. He wa
corrupted from time TO tim for qucs.
.o1s. Asked II he was in favor OF fire.
trade with Canada, Mr.. I'M said NJ
'ayored UNRESTRICTED trade with every
.ountry whore tha costs of production
"a not differ from tfat in the United
states.
MIR. UNl declared that talk Of inju''
% various Intorcs's Ia the United state.
le a result uf reciprocity was base,
N apprehension and no, IN facts,
Opposed by Gaines.
Mr.. IN said that no amendment coult
Nc pm, Into the bill. except in the Woo
pulp section. without disturbing The
Nholc agreement with Canada. lie re
riscl to discuss the wood pulp clause
'lving that to Representative Mann o
illinois Mr.. I'm pleaded earnestly 10
support OF the agreement, saving l
,ould bring the Engl'sh-speaking penpl'
p u North America into a closer CONNER
.f.t If. ..lI,l. Y,.H L.. - ltmtI,A
~ldvantlge to both.
The opening speech against the reel
lproclty measure was made by Repre-
sentative Gaines Of Wet Virginia.
IRCpuhllCan member OF the Ways an,
Means Committee. Mr.. Gaines declare,
7 that tNe consideration OF the hill hai
proceeded with Indecent haste" an,
that no idea had AZ yet been given 4
the House as to the contents of the Nc
Call bill.
Mr.. Gaines asserted that there wa
not IAN ounce OF reciprocity" IN N
pgrecmont with Canada. lie declared h
2 coull Prove this 20 be the case II he ha
4 "a free fury 80 " tnc Democrats had nc
g tied Z cmso'ves mp under a caucus dec.
A., sion and N pressure from q high sourc
al rot been applied to the Rcpub leans.
For myself said Mr.. Gaines. &
10 not propose to vote for a measui
that gives protectin to all manufaC
turCd UrduCts. which gives p~rote'tlu
g 10 the Beef Trust. and then forces FIRE
trade on all the farmers products.
propose to offer an amendment to pl
~ the products OF the Beef Trust on T.
. free list, and | want to see what y
~caucus-tied Democrats are going to
=, about IT,"
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