The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-21
BREAK ON ROCKS
OF RECIPROCITY
State and Party Am.ia-
tons in House Are I.
Shattered.
DELEGATIONS
SPLIT APART
Democrats Denounce Democrats
for Supporting Republicans,
While Republicans Criticize
Their Own Party Brethren
for Marching Toward
Free Trade Goal.

Washington. April 20.AState and
party affiliations were repeatedly
broken in the House of Representa-
tires to-day In the concluding hours of
the fight on the Canadian reciprocity
bill. Democrats denounced their fell
low Democrats for supporting n Re
publican protective principle, and Re-
publicans hurled criticism against their
fellow Republicans for marching with
the Democrats toward the free trade
goal.
During the seven hours of debate to-
day. twenty four men spoke upon the
reciprocity measure. Two-thirds of
them made pleas for It's defeat, and in
this number were two Democrats from
North Carolina and Republicans from
many of the Northern States.
FnIrnc,s Acknowledged.
The freedom of the debate against
the bill brought forth from Mr.. Dalzell,
leader of the opposition. the acknowl-
edsment that Democratic Leader I'm
derwood had been Exceedingly fair
and generous" to those opposed to the
bill.
Most of the criticisms of the bill
were from agricultural sections and
based on the belief that reciprocity
with Canada under the agreement
would injurc the agricultural interests
of the United States.
Differences In the North Carolina
delegation were vigorously aired on
the floor. Representative Webb de-
clared that Claud Kitchin, who opened
the reciprocity fight last Friday, had
no right to criticize him or other mem
bers OF the State delegation who pro-
posed to vote against the reciprocity
treaty Mr. kitchin had accused him
OF standing side BY side with the Re-
publican standpat leaders, he said; but
he could with equal justice accuse Mr..
kitchin of having worked with these
same Republican leaders in the past
temperate words from the presiding
officer Mr.. Sherley. of Kentucky.
brought from Mr.. Webb the statement
that he had no personal feeling against
Mr. kitchin, but that four members OF
the State delegation proposed to vote
against the agreement because they
believed 1t was opposed to all Demo-
cratic ideas.
Delegations Split
The Minnesota delegation broke on
the rocks of reciprocity, Representative
Nye. OF Minneapolis. speaking for the
bill. and Representatives Stevenson,
Anderson. Davis and Nolstead opposing
II: The Michigan delegation showed a
like division, Representative Doremus
advocating the bill. and Representative
j. NJ. {. Smith opposing 1t. From Penn
sylvania. Representatives Bowman and
farr advocated its passage. and Repre-
sentative Focht denounced It.
Representative Needham, of Califor-
MIA. spoke for the bill. and Representa-
tive Ks&an against It: Representatives
Hobson, of Alabama; Murray. OF AIassa
chusetts. and Curley OF Massachusetts.
advocated its passage, and Representa-
tfves Good and Prouty. of Iowa; Nor
gan, of Oklahoma: Burke of South Da-
kota; Helgeson, of North Dakota;
French, of Idaho: Young, of Kansas,
nd La Toilette, of Washington, spoke
against 1t. r
General debate on the measure will
close tomorrow at 3 o'clock, with
speeches by Representatives Under
wood, Mccall and Dalzell. The bill
then Will be taken up under the rule
giving permission for amendments. An
effort will be made TO secure fin
vote on the bill tomorrow night. but
the leaders are not sure that 1t can
be reached
Facts Chilled For
Washington, ID. c.. April a0.-With-
out explanation or opposition. Sena tor
la Toilette put through a resolution
In the Senate to-day calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior to furnish
all the facts connected with coal en-
tries made upon lands withdrawn from
the Chugach National Forest Reserve
IN Alaska, and later restored to the
public domain under order of Pres
ident TAFT. The resolution also calls
for detailed information as to what as
signments, il any, have been made OF
such claims and to whom
There is nothing in the resolution to
Indicate its exact purport, but II was
stated that Senator In Toilette has in
view an inquiry to ascertain whether
Or not any favoritism had been shown
TO the Guggcnheim interests and
whether monopoly Of water front
rights available for railroad terminals
had been allowed to grow up.
DemnndS Investigation.
Washington, April 0.--Representa-
tive SABBATH, of Iii. rs. to-day intro
duced resolution providing for an
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