The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
MAY CALL AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Taft Determined to Have Reel
procIty Agreement Ratified.

PRESIDENT art OereTmlnec TO rave HeCl-
procIty Agreement Ratified
BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S,-To carry into
effect the terms of the reciprocity agree.
Canada and the Unlted States last Thurs
day. the first move was made today when
Representative Mccall Of Massa chusetts.
member OF the ways and means com
mittee OF the house, presented the admin
istration bill on the subject. The bill
was referred TO the committee on ways
and means, which will take II UP next
week. The introduction Of the bill by
the Massachusetts member, instead of by
Mr.. Payne OF New York, chairman OF the
ways and means committee, occasioned
comment.
Mccall Will take leading part in en-
gineering Its progres on The floor of the
house.
While members OF the committee de-
line To discuss their attitude upon the
ms asure. II has become .airly well es-
tabl'shed that the bill to put the new
ties into effect Will pass through the
committee and come out on the floor OF
time.
Extra Session Possible.
The first move Of the committee Will be
to determine If any hearings shall be held
upon the measure. 1t is the opinion OF
several members that II certain dele
affected by the lowering OF tariff rates
wish to be heard, an opportunity will be
afforded them before final action.
There VIII he no opening of the bars
10 ali the tariff arguments that might be
introduced for and against the new ar
rangement. Members OF the committee
believe the facts were fully elected In the
hearing had during the preparation OF the
Payne -Aldrich bill. and that to renew
extensive hearings upon the reciprocity
agreement would needlessly delay Its con-
sideraton.
The impression has been strengthened
that President Tafts determination 10
secure action al this session Is such that
he will resort to an extra session II 1t be-
comes necessary to bring the matter to
final consideration In congress
The extra session talk has caused no
little worry at the capital. The leaders
of the house frankly do not believe It
will be necessary thus TO dispos OF the
trade agreement
II defeat comes it is expected in the
senate. The Democrats OF the house,
after fairly careful poll by the minority,
agreement and to support 1t In debate
and with their votes
According to II Democratic member of
the ways and means committee. the
Democrats are likely to accept the bill
without serious attempt to amend It.
They look upon il both ms n tariff change
in line with Democratic ideas and as a
serious attempt on tho part of the Re
publican president to take the tariff out
of politics.
McCaIl'B Constituents Hostile.
Mr. Mccall has been the subject OF
some speculation. because he comes from
n state that has complained bitterly
against the free Ash provisions Of the
agreement. Mr.. Mccall declined to de
clare himself. but made no secret OF his
approval OF the plan for reciprocal ar
rangemcnts between the two countries,
Several members OF the committee
whose positions have also been In doubt
have indicated that the ways and means
committee will under no circumstances
fail 10 report promptly and have given
intimations that the report is likely TO
be favorable to the treaty
The Mccall bill. efter Indicating the
duties that are TO be levied upon Cana :
dian products. provides these shall be-
come effective as soon as the president
asccrtains and issues proclamation
showing that Canada is levying similar
duties against American products
The free importation OF certain articles
Is to become operative soon as the
president becomes satisfied that Canada Is
making similar concessions to the United
States.
The senate WAS not In session today
and few members OF that body were AZ
the capital 1t was impossible 10 learn
II there had been any change In the open
hostility with which the measure was re :
ceived on Thursday,