Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-21

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be most unfortunate. from a republican
standpoint. If reciprocity became law b.
democratic votes alone. He fears opposi
ton in the Senate. and therefore would
like as much republican support in the
| House possible.
| 1t is said that only two Of the mem
bers promised the President their support
Among those who called were Kinkead
Nebraska: Powers, kentucky; Calder ant
Driscoll, New York: Taylor, Ohio; Wood
New Jersey: Kahn. California, and Ohm
| sted Of Pennsylvania.
| Wants Five-Minute Rule.
Majority Leader Underwood decided te
move this afternoon at o'clock that the
House proceed to consider the reciprocity
bill under the five-minute rule. subject
\ to the Offering of amendments, in the
hope of reaching a final vote on the bill
| without bringing in q rule from the COM
| mittee on rules.
This course Is preferred by the demo
cratic leaders to the procedure Of the ma
tority in the last Congress. which passed
the reciprocity bill under rule cutting
| off amendments.
4 Mr. Underwood said the democrats
WOulu tOtS d&dluSL dil dIucIluIAcuLS, vi
| course, since the bill must be passed as
presented by the President. in order to
conform to the agreement reached with
| the Canadian negotiators.
In the event of a filibuster. which Mr.
Underwood did not apprehend. since the
republicans, in his opinion, will not fill
buster against an administration measure,
the committee on rules eventually would
bring in rule to put the bill through.
1t was Mr. UnderWoods S belief today,
however. that with freedom Of debate and
opportunity to submit amendments to the
judgment of the House, the bill can be
passed with only a few hours delay;
without the necessity Of a rule.
Fought by the Trust.
Chairman Underwood was shown a dis
patch from Birmingham, Ala, stating
that the American Steel and Wire Com
pany had ceased work on the construction
of a three-miilion- steel plant in
Mr.. Underwood's district on account Of
his advocacy of the bill placing barbed
wire on the free list. 1t was claimed
that this mill would have been completed
IN August and would have employed 2.JOO
men.
trust has sought to deter me from my
course in Congress on the tariff bill,
said Mr.. Underwood, but this effort
will be as ineffectual as the others. The
ways and means committee will pass
| without the dotting of IAN or the
crossing OF I, ana l will support the
| bill, OF course
1.-The steel trust has fought me con-
stantly AID threatened my defeat. be-
cause Of my attitude on the reduction
| of the duties on iron and steel products,
but i was renominated without oppOsi-
tion, and was reelected. SO that its
opposition has proven ineffectual.
| Twenty-four members discussed reci-
| procity yesterday during the seven hours
| that the House was In session. Two
| thirds of these opposed the bill In
| speeches Of varying length. Among them
| were two democrats from North Caro-
| lima and republicans from many of the
northern and northwestern states. State
| and party affiliations were honored more
in the breach than in the observance
| supporting republican measure, while
| republicans criticised fellow republicans
for advocating step in the direction
| of democratic free trade.
There was no attempt to limit debate
in any way. In fact, the democrats in
charge Of the bill have acceded SO will
lingly to all requests for time that Rep
| resentative Dalzell publicly made the
statement that Majority Leader Under
wood had been exceedingly fair and
generous.
Colleague Answers Kitchin.
Differences among the members of the
North Carolina delegation, all Of whom
are democrats, were vigorously aired on
the floor. Representative Webb declared
that Claud kitchin. who opened the reci-
procity fight last Friday. had no right
to criticise him or other members Of the
\
against the reciprocity treaty. Mr..
Kitchin had accused him of standing
side by side with the republican stand
pat leaders, he said, but he could with
| equal Justice accuse Mr.. Kitchin OF hav-
| ing 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 democratic ideas
Mr.. Prouty's Maiden Speech.
| Representative Prouty Of Iowa. the in
surgent who succeeded j. A. 7. Hull,
made his maiden speech. He made a
hit. Throughout his speech nc called his
colleagues ''fellers" and used many other
neighborhood expressions. but ne made
his greatest hit when lie rang in the
story of Silly Sally, the village idiot.
This whole situation the judge
drawled. reminds ME of condition that
existed in certain family in the neigh
borhood of my early childhood. There
was a wealthy and aristocratic family
that had an unfortunate demented daugh-
ter. Her name was Sally. Everybody
called her Silly Sally. The family used
her as kind OF experiment station.
Whenever they had a mess of greens and
were not quite certain whether they were
mustard or poison weed they first tried
them Sally. IT they had a mess Of
parsnips and were not quite sure whether
they were tame or wild they first tried
them on Sally. IL they were a little In
doubt whether they had toadstOols or
mushrooms they tried them on Sally. II
they did not kill her the rest Of the fam
lily partook.
Poor Sally. even in her demented con.
dtion finally comprehended the purposes
for which she was being used and one
lday in desperation kicked over pan OF
real mushrooms.