The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-14

dsnts Own state Line Up Against
Mccall sil = insurgents From
Western states Join with Cannon
Forces In Opposition to lts Ratlh-
cation - Palmer Says Democrats
Wsleems Extra Session.
washington, Feb. IA test vote
taken in tho house Of representatives
On ths Mccall bill, embodying the
terms OF the Canadian reciprocity
agreement demonstrated that the
measure will pass that body by a
substantial majority. The vote will
be taken late this afternoon.
The outlook for the reciprocity bill
N the upper branch OF congress is
Becoming brighter. II is by no
means certain as yet that the pact
vii be concurred in by that body,
but the prospects for favorable action
ars more promising now than they
have been at any other time since
President TAFT submitted his special
message to congress on the subject.
The reciprocity bill was taken up
In the house in spite OF a rule re-
serving the day for the considera-
tion OF business affecting the Dis.
tfict OF Columbia. 1t therefore be-
came necessary for the friends of
Canadian reciprocity to set aside
the rule. and they did so by vote
ef 1917 to 1870, thus making It clear
that whatever the fate of the agree
mont In the senate. the house in
tends to follow the lead OF President
TAFT
Here again. however. 1t was dem
snstrated that, without the aid OF the
Democrats, the presidents proposal
would have gone down TO defeat in
the house. The Democrats had al
ready saved the day once for the
president by voting the bill out OF
che ways and means committee when
the Republican members stood even.
ly divided on 1t. The action OF the
Democrats indicates that they will
have a clear title to large measure
OF credit for the agreement IL It
fnslly becomes a law. All told l0l |
members voted against
the motion providing for the imme-
&nte consideration OF the Mccall |
gill. Nineteen Democrats sided
against the bill on this test vote. |
The motion was adopted by the votes |
ot 1874 Democrats and only SO Repub.
Icans.
The Republicans who voted in op-
position come from the agricultural |
states Of the northwest, New Eng |
land. a few from New York and the |
border states and a number from the |
middle west, including half dozen |
or m from the presidents own state !
sf Ohio. Among the prominent Re !
publicans who took occasion to show |
their disapproval OF reciprocity as
laid down by the president were Dal-
sFll OF Pennsylvania, Fordney OF
Michigan. Hull of Iowa. Keifer OF
Ohio, and Dennet, Bradley, South
wick snd Knapp OF New York.
A further analysis OF the vote
shows that the Republicans who
Iinod up against Canadian reclproc.
ty we're men who have been closely
allied with the Cannon organization
and the insurgents from the west.
The insurgents, almost without ex.
ception, voted against the motion to
take up the Mccall bill.
Formal notice was given 70 the
rresident by Democrat during the
course OF the debate on the Mccall
bill IN the house that a special ses.
sion for the consideration OF Cana.
dian reciprocity, In event that 1t
failed this time. had no terrors for
the members OF that party. The
Democrat who injected this thought |
trto the discussion was Representa-.
tive A. Mitchell Palmer OF Pennsyl- |
vanis, who declared that the Demo-
Gratis would welcome a special ses-
sion. sS II would give them AN OPP |
portunity 10 begin general revision |
OF the tsrlf earlier than they had |
Elanned