Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-16

Canada was ratified in the House OF
Representatives tonight through the
support OF an almost solid democratic
vote. The Mccall bill. carrying the
agreement into effect. was passed. 221
to 90. majority of the republicans
present voted against the measure, the
division being IS ayes and 81 noes.
The democratic vote was l43 ayes and
only five noes. A majority Of the re-
publican insurgents present voted for
the bill.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
What it's fate will be in that body is
problematical at this time. President
Taft believes that If a hllbuster can
he avoided and n vote taken. the bill
will pass. He is insistent that the
Senate shall act one way or the other,
and has indicated that he would call
an extra session OF Congress If it does
not do so.
The passage Of the bill in the House
came at the end Of long debate
which at times was as bitter as has
been heard on the floor Of that cham
Der in years. The fight was confined
almost wholly TO tho republican side.
| Democratic members Joined in from
time to time. and tainted the major
ity members for their lack Of unity.
The democratic leaders also put in
the claim that the reciprocity agree
rnent was a good democratic doctrine
and declared that they were glad to
welcome President Taft and many of
tho House republicans into the dem
ocratic fold The suggestion came
from the republican side that Mr. Taft
and Champ Clark might be rivals for
the next democratic presidential nom
ination. Mr. Clark declared that in a
contest Of that sort he would 1n
"hands down.
USED A CLOTrRE RULE
A final vote was reached tonight only
through tho application of a cloture rule
which shut off all amendments and even
dispensed with the reading OF the bill.
This procedure was decided upon only
after Mir, Mccall, in charge of the bill,
had failed to get unanimous consent to do
away with calendar " Wednesday, to-mor-
row If that had been secured. he said,
he would have been glad to let the debate
continue for another legislative day.
The republicans opposed TO the bill
fought the rule to the very last denounc-
ing it In caustic language. They directed
their fire especially against the demo-
Gratis and accused them. on the eve Of GO
ing into power in the House. of enforcing
6 gag rule drastic as anything against
which they had eoquently inveighed
In the past. Tho democrats laughed loud
~ at this and seemed thoroughly to enjoy
the discontinue OF some of their old time
enemies.
Champ Clark took Representative Dali
, zell of Pennsylvania sharply to task FOR
complaining OF the undue haste" with
which the House was acting on the reel
, rrocity measure The speaker-to-be de-
, clared that tho democrats had sat for
years. bound and gagged. while the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania and mis- asso-
cates had brought In rule after rule and
had rushed legislation through wlthou,
giving an opportunity for amendment
5 ONLY EXPEDIINT is LOST.
Under tho cloture rule, which was
adopted by an overwhelming vote, the
only loophole left to the opponents OF the
; measure motion to recommit the
bill to the committee OF the whole House
with Instructions to report certain
amendments. When the time came tC
do this. half dozen members were
clamoring Tor recognition. MIR. Dalzel
was recognized by Speaker Cannon. II,
proposed that meat and meat products
-four, prepared cereals, lumber and sew
n eral other articles be put the free list
a Inc motion was lost. ia TO 1871 Tn,
= cloture rule had been agreed to previous
i ~ by vote OF 1898 TO lo7.
t 1t had been apparent for several day
e that the reciprocity measure would hav
an Overwhelming majority In the House
;, This seemed to make its opponents al
n the more bitter, The feeling displayed II
q the House to-day was so intense at time
Il that 1t surprised members on both side
3, | Of tho House
n Some OF the old guard republican
g leaders, like Dalzell OF Pennsylvania an
d Fordney Of Michigan. yelled but thinl.
n their predictions that the Republican
marty would be defeated by reason o
+ what they characterized a departure from
I the principle Of protection and tn
v espousal OF free trade. Mr.. Dalzell pro
4 posed to stand where he had stood 70
c 40 years and to go down with hi
marty" MI F'ordney said he feare
e that democratic times were coming AM
e It made him sweat blood" TO con
. template the melancholy fact The othe
: speeches from the republican opposition
we're in much tho same vein
: CANNON TOOK NO PART,
: Speaker Cannon took no part in TIN
D. debate either yesterday or to-day. FL
- was in the chamber constantly, however
V and followed the arguments on boti
u sides with the keenest interest Their
- was loud applause and cheering In tn
House tonight when on the first recor,
vote that was ordered the speaker call
ed Representative ollie James OF Ken
n lucky, one OF the leaders OF the demo
. cratic side, to the chair Mr. James sa
there all through tho roll call ana whe'
- he announced the vote the cheering wa
n renewed. This is said to be the only
time democrat has been called TO pre-
=, side over the House since the repupncah'
. g7ined control
President Taft tonight gave u''..
to speaRer Cannon. The meal was 90
- ayed an hour while the House was w,
ing on reciprocity. 1t is said the i'oe'
dent sent word that he would o"~"e'
y the dinner into breakfast II was
~ necessary In order to pass the p',,,
The final vote. by which tho Dill wa
passed was as follows
FOR THE BILL
, ro,,,hlicon,- Alexander Of New YORK
Anthony, Austin. Basohi's"