Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-15
IOWA DELEGATION
AGAINST TREATY
EVERY CONGRESSMAN EXCEPT
HUBBARD AND JAMESON oP.
POSED TO RECIPROCITY.
MEASURE PASSES HOUSE
eY DECISIVE MAJORITY
Democrats Vote Almost solidIy to
Ratify Asreemcnt-Resuit Came At
ter Warm Debate-oId Guard Re-
pubIicans Claim to Sec End Of Party
TAFT is JubiIant-Goes to Senate.

cd the Mccall Canadian reciprocity bill
without the dotting of an ~ or the
crossing of IT. 1t has run exactly
the course President Taft said it would
in the lower branch of congress and
now goes to the more doubtful senate
The democrats furnished most Of the
votes for the majority and saved the
day.
There was grand field day of ora
tory-hot party and factional talk-in
the house preceding the roll call Some
OF the old standpat crowd heard the
knell OF the republican policy OF pro-
lection being sounded and metaphoric-
ally wept. Others saw the dawn OF an
era of sane. business-lik scientific
dealing with the tariff question.
Clark and Taft Targets.
Half -jokingly and half-seriously, with
dying out entirely. Champ Clark was
fellow OF a republican president and the
occasion was not without criticism OF
the president, inferentially and other
wise. by members of his own party.
1t had been feared that a long and
perhaps damaging wrangle over amend
ments to the bill III the house would
take place. A single amendment might
have vitiated the whole agreement
negotiated by the executive depart
ments OF the two governments.
At q late hour, however. . rule was
brought in bringing the measure to a
vote and prohibiting sill amendments.
The rule was adopted by q vote OF 19S
to 107. After that there was q vote
on the only single permissible PROPOSE
| tion-to recommit--and then the bill
\ was passed amid much enthusiasm.
Prssidsnt is Elatsd.
It goes without saying that President
Taft is elated over the speedy first
step in getting the reciprocity measure
half way thru congress. He Is not per-
| turbed by the fact that Il was the
practically solid democratic strength
! that rendered the initial victory possi-
BILE or because the republican ranks
were badly divided.
He believes the reciprocity idea Is
gaining ground In the country every
day, and anyway he has declared he
doesn't caro- who makes a right thing
possible so long as 1t Is done, and he
will hold members Of his own party
to accountability, It Is declared. II they
prevent action in the senate.
Under the present complicated and
daily changing conditions 1t Is irnpos-
sible to foretell definitely what the
senate will do with the measure Much
depends on the time 1t is held In the
possession Of the committee on finance.
which will receive 1t tomorrow.
cullom For Quick Action.
Senator Cullom. who will report the
Hc 49, M
finance committe saw the president and
by the committee was necessary reas-
onably to insure action by the senate
itself.
The impression in administration
circles is that majority Of the senate
is for the measure just as surely as
the house was, and that the only ques-
ton, therefore relates to the extent Of
filibustering opposition. Right now the
senate leaders in the main believe a
vote will be reached and the chances at
this time also favor passage II this
happen.
President Taft has received enough
encouragement to maintain Il firm stand
and hold an extra session before the
eyes OF the senate In the event 1t fails
to perform Its duty.
Debate Among Republicans.
The debate which preceded the pas
sage Of the bill in the house was con-
fined largely to the republican side.
Democratic members poined In from
to time and taunted the majority mem-
bers for their lack Of unity.
The cloture rule by which the final
vote was reached tonight was decided
upon only after Mr.. Mccall, In charge
Of the bill. had failed to get unanimous
consent to do away with the calendar
Wednesday (tomorrow). II that had
been secured he said no would have
been glad to let the debate continue for
another legislative day.
The republicans opposed to the bill
fought the rule to tho very last, de-
nouncing it in caustic language. They
directed their flre especially against the
democrats. and accused them. on the
eve Of going into power Of the house,
Of enforcing gag rule" rs drastic az
anything against which they had so
eloquently inveighed in the past.
Under the cloture rule the only loop
hole LETT to the opponents OF the meas
ure was a motion to recommit the bill
to the committee Of tho whole house,
with instructions to report certain