Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-13
-Four Days Likely to Be Enough
for Reciprocity Discussion
in the House.
BILL TO Be PASSED QUICKLY
Democrats Will Offer No Amend,
ments-Free List for Farm
ers Means Less Than ST.
100000 Reduction.

Washington. April 12-when the
| Canadian reciprocity bill Is called I'D IN
| the House Friday by Chairman Under.
| wood. there VIII be no effort made Il
| limit debate, unless the minority SHOULD
| demand an unreasonable time The
| majority leaders believe the minority
should be able TO conclude whateve,
arguments there will be against the bill
within two days Probably not more thar
four days debate at the ost will be give,
and the bill will be passed By largt
| majority in the House and sent 70 the
Senate within week. There will be no
amendment offered from the democratic
side. as IL Is caucus measure TO which
the majority Is committed
The free list bill, TO he called up
after the passage Of the reciprocity
bill, is also a caucus measure and can
not be amended by the party in charge
OF =. Under the new rule adopted by
the 62nd Congress no general tariff
amendments can he offered by the
minority. because each amendment
must be germene to some particular
item in the hill. Considera BILE debate
Is expected on this bill. but the demo
cratic leaders expect that both caucus
within two weeks.
The articles designated by this bill
for the free list would make a differ
ence. as compared with the present
duties and revenue. OF less than a
million and half dollars.
HELPS ALONG AT OTTAWA
Ottawa Ont. April 1.-THE position
of reciprocity in the Canadian Parlia-
ment has been greatly improved by the
decision Of Congress to deal with Il be-
fore taking UP other questions on the
extensive program of the democratic
leaders, said a member Of the govern
ment to-day.
The opposition AT ottawa, which has
been agressively against reciprocity from
the lrst, has been basing its hopes large
~ on the expectation that at Washing
ton the democrats would delay ratliica-
ton Of the agreement until they had
carried through the remainder of their
legislative program or would combine the
consideration Of the agreement with the
woolen schedules or with something lese
The decision to go ahead and deal with
the agreement made between Mr.. Knox
and Mr.. Fielding smplifes the situation
for the Canadian government and should
curtail the debate in Parliament which
has already been prolonged to an unreas-
enable length.
Il expect 10 see Parliament ratify the
agreement soon after the Easter reces,
which ends on the 18th. The members ara
going to meet their constituents and
believe from Information which the gov
ernment has received, that most of the
men who have been opposing reciprocity
1T Ottawa will meet an uncomfortable
situation when they get home and are
confronted by their electors. believe
that they will return to Ottawa robbed
cf any desire 10 continue their flibuster
against reciprocity"
Parliament adjourned to-day for a
weeks recess covering tho Easter holi-
days. Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the NOM
hers Of his government will remain at
Ottawa to clear up routine business
which has been accommodating for soma
time