Arizona republican., 1911-01-29
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT SURE
The Club of an Extra Ses- sion Swung Over Heads of Those Who Would Prefer the Defeat of the Measure in Its Entirety.

Washington. Jan. 2S-F0r carrying into effect the terms of the reciprocity agreement concluded by the repre- sentatives of Canada and the United States last Thursday, the first move was made today, when Representative Mccall of Massachusetts. d member of the ways and means committee of the house. presented an administra- tion bill on the subject The bill was reported to the committee on ways and means, which will take it up next week.
 The introduction of the bill by the Massachusetts member instead of by Mir. Payne of New York, chairman of the ways and means committee, oc- casioned comment IL is interpreted to indicate that MT. Mccall will take a leading part in engineering its prog ress on the floor of the house
 While the members of the commit tee decline to discuss their attitude upon the measure. it has become fair ly well established that the bill to put the new rates into effect will pass through the committee and come out on the floor of the house within d comparatively short time.
 The first move of the committee will be to determine if any hearings shall be held upon the measure. IL is the opinion of several members that if certain delegations represent ing the industries seriously affected by the lowering of the tariff rates wish to be heard opportunity will be offered them before final action. There will be no opening of the bars to all tariff arguments that might be in troduced for and against the new ar engagement. Members of the commit tee believe the facts on the various items were fully elicited in the hear ing held during the preparation of the Payne Aldrich bill, and that to renew the extensive hearings on the reciprocity agreement would needless ly delay its consideration.
 The form of the Mccall bill is such that it's future consideration is a matter of uncertainty. As a bill to raise revenue would be subject tO' amendment and change. unless a rule of cloture is first put through the house prohibiting them and forcing
 
 as a whole.
 The negotiations resulted in a defi- nite concrete arrangement with Can- ada. which cannot be changed in any particular without upsetting the whole This is the reason for an opinion that the ways and means committee and the rules committee will prepare a rule providing for its consideration as a whole without amendment.
 The impression has been strength ened that the presidents determina- ton to secure action at this session is such that he will resort to an extra session if it becomes necessary to bring the matter to a final cOnsidera- tion by congress. Extra session talk has caused no little worry at the capitol. The leaders of the house frankly say that it will not be nee essary thus to dispose of the trade agreement.
 If defeat comes it is expected in the senate. The democrats of the house. after a fairly careful poll. are appar- ently disposed to accept the agree ment and support it in debate and with their votes.
  bers of the ways and means commit tee, the democrats are likely to ac- cept the bill without a serious at tempt to amend it. They look upon it both as a tariff change in line with ideas. and also as a seri- ous attempt on the part of the re- publican president to take the tariff out of politics
 Representative Mccall has been the subject of speculation, because he comes from a state that complained bitterly against the free fish provis- ions of the agreement. MT. Mccall declined to declare himself. but he made no secret of his approval of the plan for reciprocal arrangements be- tween the two countries.
 Several members of the committee whose position also has been in doubt indicated that the ways and means will under no circum- stances fail to report promptly, and they have given intimations that the report will likely be favorable to the treaty.
 The Mccall biIl after indicating the duties that shall be levied upon Ca nadian products. provides that these shall become effective as soon as the president ascertains and issues showing that Canada is similar duties against Ameri- can products The free importation of certain articles becomes operative as soon as the president becomes sat