The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-14
First Vote Shows Good
Majority for Recipro-
city Agreement.
M'CALL BILL MAY
BE PASSED TODAY
Republican Party Split Wide
Open on Measure, Neither Reg
ulars nor Insurgents Work
ing in Harmony-Only
Nineteen Democrats Vote
in Opposition to It.

Washington. D. c.. February lS.-The
Mccall bill. carrying into effect the
Canadian reciprocity agreement
reached the floor Of the House to-day
and probably will be passed by that
body before adjournment tomorrow
night. Even the opponents OF the
measure admitted to-day that there
was no hope CT stopping IL in the
House.
test vote came to-day soon ate,
the House was called to order BY
Speaker Cannon. Mr. Mccall moved
the immediate consideration Of his BILL
This was objected to ostensibly on tho
ground that II was District OF Columbia
day on the calendar and that important,
ma tiers OF Legislation affecting the pis-
trict were pending.
When the voting began, however, it
soon became apparent that. with com
, Paratively few exceptions, the lines
were being tightly drawn between
those favoring and those opposing the
trade agreement. AS finally corrected
the vote to take UP the bill was 1877
TO l2o. The bill Will be passed. II is
expected, by even a larger majority.
Today iol Republicans voted against
immediate consideration. This mum
Ger VIII show n decided diminu,ion on
Inc iiral call. Sfxty-three Republicans
voted for immediate consid era don.
Few Democrats Oppose 1t.
fhc Democratic vote was divided.
IA In favor OF Immediate considera.
| non ana nineteen against Democratic
leaders say there will be but six or
seven votes against the passage OF tho
OIL from their side
No time for vote was set today
put to- morrow Mr.. Mccall will endeayor
20 secure an agreement to end general
,esate at o o'clock and than to begin
ne reading OF the bill for amendment.
| ne House TO remain in session untii
The measure Is passed
me test vote taken to-day and tho
general debate that followed clearly
demonstrated the serious sp]it thar ~
ISIS among the Republicans or ira
touse on reciprocity 1t now appears
that majority OF the Repuhlicans
VIII vote against the measure nlthourh
the President is likely to get more sun
port from that side Of the chamber
than he first anticipated. Like the
Regulars. the Insurgent ranks also ,re
torn vide open. and. like the Regulars
again, majority Of them will vote
against the measure
Some Of the Republicans who snoke
procity agreement the beginning of tho
end Of protection. The Democrats an.
pauded this vociferonsly
me Republican split is accentuataG
~ the TACT that one member OF tina,
party. MT. Mccall OF massachusetts &.
directing tho debate in favor or ~
measure and another Republican AIr
palHell, OF Pennsylvania. Is dircctinp
the fight against it,
representative Hin. of Connecticut.
opened the debate in favor or tho III,
a.n was me only Republican to advo-
cate 1t to-day. re was seconded ~
REPRESENTATIVES Harrisaa. OF New York
and a. Mitchell Palmer. Of Pennsvlvo
MA, Democrats. REPRESENTATIVE
Gaines, Of IVES, Virginia.; Martin or
Sonth Dakota, and Kendall. Of Iowa.
al Republicans, spoke against rccinroc
ity.
some Reclrrocity EXAMPLES.
NJ. Hlii declared that under reciproc-
ny trade between this country and
iiaWali ana CUBA flourished: that under
..ee trade with Porto Rico. our trade
WITH that Island Increased nearly 6r
! teen fold: that under reciprocal rela
'ions with the Philippine Islands mn.
luai trade has grown 20 per cent. in
less man a year. In all NJ these cases
ne proposition to enter upon such
trade relations was met with pronhcc;os
OF dire disa ster to some existing indus
try in this country. and In every ease
the prophecy failed OF fulfIment Tic
new policy resulting In mutual advan
taEe
Mr.. Gaines complained tina the reel.
Procl'y measures had been 'raiIroadcd
through with indecent haste
Mr.. Harrison. OF New York. favorjnr
the measure. said the Democrats were
anxious to have reciprocity. It would
snow the American farmer in a very
little while, he asserted. that protcc
,lon had been of no benefit to hin
me farmer. he said. had for years been
neid IN line for Rcpublicanism through
false pretenses.
And when he finds that protection
was hnmbug in his case" added Mr.
Harrison he viii help us gel better
tariff schedules rs to other things"
MI Palmer also favorng the bill
characterized It as a belatcl acknowl-
cdgment Of the disappointment the
country felt over the Payne AIdrich
law.
s.