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Show oo House Votes to Take Up the Canadian Agreement Washington, Feb. 13. Immediately .after the house .mot today, Representative Represent-ative McCall called up the reciprocity reciproc-ity agreement for Immediate consideration. consid-eration. Objection was made by members mem-bers of the District of Columbia committee, com-mittee, this being district day on the house calendar. A point of no quorum also was made. To Insure a full vote, a call of tho house was .ordered and all absentees summoned to the chamber. cham-ber. The bill is first being considered by the house as a committee of the whole. Speaker Cannon called Representative Represent-ative Mann of Illinois to the chair 'o preside over the committee during the consideration of the measure. In tho earlier proceedings, Mr. Cannon, Can-non, by recognizing Mr. McCall and declaring his motion to take up tho reciprocity hill a privileged mutter, had shown a disposition to help the cause along to a vote, despite tho sentiments against reciprocity which he expressed In a letter to the Illinois Illin-ois legislature on Saturday. Representative Hill of Connecticut, one of the Republican members of the committee on ways and means, was recognized for one hour in support or the reciprocity agreement. When he began to speak, the houBe was in much confusion and Mr. Hill asked for close attention. "Come over on this side, suggested Representative Fitzgerald, of New York, a Democrat. "We'll listen to you and this is where you will get your votes." I The voting on tho motion to take up the reciprocity measure was fol- lowed with the keenest interest. On a yea and nay vote, there are always two calls through the alphabetical 1st. At the end of the first call, It was seen that the reciprocity advocates were winning. The vote was then: Ayes, 178; noes, 110. At the end of the second call, the vote was announced as 195 to 121. This later was changed to 196 to 121 to correct a clerical error. An analysis of the vote to tako up the McCall bill showed this resiilt: For Republicans, GO; Democrats, 136. Total 19G. Against Republicans, 101; Democrats, Demo-crats, 20. Total, 121. Tho Republican Insurgents' attitude toward reciprocity was shown by the fact that 11 voted against consideration considera-tion aud 60 for IL Mr. Hill's opening argument, iu favor fav-or of the agreement, followed closely tho lines laid down and the facts set forth In the majority report from the ways and means committee. lie was Interrupted from time to time. Asked if he wus in favor of free irade with Canada. Mr. Hill said he favored un-1 restricted trade with every country, where tho cost of production did not dlfrer from that in tho United States Mr. Hill said no amendment could be put in tho bill excopt In the wood pulp section, without disturbing tho whole agreement with Canada. He refused to discuss the wood pulp clause, leaving that to Representative Mann of UllnolH. Mr. Hill pleaded earnestly for the support of the agreement, agree-ment, saying it would bring tho English Eng-lish speaking people of North America Ameri-ca Into closer commercial union, which would be of distinct advantage to both. Mr. Hill called out applause by (Continued on Page Seven.) oo RECIPROCITY IS FAVORED. (Continued from Pago One.) saying ho would novor forget an eloquent elo-quent speech be had heard Speaker Cannon make on the future of the United Slates. The Speaker, he said had declared that the wholo of North America would ono dav be embraced within this country, and even extended extend-ed his vision to include the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The opening speech against the reciprocity measure was made by Representative Gaines of West Virginia Vir-ginia Republican member of the ways and means committee. Mr. Gaines said, the consideration of the bill hail proceeded with "Indecent "Inde-cent h?tfte" and that no Idea had been given by tho house ns to the. contents of the bill. |