Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-25
Extra Session Will Take Up
Matter. Democrats Will Thy
for Campaign Fund Publ.
city Measure.
SCHEDULES WILL BE
REVISED ONE BY ONE
Presidents Wishes to Be Ig'
nored in This Regard; The
Wool Schedule Will Be One
of the Victims.

Washington. Marcu - Within
three days. probably. ana certainly
within week after congress convene,
In extraordinary session on Nprii {. IN,
DE nocrats uf the house viii pass a
resolution to amend The constitution
80 as To provide for M election OF
United states senators by direct vote
at the people
They viii aiso send over 10 the sen
ate within q reasonably short time a
congressional rcappOrlionmont hill,
ana perhaps bill in amend the pres
ont campaign fund publicity act 50 as
to provide for publicity before olcC-
lion as we'll a. after
The plan now under consideration
hy th" new waNs ANA means commit.
tee is that as soon a. the house d.
organized The committee ON the cloC-
tiou of The pttsid nj vice president
and roproscntaiiNcs IA congress. O
which Representative Ruckol or Mis-.
souri vii bc chairman or perhaps The
committee ON the judiciary. OF which
Rvpr sentative Cayton OF AlBhama
will be- chairman shall meet. consider
and report tu the house a resolution
identical with thar which vIs report.
miliCc ON The Judiciary al th' laty ses-
sion and vas lathcred 1y senator
EOiah tkcpubicanl of Idaho
Such q nonsurc or one OF similar
purpori and cncct has four times pass.
cd th" house oi repr scniatiyos and
II will not demand any oN,ondcd hcar.
ings or discussion II H. certain 60
pass almost If not quite, unani'
mourlN
That viii give the senate something
10 tdik about while tho hous is pre-.
pairing Bnd considering The Canadian
gociprocit, mogsurc and The various
'uopEun schedule. .hysChodulc rrvi.
sion bills which the Democrats de.
clare fh,N az. certain 90 pass. tho
pr' 'sidcnt's objections 10 the contrary
uotwithstandinp
The Democrats figure that The sen
ave viii want tO have something tor
consideration. ana there is nothing
which can pc gott fo IA, senate In
shortcr time than iho popular clec
tious rosulu'iOu Il Nae The subject OF
chhorata -cussion az lho r.cont Sos.
sion ana was only defeated because
The Democrat ron th, suuth would
nor stand lul the so,callod sutherland
government iuri die ion over ih c,cC-
lions in the sfatos II is contendcd
hN the Democrats hat with All the
debate which has been had hereto
Tore on tie question fh senate should
hc in q upsition 90 dispose OF II by
the time The tariff measures cone
al0ns ~ lea me senate will have
no excuse Tor lu-lug go act upon il
sf,..l s.fE a..
IN respect 20 mrin Hesitation ~ the
special session, slat from Canadian
I'ciprocity. has han the effect of siii-
icninp nap the Democrats aud has
made hem al thr more determined ~
pass SoNcra schcdul .py.Schcdulo
bins Tho, say there has been no
undcrs anding that there should be mo
taIii legislation other than he pas
! sag of a hlll 10 carry into effect tho
' Canadian pact Il nov soems 1n'"
certain hat The president Nill bear
down hard with a recomm ndntion iur
q permanent tarln commission IN ms
message 10 fha special scs ion Such
recommendation will not accomplish
anything the u mocrats say, for the,
are resolved thar no such moasur,
shall pass
The Democrats suspect that IN,
president is inteat upon using the tar
m commit sion proposition ~ a rca
son 'or refusing 10 acccp, any Of lh'
Sch'dulc.ni schedule bills which they
viii pass Ills position, as unofhc!alll
defined is that the tarin should b'
revised upon he recommendation an,
IN accordance with the findings of lh'
tarin board Thai body, however vii
not have murh standing with th'
Democrats
They are gone right ahead with 10,
passag, OF their revision bills withou
rcgard 10 the tariff hoard, opinions
ana without regard 10 what the presi
dent may do tie can either sign %
veto the measures which viii he sen
M 10 him. II they get past HE senate
n viii be- his matter ana not theirs
thev declare.
Thus il may be said thai The hous
will first give the senate something t,
work upon Then Il Will pass III
Canadian reciprocity measure aud ~
dividual tariff bills, and It Viii NOT ac
upon the recommendation Tor pen
T. nanenl tarin board In order 4
blige The president 10 accept ~ leaa
~ revision OF the wooden schedule
IL now planned 10 attach II 10 ih
reciprocity hill II Is the prosenl tai
of some of the Democratic leaders a
the house hat they ought 90 q
through with ,heir part of the logisl'
tive program by the middic uf MAJ
80 NJ 20 he ready to ad dioufn as 500
rs the senate acts They argue 'hH
II would be strong card IN ihel
favor If ihtN pnlilI In ihig