Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04
Tariff Board Bill Passed In
Senate But Killed in
the House.
RECIPROCITY IGNORED
Senate Allowed Bill to Die
at Bottom Of the CaIen-
dar List.
SENATOR BAILEY RESIGNS
Extra Session Called for
Purpose OF Acting on Ca
madam Reciprocity.
Special By United Press Wire.

Washington, March 4.-FailinE
to enact either of President Taftis
favorite measures, Canadian reci-
procity and the permanent tariff
board bill. the sixty-frst congress
shut up sharp this afternoon and
i turned over the affairs Of the gov
.ernment to the new congress which
has Democratic House and great
ly reduced Republican majority In
the senate. The tariff board bill
Went through both Houses, but in
the closing hours the House Demo-
Gratis killed 1t by filibustering
against senate amendments. The
reciprocity bill, which passed the
House, was treated with supreme In
difference by the senate which re-
fused to consider it. The finance
committee having reported it with
out recommendation 1t was allowed
to die at the foot of the calendar.
The seneEe adjourned at 1918 r.
M. and the House at 12:41.
Senator Bailey Resigns.
One of the sensations of the clos
ing hours was the action of Senator
Bailey, Democrat, Texas, who re-
signed from the senate. He expects
TO be reelected. Bailey's reasons
were the failure of the Democrats in
the senate to follow his leadership
in the consideration of the Arizona
constitution to which Bailey was
violently opposed. He was against
| the initiative and referendum and
| the recall of public officials, particu-
larly in its application to judges.
Extra Session April 4.
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Canadian reciprocity bill.
Senators McCumber. Republican,
| North Dakota, and Root, Republican,
New York, early today prevented
the senate from considering the
House appropriation bill providing
for an increase in membership from
391 to 430. 1t was declared dead.
BY fiHbustering from / until 3
+, O'Clock this morning Senator Owen,
| Democrat, Oklahoma, prevented the.
ratification of the conservative con-
stitution of New Mexico and the adj.
mission of that territory as a state.
Some of the Work Done.
| Two battleships provided for, favor
able action on the fortihcation of the
Panama canal, passage of the judicial
code and other action long hoped for
affecting the judiciary aud bright pros
4 poets for other legislation which the
president has favored all combined to
increase his satisfaction, but they did
not deter him from the stand he has
taken on the Canadian reciprocity.
| Those who have imagined that the
president was not In earnest when he
made it clear that handful of sena-
tors must either refrain from sitting
! the viii of the majority on this matter
or bear the consequences saw matters
In different light.
| Champ Clark, who win be speaker
of the new house, at the White House
served notice on President Taft that
IL an extra session was called general
revision of the tariff would be taken
up. The Democratic leader made 1t
plain that the house would pass bills
revising all schedules.
Mr.. Clark, who was accompanied by
Representative Underwood, protested
to the president against calling the ex-
ira session so early. They wanted it
April 4. But the president had been
told that 1t is great hardship to sena-
tors and representatives to be here
| through the hot weather and for that
reason is anxious TO have the session
end early.