Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
FULL MONTH NEEDED
TO ORGANIZE HOUSE
Executive Plans to Take a Vacation
in South in March.
HEARS FILIBUSTER IS PLANNED
Has Little Hope That He Can Es-
cape Calling Congress Together
to Consider Canadian Reel
procity Agreement.

April has been selected as the date for
the assembling of Congress in extra ses-
sion.
An agreement 10 this effect has been
reached between the President and Champ
Clark, Speaker to-bc of the next House OF
Representatives.
Mr. Clark and Representative Under
wood who is TO be chairman of the ways
and means committee in the next House,
took the matter up with the President. eX-
planning that an carrier date than April
would lind the democrats unprepared with
their committees. Nothing would be
gained. they said, by liking March 20 or
some date about that time, as the or
SaHiZat.on of the House could not be per-
fccted by that time The President, obdS-
ing as he always is to the opposition. con-
sented to the date fixed, and is prepared
10 announce it at the proper time.
Plans Vacation in March.
The President even has gone further in
his pans about working in Washington
the whole summer. He Is scheduled to
speak in Atlanta March 10 at q great
gathering OF southern business men. His
plans now are TO take a vacation OF
two three weeks in the soutn inn
H'euiateiy aItcr his Atlanta en,ao eaient
lie has not competed the OCEANS, out il
Is expected tnat Augusta viii pe seIccted
by h.n. &s the place for getting nmSclf
ready for the great struggle tnat l., m
cvittb-c the cuLntIc summer He likes
That city ana her people, and Augusta is
Ekeiy to be the recuperatins spot.
1t IS tho plan OF tne denlocra,s, il was
leatneG toaay. 10 orSanize tue House
completely They will 4" tbs through
tire committee on committees. which is
IL be t2e ways and means committee.
Messrs Clark and' Underwood will be en-
sa.ed from March to April i'm the
J:.Sk of selecting the democrats who are
~ form the majorities on the committees
scntation on. the ways and means COM
mttee has been selected hut picking the
democrats for the other committees will
iye a huge undertaking.
The republican minority, too. will have
d busy task iii choosing its representa-
tion ON the committees, and doubts are
expressed whether the two parties will
be through with this work even by
April !. if the whole House machinery is
to be organized each representative in the
body VIII have to he consulted as to his
preferences fhis will take much time.
il is pointed out.
Filibuster Planned, It Is Said.
hopes OF avoiding an extra session
vacillate with the passing of the days
and hours with visiting statesmen to the
White House, but the President himself
sees little 10 cause the belief that he will
escape the duty he has determined 10
perform. Reports reaching him are that
four men are scheduled to fiibuster reci-
procity to its temporary resting place.
These are CumminS, Ia Toilette Nelson
and Hale Cummins and La Toilette each
with aspirations for the presidential NOM
lnation in 1917, want delay. Senator
Hale, regular republican Is bitter be-
yond his former history, while Senator
Nelson, once his head is set, cannot be
moved by anything less than a freight
train.
When the Presidents advice is sought
on the situation he merely urges that a
vote be forced in some shape or another
so that every man will be compelled to
show his hand His desire is plain that
responsibility shall not be shifted by
irickery on evasion. Ii stra gnt vote
cannot be had at this session on the main
question. he at least wants to see the
game played, that the country will
know each mans hand. He will not be
satisfied with an indirect vote that mere
ly places each man under the colors Inc
wishes to fight for TO the extent OF
foregoing the call for an extra session
already determined but he does feel tina,
the country should know the truth