Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-02-17
IN CASE OF FAILURE TO VOTE
ON QUESTIONS EXTRA
SESSION Is SURE.
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
ClREcT VOTE, LoRiMER CASE
AND TARIFF BOARD ARE TO
BE CONSIDERED.

Washington.-Memb of Congress
would give much to know whether
they are to be permitted to break
ranks on March 4th or whether they
must linger in Washington for an in
Cefinite period to act upon the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement in extra
session.
There is foundation for the report
that President Taft is viewing with
cntire complacency the solicitude of
members of the Senate on the sub
ject of an extra session.
Several of the senators who feel
there is no chance of the approval of
the agreement at the present session.
have found this view is not shared at
the White House.
The President has met all pessi-
lnistic predictions with the suggestion
that he is willing to trust the agree
Lient tc vote. He has never said.
for publication. that he would call an
extra session If such vote is denied.
but senators have failed to obtain as
Lurances that he would not do SO.
The Mccall bill to carry out the
provisions of the Canadian agreement.
having been reported to the House
from the ways and means committee.
probably will be brought up at once.
Immediate consideration will be
asked. II an agreement to that end
is opposed. the supporters Of the bill
will seek a rule for limitation of de-
bate and inhibition of amendment.
The indications are that Senator
Brown of Nebraska will not have to
invoke his threatened oposition to ap-
preparation bills in order to bring
about votes on the resolution provid-
ing for popular election Of senators.
the Lorimer case. q service pension
bill and the bill to create a perma-
nent tariff board.
The situation in regard to these
measures has changed during the last
week. 1t Is probable now the Senate
will vote upon all before the session
rdjourns.
Popular election Of senator's proba-
bly, will be defeated by reason Of the
injection of the race question into the
discussion OF the resolution.
An amendment to the resolution
had already been offered by Senator
Sutherland, which Southern members
say is as obnoxious to them as was
the force" bill. II seems practically
certain this amendment will be
adopted, and its effect certainly would
lie to alienatc n Southern support,
thus making impossible the necessary
two-thirds vote of the Senate for the
main resolution.
The fate of Senator Lorimer is
doubtful. All polls that have been
made have been based on the Beyer-
idge resolution, which declares the
election of Senator Lorimer to have
been accomplished by corruption of
the Illinois legislature. II the case
should come before the Senate in
that form, the indications are that the
CIection would be declared invalid
end his seat vacant.
These senators. it is said, would
vote for a resolution that the evidence
cid not prove Mr.. Lorimer guilty of
corruption. II Mr.. Lorimer's friends
prove the more adept in parliamentary
tactics they may win in the struggle.
most interesting situation exists
IN respect to the service pension
bill. The House passed the Sulloway
tin to increase the present age PEN
sion law SO that at 62 years the rate
will be SIS a month instead of s12.
and providing for other increases as
follows:
At 65 years from s12 to $3.50; at
40 years from sl5 to s25. and at 75
years from $50 to s36. 1t is estimated
this bill would cost about s50,0O0.O0
year in addition to the s153.O0O. 900
estimated for the ensuing year.