Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-01
ANOTHER NIGHT SESSION AVOIDED
Legislative Situation Materially I'm
proved Following Stormy Passages.
RECIPROCITY ADVOCATES HOPE
Extra Session Still Considered Prob
able Despite Developments.
TO RUSH APPROPRIATION BILLS
Proposed Increased Rates on Postage
Of AdvertisinE Sections of Large
Magazines VIII he Dropped 70
Avoid FiIibuster.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The agreement
fth esenate reached shortly after
o'clock to vote at 80 D. IN. tomorrow upon
the resolution to unseat Senator Lorimer Of
Illinois and to make unfinished business"
Of the bill to create a permanent tariff
board. materially improved the legislative
situation This improvement does not by
any means wipe out the probability of an
extra session of congress, but it gave a
ia yof hope, which was seized upon eagerly
by the advocates OF Canadian reciprocity.
The storm clouds which hung menacinEly
low through an all-night session last night
lifted materially late today and when an
adjournment was taken shortly after
clock until II o'clock tomorrow there
was promise OF a further celaring of the
legislative skies.
After a day Of constant search for a
basis OF agreement and amid a scene OF
extraordinary intensity Of interest and evil
dent mutual inspiration the pro-Lorimer
senator's, most Of them opposed to the
tariff board, and the pro-tariff board SEN
ators most Of them opposed TO Lorimer.
got together" in a manner which cleared
the situation and obviated the impending
danger OF another night session,
So there will be a vote tomorrow after
noon on Senator Lorimer's case and there
is little reason to doubt that it will sus-
tain Lorimer.
Tariff Board Has Chance,
The tariff board proposition is at least
in a materially improved position. The
vote of SO to 2l. by which 1t was made
the unfinished business, would indicate
that should 1t come to a vote the bill
would be passed by substantial majority
no to mill
the entire republican vote Of the senate.
| Senator Hale gave notice he would attempt
to put five appropriation bills through the
senate tomorrow Afternoon and evening.
These are the agricultural postoffice. dip
lomatic and consular, the Notifications and
| the military academy supply measures.
1t was said as 8 part OF the arrange
ment clearing up the situation 1t prac-
] tically WIS agreed that the proposed hl-
creased rates on postage on the advertis-
ing sections of the large magazines would
be dropped from the postoffice bill, ending
the possibility of filibuster on that meas
/ ure. II also was said some other seriously
controveTted items in appropriations bills
likely to cause delay would be eliminated
II Senator Hale's program is carried out
tomorrow, and there is every reason to
believe It will, the senate viii be left only
with the sundry civil. the naval and the
general deficiency appropriation bills to
dispose or The senator from Maine warned
senators that unless they acted on the 20
preparation measures there would De a
strong chance that many OF the important
items OF these would eventually come in
extra session from democratic house.
Extra sessiOn stiI Probable.
No senator was so sanguine over the i'm
proved legislative situation as to predict
that the probability OF an extra session
had lessened materially. Many Of them
were hoping that such would prove to
be the case II all OF the appropriation
bills should be carried into law. the only
extra session factor that would remain
to be disposed OF is Canadian reciprocity.
The situation with regard to this agree
ment cannot be said to have changed, un-
less It profits, as some hope II WILL by the
clearing away Of other matters, leaving
reciprocity to stand on its own merits.
| Although made the unfinished business
OF the senate by a decisive vote. the per-
manent tariff board bill cannot be said
to "off the rocks"
The democratic vote was almost solid
against the advancement Of the measure
and Senator Money OF Mississippi. while
pleading with senators to adjust their dif-
ferences and avoid an extra session, de-
clared he was prepared to wage a long
fight against the tariff board He did
not think. however. that senators should
let the tariff board interfere with other
business
There appeared 10 be somewhat more OF
disposition. however, to bring reciprocity
to q vote.
Young Wants Vote.
Senator Young OF Iowa pleaded with sen.
ators 70 face the measure squarely and
to vote solidly against IT,"
Mr Young seemed particularly anxious Ia
bring the 'insurgent senator's to show
down as he expressed II, on the reci,
procity bill. He accused them OF being re.
sponsible for II because Of their maIedic-
tions against the Payne -Aldrich bin.
The advocates of reciprocity took hone
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