The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-03

' ing agreed on the conference re- ' . port on the agricultural bill and ' ' immediately took recess until ' ' 9:30 a. m.
 . At l:45 o'clock Senator Bey- < ~ eridge made a point of order Y < that Senator Stone. having Y . spoken twice during the present ' . legislative day, was not entitled ' . to the floor MT. Stone loudly > ' protested and a tense situation ' ' was created. ' < After MT. Stone had subsIded < ' Senator Oyerman began a fili- < bustering speech. '
 Washington. March 3--At 12:30 o'clock this morning the Senate resumed con slderation of the bill to create a per manent tariff board which had been ta- bled and supposedly at 4:55 o'clock yes- terday afternoon, when an attempt 10 force a vote on the mea sure was aban- doned. Until that hour the night session was occupied with the postoffice yappro- priation bill which was laid aside in m uncompleted shape shortly after mid night.
 A contest was started immediately be- tween Senator Hale. who wanted the Senate to proceed with the naval appro- priation bill and Senator Beveridge. who pressed for consideration of the unfln ished business-the tariff board measure It required a roll call to decide the issue in favor of Senator Beveridge, the Sen ate declining to proceed with the naval bill by a vote of 26 to 37.
 During the day the Senate passed the pensions. diplomatic and consular, forti- fications and military academy bills, not withstanding the fact that there was every indication that the democrats were seeking to delay action on the supply measures
 Republicans came to the conclusion rather reluctantly that the democrats were in earnest in their filibuster against supply measures. After considering the situation. however some of the Senate leaders became of the opinion that the administration might be led from polit- ical pitfal if appropriation measures were forced into an extraordinary session by reason of obstructive tactics on the part or the democrats.
 Extra Session Troubling
 So many messages from business men have poured in upon republican leaders urging them to beseech President Taft not to call an extra session that the party leaders became greatly disturbed about the future of the party. Many of the commercial interests insisted that Canadian reciprocity was not worth what f l ,nutt tl,a artx icatons or at least many Of them, were taken to the White House and President Taft let it become known that he like wise had been bombarded by messages of similar import.
 According to the best information at the capitol, President Taft has not wa vered in the determination to call an extra session, but has made 1t clear that he would assemble Congress some time between March 15 and March 20, If the Senate failed to act upon the Ca nadian agreement. It was stated that If any of the appropriation bills failed he would call Congress together mme- diatey after March 4. allowing prac- tically no interval between the expira- tion of the Sxty-frst Congress and the converting of the Sixty-second Congress
 Undoubtedly the failure of an appro- priation measure would relieve the ad- ministration of considerable embarrass ment It would then be realized on every side that an extra session could not he avoided and In political circles the re- publicans unquestionably would attempt to lay the responsibility upon the dem ocrats.
 Interesting Senate Gossip
 Much interesting Senate gossip was ci.- culated on the floor tonight during the discussion of the postofflce bill. It was tl.-t ~.. against the bill which was participated In by Senators Owen, Stone Bankhead and others, was not resorted to out of any real objection to the measure Many of the Senate leaders who gossiped about the situation made no secret of the fact that on one side of the chamber Sen ator Beveridge was being hazed by the democrats and old-guard republicans and Senator Bailey on the other side was be- ing punished for the part he played in the agreement by which a time was fixed to vote on the Lorimer case an ] the tariff board measure was made the unfinished business.
 Incidentally the minority leadership of the Senate which will be laid down by Senator Money when he retires on Satur- day. was the stake for which the dem- ocrats played. The Stone faction, it was stated, was determined that Senator Bai- ley SnOuld not De contender III that COD- test if they could help it.
 With the postofflce appropriation bill unfinished and containing many items that will lead to spirited debate unless dropped by the committee. with the naval appropriation bill pending, with the grea, sundry civil bill already reported and the general deficiency bill almost reauv to report formidable programme still confronts the Senate.
 Only Twenty Four Hours More
 No further work on appropriation meas ures will be done until later today, whei, only about 24 hours will remain for the winding up of the Congress. There are conference reports on 'mnrr'anf r"na1 ures waiting to be acted upon, and 1t is evident therefore, that no chance TO- mains for the enactment of tho tariff board bill unless by some mi.,.cl. |. democrats may be induced to withdrsW N their objections and permit vote Be fore noon today.
 The House also droned on monotously in a night session. The only business be fore it was the adoption of the confer ence reports and the consideration o, such Senate measures as were messaged to that body.
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