Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19
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Close Draws Near Without Disposal Of
Matters At Issue.
SEEK LIGHT FROM WHITE HOUSE
Pr-siarut r.rt Ds-- Vet Csanis-ian
Asv s-natsr - knusuncr Pest
tivsfy EEfra Session VIII
NJ tItrrnauve.

WASHINGTON. Feb fE-An extra sss-
SION % congress looms very large ana
rruhahlr tuniEht- Unless President Taft
and the friends of the Canadian reciurocifv
aEreanent arr able 10 bring more Than
urdlnnry pressure TO bear upon the senate
ami avert the expenditure Of time hv the
opponents ~ the asreement-or its friends
"a iH difnruif fu see how the srnate can
resrh q vote before adjournment.
Ahead 81 the Canadian agreement Tor
nnederafon. ln addition 10 ten general
apnrnrriafirn bills are measures affeciing
fhH popular election of senators. the sena-
tor Lortner case. the permanent tariff
husnd Eenerai sEs pensions sbe cunErss-
Hiunsi superintendent and the forufIeation
~ the Panama cannl
Not one of these can he sideiracksd
witauut cuntrsf. Bark OF each O. q
group of determines senators iumstrnt that
q vote shall be taken before adjournment.
soTnr Of the measures must be left un-
PASSED Or the Canadian arreencnt win
die There is not tnrr enoash Cor all.
he foregoing ~ the opion of the re-
publican fsaders of the senate Several
whose Enowicdge az ths lcEisiative sftIta-
fion cann6i be doubfed expressed views in
acCord with the outline given when th.s
w=re asked for siatan1rnt as TO what
might BE- expected rcEariiaE President
rafi,s demand that vrte hc taken AZ the
present session an the Canadian azree-
fugnt Those who honed % avoid an extra
session b. gettinE a vote on iiie McCan
hin scr their chanca for sncreHa EroEgne
less and less as the close Of the session
draws nearer wifhnur any ~ THESE can-
tnovertrd sistt@rs being Sotfen cut ~ tsn
way
WIN M Ilitie auzletv those senstorz who
fear the, are facar a summer session are
scekinE rEht fnom the white House 50 far
- can BE- elarncd NO senstor vino has
talked with Fscsidsut Tan haR nesn. conn
misHiuned 90 annoUnce positively whether
there VII Be an extra session IN the event
the senate faiis 50 yote on tlse Canadian
agreement The general opiuion srcms to
b. there uiit bc an extra session and the
onis ErnE.ors WAC are making preparasio1s
ia se~HprsF ~ l1rcnsf arr those 9hous
fclrus ezpire Oh THAT date.
The argument advanced bv congressional
leaders IN suuport Of the cnntantion that
President Tan will cali q special session
- that ihe executive IS determined 90 DE-
rve what scncnt he can from the changcd
conditions in the house where the demo-
uars wiii be IN control. and IA the senate
where the republican majority win D. ma
teTiaily reduced br the nstirsmenf of sew
erai members Opposing the administration
program.
as ihe house passed. the Mccall bul 1y
a decisive vote and practically an of the
democrats voted for e. the president be-
heFcs a democraIia house In special sss-
sion would asain pafs the bin without de-
iHy. g also IN said the president believes
the senate A. IL wiz be constituted after
Maruh Z would pass the BIN. The senate
COMMITTEES on finance to-day decided % glge
hearings on the Mccall biu On Mond
and TUESDAY. On Wednesday the bin wiii
b. considered Ia cxecltiee session and the
cunconsus Of apinion s Il win De reported
nut later than Thuradar- IN view or s.-
short time thet remaias Of fhe present
session it was decided TO limit the hearings
10 rwo days
Ne Prspcr Advaentr.
sven thonsa the Mccall hiu SHOULD be
given 10 the senate % Tnugsaay. there Is
siave doubt as 10 WHISTLER consideration
Goa "a sinuid be hroHght about There Is
NJ enthusiasts EdToca1e FOR she Mccall
hili on the rQnuoiicnR SIDE % the senate
some democrat maT came forward as is
champion. brt his efforts rrobahlg would
prove Ineffective a. bis motives would he
Eure 20 he atfarged on the ground fhat he