The Washington times., 1911-03-29
TARIFF TO SENATE.
BY FIRST Of MAY
Democrats Plan to Have Bill
Ready for Upper House
in One Month.
THEY WILL BROOK NO
DELAY IN ORGANIZING
Leaders to Eliminate Minority If
DiIatory Tactics Are
! g. Tried.

Democratic leaders who have been
mapping out a program Tor thelr
marty in the early days of the extra
session have reached the conclusion
that they will send their first tarif
measure to the Senate about May l.
There Is still a wide difference or
opinion as to whether that tarin
measure will be the Canadian reel
procity treaty or a revision of the
woolen schedule. The present plan
IS to put the matter up to the Demo-
cratic caucus.
1t had been hoped by the Demo-
cratic leaders that they could make
better progress and that the Senate
Would have tariff legislation before
1t shortly after Congress convened
Present indications point to a pro-
tracted discussion over the organi-
cation of the House. The Democrats
will require more than two days,
even II a fight on such important sub
5ects as rules. committee assignments,
etc, is avoided.
In addition the disinclination of the
Republican leaders to prepare for
minority representation on the vari-
Gus committees is almost certain to
delay a complete organization Of the
House.
Democrats Ready.
Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means Committee are authority
for the statement that If the Repub-
licans indulge in dilatory tactics in
the election of minority members of
the committees the majority members
of those committees will proceed to
without waiting
for the Republicans.
Complaint is already heard among
the Democrats of the failure of the
Republicans to get together and de-
eide whether their minority leader
shall name the committee members
or whether they shall be elected.
either by a Democratic caucus or
nominated by a committee on COM
mittees. The Democrats point out
that the Republicans have had as
much time to do that work as have
the Democrats. and that they must
be held responsible for their failure
TO do So
There will he no disposition. how
ever, to refuse the Republicans a
reasonable time to get together on
their committees, and 1t is now eX-
peCted that most of next week will be
devoted to organizing the House.
The Democrats have already agreed
upon their plan of procedure when
the House meets next Tuesday. I'm
mediately after the House is called
10 order by Clerk Mcdowell the Presi-
dents message calling the Congress
into extraordinary session will be
read There will then be a call of
the House to ascertain the presence
of quorum. following which Champ
Clark will be elected Speaker and will
ascend to the desk occupied by Speaker
Cannon and take a new gavel from
the hands OF the clerk.
Election First.
The new Speaker will then adminis-
ter the oath to the members, after
which the House will be called upon
20 elect a clerk. sergeant-at-a arms,
doorkeeper, and other elective Off
GERS. The rules of the House do not
provide for the daily hour of meeting
and for this reason it will be neces-
sary for the members to decide
whether they shall follow custom and
begin the transaction Of public busi-
ness at IL o'clock or whether they
are ready for the reformers who be-
lieve the House should meet at 10
o'clock.
Following this another resolution
will be passed notifying the President
that the House has organized and is
ready for business. 1t is expected the
program outlined above will keep the
House busy the first day The second
day is expected to be devoted to a
discussion of the rules, and this dis
Cussion may be prOtracted. On the
third day the House will take up the
question of committee assignments,
and it. is on this day that the Re-
publioans will probably, ask for an
r adjournment until the following Mon
day in order that they may have time
10 appoint the minority members of
the committees.