The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-25
CONGRESS MAY SIT
WHOLE OF SUMMER
Perspiring Statesmen w i'll
Haunt National Capital,
Says Champ Clark
PENROSE WILL. VOTE
FOR RECIPROCITY
Senate Finance Committee
Chairman to Support
Taft's Democratic
Measure

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. April 50.
Congress VIII continue In extra
session all summer, In the opinion
of Speaker Champ Clark, who at
the White HOupc to-day said:
II have been y two extra scS-
sfons called FOR the revision OF
the tariff, both beginning in
March, and we POT away In Au-
gust both times.T
Penrose For Reciprocity.
Though Canadian reciprocity has
few friends in the finance committee
Of the senate, 1t was declared to-day
that Chairman Penrose tRepublican)
of Pennsylvania. would support 1t. In
order to uphold the president and
that in general the prospects for the
measure in the upper house have i'm
proved In the last few days
One Republican leader said to-day
that his colleagues were not pleased
with the amount OF credit the Demo-
cratic leaders succeeded in corralling
on the house side in connection with
the measure
II lie considered probable that the
finance committee will follow the
precedent In tho last congress and re-
port the bill without recommended
ton. Numerous amendments have
been framed along the line of giving
the farmer equal benefits with the
manufacturer" and an attempt will be
made to attach the house free list
biil TO the reciprocity measure as an
amendment. 1t Was admitted on all
sides that the progress OF the bill
would be tortuous, but iss friends were
more hopeful than ever before.
House Minority Sun Kicking.
Calling the farmers free list bill
political soothing syrup this Repub-
iican minority OF the House ways and
means committees to-day presented a
report. declaring that nothing but re-
ciprocity should be acted upon at this
session. 1t was signed by Representa-
tives Payne. Dalzsll. Mccall. Hill.
Needham. Fordney and I-ongw orth,
and read In part ~ follows.
The pending bill was ordered re-
ported not only without investigation,
but without the emhlance OF consid-
GRAFTON by the committee. It was
stated in the committee that 1t would
reduce revenues about 1880, 900, and
Il 10 now admitted that II will cut
down the revenue by more than 310.-
00o. 600. and later admissions are
chf1stened by It's authors the farmers
free list BILL and 1t represents a trans
parent attempt at the manufacture of
political capital. In view OF the title
which its friends have given it. 1t
would at least have been proper to in
vestigate the effect II is likely to have
upon the agricultural interests The
President OF the United States felt II
his duty TO call Congress in special
session TO consider the Canadian re-
ciproctty bill.
e. Want to Go Home.
That bill has already been act
ed upon by the House and instead
Of bringing forward tariff bills
ili-considered, or not considered
at all. for the purpose of admin
istering political soothing syrup to
particular classes 81 population,
the undersigned are OF the opin-
ION that the interests of the farm
er and everybody else would be
snhscrrea 1.-THE country ts spared
from further political exploitation
and further tariff legislation at
the present time, and adjourn
ment In taken promptly after the
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