The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-09
EXTRA SESSION TO
Be CALLED; TARIFF
/ BOARD BILL LOSES
Democratic Filibuster
Against Commission
is Successful.
ADJOURN AT NOON.
Both Houses, After a Wild
Morning and Night, Get
Through Appropriations.

| . os.sp S&
Through Appropriations.
Washington, d. C.-Bulletin.-
President Taft this afternoon issuet
. call for . special session OF con
sress on April 4th, to consider the Ca
madam reciprocity and tarin boare
bills.
Washington, d. C.-Congress ad.
journed at noon today without pass.
ing tho Canadian reciprocity bill and
as result, President Taft is expect.
ed later In the day to call special
session.
n The bill creating a permanent tar.
In board, advocated by President
Taft, after being passed by the Sem
ate at $3.50 o'clock this morning, was
defeated in the House by a illibuste1'
by the democratic members.
Washington, d. C.-Failtng to en-
act either Of President Ta1t's favor
ite measures, Canadian reciprocity
and the permanent tariff board bill,
the sixty-flrst congress shut up shop
this afternoon.
T. The tariff board bill went through
both houses, but in the closing hours
the House democrats killed it by dli-
clustering against the Senate amend
ments. The reciprocity bill, which
passed the House, was treated with
supreme indifference by the senate,
which refused to consider it. The
finance committee having reported it
without recommendation, 1t was al
lowed to die at the foot of the calen-
dar.
President Taft, in accordance with
his publicly announced purpose. inn
mediately arranged to call an extra
session. He was willing to give up
the tariff board, but he stood firm in
his demand that the reciprocity
agreement be passed. He believes
now the senate will pass it. The clos
ing days Of the senate were marked
by filibusters which kept that body in
almost continuous session for six
days.
In the last few hours the most dra-
matte incident came when Senator
Owen. democrat. of Oklahoma, fought
fiercely for the Arizona progressive
constitution and prevented the rati-
fication of the conservative New Mex
leo constitution. This final strug-
gle was so bitter that Senator Bailey
OF Texas, democratic floor leader, an
nounced his resignation when all but
two democrats voted with Owen for
popular government" which was
the real issue.,s
Bailey was angered at this deser-
tion after he had violently opposed
the advanced ideas of government in
corporated in the Arizona constitu-
ton.
AS usual the final scenes in the
Senate were quietly enacted but
there was much sad taking OF fare
wells of such old-time leaders as
Hale Of Maine and other members
Of the republican "Old Guard Of req
ulars who passed out Of control.
The absence of Aldrich, whose
rule Of the Senate ceased last spring
but whose influence was felt until
today. was regarded as an important
omission in the picture Of the pass
ing Of the old masters Of Legislation.
House Most Disosx1erly.
In the House the last three hours
of the session were the most disorder
ly that body has ever known, accord
ing to men who have watched its
work for 80 years. e -:
With Uncle Joe Cannon welding
the iron sceptre Of the ''czar Of the
House" as he did years ago. and
determined democratic alibuster
against the tariR board Bill conduct-
ed BY Fitzgerald. parliamentary ex-
pert Of the democratic eide, scenes
of pandemomium and 1t times OF IL
most complete dsmoralisation were
enacted. IN the end the democrits
forced withdrawal o. ths special