The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-06
House Democrats Have Map
ped Out Their Plan Of
Campaign and Will Do
Their Work Promptly.
BILL
CERTAIN TO PASS
Some Of Schedules of Payne
Aldrich Tariff Law Will Be
Pared-Plan Reapportion-
ment Bill.
(American News Servicc>

| (American News Service,
| Washington, March 6.--Dcmocratic
leaders in the house have agreed upon
a tentative plan for the special ses-
house Democrats probably will pass
the Canadian reciprocity agreement,
revise the wool and possibly part Of
the cotton schedule of the Payne-A'd-
rich tariff law and will then pass a
bill reducing duties on about one hun
dred items, all necessaries of l;fe, in
cluding articles of wearing apparel.
With this accomplished the Demo
Gratis. according to present plans. will
postpone a general revision Of the tar
iff until later, after they have haC an
| opportunity to make a more complete
investigation. This would make the
extra session a short one, probably
thirty days. There is probability
that the proposition OF amending the
United States constitution so as to
permit direct election of senator's
will be taken lVo in the coming special
session. The other legislation that is
likely to be touched by the Democrats
in the special session is the reappor-
tionment bill. This bill. increasing
the house membership to ABB, failed III
the senate in the closing hours, chief
ly through the opposition Of Senator's
Root and Depew. The passage of a
reapportionment bill before next De-
cember would result in considerable
addition to the members as it would
not be possible for them to gerryman-
der several states which may fall into
the hands OF the Republicans next
fall,
Will Decide Election?
They say that the policy of the DEM
, ocrats in the next congress in all
probability will decide the fate of the
1912 national election. If the Demo-
Gratis make good they can go before
J the country in 1912 with a united par
; ,y and with a strong presidential can
} didate can make effectual appeal for
the support of the Independent vote
, on which will depend in great meas
, ure whether Democrat or Repub-
lican occupies the White House two
r years hence.
With the aid of Republican insur-
: gents they can dominate the senate
for with all vacancies filled, that body
l will stand 90 Republicans and AZ Dem
: Ocrats. Judged by their actions in the
1 past there are at least five insurgents
who may be willing to line up with
the Democrats in the revision of GER
tain schedules of the Payne-Aldrich
law. 1t is the purpose of the Demo
cratic leaders of the house to afforG
, them an opportunity to demonstrate
what kind of revisionists they are.
The situation confronting the Demo
Gratis holds great possibilities and YET
it abounds with perils.
The leaders of the party have indi
Gated quite early their general ideas
of revisions. though they have not ye,
: gone into specifications. Champ Clark
! who is to be speaker and Representa-
, tive Underwood. who is to be chair
: man of the Ways and Means commit
1 tee, are in favor of schedule-by-sched
ule revision, that is to say. the passage
. of separating bills dealing with indi
I vidual schedules of the present laws.
Two Vital Matters.
1 Two vital matters in this connec
!, ton must be determined:
, First, how many of these bills shoult
= there be. and second. how deep shal
! be the reductions in the present du
, ties.
q The action of Senator Bailey in re
= signing suddenly from the senate OIL
: Saturday and then recalling the resig
: nation has served to emphasize th'
4 cleavage in the Democratic minorit.
A in the senate.
| On the eve Of an extra session O
:. congress in which the Democrats viii
i be in control of the house and il
" which the Democrats in thetsenate, i
6 they acted harmoniously might be co
J. operating with the low tariff Republi
@ cans Of the insurgent variety, to ac
lcomplisn some legislation on the tar
iff. the senate Democrats find them
selves split into warning factions.
Senator Bailey is at the head of ont
faction and Senator William j. Ston,
LOT Missouri, is leading the other. Th.
line OF ciSdsdSe Was SHOWN IN tns
q Lorimer case.
l. In the alignment against Senate
b Bailey is his colleague. Senator Cul
b bertson Of Texas. The revolt agains
e Bailey's nominal leadership has bee,
n growing for some time and it will prob
II ably be stronger in the new senat,
e than ii was in the old.
: known exception will De Senate
l. Clarence Watson OF West Virginia
# His colleague. Senator Chiffon. ais,
luay join the Bailey faction.