The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-05
EXTRA SESSION
BEGINS; SIGNS
Of DEADLOCK
Taft Would Limit Ac-
ton to Reciproci-
ty; Democrats
Want Re-
vision
EXPENSE PROBE
PART OF PLAN
Clark and Allies Say
Need of Sitting Ex-
penditures Has
Existed 20
Years

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The
Sixty-second congress met in ex-
traordinary session today, What
the session will bring forth. or
when it will adjourn, were matters
of conjecture here.
The Democrats took possession
Of the house and put Champ Clark
of Missouri in the speaker IS chair.
In his speech accepting the honor,
he warned the Democratic mem-
bers that the eyes of the country
were upon them; that the party
was on trial, and that it had an
opportunity for the first time in
sixteen years to prove its Worthi-
ness for still higher expression
of confidence.
Throughout the day the shadow of
the coming presidential fight lowered
about the capitol. and there is no ques-
tlon but that maneuvers for political
advantage Will play an important part
III the affairs of The house and senate
IN the next few months.
William j. Bryan ur Nebraska and
Governor Harmon uf Ohio were leading
figures on the floor of The house Had
Governor Woodrow Wilson been pres
ent the list OF generally accented Demo
cratic presidential possibilities would
have been complete.
The senate's opening was sedate as
usual And while the leadership of The
upper branch remains In Republican
hands, the change in the personnel was
almost as sInarkcd as in The house. AID
rich, Hale. Beveridye and others OF both
missed.
Presidents Message Today.
President Tafts message. dealing with
Canadian reciprocity alone. will be read
In congress tomorrow.
The Democrats of the house. however.
5ramme. which Includes the revision Of
schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
avs.
Republican leaders of the senate have
announced there shall be no tariff leg
Station. They declare they arc not
alarmed at the threat OF the Democrats
20 hold buck reciprocity until action is
secured on tariff bills
This difference promises 10 bring the
wo branches into conflict. a legislative
deadlock is predicted and the length OF
he Democratic house viii lombard the
Republican senate with general lesisia-
ion bills.
Tariff revision 10 he recommended hy
he ways and means committee will be
he subject OF conference tomorrow
norning among Democratic members OF
ne committee. Although revision and
cclproclly nave been considered no
Ielinlte procedure has yet been deter
mined upon.
There is a division of opinion in the
hGl
hould be presented Il separate bill
r should have attached 10 IL revised
cneduies en1braclns parts of the exist
ng tariff law. \ decision may he reached
omorrow and the committee will be
eady. If desired. 10 report by Thurs
ay
ers OF the committee have reciprocity
MEASURE in Slightly different terms than
he Mccall administration bin and tina!
may be presented by Chairman Under.
-ood.
From a political standpoint il is like
that one OF the most Important things
ne Democratic house Will do will he to
rder nm investigation of The depart
tents and branches of the government
ervice. The Democrats claim there have
cen no such Investigations for twenty
ears and that saving 20 the people
Ill result.
The house session was devoted 10 The
ie new rules was put over until ,cmor-
w. The Republicans will make their
rst hSht on these, They resent the ac-
on OF the Democrats In increasing thc
embcrship Of committees without in
casing the percentage OF minority rep
sentation.
Insurgents Independent.
TIE Republican insurgents in the house
dicated their purpose TO act independ-
ltly by declining TO vote for Mr. Mann
J. speaker and by giving their support
Representative Hooper of Wisconsin.
The insurgents gained member when
preventative Aiken of New York.
ccted as an independent Democrat
I'd heretofore carried on the Demo
attic rolls. cast bis lot with them and
osc a seat on the Republican side.
Berger OF Wisconsin.
c only Socialist In the house. voted
resent" In the speakcrship ballotnc.
also chose seat on the Republican
ie.
The drawing for seats attracted inter
/ Because OF their large majority il
is necessary for thirty Democrats to
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