The Washington times., 1911-02-22
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were talking extra session today. The
situation is this:
The progressive are anxious to defeat
| LOrimer. They cannot muster the votes
! to do it now, but they can do 1t after
| March 4, when the new Senators come
! in.
They want to carry the resolution for
! direct election of Senators. They have
a comfortable majority now, but not
! the necessary two-thirds majority.
| After March 4, with the new Senators
sworn in, they will be so close to a two
, thirds majority that the decision either
way will lie with one or two Senators.
To Avoid Reciprocity Vote.
They want TO avoid a vote on the
| reciprocity measure, which will pass If
voted on now. They have no hope of
defeating it after March 4. In fact,
it will probably be stronger then than
now, and they know it. But in an extra
session they will have time and oppor-
tunity to debate and analyze 1t, and to
offer and press a series of amendments
to it. They believe that with fair
chance to lay their views before the
country they will greatly strengthen
their position.
The pIOgressives are particularly de-
termined to defeat the proposal to in
crease magazine postal rates. A group of
them have loaded for long fight on
this. and 1t is the only proposition on
which they have openly threatened to
tilibuster. They are absolutely conf
dent In their assurances that they will
Orevent tho Admin 81 Ta tioD rider beinp
written into the law, because they are
willing to talk the session to death on
this proposition, and declare that they
have the men and the strength to do it.
After March 4, they will be much
stronger on this proposition, also, be-
cause the incoming Senator'S are ac-
counted to include a decided majority
who will oppose such a measure. Con-
sequently, on this as on the other pro-
poSalS enumerated, their interest lies in
preventing action at this time, and post
poning it till the new Congress shall
have organized.
All these propositions being admitted
by the people who will determine the
course of legislative procedure in the
next few days, it is not apparent how
an extra session can be avoided.
How ProgreSsives Reason.
The progrossives reason thus:
THE President is going to give us an
extra session, anyhow, to consider reci-
proCity. We stand to be defeated on
that issue But there are other issues
on which we stand to lose before March
and to win aftCrward. Why should
we not put off this entire series of
tights till the new Congress, when we
can win on three and lose on one?"
There is the whole situation as it has
Tpn EiSPrGGA1 ruIf nol- l,
last few days
None of them was willing to saw to-
day that such a program had been
adopted, but a conference of the so
fore the Senate session opened today, |
and the impression got abroad that
something like a plan of campaign had !
been adopted which included acquies- .
c"nce in an extra session and a vast
amount of debate during the remaining !
days OF the present one.
One Cause of the Strain.
One of the developments which hay e
caused increased strain in the relations
between the prOgressives and the White !
House, is the feeling voiced by some
of the former, that there has been
something like a combination between
the Administration and the Lorimar
hackers, with the purpose of lining Up
in rr'urn inducing the Administration
Senators to take a kindly view of the
claims of L0rimer % his seat
- wouldn't accuse the President Of
making such a cOmbination," said a
senator today, but il is a fact thai
tie appearances, the activities and tn
agencies employed, strongly suggest II,
and il doesn't look good
Senator PenrOse is managing the pro-
LOrimer Grht. with Senator Crane as .
first assistant. Senators Bailey and
l'Hynter have been looking after the
Democrats. Personal appeals of the
most earnest sort have been made in :
various gases, of which one instance e,
will illustrate the rest.
Dillingham; Wants Vindication /,
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont, who !
is Il member of the Elections Committee, 1;
signed the pro-Lorimer report, and |
wants it adopted as a vindication of |
himself. His colleague is Senator Page, I
who, by all accounts, would like 10 !
vote against Lorimer, being convinced !
that his duty lies in that action.
But Senator Dillingham; has begged :
him not to do so, because If they divide |
on such an issue II will force attention ,
to j in Vermont, to the injury Of Dill !
lingham Accordingly, because of these |
it is now expected that Sem |
ator Page will vote for Lorimer.
Senator Paynter of Kentucky, similar
Iy. is on the Elections Committee, and
equally anxious, in view of home senu- /
Senate's veto; accordingly he has been !
working hard TO convince Democrats |
Only One "BROMo QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUINIHE. Look
for the signature of E. W, Grove. Used the !