The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-22

''uaiiiih 'oh' ~. -. FEBRUARY IL
The reciprocity agreement with cana
da will pass the Senate This was q
declaration made to-day by Senator
Garter. OF Montana, as he WAS leaving
the White House after conferences
with President Taft Personally Sen.
ure. Representative Mccall. OF Mas
sachusetts. who introduced the bill in
the House, also discussed tho situa
tion with the President and is hone
ful OF the measures success.
PRESIDENT TAFT is making few en-
gagements for next week that being
the last week of this session Of Con-
Ercss and the one in which the great
fight for the Canadian reciprocity bill
VIII have its termination. unlcs. there
Is 10 be an extra session
In Touch With Senator.
a number Of invitations have been
declined that the President NAV have
his whole time for conferences win
senate leaders If the situation should
demand.
The President is Keeping up his in
terest in the reciprocity fight By talks
with Senators. The two Senators most
feared IN the reciprocity fight are Sen
ators Hale. of Maine, and Hepburn, OF
Idaho. II was stated to-day that SEN
ator Hepburn is working overtime to
accumulate facts and figures for a bic
tllibustcr.
tie is prepared to talk for many
hours, even days, If he can get some
help. The people Of his State are said
10 be with him
The fact that Senator .Aldrich has
expressed his opinion that the Cana
dian reciprocity bill should he passed
and an extra session of Congress
avoided. is being used by the friends
OF the bill as all asset in lis behalf
The reasons which led Senator .Aldrich
to this opinion are familiar to all SEN
ators. and i, remains for them to ex-
ercisc their own Judgment in concur
renee or not.
Mny BE Reported To-day.
The belief was stronger day than
yesterday even, that the reciprocity
bill Will pass, and that there will be
no extra session. However il is very.
much OF a hair-trigger proposition at
this time, and there are still oppor
tunitics for the bungler who didn't
know il was loaded" to waste the
charge.
1t is thought that the bill Will be
brought in by the Finance Committee
Tomorrow or next day. possibly With
out recommendation. The belief is gen
eral that if the bill can be brought
to a vote it will pass, and there is
good reason to expect q vote in the
Senate.
In fact. tho backbone Of opposition
to the bill was thought TO have been
broken when the Finance Committee
announced that it would not delay re-
porting tho bill to the Senate. The
hopes of the opponents rested with
that committee. with the possibility Of
Withholding action there, since it was
known that majority Of the com
mittee was nnfavorably disposed to
the bill
But the same pressure which will
bring the bill out of the committee
is expected to bring the majority vote
In the Senate. and the advocates OF
the legislation are in very comfort
able frame OF mind as to their ability
to secure a vote.
Attack on james j. Hill.
Aletter charging that James J. Hill,
Of the Great Northern Railway, was
Interested In the Canadian reciprocity
agreement because the railway would
profit greatly from reciprocity with
Canada was read In the senate to- day.
Mr. Gronna. the new Insurgent SEN
ator from North Dakota, sent the lot
ter to the secretary's desk and had 1t
read The letter was from r. T.
Kingman, of Hillsboro, N. D. 1t sharp-
~ criticized Mr.. Hill because Of a
recent speech by that gentleman.
Mr. Kingman charged in effect that
the railroad man had been In Washing
ton when tho treaty was negotiated
The letter was full Of startling state
ments, among them one to tho effect
that "the old man is getting childlsh,.
another that his statements in support
of the treaty We're 'an insult to the
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