Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-05
TAFT CALLS FOR
EXTRA session
Is TO CONVENE Al NOON ON
FOURTH OF NEXT APRIL
RECIPROCITY Meets Death
TaIin Board Bnl sUonglcd in House
democrats Caucus April 2--uw-
en- and Cannon in limclight

49, Associated Press
Washington, d. e., Mar THE
Sixty Congress needless OF one
of The most important legislative
tasks set before It, came % an eud
shortly after noon today
Within the hour following Presi-
dent Taft had issued a proclamation
calling The new cougro 70 meet iu
extraordinary session az noon on Tues
day, April 4. Ho viii then submit
for ratification 90 a House OverWhelm
ingly Democratic and 90 a Senate
baFely Republican, the reciprocity
agreement with Canada
The Mccall bin, carrying that
agreement mot effect, and passed by
the house, met today AZ tho hands
Of the old senate the death freely
predicted for IT, The President
warned, IL not entirely reconciled TO
the fate in store for the measure, was
at the Capitol to witness tho obse-
uuies. The bill was not allowed at
any time to come UP for moments
consideration
The permanent tariff board bin.
forced 70 its passage through re-
luctant senate at $3.50 this morning,
was hurried over to the house, there
10 be strangled by a Democratic hli-
buster Tho President, in the room
reserved for him in the senate lobby
heard the news with resignation.
Congress provided funds % con-
tinue the work Of the temporary
board for another year
1t was at the request OF the DEM
ocrats of the house and senate that
President Taft fixed the date Of the
extra session on April 4.
The new Democratic ways and
means committee OF the house. which
also is to serve as the new committee
on committee" will meet Monday 10
take up It's labors, A full caucus Of
Democratic members Of the house
win not be held until April ?.
There is little doubt now that the
Democrats of the House viii under
take to revise at least two or three
of the schedules Of the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff aot, and there Is every rea-
son to believe these bills Will be IA
vorobly received In the next Senate.
The increased Democratic and in
surgent strength IN that body giving
o majority to the principles Of fur
ther revision OF the tariff downward.
It also Is supposed that so long as
the new schedules do not fagrantly
violate the quality Of protection, Pres
ident Taft viii not withhold his ap-
proval OF them.
How long the extra session will last
Is problematicaL while tho new con-
gress may promptly ratify the recip-
rocity agreement, some Democrats
are in favor Of Withholding confirm
alton until two or three new tariff
schedules are ready II tariff differ
ences should arise between tho new
House and the Senate, the session un-
Questionably would be long one.
The old congress ended amid scenes
OF extraordinary excitement and un-
certainty In the House, the disorder
nt times, IN the closing hours when
the successful nllbuster against the
tariff board bill was In progress, be-
came almost a riot, Representative
johnson, Of Kentucky glaring an
grily az Speaker Cannon, shouted
above the general roar OF confusion
a challenge that. but for the speakers
gray hairs, he would carry the word
disagreement to a more serious con-
olusion."
The speaker, his sparse gray hair
brlstlng with rage, declared with a
blow Of his gavel on his DESK that
mo member need let his gray hair
be a bar to anything they had to Of
fer"
The house stood up and cheered
In the Senate a filibuster conducted
by Senator owen OF oklahoma, threat
ened the final approval OF four Of the
great appropriation measures up to
within half an hour Of the tme set
for adjournment Senators OF both
parties applied In vain to Senator
owen to stop talking and let the sup
ply bills go through.
The senator said he had set out 10
talk to death the resolution approv-
ing the constitution OF New Mexico,
and for comforting on that territory
the last rites OF statehood.
When President Taft arrived at tho
capital at 1890 o'clock TO sign the
bills rushed through in the closing
hours, he found statehood holding the
senate at O standstill, and the tariff
board bill absolutely blookadlng the
progress Of the House.
Owens Bluff Works.
Washington, March 4 The Pres
ident was appealed 70 by the Senate
leaders to use whatever Influence he
might have with Senator owen. The
senator declined TO see the President.
He said Arizona must come in joint
ly with New Mexico and have her
referendum and recall' legislation
approved at the same time, or the
appropriation bills would fall. Both
fllibusters accomplished their imme-
diate purpose. The Senate did not
approve the constitution Of New Mex
leo. and the house did not pass the
tariff board bill.
When the fillbusters had been
brought to a close the time interven-
Ing was too short and the tlme-hon-
ored custom Of turning baok the clock
was resorted to. Twice In the house
the hands Of the clock were set back,
each time 15 minutes.