Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-09
IS READY TO CALL
AN EXTRA SESSION
Ratification Of Reciprocity Pact
the Only Thing That Will
Deter President
HOUSE STANDING WITH HIM
Taft Apparently Entertains No
Doubt but That the Senate
Will Act Favorably on
Agreement.
HOUSE STANDING With HIM

Washington, Feb. S.--John Norris,
chairman of the paper committee Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
association, will appear tomorrow be-
fore tho ways ana means committee
of the House of Representatives with
facts and figures in support of the
enactment, without the change of n
syllable, Of the wood pulp and paper
provisions of the Canadian reciprocity y
agreement Mr.. Norris declared to-
night emphatlcally that there was no
truth in the published stories to the
effect that these provisions admitted
of doubtful Interpretation. He ex-
pressed the opinion, moreover. that
the agreement as it stands would be
ratified by the House by at least a
tWo-thirds majority.
Mr.. Norris said his statement to the
committee would show the reciprocal
benefits of the paper clause and in
sisted that he would "confound the
papermakers who are trying to nulli-
fy the treaty by amendments to the
paper clause" He would show. he
said, that that clause as expressed in
the treaty furnishes the only method
by which free pulpwood can be sup
Piled to American paper mills and by
which the industry can be protected
from diversion to Canada"
The degree to which the administration
will use in behalf Of the enactment Of the
treaty Its utmost efforts to bring about
such changes by concurrent legislation. -
~ promised in the agreement, was made
Plain to-day in reports brought from the
hite House by senator's who talked with
the President. These reports left little
room for doubt that should Congress ad-
Journ without having ratified the agree
i'ent, the President will forthwith con-
Nene the new Congress in extra ordinary
Hession.
OCCU PIES FOREMOST PLACE.
The reciprocity matter has moved into
the foremost place in the legislative pur-
view, and tho President shows every dis
said upon excellent authority that MI
Taft believes the present Congress viii
oct favorably in both houses upon the
agreement and that there will bc no nee
esslty for an extra session. Every indi-
cation now forecasts its adoption by the
House by an Overwhelming majority; the
only doubt appears 10 be whether those
S''''o'S rau''"IiF opposed 10 ltS enact
ment will be able by obstructive tactics
&c prevent the adoption by the Senate.
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against the reciprocity ARRANGEMENT on
behalf OF the dairy producers and
farmers in northern New York. He
sald that tree eggs. huttcr. cheese and
milk would seriously injure the farm
Ing development of the state
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