Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-01
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| have held all along that if reciprocity
could be got out into the open With
| the other measures pending and be-
| hind which senator's might mask thct'
| opposition 70 this agreement. a vote
easily could be reached.
stranger things have happened than
4 vote on that measure before adj
taurr.nent," declared one influential
senator tonight. This senator was q
leading factor in bringing about to-
day : agreement on the Lorimer and
tariff hoard matters. and he is per-
HapS more c0nvcrsant with the temper
OF the various senators than any 9TH
or man in the upper branch of Con-
gress. Importance was added to his
remark by the fact that he Is strongly
opposed to the reciprocity agreement.
Some of the senators in favor of
the permanent tariff board declared
tonight that despite the Democratic
opposition they felt that a vote could
b. reached on that measure within
the next day OF two.
There was also some talk tonight rS
appcasing the opposition to the tariff
board by an agreement to make Ca
Ildh!siii I'1il'i''llE i4'
business" once the former bill is out
Of the way.
But Senator Hale is opposed both
to reciprocity and the tariff board
and he has shown no disposition to
yield-cspecially on the reciprocity
agreement. If an understanding could
be effected involving the defeat Of
reciprocity vote probably would be
cas-! to bring about; but everybody
believes there is & good majority in
favor Of the agreement, hence the
opposition is expected to omit no ef-
fort to nrevent vote.
The end Of the Senate tangle over
the I.orimer matter and the permanent
tariff board came late today after a Sc
reS of conferences between the war
ring factions which began when the
recess of the all-night session had
been ordered this morning. y great
sigh of relief seemed to go IN from
thu chamber when Vice President
Sh srman announced the motion for the
znceessary unanimous consent on IN"
Lorimer matter and receiving it,
Senator Hale paved the way for the
adoption OF tie Lorimer agreement and
the eorollarY agreement as to adXanc-
ing the tariff board bill by an earnest
statement as To- the situation regard
ing appropriation bills.
The senate" he said. "AaS been in
continu0dS session now since yeSter-
day morning, with the exception oil
about three hours. Such session as
that held last night, with the burdens
ui tire aeXt few days Close upon us,
was too eXacting for human systems.
Il H. tie father of delirium. grip AND
pneu.aonia and 50 far as | am COLI
cerEed, / shall not ask the Senate 70
repeat last nights sitting. Such ses-
sons do not advance the public bus
mess. Last nights session certainly
did not do SO.
but tomorrow / shall ask the SEN
ate 20 take UP the appropriation hiiis
and after sitting until $50 in the aft
crncon 1 shall move recess unth
p. NJ, for a brief night session.
II believe that at the end oi tHrec
or four hours there is no reason why
we should not pass the agricultural
the pcs. Office, the diplomatic and con-
sular. the fortifcations and the Mill
tary Academy bills. With these out Of
the way we would have left for the
last two or three days of the session
the naval, the sundry civil and the
general deficiency bills. | have been
appalled, at the amount of work inVoiV-
cd in these latter bills. The first two
OF them carry over $500. On0, 900. and
tccm With items that must cause con-
troversy and discussion"
Senator Bailey interrupted:
'Do you mean 20 say that if the Senate
does not address itself 10 bills by to-
morrow there is danger of a number Of
them failing Of passage?' the Texan
asked.
There is no doubt about il at ALL re-
piled Hale. 1T Is going to be hard work
at best to get the various measures
through the Senate and through the con-
ferences And / want 10 say that there
is a growing sentiment apparently toward
letting the new House of representa-
tives. in the event of an extra session
fran anew some of the most important
bills like the naval. the post office the
pension and the sundry civil"
Burrows then asked unanimous con-
sent for a vote tomorrow on the Lorimer
resolution. but Stone said he would OBJ
jet unless an agreement were made that
no business should be transacted tonight,
and Senator Cummns said he would OBJ
ject unless some further business could
be transacted tonight.
So here the matter stood for three
quarters of an hour. Cummins and 9TH
ers wanted a VOTE taken tonight on max
ing the tariff board bill the unfinished
business. There were various PROPOSE
tons for a brief night session tonight and
repeated threats of objection, until final
~ the agreement as already indicated
was reached and the Senate adjourned
with rush that carried the members
| pell nell out OF the chamber.
message from President Taft, In re-
! Spouse to a resolution by Senator Cum
| minis asking for information regarding
the reciprocity agreement, was left o.,
| the clerks desk unread. II will be laid
| before the Senate tomorrow.