The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-01
SENATE DEADLOCK BROKEN
,OrF ON LORJMER CASE TO-DAY:
TtRIFF BOARD CP NEXT.
ses,cn ~ >ear,, Thirty Hours Comes 10
an End Bailey Mas 70 BACK Down
Reciprocity st,ii In the Air--Masa.
,inr Ieg,siatlen ~ Ne Dropped.


Reciprocity st,ii In the Air-Maga.
,,nr I-g,siatien ~ He Dropped.
Washington. Feb. 2s.-The deadlock
IN the senate was broken at clock this
evening" after an almost continuous session
n more than thirty hours. Here are the
direct results Of the compromise:
First 4 unanimous consent agreement
by the Senate to vote on the Lorimer
case at ~ O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
a; wtich time the resolution to unseat
N. Illinois senator will undou btedly he
voted down.
Second The making Of the bill propos-
ing the creation of n permanent tariff
,mmission the unfinished business Of
,he senate and gen;lemen's agreement
that no fli5uster will be conducted against
.hs vote on this measure.
The Canadian reciprocity situation in
the Senate remains unchanged as a result
Il the breaking Of the deadlock except
in 80 far as the legislative log jam is re-
Heved by the advancement Of the I.orimer
csse and the tariff commission PROPOSE
ticn. No attempt was made by friends
of reciprocity to force a compromise upon
this ineaNire and special session to con-
.ider this subject still seems inevitable.
The disposal Of the Lorimer caseNmd the
advancement Of the tarif commission
hill, however. will give the supporters CT
reciprocity better opportunity to focus
the attention of the Senate upon it. but
they acknowledge that the outlook for
favorable action ia not bright in view Of
the ia ct that the Senate has eleven big
appropriation bills TO dispose OF in the
three and a half remaining days Of the
setsion.
just what the insurgents in the Senate
will get eventually from their filibuster
il uncertain. They announced in under
taking 10 obstruct vote uron the Lorimer
case ,hat they would insist first upon
date being set for vote upon the tariff
commission bill Instead OF getting
unanimous consent for vote they merely
succeeded in getting the tariff commits
sion bill before the Senate as the un-
finished b usiness
This means thai the tariff commission
measure will be taken up in the Senate
each day a. ? O'Clock and cannot he dis
placed permanent l. without a majority
vote OF the Sena'e or temporarily without
unanimous consent OF tha' body.
There is in addition a gentlemen
Agreement among IN, Republican reg,r
lirs in the Sensts that an effort will be
made 10 bring the tarih commission bill
- vote Tomorrow night. Tn, insir-
gents If necessary will be prepared TO
demand an all night session. and under
this agreement they will have the support
a. the Republican organization. with the
possible exception Of Senators Hale and
Hepburn ana one or Two others who have
ben ouspoken enemies of tho tariff
commission idea.
Tne insurgents contend tha. the
outcome of the fllibuster was a decided
victory for them and that they will pass
ane tariff board bill before the expiration
Of Congress On next Saturday
The compromise was a dista stefui dose
fcr Senator Bailey. who had had his bluff"
cal ID and had been obliged tobac.: down
omple'ely He has announced on several
occasions in the Senate that he would
aever permi, the tarin DO Ird bill to pass.
and II was chiefly because OF his hostile
ctitude that the insurgents decided to
turn the tables on him.
Senator Bailey probably has more ct
IA he. st kx. T
'ase than any other Senator with the
exception OF Lorimer himself, and to
insure vote on the Lorimer resolution
he was obliged to back water Oh the
tsrf board The Lorimsr Senators Of
course are pleased with the outcome OF
the hlibuster They are certain thet they
have the votes TO sustain their report
@Ionerating the Illinois Senator and such
action will let them out OF a mighty en-
oarrsssing situation They have been
'orking early and late for a vote since
'nsy realized that they had control Of the
situation To-dsy's action OF the Senate
has completely relieved them Of the fear
thai this case would be thrown over into a
sreolsl session Of Congress-
There is another matter which appar-
- "eei ~ iii
10th sides deny that il was one OF the
formal st!pulations. The amendment TO
me post Office Appropriation bill pro-
'nlng for an increase in second class
postage rates is TO be dropped, probably
tomorrow. on a point of order that it is
new legislation The insurgents have
already announced their determination
10 hhbgster against this recommends
I''h of the Taft Administration and they
pave apparently received assurance that
" viii die an easy death when the bill
comes before the Senate. The disposal
" mis- proposition will remove another
'nnleot thai has been harassing Congress .
ana ihe' has contributed to the legislative
log Jam
was lred and jaded lot OF Senators
10 "a" the sunlight filter through the
N'ss roof Of the Senate chamber this
morning They had been in session con-
'hNonely since noon on Monday and for
me ere1ter part Of the night had listened
"'h" laundering tones OF Senator Craw-
~u oi North Dakota. who was showing
'na' he could do in the way OF long dis
,'hce sp"cchmaking Senator Crawford
"rh 'he foor for eight hours and five
"U' '"s II was at $40 o'clock in the
m'lhlng when he finally gave the signal
distress and showed signs OF quitting