The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-27
No Chance to Get Cal
endar Cleared at
This Session.
FAVORS NOT GIVEN
TO RECIPROCITY
Mccall Bill Must Take Regular
Course With Other Measures
in Senate, Which Means
That It Will Not Come to
Vote - Leaders Recon-
ciled to Extra Session.

Washington. y. G.. February 90
Oay and night sessions probably viii
DC held In both branches OF Congress.
beginning Tomorrow. for onlv i've and
half days remain TO conclude a for
nidabie legislative program, which is
4 an unprcccdcntc1 and almost homeless
condition
Without taking into considerable tho
h!tuation in the Senate where there js
hilouHtcr against taking votes on
tne canadian reciprocity agreement.
Inc permanent tsrin hoard bin and I'm
l.orilrer case. to say nothing of thc
proposition TO raise the rates for car
rying the advertising sections OF mag
azines through the mails there "a n
congestion of appropria ton bills that
10 come seems irrcmediable. Tho ur.
gent deficiency bill Is tho only one OF
me fourteen general supply measures
4 mat has become "a law. The situa don
respecting appropriation bills is as
follows:
The Indian. legislative. army and the
District OF Columbia bills have passed
po,n houses and are in conference. All
" thesc oills contain Items Of dispute
II which present difficulties
The pensions, POST office. AGRICULTURAL
navai. Military Academy. fortinca tions
automatic, consular and sundry civi.
piiss nave passed the House bur not
the Senate.
The general deficiency bill has no,
even come out ct tho House Commit
toe on Appropriations
still TO BE Passed.
mere remain To be passed nv the
senate. therefore. the pensions. most.
Office. agricultural. naval Military
Academy, fortifications, diplomatic and
consular, sundry civil and general de.
" ~ {,, 4,
nny Senator has there been such a con
6estion OF supply measures nor so
many complications by reason OF other
important business.
X the Senate could devote the FIVE
and half days left OF the presen,
Congress 10 the calendar, and III speech :
es could be curtailcd Senators would
not worry about the legislative situa-
ton. Notices already have been given,
however Of several speeches on the
subjects OF direct election or Senators
Canadian reciprocity and tho L1ori1ner
T case. There will be- speeches also on
tho subjects of magazine rates forth
iication Of the Panama Canal and nu-
mcrous other controversial questions
which appear In appropriation bills
Intense feeling was displayed during
the last week between the opposing
factions IN the Lorimer case, and that
Is certain to crea 90 cal Of bitterness
IL
faction which supports Senator Lori
mer is determined that disposition shall
be made or he case during the present
session. but II is evident that the anti
Lorimer forces will resist to the utter
most any attempt TO take a vote before
they have concluded their arguments.
Must Take Its Chances.
The Mccall bin to carry, out the pro-
visions OF the Canadian reciprocity
agreement is on the calendar, and Sen
ator Hale and others opposed 70 the
agreement have pade it clear that they
do not intend that any prior rights
shall be given to 1t because of admin
istration interest or for any other rea-
son. II is perfectly clear that a vote
can be prevented on the Mccall bill
without resort to flihuster. The
only way a vote could be obtained on
the measure would be the giving OF as
snrance, by poll which could not be
doubted, that there were votes enough
to defeat H. The informal polls that
have been taken have disclosed that a
MA jority of the Senate would vote TO
enact the Mccall bill. There are sew
ernl Democrats who oppose the meas
ure. and an effort was made yesterday
10 obtain promises from seven others
of the minority to stand with the Re-
publican majority against the measure
This effort failed. but It may be re-
ncwcd at any time.
The Canadian bill has no champion in
the Senate. and this fact seems to pre-
clude any possibility of bringing it to
vote Senate and House leaders have
become reconciled to the idea OF an OK
traordinary session, and there is little
noubt that one will he called by Pres
ldcnt Taft and that 1t will be convened
April A.
House Hears FnIogics.
6 n n ia
House devoted five hours to-day to
hearing culogies on the lives OF the
late Senator'S McEnery, OF louisiana
and Dolliver. Of Iowa The entire
Louisiana delegation in the House. Afr.
Lamb. of Virginia.: Mr. Padgett OF
Tennessee, and others paid tribute to
tho Louisiana Senator, and practically
all OF the Iowa delegation, together
with Mr. Clark. OF Missouri, and others.
spoke on tho life and services of Mr.
iEDolliver