Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-03
Prediction Freely Made That
no Such Legislation Can Get
Past the Extra Session of
Congress.
REGULAR REPUBLICANS
DEAD SET AGAINST IT
PfogreSSiveS viii Likely Fall
in Linei Attitude of Taft VIII
Make Immediate Action DIFF
ficuIt,
my Morning Journal special Leased wireI

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wireI
Washington April q -- Although
the democrats OF the house by official
caucus action, have declared pur-
pose to enact tariff legislation In the
extra session OF congress beginning
| Tuesday noon the prediction freely
was made tonight that no such legis-
| lation can be put through the senate
at this time and that the extra ses-
| sion will adjourn earlier than has
generally been anticipated.
| Sentiment among the regular repub.
| llcans In the senate Is overwhelming
| " against any sort of tariff revision at
| the extra session. And there are null
| tiplying evidence that the regular re-
publicans are disposed to do all they
can to placate the progressive wing of
the party Without the support OF
the progresslyes the democrats can-
not possibly get any tariff bill
| through the upper branch OF congress.
J AS matters stand today Ii Is appar.
| ent that the regular republicans of
| the senate will do everything In their
| power 70 postpone all matters OF gem
! eral legislation until the regular ses-
sion next December.
| Ii is reported that number of
J progressive republicans are likely to
| fall In with this idea.
! President Taft by sending in mes
sage dealing with Canadian reciproci-
| ty alone. will pave the way for the
program which the senate republicans
propose to adopt at caucus to be
held probably ON Tuesday afternoon,
The promise made by President
va Va ri IA
ready with q complete report on the
textiles schedules by December ! and
the hope he has informally expressed
that congress win decide TO wait for
this report before acting on these
schedules makes the situation little
| more difficult for the democrats in
| that the insurgent vote In the senate
] Is likely to be won over to the presr
| dents proposition.
The republican insurgents regard the
| tariff board idea as OF their own crea-
| tlon. They have advocated 1t as
scientific method OF revising the tar
! If.
President Taft has worked hard to
secure legislation making the tariff
board permanent and may send In
second message to the extra session
dealing with this subject,
| u ~ DtiultH OUT tNniSHt tHut Will
a representative on the cotton and
wool schedules promised by Decem-
| ber the insurgent republicans will not
stultify themselves by voting for
| house bills amending these schedules
/ without regard To the tariff board.
There is little doubt but that consid-
! Grafton of the reciprocity measure
will occupy many weeks Of the sem
ate's time. II Is argued that il would
| be late In June before consideration
could be given in the sente TO a house
bill dealing with even one schedule
of the Payne Aldrlch law
There Is said to be no disposition
on the part Of the senate republicans
/ to block legislation of comparatively
minor importance AT the extra session.
| For instance, there Is likely TO be
considerable legislation for the dis
trict of Columbia, the affairs Of the
capital having been wholly neglected
| during the last regular session. De-
| ficiency bills and bills To correct mis-
takes IN the enrolment of acts dur
| Ing the final rush of the last session
will be given right of way II is
even stated that the subject Of the
reapportionment of representation in
| the house to accord To the figures of
the thirteenth census may be taken
| up In the senate.
| But when 1t comes to matters af-
| fecting the tariff. and other matters
on which the debate would be we'll
nigh interminabe the regular repub-
cans say they will draw the line and
they believe the progressives VIII net
with them in doing so.
The senate republicans are without
a caucus chairman. Senator Hale WAS
the chairman but he will not be in
, the new congress. The caucus cali
win be made by petition and the meet
| ing will be held either Tuesday or
Wednesday. Senator Cullom, OF Illi-
nois, viii be chosen chairman by
reason of the fact that after Senator
Frye, who has declined on account
~ III health, he is the senior republi-
can IN the senate.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp.
shire. will he made chairman of the
senate committee on committees IL
# Is said that the committee assign
ments in the new congress VIII close"
ly Indicate the purpose of the regulars
to give increased recognition 70 the
progressives.
The democratic house leaders to-
night indicated that they VIII go
ahead with their program In the house
regardless of the probable fate OF
their measures in the senate unti
such u time as the senate clearly
demonstrates that II viii give no con"
sideraton to general legislation dur
ing the extra session.
ON the other hand II Is said that
the democratic members Of the SEN
ate are strongly In favor OF waiting
until the regular session convenes be-
fnre revising the tariff
They declare TINT the republicans
already have passed big appropriation
bills for the next fiscal year and that
revenues must he raised 10 meet them.
During the regular session the tariff
could be revised and the new ap-
preparation bills scaled down accord
insIt