Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
Filibusters Kill Apportionment
Pension, Tariff Board and
New Mexico Bills.
GORE EXCORIATES SHERMAN
Speaker Cannon Threatened with
Personal Violence Senator
Bailey Tenders Resigna-
ton but Not Accepted.


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great SUNNY hill. r,ss.d tho est con
prsss came n an end At technical noon
Yesterday at w.shin,+on presiden,
Taft ISSUED . call for q, snacia1 sessio-
of the s2nd Coner.ss far Anril 4 70 con
slider the agreement for ,eciprority with
canada
Remarkable flihusters closed the work
Of both houses. In the senate. Mr.. over
prevented approval Of tho constitution ot
New Mexico. MIR Root blocked the an
Nortion1neut bill providing Increased mem
bership for the House, and Mr. Lodge
killed the ST.. 90 100 pension increase
known as the subway bill.
In the House Mr. Fitzgerald Of New
York led an attack on the Mu FOR
permanent tariff board which had just
passed the Senate. and forced its with
drawal
plS'fDf'h - h''' 1'' 49,
Great disorder reigued Io hoth houses
Senator Gore and Mr. sherman clashed
over question Of recognition and the
niind Oklahoman excowatcd the vice
president when the resolution pralsiu.
his services was Offered. Speaker Can
non rode rouCh-shod over denocratir
ELECTORS, and one member talked O.
physical punishment Mr.. Cannon waived
his age when johnson Of KentuokN TAX
ed Of fgnt Demonstrations Of cre1, per
soma cood-feeling among oil ~ tons
came after tho work was finished
Senator Bailey sngered by doWr "at'.
support of the Arizona '00s'lt 'oH
which provides recall Of Judges. res -nf
his seat. Vice President sherman ami
Governor Co'quitt of Texas refused -
accept the resignation and Mr. BAILEY
withdrew It,
MT TAFT m the final rush gained
board OF inquiry ~ postal rates large
allowances for battleshipS. and 500" for
'he present 'arHi BOARD among othe'
'h'nEs' re thought u pretty GOOD SeS
SION re VIII t"Ne resi- N'iore the
special session oeg'nS'
TAFT WAS NOT RLuFFING
Notwithstandine the nositiveuess
with which President Taft had Dc
clared repeatedly that unless Conpress
should put into operat,on the Canal.
ian reciprocity agreement he would
summon an extra session his fuaIl.
ment OF that threat within Two hours
q dCtD1
10 many members Of that hodv II
was especially so in the senate. A.
late as an hour before hnal adjourn
mem EeS'e'"aS pro'''he" seha ors
'"u '1''ei9 '''" me 'aP'''l maze '''-
tIlal mere "O"'u DE no extra SeSs'o
y eI'c"u""S pressure hau oeeh orc
20 oear "I'" 'le ''"''"'"' 'iN"A
I upoH Hne"oeIS '1 congress 10 Pr'Nel\
some persons go so rar as 70 say that
'er'a'" SENATOR'S 'a' ueleNed the
freSIuehI "ou4u aCluaIy make good
MS threat 'heF would nave made
strenuous enort 10 pass the reciprocity
Dill.
ANY prediction now as to the prob
able length 81 the extra session could
be only speculation The democrats
OF the House nave had no oppor'unity
20 mako plans Tor what tariff revision
they VIII undertake. and 1t Is realized
also that whatever may he the senti-
ment throughout the country for a
downward revision. there can he NJ
/ sudden reduction or duties. Financial
CONSIDERATIONS alone would prevent
that, ana in addition there j. The
President warning that any revision
amounting TO an attack on the pro-
MAY FINISH IN MONTH
| c,,,o do,,,or,,i,. lood.r, g., ,,.,.
today believa that tba, bava ra,ar.