Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-13
Taft Declines to Share View
That Canadian Reciprocity
Agreement Has No Show to
Pass This Time.
EXTRA SESSION RUMOR
CAUSES CONSERVATION
Popular Election of Senators
and Lorimer Case Loom
Large as Questions Which
Must Be Settled Soon.
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Washington, Feb. 12.---Members OF
congress would give much to know
whether they are TO be permitted Ia
break ranks on March 4 or whether
they must linger in Washington for an
INDEFINITE period TO act upon the
Canadian reciprocity agreement in
extra session
There is foundation for the report
that President Taft Is viewing with en-
tire eomplacency the soilcitude of the
members of the senate on the subject
or an extra session. Several of the
senators who feel that there IL no
chance OF the approval Of the agree
ment at this session have found that
this view is not shared at the White
House.
The president has met pessimistc
predictions with the suggestion that
he Is willing to trust the agreement
to vote. He has never said, for
publication, that he would call an ex-
ira session OF such a vote Is denied.
but senators have failed to obtain
assurances that he would not do so.
The Mccall bill to carry out the pro-
visions OF the campaign agreement
having been reported to the house
from the ways and means committee,
probably viii be brought up tomorrow.
Immediate consideration viii be ask
ed. II an agreement TO that end Is op-
posed the supporters of the bill viii
seek a rule for Limitation OF debate
and Inhibition Of amendment.
In view Of republican domination of
the committee on rules, headed by
Representative Dalzell OF pennsyl-
vanla who. ms a member Of the ways
and means committee, voted against
reporting the bill. II may not be pos
sible to secure such d rule. At the
same time. there has been manifested
thus far no organized movement TO
the prevention Of vote In the house.
The consideration OF the bin, never-
theess, probably will result In one OF
the liveliest debates OF the session.
The democrats of the house are
pledged TO the reciprocity agreement
undr the recent caucus action, al
though handful of the minority will
oppose the measure.
A conference of democratic senators
has been called for Tuesday, but II Is
expected an adjournment win be taken
until the house has acted upon the
agreement,
Several democratic senators feel
that they ought not to define their
attitude on the measure until they
learn in what form II has been pre-
scented.
The indications are that Senator
Brown OF Nebraska VIII not have to
invoke his threatened opposition to
bills in order TO bring
about votes on the resolution provid-
ing for popular election of senator's,
the Lorlmer case. service pension
bill, and the bill 10 create a perma-
nent tariff board.
The situation in regard to these
has changed during the last
week. II IL probable now the senate
viii vote upon ali before the session
adjourns.
A careful canvass seems to Justify
the statement that the sentiment az
to these measures may be described as
follows;
Popular election of senator's prob
ably viii be defeated BY reason of
the injection of the race question into
the discussion of the resolution.
An amendment To the resolution had
already been offered by Senator Suth-
erand. which southern members say
10 ms obnoxious to them as was the
force bill II seems practically cer-
ain this amendment viii be adopted.
and Its effect certainly would be TO
llienate southern support, thus max
ng impossible the necessary two
birds vote of the senate for the main
'esolution.
The fate of Senator Lorimer Is
doubtful All polls that have been
made have been based on the
3eVerldge resolution, which declares
he election of Senator Lorimer to
lave been accomplished by corruption
n the Illinois legislature. III the case
hould come before the senate In that
orn the indications are that-the cleo
ion would be declared Invalid,
1t is possible the friends OF Senator
.orimer will succeed In substituting
resolution declaring merely that the
harges of corruption against him
ave not been proven. There are
everal senators who feel they cannot
efuse to vote for the Beveridge reso-
ition and yet they are not convinced
hat Mr.. Lorimer was cognizant OF,
ny bribery.
These senators, II 10 said would
ote for a resolution that the evidence
Id not prove MI Lorlmer guilty OF
II MIR. Lorlmers friends
rove the more adept in parliament
iry tactics they may win IN the
,rugge
A week ago, the bill 10 provide for
permanent tariff board seemed IN
anger OF defeat because OF almost
olid democratic opposition. There
as been a change of sentiment In the
enato minority.
Led b. Senator Mooney number
those who believed the passage OF
ne bin would strengthen President
aft politically. have arrived at the
)nclusion that democratic opposition
ould simply convince the country
nat the democrats Of the senate aud
ouse were not pulling together. The
onse democrats voted for the bin al
lost TO a man and II was their POSI-
on that made its passage certain.
administration leaders win tell Pres
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