The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-03
SESSION
MAY Be SHORT
Regular Republicans of the
Senate Expected to Block
General Legislation.
PR0GRESSIVES WILL BE
PLACATED If POSSIBLE
Presidents Message to Pave the.
Way for Programme Of
the Regulars.

WASHINGTON, April Although the
Democrats OF the house. by official cau-
Gus action, have declared a purpose TO
enact tariff legislation during the com
ing session of congress beginning Tues
day noon next. the prediction was freely
made today that no such legislation can
be put through the senate at this time
and that the extra session will adjourn
earlier thar has generally been antici-
pa1cd-
Sentiment among the regular Republi-
cans in the senate is overwhelming
against any sort of tariff revision at the
extra session. And there are multiply
ing evidences that the regular Repub-
licans are disposed TO do all they can
TO pacate the progressive wing of the
party. Without the support of tke prog
ressives. the Democrats cannot possibly
get any tariff bill through the upper
branch OF congress
AS matters stand today, 1t is apparent
that the regular Republicans OF the SEN
ate will do everything In their power TO
postpone all matters OF general leglsla-
ton until the regular session next De
cember.
II Is reported that a number OF PRO,
in with this idea.
Position of President
| President Taft. by sending in mes
| sage dealing with Canadian reciprocity
alone. will pave the way for the pro-
gramme which the senate Republicans
| propose to adopt at caucus 10 be held
probably on Tuesday afternoon.
The promise made by President Taft
that the tariff board will be ready with
| a complete report on the textile schedules
| by December l and the hope ne has In
| formally expressed tl2t congress will de-
| eide TO wait for this report before acting
| N N cfhn In. GiI mn
| 81 little more difficult for the Democrats
in that the insurgent vote in the senate
| Is likely TO be. won over to the pres
| ident's proposition,
The Republican insurgents regard the
tariff board idea as OF their own crea-
tifc method OF revising the tariff. Presi-
dent TAFT has worked hard to secure
| legislation making the tariff board per-
manent and may send in a second mes
sage 10 the extra session dealing with
| this subject.
Reciprocity Debate Long.
It is pointed out tonight that with re-
port the cotton and wool schedules
promised by December the insurgent Re
pubicans will not stmltify themselves by
voting for house bills amending these
schedules without regard to the tariff
board. There is little doubt but that
consideration Of the reciprocity measure
| ate's time. II is argued that Il would be
late in June before consideration could
he given in the senate to a house bin
dealing with even one schedule of the
Payne -Aldrich law.
There Is said to be no disposition on
the part OF the senate Republicans tn
block legislation OF comparatively minor
Importance at the extra session. For in
stance. there is likely To be conside erable
legislation for the District of Columbia.
the affairs OF the capital having been
wholly neglected during the last regular
session, Deficiency bills and bills to
correct mistakes in the enrolment OF
acts during the final rush OF the last
session will be given right Of way. 1t
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 thc
senate.
Draw Line on Tariff.
But when II comes to matters affecting
the tariff and other matters on which
The debate would be well nigh intcrmin
able, the regular Republicans say they
Will draw the line, and they believe the
nroeressives will act with them in do
ing 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 call Will be made
by petition, and the meeting will he held
either Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday.
Senator Cullom OF Illinois Will be chosen
es%rWan sans,oy by Of the fact that
account OF III health. he is the senior
republican in the senate,
senator GallhlSer OF New Hampshire
wiIl be made chairman of the senate
committee on committees. It is said that
the committee assignments in the new
congress will clearly Indicate the purpose
of the regulars To give increased recog-
milton IN the proeressives.
The Democratic house leaders tonight
indicated that they will go ahead with
their programme in the house regardless
of the probable fate of their measures
in the senate until such time al the
senate clearly demonstrates that II will
give no consideration TO general legis-
10 otion during the extra session
On the other hand II Is said that some
Of the Democratic members OF the sem
ate are strongly in favor OF waiting un-
Ill the regular session convenes before
revising the tariff
They declare that the Republicans al
ready have passed big appropriation bills
for the next fiscal year and that reve-
nucS must he raised TO meet them. Dur
ing the regular session the tariff could
be revised and ,the new appropriation
bills scaled down accordingly.