Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-09
R { C|PROC|TY IS
ONLY TARIFF
LEGISLATION
TO PASS
Senate Majority Preparing to
Head Off Free Trade Lists
In This Session If House
Sends Revision Bills Along
THEY WILL PUT 1T
ALL UP TO MR.. TAFT
Especial '"rr-sp"nd.... .. The W.rni.,

""i hlhh 20 cuniinr tafilt legislation
ia THIS session to the approval q
canadian reciprocity II Is lonrnc,
from several responsible sources IA.
Old Guard feel secure ~ boloyin.
ihci have strength enough io blocl
action IN the finance committee %,
the flee list and The wool and cotton
tnriif bills which will pass smoothly
IN the house And il m. confidence nj
ihc Old Guard H. we'll placed. Il The,
nave The Nof"s they think thrv have
ms may not bc the lengthy session
Iol"boded by earlier condition
several Republican senntofs who
nave taken prominent part IN franz
ing TIE present tarift and who now
occupy important places have in
formed ificDds IN the lower huus.
That a thorough understanding .Niss.
among the old line Republicans t..
the senate thai Canadian r.clprocit .
" 10 be approved and nothing more
IN tariff legislation IN this session
that the ncwly-organizcd finance
committee is safe 10 this end and
mar when the Canadian arranprmeut
" disposed Of th" senate Kcpubli.
cans VIII inform the president IN.
purpose or this extra session has
been carried ont and So fai az th,v
are concerned. ihe' aye ready to adj
iorn
In The event, however the senate
could make good this stand. could
smother IN committee the free list
BIZ. AMI the wool and WOODEN goods
and cotton schedules II would no,
necessarily follow that Adjournment
would come on The heels OF final ac.
non on reciprocity nor does 1t mean
THIS special session will be terminal
ed Within the next two months II
me republicans on III" new finance
committee really prevail In the long
run IN AN effort To kin by non-aciion
the three tariff measures originating
with The ways and means committee
of the house. which remains 20 be-
seen, u r. reasonable 10 believe no
attempt ~ hurried Adjournment viii
be made by any Kind of majority IN
the senate without consideration hr.
ing given direct election OF United
states senators. ante AS well ~
post ELECTION publicity for c,mpaicn
contributions. admission of New Mex.
leo aud Arizona to st.tehood. AMI
al NnnHveNNltlsfH N
der the thirteenth census.
RecipIoclty viii be the FIRST ones.
ton 10 he taken MP by the finance
committee, and the hearing may last
TWO weeks or more. While this hear.
ing IL going on IL may be- that some
disposition viii be- made OF one or
possibly TWO OF the subjects last
enumerated Each of those propp,i. |
lions u to be- debated exhausiiVelv !
and II ihct" were no iariff batil"s |
on this could be n strenuous session J
Win no more than the -four problems !
nain.l 10 solN" Popular election ct |
senators and ante and post election |
publicity for campaign contributions |
products oi the political reform
movement aud rs,appof ionmcnl ~ |
eady have been approved hv the |
house and passed M 10 the senate |
ihey are ready lor consideration by '
the senate. Discussion ot these MAJ. !
'ers can go on as side performance |
while the finance committees with |
.is iaii'i deliberations. Will Il. the /
marin show, monopolizing the "hi- |
op IN the sense that this is prlmar.
ly tariff session OF congress
The highly Interesting develop.
ncnts ARE expected "a follow snv
manifest ~ position on The pari al |
he finance committee 10 withhold |
rom me senate ny refusing 10 r,.-
port the pct measures cmanating !
rom the fertile imaginations and the
heories oi ii"c raw matersil adyo.
cafes on ~" WAYS and means com.
nnnter In inrs" dispatch,s recently
an interview with Chairman Under.
wood oi IN" houss cOmm,tte. wax
given wherein he made ,he solemn
prediction thar this extra session will
never adjourn until the senat, acts
'a'orahly on The nee list and textile
measures Nh Underwood made mi.
''aSement ~ majority header al the
lonse and u was generally accented
~ deii To the senate dare to re-
use the wishes OF the house Demo
rats. At heart M Underwood is /
loi an advocate of tree raw mate.
abs he is revenue iariu democrat.
nsi as 81 speaker Clark Hut a. the
Democratic header recognizing tho |
leed ior some recompense 10 TIE /
arner AMI the ranchnah for put
Ing certain tool products aud cattle
~ the free list with Canada. as -
proposed In the reciprocity nrrce.
neni. u Is believed he sincerely
meant the threat that The house ma.
oIity would prevent adjournment nm
u the senate passes on independent
ariff bills mentioned
Should the Republican siandpai-
ers succeed IN forcing the senate 10
dhere strictly 10 the "r.ciprocity
My tariil program, and the house
emoerats prove equally stubborn In
Olding out ior action Oh N. free list
nd textile bills, n nice deadlock be-.
ween senate and house would result
md there wo'ld bo bat one solution
he president. convinced Of the hope
sssness oi the situation would be
nlled upon 10 pIorogue congress
|e&0lve the session abruptly. Such,
deed. would be an unusual proceed
u. rare historical happening but
on the determined men OF the two
,6los ~ congress M this time. n ~
4 heyOad the rsnge Of possibilities
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