Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-02

nent tariff board bill, the democrats in
the Senate this afternoon made It clear
that they would continue their fight
against the measure for an indefinite
period.
Senators Simmons Of North Carolina
and Shively OF Indiana became engaged
In a colloquy with Senator Smoot OF
Utah, which developed Just what the tine
parently have determined to let all ap-
preparation bills wait until action Is
secured on the tariff board. The demo.
Gratis said they wanted to bring that
fact conclusively to the front.
"You know that If we allowed the
appropriation bills to come in ahead 1t
would mean the death of the tariff
board BILL said Senator Smoot.
Yes. and 1 would like to ask II there
is not an agreement on that side to let
a little coterie of senators keep this bill
before the Senate, even II 1t means the
death of eight appropriation bilis? re-
torted Senator Simmons.
Mr. Smoot declared there was no such
agreement as stated by the senator. He
admitted, however. that there was an
understanding whereby the tariff board
bill would not be displaced as the "un-
Two Democratic Offers.
With evident confidence that the propo-
SltIVn Wouiu Do IcJCStCu cVulC VI eHS
democratic senators privately proposed
to the republicans who were pressing for
a vote on the tariff board bill, that the
Canadian reciprocity agreement be &C
cepted as a rider. The minority said that
then they would consent to a vote upon
the measure during the day. AS they
expected. the republicans would not listen
to this suggestion.
Then the democrats proposed to enter
81. OF
o'clock on the tariff board bill and a
vote at o'clock on Canadian reel
procity. The republicans would not
consent to this proposal.
Republican senators took the position
that either of these suggestions would
be in conflict with the agreement they
made by which the tariff board bill be-
came the unfinished business.
Democrats Exultant.
Partisan feeling and bad blood were
manifested to a more marked degree than
at any time in the present session. Every
body appreciated that the complicated sit
uation made certain the calling OF an
extra session. Democrats were exultant
over having, as they claimed. put the re-
publicans in a hole. Representative Sui
Ter of New York, coming directly from
group of democratic members or the
hold out and force an extra session. FL
vately the democrats confessed that they
were engaged in a fiibuster, which they
planned to keep up until the republicans
were forced to lay aside the unfinished
business or abandon appropriation bills.
The more extreme of the democratic
leaders were quite willing that there
should be an extra session, and said they
were not adverse to having the next Con-
gress pass on appropriation bills. If.
said one of them, I'VE are to have an
extra session, we may as well have some
thing to do; the appropriations need at
tention."
The Republican Determination.
Insistent upon the passage Of the bill be-
cause Of Tuesdays compact many Of the
republicans declared that they would pro-
coed with it throughout the day and the
night, IL necessary, to get it through.
Other republicans favored laying 1t
abide forthwith. The best opinion among
them was that the measure would be kept
before the Senate long enough to demon
strate that the democrats would not per-
NIT it to come to a vote and that appro-
priation bills then would be taken up.