Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-05

Washington, D. c., March 4.-The
Sixty.first congress-, needless of one
Of the most important legislative tasks
set before it, came to an end shortly
after noon today.
Within an hour following President
Taft had issued a proclamation call
ing the new congress to meet in ex
traordinary session at noon on Tues
day, April 4.
At that time he will submit for rati
tication to a house overwhelmingly
democratic, and to a senate barely re
publican, the reciprocity agreement
with Canada. The Mccall bill, carry
ing that agreement into effect and
passed by the house, met today al
the hand of the old senate, the deatt
that had been freely predicted for 1t
The president. we'll warned, If not en-
tirely reconciled to the fate in store
for the measure, was at the capitol
to witness the obsequies.
The bill was not allowed at any
time to come up in the senate for a
moments consideration. The perman'
ent tariff board bill, forced to it's pas
sage through a reluctant senate at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, was hur-
ried over to the house, there to be
strangled by a democratic filibuster.
The president, in a room reserved for
him in the senate lobby, heard the
news with resignation. Congress pro-
vided funds to continue the work of
the temporary tariff board bill for an
other year.
1t was at the request of the DEM
ocrats of the house and senate that
President Taft fixed the date of the
extra session on April 4.
The new democratic ways and
means committee of the house, which
is also to serve as the new Commit.
tee on committees" will meet Mon
day to take up it's duties. The full
caucus of all the democratic members
Of the new house will not be held un-
til April 3. In the meantime plans
for an extra session will have been
developed.
There is little doubt now that the
democrats of the house will under.
AXE to revise at least two or three
If the schedules of the Payne.Ald.
ich tariff act, and there is every rea.
on also to believe that these bills
will be favorably received in the new
enate, increased democratic and in
urgent strength in that body giving
majority to the principle OF fur
her revision of the tariff downward.
/ is supposed also that so long as
he new schedules do not flagrantly
iolate the policy of protection, that
aft will not withhold his approval of
hem. He has announced, however,
hat if general revision, in violation
f protective policy, should be inaug-
rated he would not hesitate to use
he power of veto.
How long the extra session will last
, problematical. While the new con.
ress may promptly ratify the reci.
rocity agreement, some democrats
re in favor of withholding confirma-
on until two or three new tariff
chedules are ready. If the tariff diff
,rences should arise between the new
ouse and senate, the session unques-
onably would be long one. In this
however, the interesting
lct was developed today that the ,
resident has the constitutional right {
, bring the session to an end in .
ase the two houses of congress can t
OF agree uron a time for adjourn. s
lent. s
Such action, It is admitted, would I
e revolutionary, and there is thought
, be little likelihood that any presi. +
ent would care to invoke the power !
ested in him by section 3, article 2, {
the constitution. ,
The old congress ended amid scenes :
extraordinary excitement and un- t
,rtainty. In the house the disorder ,
times during the closing hours,
hen the successful filibuster against :
e tariff board bill was in progress, 6
scame almost a riot. :
Representative Johnson of Ken :
cky, glaring angrily at Speaker