Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-08

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cargo.
Rushing from state dinner tomor-
row night. President Taft leaves Wash
ington a little after 10 o'clock for a
three-day campaign on reciprocity and
Lincoln address at Springfield, ILL.,.
The first stop en- route to Illinois is at
Columbus, Ohio, where the president
will attend the corn show. 1t is plan
ned for him to spend the entire after
noon of the 10th 10 Columbus, leaving
that evening for Logansport, Ind From
Logans ort north. the president will be
the guest Of Representative Mckinley,
of Illinois, the owner OF che interurban
lines. On the afternoon of the 18th,
the president will address the Illinois
legislature on reciprocity. 1t is prob
able that he will make several short
addresses during his days visit at
Springfield all on the subject OF recipro-
city, the total of them to make COM
pie reciprocity. That night he will de-
liver his Lincoln address at banquet
given by the citizens OF Springfield.
He will leave for Washington Sunday
morning, arriving here early Monday
morning.
From testimony before the ways and
means committee OF the House today,
it became apparent that the principal
fight against Taft Canadian reciprocity
schemes will be made on the wood
pulp and paper schedule. John r..
Norriss, OF the American Publishers
Association, served notice on the COM
mittee that he desired to be head on
the paper aud pulp schedule and he
will appear tomorrow. Representative
Humphrey addressed e committee
today on the various Pacific coast pro-
ducts affected by the agreement. He
declared that while the agreement
would throw open American markets
to Canadian products of lumber, dairy
products and farm products, there is
practically no market for these pro-
ducts in Canada to which American
producers could have access.
Following q conference with Presi-
dent Taft today Senators Crane, OF
Massachusetts and Carter, of Montana,
today delivered to the members OF the
Senate message from President Taft
declaring positively that he will call an
extra session of Congress, if the Ca
madam reciprocity agreement is not
adopted before adjournment on March
f. The word was passed around and
accepted as direct message from the
president. President Taft declared
that he must have certain Of his legls-
Iatiye measures passed-if at this ses-
sion, so much the better, but he made
it clear that if an extra session is made
necessary it will certainly be called.
Crane and Carter will Immediately call
for 4 survey Of the legislative situation
from their colleagues aud will then go
over the rest Of the bills attempting TO
formulate a definite policy for The con-
sideration Of the various measures.
The president considers that it is by no
means impossible for the Senate to act
upon at least Il satisfactory portion Of
his progress. He blamed the present
trouble upan the lack of system and
the rush to place every measure first
which is impeding the entire pro-
gramme without bringing any results
on any one bill. 1t is the Senate'S
fault, the president believes and he
thinks it is up TO the Senate TO get out
OF the woods.
BY unanimous vote the Senate COM
mittce on industrial expositions decided
today to recommend to the Senate the
passage OF the bill giving tho Panama
Exposition to San Francisco. Senator
Thornton, dem. La who was leader
il New Orleans cause, was asked, after
the committee had acted, whether the
New Orleans representatives would con-
test for the exposition in the Senate.
Il do not think they will do anything
at ALL, said Thornton. Il have no
idea that New Orleans will offer my
opposition to the selection OF San Fran
cisco" All that remains to close the
question is q vote by the Senate and
the situation is such that it will be
practically 4 formaiity. The contest is
over. The measure adopted by the
committee has the resolution by Rep
rcsentativc Kahn, which authorizes the
president to invite the nations OF the
earth to participate in the Panama
Pacific International Exposition in
1915 ut San Francisco" Senators Ray
ner and Swanson unsuccessfuliy at
tempted to have the committee tack on
amen lments providing for a celebra
ton in this city and rendezvous OF the
worlds fleets at Hampton Roads. Sen
ator Ravle, AID Swanson reserved the
right to bring up their amendments on
the floor.
a joint request OF Secretary Knox
and Attorney General Wickersham that
the state of Maryland issued comrli-
mentary automobile licenses to the for
eign ambassadors and ministers tc this
country has been fatty refused by John
P. George, Maryland commissioner of
motor vehicles. In letter sent to J..
NJ. Marks, his representative in this
city. George declared that while it was
permissible to extend such q courtesy to
the president there was no authority in
law to give free licenses to anyone else
no matter how high his position.
There seems to be hoodoo attached
to the House committee on ways and
means, according to the sick list OF
members today. Messrs. Payne, Dali
zcll and Clark, the latter the minority
leader, are all sick in bed.
After celebrating four hours the
jury in the case OF former Policeman