The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-04
NEWS NOTES OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
Especial Correspondence.)

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Although
the Democrats of the house, by official
caucus action, have declared purpose
to enact tariff legislation during the
coming session of congress beginning
Tuesday noon, next, the prediction was
freely made today that no such legis
lation can be put through the senate
at this time, and that the extra session
will adjourn earlier than has generally
been anticipated
Sentiment among the regular Re-
publicans in the senate is overwhelm-
ingly against any sort of tariff revis
ion at the extra session. And there
are multiplying evidences that the
regular Republicans are disposed to do
all they can to plaeate the insurgent
wing of the party Without the sup
port of the insurgents the Democrats
cannot possibly get any tariff bill
through the upper branch Of congress.
AS matters stand today, it is appar-
ent that the regular Republicans %
the senate will do everything in their
power to postpone all matters Of gen
eral legislation until the regular ses-
sion next December.
President Taft, by sending in mes
sage dealing with Canadian reciproc-
ity alone, will pave the way for the
program which the senate Republicans
propose to adopt at a caucus to be held
probably on Tuesday afternoon.
Wait for Report.
The promise made by President Taft
that the tariff board will be ready
with complete report ON the textile
schedules by December 1, and the hope
he has informally expressed that con
gress will decide to wait for this re-
port before acting on these schedules,
makes the situation a little more diff
cult for the Democrats in that the in
surgent vote in the senate is likely to
be won over to the presidents propo-
sition
The Republican insurgents regard
the tariff board idea as of their own
creation. They have advocated it as a
scientific method of revising the tariff.
President Taft has worked hard to se-
cure legislation making the tariff
board permanent and NAV send in a
second message to the extra session
dealing with this subject.
1t is pointed out tonight that with
report on the cotton and wool sched-
ules promised by Democrats, the in
surgent Republicans will not stultify
themselves by voting for house bills
amending these schedules without re-
gard to the tariff board. There is lit
tie doubt but that consideration will
occupy many weeks of the senate IS
time. 1t is argued that it would be
late in June before consideration could
be given in the senate to house bill
dealing with even one schedule of the
Payne-Aldrich law.
Affairs Of Capital.
There is said to be no disposition
on the part of the senate Republicans
to block legislation of comparatively
minor Importance at the extra session.
For instance, there is likely to be
considerable legislation for the Dis
trict 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 ses-
sion will be given a 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 the senate.
But when it comes to matters affect
ing the tariff and other matters on
which the debate would be well nigh
interminable the regular Republicans
say they will draw the line, and they
believe the insurgents will act with
them in doing so.
The senate Republicans are without
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 be held
either Tuesday afternoon or Wednes.
day. Senator Cullom, of Illinois, will
be chosen chairman by reason of the
fact that after Senator Frye, who has
resigned on account of i'll health, he
is the senior Republican in the senae.
Senator Gallagher, of New Hamp-
shire, will be made chairman of the
senate committee on committees. 1t is
said that the committee assignments
in the new congress will clearly indi-
cate the purpose of the regulars to
give increased recognition to the in
surgents.
The Democratic house leaders to-
night indicated that they will go
ahead with their program in the
house regardless of the probable fate
of their measure in the senate until
such time as the senate clearly DEM
onstrates it will give no consideration
to general legislation during the extra
session.
On the other hand, it is said that
some of the Democratic members Of
the senate are strongly in favor of
waiting until the regular session con.
venes before revising the tariff.
They declare that the Republicans
already have passed big appropriation
bills for the next fiscal year and that