The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-07
CONGRESS- VERY
BADLY TIED Up
Leaders Admit Extra Session
Is Inevitable.
PREPARING TARIFF BILL

Democrats Expect to Pass Measure
Through House This Summer and
Hope 1t Will Meet Approval of Re
publican Senate and President Taft
Many Measures Remain to Be Dis
posed of the Present Week.
Washington, Feb. 28.-Congress as
sembled for the last week of the pres
ent session with no better prospect
of clearing up the work of the session
than was known to exist a few days
ago. To all intents and purposes it is
foregone conclusion in the minds OF
many leaders on both sides and in
both houses of congress that the Ca
madam reciprocity agreement cannot
possibly be ratified by the senate be
fore noon of Saturday, when this ses
sion must adjourn. There is added to
this item the sundry civil appropria
ton bill, carrying the appropriation
for the tariff board, and the naval ap
preparation bill providing two battle
ships.
Senator Hale of Maine, who opposes
both the specifications in the latter
two items, it is said, may undertake
to block the two appropriation bills
on the theory that a Democratic
house will not give the tariff board
money enough to run it two years,
the present bill provides, and may not
grant the administration two battle
ships. Senator Hale is one of those
most holly opposed to Canadian reel
procity.
Senators Smoot and Lodge saw tn.
president and came away from the
White House thoroughly convinced, SO
far as the present situation lies, that
there will be a special session of con-
gress following this one.
Situation Remains Unchanged.
There is no change in the situation
that l can see," said Senator Smoot.
cit looks like a special session.
When asked how long he thought a
special session would last, he replied:
1--WE can hardly conclude before Au-
gust"
Senator Lodge was also pessimistic
as to the outlook for avoiding a spe-
cial session.
The mouse Democrats are under
stood at the present time to be en-
gagged in working out the general lines
of a tariff bill which a Republican
senate can pass and which a Repub.
lican president can sign. 1t is said by
some Of their leaders to be their pur.
pose to enact legislation in the house
if possible, which can become law
on the theory that more political CAPT
tai is to be made by giving the people
some actual reductions in the tariff
duties than by jockeying against the
Republican senate on a theoretical
revenue measure embodying all the
Democratic demands at once.
Whether the rank and file of the
Democrats in the new house will fol
low their leaders in this position re
mains to be demonstrated
Present Situation in Congress.
In conference-Indian, legislative
army and District of Columbia supply
bills.
Passed by the house and now be-
fore the senate-SuIloway pension,
postoffice, agriculture, naval and mill
tary academy, Notifications, diplo-
matte and consular, sundry civil bills
Passed by the senate and now be-
fore the house-Ship subsidy bill
Probably will not pass.
The Lorimer controversy and Cana.
dian reciprocity bills are pending in
the senate and indications are that
neither will be voted upon at the pres
ent session.
The house has declared for fortify.
ing the Panama canal, but no action
has been taken by the senate
1t is conceded the bill for the crea
tion of permanent tariff board will
fail of passage, but funds for the con
tinuation of the work by the present
board will be provided.
The postage increase proposed by
Postmaster General Hitchcock is be-
fore the senate as an amendment to
the postoffice appropriation bill, but is
not likely to pass.
The house has passed bill provid
ing for reapportionment on the basis
of 433 members. This measure will
pass the senate.
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