The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
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NOWLET EN- S|zzLE
Taft Doesn't Propose to Worry
Himself Any More About
Extra Session.
OTHERS ON e.RIDlRo N
standpatters May Filibuster
Nov, but They'll Have
to Vote Later.
OTHERS ON G.RlDIRo IN!

Washington. March 1.-"Let EN-
sizzle awhile. I'm through stewing.n
President Taft was credited with this
remark to-day when some Of his visit
tors asked him about the situation in
the Senate as to reciprocity.
And the President acted the part ali
day In conversation with those who
brought up the subject. He had work
ed for days exhaustlng his nervous
energies, to force a vote on the one
great question. which he Is confident
the american people arc most pro-
foundly interested in
lie feels that sentiment In every dl ;.
rection has been brought to point
TO compel some other people to walk
the moor. while he can Sit back and
take 1t easy--just watch the writing
of the other man. And seeing The
other fellow wrigGlc is not all. HAY
ING Played his card, the President IS
philosophtcailys awaiting the outcome
To-day he turned his attention almost
exclusively 10 other matters pending
In Congress and chopped off reciprocity
conversation.
Will Not Accept "Fakc" vote.
Again the President announced thar.
nothing but a straight square vote on
reciprocity VIII stop his calling an eX-
ira session, Nothing OF fake nature
viii suit him. He protested vigorouslv
the other day when 1t was suggested
to him that there were five or six
Democrats favorable to reciprocity who
were SO willing to avoid an extra ses-
sion they would vote against the biz,
II 1t was submitted to a vote. merely
to get the thing out OF the way, The
president has determined that no such
proceedings Will satisfy him.
Even to-day rumors were going the
rounds that ''framc-up" is being
sought by which reciprocity will be
brought to a vote al the last minute
and killed by certain Democratic SEN
ators little concerned as to It's fate
and more eager to escape an extra ses-
sion than careful of how they record
themselves
The President. it is said. knows the
attitude of every man III the Senate
and he would scan 4 vote most care
fully to determine whether there had
been a frame up. If he concluded
that this was SO he would call an extra
session just the same. In fact. he has
about reached point where he is de-
termned 10 call an extra session re-
CARELESS Of vote unless it Is favor
able fearing that there may be Z.
political deal in the Senate.
1t looked certain to-day from the
NDiAS ~ 10 callers, ln1t lie
suspects the possibility Of q little deal
to defeat reciprocity In the last few
minutes. In which event an extra ses
sion is an absolute certainty
Senate Outlool> Better
In spite of the unconcern Of tho
President about the doings OF the Sen
ate on reciprocity. senatorial callers
took more hopeful view of the prob
abilities. With one eXception--Sen tor
Flint, Of California---they all said the
outlook for putting everything through
as this session was decidedly better.
Senator Root. the first caller. said that
although nothing had been settled, the
situation really looked better.
Senator'S Taylor and Overmanl felt
the same way. So did Vice President
Sherman. although the latter is still
confident that an extra session is al
most unavoidable.
The two stumbling block to reciproc-
,ity now are said to be Senator Hale OF
Maine, and Senator Nelson. OF Mime
sofa. The former has announced with
great solcmnity i'm tho Senate that the
big appropriation bills are chock ful.
Of Important new legislation, deserv-
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