The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-20
President Will Call Special Ses-
sion Unless the Reciprocity
Agreement Is Ratified.
CONGRESSMAN M'CALL
VISITS WHITE HOUSE
Makes Statement Which Is Un-
derStOOd to Have Been APP
proved by Executive.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The first au-
thoritative announcement that President
Taft Will call an extra session, If the SEN
ate fails to act on the Mccall bill carry
Ing into effect the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, came today from Mccall HIM
self following visit at the White House.
According to Mr., Mccall the president
feels he is under an international oDli-
cation TO summon an extra session. II
necessary TO secure action on the reci
procity agreement
ity agreement
That session would be called imme-
diately after the adjournment of congress
at noon March 4.
While II Is evidently the purpose of the
president To avoid an extra session by
inducing senators to act upon the agree
ment. IL is the opinion of many that the
statement has come too late. Few sena-
tors predict that action Will be taken on
the agreement in the senate al this ses
sion, while some Insist there Will be u
vote.
Much Work Before Senate.
With appropriation bills In a congesled
condition, with the Lorimcr case pend
ing. the permanent tariff board bill press
Ing for consideration. the general service
pension hill being urged by many scna-
tors and the resolution for the popular
election OF senators coming up daily as
the unfinished business, 1t seems the
chances for action on the reciprocity
agreement slight.
There is some prospect that the Lori
mer case may be disposed Of Wednesday
following n speech which Senator Lorlmer
VIII make In his own behalf, bur there
is no apparent likelihood OF early votes
on any OF the other important measures
Opponents OF the reciprocity agreement
In (hc senate are viewing with COM
placcncy, not TO say satisfaction, the con-
sested conditions,
The demands of tho public business are
such that 2 vote on reciprocity can be
avoided easily without tho appearance of
a f1libuster,
The bill probably will not be reported
out OF the finance committee before
Thursday at the earliest.
At that time there viii remain only
seven and a half legislative days OF the
present session.
Will Veto Democratic Tariff Bill.
Mr. Mccall also made the announce
mept that the president would veto any
tariff legislation passed by the Demo-
cratic house and approved By a nearly
Democratic senate II that should be nee
essary to maintain the Republican
party's projection principles;
Mr.. McCalrs statement. which is gen
orally understood to have been approved
by, the president, Is;
gradually coming To recognize that. with
tho certain prospect of an extra session
unless they bring the reciprocity bin
TO a vote, there will he very serious In
convenience and embarrassment II not
danger to the business and industrial en-
terprises that are really entitled TO pro-
tpctlpn.
The president feels that he is under
an international obligation To summon an
extra session lIc will do this reluctantly
because IL is bringing into power Il DEM
ocratic house and senate much more
nearly Democratic than the present SEN
ate
"But II tho senate should fall to act
tho president feels that under his agree
mont with the Canadian government TO
use his utmost endeavor. TO have the
reciprocity agreement confirmed he will
he compelled to call the session imme-
diatcly. I imagine the Democrats are
not anxious for an extra session.
What an Extra Session Means.
"rhey would naturally feel that they
cannot oxtemporize revision OF the
tariff schedules. The light remark that