Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
!, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1911.


 lay action on the supply measures
 The republicans came to the concIu-
 sion that the democrats were in an
 earnest filibuster against the supply
 measures
 After considering the situation some
 of the senate leaders became of the
 opinion that the administration might
 be led from a political pitfall if the appropriation measures were forced in- to an extraordinary session by reason or the obstructive tactics of the demo- crats. So many messages from busi- ness men had poured into the repubIi-
 can leaders urging them to beseech
 MT. Taft not to call an extra session that the party leaders became dis. turbed about the future of the party.
 Many commercial interests insisted , that the Canadian reciprocity was not worth what it would cost the party. These communications were taken to the White House, but Mir. Taft let it become known that he had likewise been bombarded with messages of similar import. According to the best information, the president has not wavered in his determination to call an extra session, but he made clear that he would assemble congress at some time between March 15 and 20 | If the senate failed to act on the Ca nadian agreement. He said that if any of the appropriation bills failed he | would call congress together immedi- ately after March f, allowing practical | ly no time between the expiration of the sixty-first and the converting of the sixty second congress. Undoubt- edly the failure of the appropriation bills would relieve the administration | If considerable embarrassment. IL would then be realized on every side that the extra session could not be avoided and in political circles the re- publicans unquestionably would at tempt to lay the responsibility upon the democrats.
 Much interesting senate gossip was circulated on the floor during the dis cussion of the pOstoffice bill It was patent to everybody that filibuster against the bill was participated in by Owen. stone and Bankhead. others had not resorted to any real obstructive measures Many leaders who gossiped about the situation made no secret of the fact that on one side of the cham Der. Mir. Beveridge was being hazed by the democrats and old guard republi- cans. and that MT Bailey on the other was being punished for Ihe part he played in the agreement in which time was fixed for a vote on the LOrimer case and the tariff board measure was made unfinished business.
 Incidentally, the minority leadership in the senate, which will be laid down by MT. Money when he retires on Saturday, was the stake for which the democrats played. The Stone faction. it is said, was determined that Bailey should not be a contender in that con test if it could be helped.
 With the postoffice appropriation bill unfinished containing many items that will lead to a spirited debate un- less dropped in committee; the naval bill pending: the great sundry civil bill already reported. and the general defi- ciency bill almost ready to report, a formidable program still confronts the senate.
 No further work on appropriation measures will be- done until late to- day. when only about twenty-fOur hours will remain for the winding up of congress. Conference reports on i'm portant measures are waiting to be acted upon and it seemed evident that no chance remained for the enactment of the tariff board bill unless by some miracle the democrats might be in- duced to withdraw their objections to l permit a vote before noon today
 The house also droned monotonously l in the night session. The only busi ! ness before it was the adoption of con ference reports and the consideration | of such senate reports as were | from that body
 Secretary Norton was at the capitol l this evening and. it is understood. made futile attempts to induce the demo- | cratic senators not to hold up the sup ply bills. Among others. he talked with i Senator owen. He has not given out | that his mission was in behalf of the | president. but that impression was given out to those to whom he talked.
 THE LEISURELY HOUSE
 Washington. March With plenty of time on hand all legislative mat ters having been sent to the senate. the house spent the night leisurely debating sundry topics. The general discussion was punctuated by the frequent appearances of senate sec retaries bearing bills to the represen- tatives.
 Numerous appropriation measures were sent back for further conference between the two houses The mill tary academy the pension and the army appropriation bills were dls- posed of before midnight
 The house was indifferent and in light mood. The senate bill prohib- ting the introduction of patent med cine and other alcoholic compounds -sembling spirituous liquors into the occupied by Indians was passed.
 HEPBURN AMENDMENT FAILS
 Washington. March 2-Ihe heN- burn amendment agricultural appro- nriatinn bill which is designed to