Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-10
PRESIDENT TAFT
URGES SENATORS
TO EXPEDITE WORK
May Call Extra Session if Con-
gress Fails To Settle Sana-
dian Reciprocity Question
During This Term

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-President
Taft today summoned Senators Crane.
OF Massachusetts. and Carter, Of Mon
tana, TO the white House TO urge upon
them the necessity OF expediting legis-
lasion IN the senate. so there would be
10 necessity for an extra session Of
congress.
vice President Sherman and Senator
Smoot also were in conferences with the
president
II administration" senator's had any
doubt about the attitude OF President
Taft toward The projected Canadian rec
iproctty agreement, II was removed when
Senators Crane and Carter returned TO
the capitol today from q conference with
Nh Tart The message which these sen
ators brought TO their colleagues was
that there must be a vote on the agree
ment at the present session. or congress
viii be called back In extra session al
most Immediately after adjournment on
March q
Although Messrs. Crane and Carter de-
clined TO discuss their mission to the
White House. the report soon leaked out
that the president was insistent upon a
vote. IL is said he made plain his fbelief
that the country generally favored the
adoption OF a reciprocal trade agreement
with Canada: that the Mccall bill TO put
the agreement into force, would pass
the house with large majority and that
the senate would enact the measure If
given an opportunity TO vote upon IT,
The rules OF the senate which permit
untrsmmeIed discussion OF a measure
are the principal obstacles to a vote IN
that body. II is known that Senators
Hepburn and Bailey are bitterly opposed
70 the agreement and that the opposition
extends also to most Of the progressive
Republicans who represent agricultural
states. Senator'S Crane and Carter en-
tered at once upon a campaign designed
20 advance the presidents program
The impression has prevailed at the
capitol that President Taft would insist
upon votes on both the Canadian agree
ment and the bin TO create permanent
tariff board. but this partially was re-
moved today. According to the general
report at the capitol the president places
the Canadian agreement above the tariff
board measure and would be satisfied
II the former were enacted at this ses-
sion
II an extra session should be called by
the president on account OF the senate
TO agree on the Canadian agreement 1t
Is understood the president would de-
u1and the creation OF a permanent tariff
hoard and might so so far as 20 prom
ise data on the wool and wooden sched-
uie OF the tariff act II the Democratic
house desired Il.
John Norris. representative OF the AZ
socfatton % Araersean Newspaper PUB
fishers. Informed the why's and means
COMMITTEES OF the house today that he
would present a statement tomorrow
showing that the paper and pulp clause
Of the Canadian agreement should be
Immediately ratified. without change OF
language.
Mr.. Norris stated that mistaken i'm
pressions existed as TO the effect OF this
feature OF the agreement: and that he
would have a complete summary OF Can
adam restrictive laws and other facts
bearing upon the situation 20 present to
the committee.