Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-26
THERE'S sLENDEREsT HOPE
That it May Be Avoided
= Yesterday, However,
Brought No Prospect
That the Mccall Bill
Would Be Passed.

Washington, D. G, Feb. $50
probable is it that an extra session
Of congress will be necessary to get
| action on the Canadian reciprocity
| agreement that President Taft has
fixed April 4th as the date on which
! such a session may be called.
The date was selected after con-
sultation with Champ Clark. speaker
! OF the next house and Representative
Underwood of Alabama who will be
chairman of the ways and means
committee which will have charge of
reciprocity in the house.
The president had intended to con-
Vene the extra session at an earlier
date but Representatives Clark and
Underwood told him they desired
months time after the present con-
gress adjourns in which to map out
democratic plans for the next con-
gress.
-fhere was no change in the situa-
ton in the senate today regarding
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
and the leaders see no hope of bring
ing the Mccall bill to a vote at this
session.
RumOrs We're circulated of a move
to remedy the situation but appar
emily they We're without foundation.
The most persistent was one that
Senator Aldrich famed for winning
legislative battles which his colleagues
thought lost was speeding TO Wash
ingtOn at the solicitation Of President
Taft to take charge of the situation
in the senate. The Aldrich rumor an
parently was a distortion of a tele-
gram which the senator sent from
Jekyll Island, Georgia where ne had
been several weeks in search of
health. saving that if he were here
he would vote for the Canadian agree
ment.
The telegram was to one of the
senate leaders asking that a pair be
arranged for him in favor of the Nc
! 'all bill. The fact that such a tele-
gram was received was whispered
about the senate and created some
surprise. as many stanG-pat senator's
mad believed Senator Aldrich, like
Senator Hale of Maine. would oppose
the reciprocity agreement. Many cor
respondents sent reports to their pa
pers. saying that Senator AIdrich
would be in Washington on Monday
and others that he left Brunswick.
Georgia, early today and would reach
here on Saturday.
Jekyll Island. where Senator Aldrich
has been sojourning. is isolated so far
as communication is concerned 1t
is not believed by any of Senator
Aldrich's immediate friends in the
senate nor at the White House that
he will return
As matter of fact no one believes
that the coming of Senator Aldrich
would alter the situation in respect
to the Mccall bill The measure is
opposed by Senators Cummins. Bris-
tow. Clapp and many other insurgent
The arrival of Mr.. Aldrich and any
attempt by him to force consideration
of the bill would be like shaking a
red flag in the face of a bull 1t
would serve. according TO the con-
sensus of opinion. in the senate only
to intensity the insurgent fight
against the measure
Not only that but his friendship
for the bill would unquestionabIv
ALLEVIATE some of his best friends like
Senators McCumber, Hale. Smoot and
others who aided him in framing the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. but who are
opposed to the Canadian agreement.
Senator McCumber spoke against the
bill todav