The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-03-09

congress, needless Of one of the mos
important legislative tasks set before
it, came to an end shortly after moor
today. Within the hour following
President Taft issued a proclamation
calling the new congress to meet ir
extraordinary session at noon on Tues
day, April 4. At that time he will
submit for verification to a house
overwhelmingly Democratic and to 8
senate barely Republican, the reel
procity agreement with Canada.
The Mccall bill, carrying that
agreement into effect and passed by
the house. met at the hands OF the OLD
senate today the death freely predict.
ed for 1t. The president, warned II
not entirely reconciled TO the fate in
store for the measure, was at the
capitol to witness the obsequies. The
bill was not allowd at any time to come
up in the senate for consideration.
The permanent tariff board bill,
forced to its passage through a reluc-
tant senate at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. was hurried over to the house,
there to be strangled by Democratic
filibuster. The president heard the
news with resignation in the room re-
served for him in the senate lobby
Congress provided funds to continue
the work of the temporary tariff
board for another year.
1t was at the request of the Demo
Gratis Of the house and senate that the
president fixed the date of the extra
session as April 4. The new Demo
cratic ways and means committee OF
the house, which also is to serve as
the new committee on committees, -
will meet Monday to take up its la
bors.
A full caucus of Democratic mem
beers Of the new house will not be held
until April 3. In the meantime the
plans for the extra session will have
developed.
Washington, March 3.--That an ex-
ira session of congress is a certainty
is the belief, following President
Taft's official admission that he favors
March 10 for the opening day. The
date represents a compromise reached
at conference of Republican and
Democratic leaders. 1t is now be-
lieved that all chance Of a vote on Ca
madam reciprocity at this session has
vanished.
Ottawa, Ont. March 3. II With the
idea of permitting the measure TO
stand as an open offer to the United
States, it is stated on the highest
authority today, parliament will pass
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
without alterations.
w. L. Mackenzie King, minister
Of labor, is expected to go to Washing
ton to confer with the president or his
representatives on possible amend
ments to the reciprocity agreement
He was in the house last night and so
far as can be ascertained today has
not yet departed for Washington.
Washington, March 3.-When the
senate reconvened today Senator
Stone, Democrat, of Missouri,
served notice that at the close of the
consideration of the naval appropria-
ton bill today he would call up the
reciprocity measure. The naval bill
carries appropriations aggregating
1925, 900, 900.
An agreement was reached in the
senate at 3 o'clock this morning that
vote on the tariff board bill should
be taken at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning. If the agreement is ad-
hered to the tariff board will become
a reality.
Washington, March 3.-After an
all-day and all-night flibuster against
appropriation bills by Democrats in
order to force the calling of an extra
session and by both Democrats and a
few Old Guard Republicans against
the tariff board bill in the hope of
killing it and incidentally to haze Bev-
eridge, the senate at 3 05 this morn
ing agreed to vote on the permanent
tariff board bill at $3.50 O'Clock Sat
urday morning
1t is understood the appropriation
bills will be passed prior to that time.
Republicans came to the conclusion
reluctantly that the Democrats were
in earnest in their filibuster against
supply measures. After considering
the situation, some of the senate lead
ers became of the opinion the admins
tration might be led from a political
pitfall, IL appropriation measures
were forced into an extraordinary SEES
soon by reason of obstructive tactics
by the Democrats.
The retirement of $64, 900, 900 of
three per cent Spanish war bonds now
outstanding may be one of the fea-
lures of Secretary MacVeagh's finan-
cial plan, after the treasury has been
replenished with preliminary issue of
$25, 900, 600 to $50. 900, QUO of Panama
bonds. The Spanish war bonds, is
sued in 1898, were payable at any
time after 1908 and do not mature UNI
til 1918.
About 500, 600, 600 are owned by ma
tional banks and are held by the treas
ury as security for national bank notes
and public deposits.
The Democrats offered no.objection
TO the pension bill, carrying $l55, 000,-
900, until Smoot attempted to put the
Sulloway general service pension bill
on the appropriation measure AS a
TAFT Summons Canadian.
Washington, March 4. - United
States Consul John G. Foster at Of
tawa, Canada, is here on a summons