Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05
WAYS AND MEANS BODY
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Scenes of Widest Disorder Mark
Last Day in Both Houses.
FILIBusTERs ARE SUCCESSFUL
Several Big Appropriation Measures
Are Squeezed Through at tho
Last Minute-President Signs
Bills at Capitol.

Bills at Capitol.
Less than an hour after the Sixty-frsl
Congress adjourned. shortly after noon
yesterday. leaving uncompleted one OF the
most important of legislative tasks set
before it. President Taft issued procla-
nation calling the Sixty-second Congress
to meet in extraordinary session on Tues
day, April 4. This was the President 4
answer to those of his critics. in Congress
and out OF il, who have been contendins
that notwithstanding the failure of the
Mccall Canadian reciprocity measure the
President would not call an extra ses-
sion.
When the Sixty-second Congress does
meet President Taft viii submit to
House overwhelmingly democratic and To
a Senate just barely republican the reci-
procity agreement with Canada. The
Mccall bill. carrying that agreement into
effect and passed by the House. met yes
terday at the hands of the old Senate the
death that had been freely predicted for
it.
President at Capitol.
The President. well warned. II not en-
tireiy reconciied to the fate in store for
the measure. was at the Capitol to wit
ness the obsequies. The bill was not
allowed at any time to come up in the
Senate for q moments consideration.
The permanent tariff board bill. forced
to its passage through RELUCTANT senate
at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning, was
hurried over TO the House, there 70 be
strangled by q democratic nltbuster. The
President. In thA room reserved I04 nlkQ
In the Senate lobby. heard the news with
resignation Congress provided funds %
continue the work OF the temporary tAS1n
board for another year.
II was at the request OF the democeoo
Of the House and Senate that Presideni
Taft fixed the date OF the extra session
for April 4. The new democratic waV
and means committee OF the House. which
Is also to serve as the new ''committeo on
committees" will meet tomorrow to taak>
up it's latter duties.
In accordance with plans made a& an fn,
formal conference OF democratic meuabeya
Of the new House last week. Representa-.
tive Clayton Of Alabama last night issued
a call for q caucus Of democrats for Mon
day. April 8. at 10 o'clock. Besides the
formal selection of Champ Clark -
Speaker. various positions in tho Hous<
will be filled, including that Of clerk
sergeant alarms, doorkeeper, postmaster
chief clerk and journal clerk.
There is little doubt now that the demo.
Gratis of the House will undertake to re-
wise at least two or three Of the schedules
Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act, and there
Is every reason also to believe that these
bills will be favorably received In the
new Senate-the increased democratic and
insurgent strength in that body giving q
majority to the principle OF q further
revision Of the tariff downward. 1t 10
supposed also that as long as the new
schedules do not hagrantly violate the
policy Of protection President Taft win
not withhold his approval OF them. He
has announced, however. that II a gen.
eral revision. in violation OF the protec-
tive policy. should be inaugurated. he
would not hesitate to use the power OF the
veto.
Guess as to Length Of Session.
How long the extra session will last fs
problematical. While the new Congress
may promptly ratify the reciprocity
agreement. some democrats are in favor
Of withholding confirmation until two or
three new tariff schedules are ready. II
tariff differences should arise between
the new House and the Senate the ses.
sion unquestionably would be a long one.
In this connection. however. the inter-
esting fact developed yesterday that the
President has a constitutional right "a
bring the session to an end in case the
two houses Of Congress cannot agree
upon time for adjournment Such ac-
ton. II is admitted, would be revolution.
ary, and there is thought to be little
likelihood that any President would care
to invoke any power invested In him By
section g. article Of the Constitution.
The old Congress ended amid scenes
Of extraordinary excitement and uncer-
tainty. In the House the disorder az
times during the closing hours when ths
board bill was in progress. became al
most q riot
Representative Johnson Of Kentucky,
giaring angrily at Speaker Cannon. shout
ed, above the general roar of confusion,
a challenge to the effect that but for the
Speakers gray hairs. he would carry the
wordy disagreement to a more serious
conclusion.
Speaker Is Cheered.
The Speaker. his sparse gray hair
bristling with rage. declared with a vici-
Gus blow Of his gavel on the desk. that
no member need let his age be bar to
anything they had to offer. The House
stood up and cheered.
In the Senate q filibuster conducted by
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma Threatened
the final approval OF four or the great
appropriation measures up to within half
an hour o. the time for adjournment.
Senators Of both parties appealed In
vain to Senator Owen to stop talking
and let the supply bills go through Tho
senator said he had set out TO talk to
death the resolution approving ths con-
stitution Of New Mexico and couferring
upon that territory the last rights OF
statehood.
So it was that when President Taft ar
rived at the Capitol at 1890 O'Clock yes
terday morning to sign the last of the
bills rushed through in the closing hours
he found statehood holding the Senate az
q standstill and the tarif board bill ag
soiutely blocking the progress OF tn
House.
The President was appealed to by til
Senate leaders to use whatever influence
he might have with Senator Owen. The
senator declined to see the President. Tie
said Arizona must come in Jointly with
New Mexico and have her referendum
and recall constitution approved at the
same time or the appropriation bills
would fail.
Filibusters Accomplish Purpose.
Both filibusters accomplished their inn
v,,rooca The Conato did pOf an