The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-28
VERY
BADLY TIED UP.
Leaders Admit Extra Session
Is Inevitable.
PREPARING TARIFF BILL

democrats expect TO Pass Measure
Through House This Summer and
Hope It Will Meet Approval Of Re.
publican Senate and President Taft.
Many Measures Remain to Be Dis.
posed Of the Present Week.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Congress as
sembled for the last week of the pres.
ent session with no better prospect
of clearing up the work of the session
than was known to exist a few days
ago. To all intents and purposes it is
q foregone conclusion in the minds OF
many leaders on both sides and in
both houses of congress that the Ca.
madam reciprocity agreement cannot
possibly be ratified by the senate be.
fore noon of Saturday, when this ses.
sion must adjourn. There is added to
this item the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill, carrying the appropriation
for the tariff board, and the naval ap-
preparation bill providing two battle.
ships.
Senator Hale of Maine, who opposes
both the specifications in the latter
two items, it is said, may undertake
to block the two appropriation bill.
on the theory that Democratic
house will not give the tariff board
money enough to run it two years, as
the present bill provides, and may not
grant the administration two battle
ships. Senator Hale is one of those
most holly opposed to Canadian reci-
procity.
Senators Smoot and Lodge saw the
president and came away from the
White House thoroughly convinced, so
far as the present situation lies, that
there will be special session of con-
gress following this one.
Situation Remains Unchanged.
"There is no change in the situation
that l can see," said Senator Smoot.
1T looks like a special session."
When asked how long he thought a
special session would last, he replied:
eve can hardly conclude before Au.
gust
Senator Lodge was also pessimistic
as to the outlook for avoiding a spe-
cial session.
The house Democrats are under
stood at the present time to be en-
gagged in working out the general lines
OF tariff bill which Republican
senate can pass and which a Repub.
l1can president can sign. 1t is said by
some of their leaders to be their pur-
pose to enact legislation in the house,
it possible, which can become a law,
on the theory that more political CAPT
tai is to be made by giving the people
some actual reductions in the tariff
duties than by jockeying against the
Republican senate on a theoretical
revenue measure embodying all the
Democratic demands at once.
Whether the rank and file of the
Democrats in the new house will fol-
low their leaders in this position re-
mains to be demonstrated.
Present Situation in Congress.
In conference-Indian, legislative.
army and District of Columbia supply
bills.
Passed by the house and now be-
fore the senate-Sulloway pension,
postoftice, agriculture, naval and mill.
tary academy, Notifications, diplo-
matte and consular, sundry civil bills.
Passed by the senate and now be.
fore the house-Ship subsidy bill.
Probably will not pass.
The Lorimer controversy and Cana
dian reciprocity bills are pending in
the senate and indications are that
neither will be voted upon at the pres
ent session.
The house has declared for fortify-
ing the Panama canal, but no action
has been taken by the senate.
1t is conceded the bill for the crea-'
ton of permanent tariff board will
fail of passage, but funds for the con-
tinuation of the work by the present
board will be provided.
The postage increase proposed by
Postmaster General Hitchcock is be-
fore the senate as an amendment to
the postofice appropriation bill, but is
not likely to pass.
The house has passed a bill provid-
ing for reapportionment on the basis
of 433 members. This measure will
pass the senate
See Promise Of Good Crops.
Helena, Mont, Feb 28.-According