The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
CONGRESS- VERY
BADLY TIED Up
Leaders Admit Extra Session
Is Inevitable.
PREPARING TARIFF BILL

Democrats Expect to Pass Measure
Through House This Summer and
Hope II 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
han was known to exist a few days
ago. To all intents and purposes it is
a foregone conclusion in the minds oil
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
tion 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 bills
hn thnnpu that Il
house will not give the tariff boare
money enough to run it two years, a.
the present bill provides, and may mo-
grant the administration two battle
most hotly opposed to Canadian reci
procity.
Senators Smoot and Lodge saw tn,
president and came away from tn,
White House thoroughly convinced, 81
far as the present situation lies, tina
there will be a 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
at looks like a special session.
When asked how long he thought
special session would last, he replied
1--WE can hardly conclude before Al
gust"
Senator Lodge was also pessimisti
as to the outlook for avoiding a spt
cial session.
The house Democrats are under
stood at the present time to be er
gagged in working out the general line
of tariff bill which Republica
senate can pass and which Reput
lican president can sign. 1t Is said b
pose to enact legislation in the house
If possible, which can become a Law
on the theory that more political cap
tai is to be made by giving the peopl
some actual reductions in the tari1
duties than by jockeying against tn
Republican senate on a theoretica
revenue measure embodying all tn
Democratic demands at once.
Whether the rank and file of tn
Democrats in the new house will TO
low their leaders in this position r.
mains to be demonstrated.
Present Situation In Congress.
In conference-Indian, legislative
army and District of Columbia suppl
bills.
Passed by the house and now b<
fore the senate-Sulloway pension
postoffice, agriculture, naval and mil
tary academy, fortifications, diplC
matte and consular, sundry civil bills
Passed by the senate and now bs
fore the house-Ship subsidy bill
Probably will not pass.
The Lorimer controversy and Cans
dian reciprocity bills are pending 4
the senate and indications are tina
neither will be voted upon at the pre-
ent session.
The house has declared for fortif!
ing the Panama canal, but no actio
has been taken by the senate.
1t is conceded the bill for the ere,
| ton OF q permanent tariff board wi
fail of passage, but funds for the col
0nuation of the work by the preser
board will be provided.
The postage increase proposed b
Postmaster General Hitchcock Is b.
fore the senate as an amendment I
the postoffice appropriation bill, but
not likely to paSs.
| The house has passed bill provi'
Ing for reapportionment on the bas
Of 433 members. This measure wi
pass the senate.
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