The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-05
CANN0N'S FAREWELL TALK;
Is EUlOClzED BY CLARK
Fifty Million Increased Pension Bill Withdrawn Also
Bill for Permanent Tariff Board---President Ex-
rects Democratic Ccrgress 10 Pass Reel
procity, Also Tariff Bills

Washington, March T. TIE e.Gt
congress, needless OF one OF the NOS.
important legislative ta9ks set before
1t, came to an end s.,ostly afternoon
today.
Within The herr lo,oHirg Presiden;
Taft isEued a proclamation cailia5
the new congress to meet in e.aao"-
binary sassian on Arril It'll,
lie w.ll t..en sct,p,t for ratification
10 house overwhelmingly Demo
cratic and to a senate barely Repufl,-
can, the recisrecity agreement with
Canada
Tha Mccall LII, carrying that
agreement into effect, and passed by
the house, was killed today By t,;e
hands OF the old senate.
The president YVES at the eapitoE 10
witness the cbaequies. The bill was
not allowed to come up in the senate
fer a moments consideration
House kits Tariff Board Bill.
The permanent tariff board biii
forced Us passage through a reluc-
tant senate at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing, was killed. in the house ny a
Democratic fllibuster.
The congress provided funds to
continue The work OF the temporary
tariff board fer another year.
1t was at the request Of one Of the
Democrats that President TAFT fixed
the date of the extra session at Ap..l
Attn.
There is little Doubt now that the
Democrats of the house will undertake
to revise at least two or three of the
schedules of the Payne-Aldrieh tariff
act, and there is every reason to be
leve taese bills viii be fayorabiy re-
oeived in the new senate.
1t is also supposed that so long as
the new schedules do not fagrantly
violate the policy of protection Presi-
dent Taft will not Withhold his ap
proyal of them.
The old congress ended amid scenes
OF extraordinary excitement AMI I'M
certainty. In the house the disorder
at times in The closing hours, when
the filibrster against the tariff board
bill was in progress became almost a
riot.
Speaker Cannon Challenged.
Representative Johnson, OF Kentuc-
ky, glazing angrily at Speaker Cannon
shouted challenge that, but for the
speakers gray hairs, he would carry
the wordy discussion to more Sc,
Gus conclusion. -
The speaker declared that no mem
Der need let his gray hairs be bar
to anything he had to offer
In the senate a filibuster conducted
by Senator owen threatened the aL-
proyal Of four of the rppra 9r;ation
measures UP to within half hour
Of The time set for adjournment.
The senator said he had set out
to talk to death tie resolution approx
ing the constitution of New Mexico
and comforting upon that territory the
last rights of statehood.
President Taft arrived at the CAPT
tai at 1890 to sign the last OF the
appropriation bills.
Refused to See President.
The president was appealed to by
the senate 10 use what influence he
might have with Senator Owen. The
senator declined to see the president
He said Arizona must come in Jointly
with New Mexico and have her"refer-
endum and recall constitution APP,
proved at the same time. or the ap-
preparation bills would fail. Both fill
busters accomplished their pur,
poses.
Wien the fhlibusters had been
brought to close the time remaining