The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-25
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senators says that "the senate will
take no action to help out the pro
gram OF the democrats OF the house."
whatever that may mean, or include.
1t may mean that the senate will not
act on any house legislation other
than possibly the election OF senators
by popular vote The vigorous oppo-
sition TO reciprocity In the House, re-
gardless OF the numerical vote, seems
to have strengthened the opposition
to II in the senate. The president
says he Is moderately sure of ma
jority in favor Of it" in the senate
If it can be voted on. But the pres
ent slight majority may not endure.
IL may be amended A vote may be
prevented. Personally l hope the
bill will pass. 1t would be exceeding
ly good party policy and 1t would
clear the air here in various ways.
The presidential influence is immense
when it is applied to getting things
done in congress, but in this instance
there are reasons as | have detailed
previously, why 1t may not be effec-
tive. A very large majority OF the
republican senators and some demo
Gratis are opposed to the bill and the
insurgents are especially pugnacious.
And there you are.
Any and all anti-Lorimer resolu-
tons will 80 to the committee on
Privileges and Elections, after La Fol-
lette and whoever else cares to speak
on the subject have done so. OF
course the senate will not permit him
to name his jury, as he has in his res
olutlon. The latter was in violation
of all rule and precedent, and could
not be tolerated for a moment. For
many years the elections committee
of the senate has acted in all such
cases, bipartisan and at the same
time bipartisan and eminently just
and fair above all just criticism. There
fore, If the senate decides later to
take any further action in the case
of Senator Lorimer, it will be through
the usual channels. That Senator La
Toilette as prosecutor would be allow
ed to select his jury, openly and free
ly admitted to be prejudiced in ad.
vance, could not for a moment be
tolerated.
The disagreements between the re-
publican senators as to the makeup
of the committees have been very
much magnified by the newspapers,
and whatever fraction there may have
been is likely to be fairly satisfactor-
lily adjusted The regular organlza-
ton offered to give the progressiyes
fair and full representation on the
committees, with especial reference
to the more important ones, and have
only objected to the demand of La
Toilette that the insurgents be recog-
nized as an independent political
body within the republican body The
members of each faction have contend
ed that they we're good republicans,
and this being conceded the regulars
saw no necessity or propriety for any
classification or for a wheel within
wheel There is no objection to or
thought of anything but fair and just
recognition OF every senator calling
himself republican, and with the
possible exception OF Senators La Fol
lette and Bourne it is probable that
this fair and equitable program will
be accepted. The unprecedented
changes in all the committees has pre-
vented their being named yet, but 1t
is likely that the senate will be or
ganized and ready for business this
week
Meanwhile equal friction has devel-
oped in the organization of the demo
cratic minority where the radical
element seems to have finally prevail.
ed. The conservatives announce that
they have only Just begun to fight,
however, and the future is big with
fate and other things All this mixup
on both sides adds to the gaiety of
nations, and presages lively times in
the immediate future.
The Society OF international Law,
of worldwide fame, viii conclude a
three days series of meetings with
banquet at the Hotel Willard in this
city Saturday evening OF this week,
the program for which. indicates a
most interesting and important event.
The speakers are: President Taft, the
japanese ambassador, Chief Justice
White of the United States Supreme
court, the Chief Justice of Canada,
Chief Judge Knapp of the Court of
Commerce and Hon ID. J. Foster of
Vermont Mr. Fosters subject for an
address is "Our Neutrality Laws"
J e. Harris