Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-10
MAY BRING ABOUT A LINEUP OF
THE SOLID DEMOCRATIC
SUPPORT.
SPECIAL SESSION Is THREATENED
In This Event, Treaty's Passage
Through Upper House Is Prob
abIe-Other Congressional
News.


behalf Of the enactment of the Can
adam reciprocity treaty, 'fts utmost eff
forts to bring about such changes by
concurrent legislation as promised in
the agreement, was made plain in re-
ports brought from the White House
by senators who talked with the presi-
dent.
These reports left little room for
doubt that should congress adjourn
without having ratified the agreement,
the president will forthwith convene
the new congress in extraordinary ses-
sion to consider the matter afresh.
Much depends on the Democratic
senatorial conference on Friday as to
the ultimate result of President Taft's
plan.
That President Taft has made re-
markable progress in his effort to
bring the senate to an agreement on
the reciprocity plan is disclosed by
comments of leading Republican SEN
ators to the effect if the Democrats
stand anything like solid in favor of
the senate seems to be assured.
Seven Senators Oppose 1t.
Of 80 Democratic senators it is
stated that possibly seven are opposed
to the agreement. The conference on
Friday may change this situation by
bringing about lineup Of the solid
Democratic vote for the proposition.
1t is claimed that from Is to 20
leading Republican senators are count
ed upon to stand with President Taft
to carry through the reciprocity agree
ment This includes a majority of the
New England Republican senators and
scattered votes from all parts of the
country.
Among those who are now classed
as probably for the agreement are
Lodge and Crane, of Massachusetts;
Wetmore, of Rhode Island; Dillingham;
and Page, of Vermont; Root and De-
pew, of New York; Burton, of Ohio;
Cullom and Lorimer, of Illinois; Bever-
idge, of Indiana; Warner, of Missouri;
and possibly Burnham, Of New Hamp-
shire; Penrose and Oliver, of Pennsyl-
vania, Curtis, of Kansas, and Stephen
son, of Wisconsin.
1t will be observed that in the list
of Republicans there is no 'insurgent"
except Beverage, of Indiana. Prac-
tically all the Republican senators
from the agricultural states of the
Middle West and Northwest are put
down as opposed to the bill. The list
of senators for the measure may be in
however, by votes from New
Jersey, Delaware and Michigan.
With this analysis of the vote in the
senate, the final result would be close
but almost certain to be on the side
Of President Tafts reciprocity plan.
The situation in the senate finance
remains unchanged. While
a majority of the committee is be-
lieved to be opposed to the reciprocity
agreement, it is doubtful if the COM
mittee would willingly take the re-
sponsibility Of refusing to report the
reciprocity agreement to the senate.
Wood Pulp and Paper Provisions.
John Norris, chairman of the paper
committee of the American Newspa-
per Publishers association, will appear
before the ways and means committee
Of the house with facts and figures in
change of a syllable, of the wood pulp
and paper provision of the Canadian
reciprocity agreement
Mr.. Norris said that there was no
truth III the published stories to the
effect that these provisions admitted
Of doubtful Interpretation as to their
He expressed the opinion,
that the agreement as it
stands would be ratified by the house
by at least two-thirds majority.
Mr.. Norris said his statement to the
committee would show the reciprocal
benefits Of the paper clause, and insist
I'd that he would 'confound the paper
who are trying to nullify the
treaty by amendments to the paper
clause"
Fertilization of Canal Urged.
Senator Money, of Mississippi, de- |
1Vered an elaborate speech IN support |
If his resolution declaring for the for
.ification of the Panama canal
The senate concurred in the house |
to Senator Cullom's bill |
for the erection in Washing |
on Of an appropriate monument to the |
memory of Abraham Lincoln. The |
proposed monument is to cost $4,000 |
100. The bill now requires only the !
signature to make it a law.
Codification Bill Passed.
After almost year of desultory con-
;ideration, the senate passed the bill |
for the codification of the |
avs relating to the judiciary system
If the country. In the main the bill |
merely re-enacts existing statutes.
The question Of whether magazines
With extensive advertising sections are
paying the government a reasonable |
,rice for carrying the periodicals !
through the mails was disputed in the |
senate committee on postoffices and |
)ost roads.
The discussion was in connection |