The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-02-23
NEWS FROM The
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Our Lawmakers Are Do.
ing and Other Interesting
Events.

evVuSSs
Washington.-An extra session of
Congress looms very large and prob.
able. Unless President Tar and the
friends of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement are able to bring more
than ordinary pressure to hear on
the Senate and avert the exnanditnre
of time by the opponents of the agree.
mentor its friends-it is difficult TO
see how the Senate can reach a vote
before adjournment.
Ahead of the Canadian agree1ent
for consideration, in addition to ten
general appropriation bills, are meas.
ares affecting these subjects: popu.
lar election of Senators; Senator To-
rimer case; permanent tariff board;
general age pensions; Congressional
apportionment, and fortifcatlon of
Panama canal
Measures Can't Be Sidesracked.
Not one of these can be sidetracked
without contest. Each is suDport.
ed by group of determined Senators
insistent that vote shall be taken
Some of the measures will be left
unpassed or the Canadian agreement
will die.
AS the House passed the Mccall
bill by a decisive vote and practically
all of the Democrats voted for it,
the President believes a Democratic
House would pass the bill without
delay. 1t is also said the President
believes the Senate, as it will be con-
stituted after March 4, would pass the
the bill.
The power of the President is great
and President Taft is exercising that
power in a way that ultimately will
win. He may not secure the ratifca-
ton of the agreement at this session,
but he will in the end. When the
end will come nobody seems to know.
Uniform Tariff Proposed
Senaor Jones, of Washington, pre-
scented an amendment to the Cana
dian reciprocity bill in the form of
a substitute which would provide Tor
the levying OF such tariffs as are de-
manded by the necessary expendi
lures of the government. While he
introduced it "by request" Jones id
dicated he would favor the propc
ton because. If adopted, 1t wtttd
take the tariff out of politics.
Under the plan suggested, tie Sec.
rotary of the Treasury, at the lclose
of the present fiscal year. shall tnake
an estimate of the amount OF retenue
"that should be raised from cuAoms
duties for the following fiscal wear
in order to meet the expenditure for
that year and any deficiency Of he
previous year."
One Man Stands OF Majority.
With only IL legislative days re-
naming, the House of Representa-
tives was held at standstill for an
entire day by filibuster planned and
conducted by Representative Mann o.
Illinois. The filibuster was largely a
one-man affair and one of the most
remarkable in the history of the
House. 1t was private calendar day
under the rules, and the business in
order was the consideration of the
omnibus war claims bill, which al
ready had been passed by the Sen
ate. The bill largely affects Southern
claimants, and the Democrats, with
the assistance of many Republicans,
were endeavoring to pass it.
At times the majority in favor OF
the bill was as high as 40, but Rep
resentative Mann was opposed to the
bill and by dilatory tactics succeeded
in preventing action.
National Capital srevities.
A four billion dollar Congress
sounds pretty big even for the United
States, but that's what's coming. if
halt is not called, is the opipion
OF Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa.
Senator Lorimer gave notice that
he would address the Senate on the
questions involved in the charges of
bribery in connection with his cleo.
ton.
With membership of 49S in the |
House of Representatives practically |
assured for the 63d Congress, the ne.
cessity for seating. within REASON.
able area. that number of members
will enforce total rebuilding Of the
House wing OF the capitol
Taking the country. as whole II is
probable that the population is slight.
ly over stated by the census brreau.
declares Director of the Census Blu.
reau Durand, in his annual renort.
The bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Interior to sell water rom
irrigating projects to private con-
Germs again passed the HOUSE vbeu
the conference report was adopted
containing Senate amendments The
bill gives the Secretary permission to
sell surplus waters from govern =, ent
irrigation projects when the demands
VI the projects have been full. -o.is.