Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-02

Washington, D. c., March .
Word of an informal but decidedly
definite character, that nothing but
APPROVAL by the Senate Of the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement could
avert an extra session of congress
reached the capitol today. 1t was said
on authority that failing such action
by the senate, a call for an extra ses-
sion to begin earlier than April 4,
would be sent to congress by Presi-
dent Taft before the adjournment OF
the present session.
Senate Gets Down to Work.
Washington, D. c., March with
in half an hour after cOnyening today,
the Senate today decided by vote Of
So to %, to set aside the appropria
Gor bills and to take up the bill ere
ating a permanent tariff board. The
motion was made ~ Senator Hale,
who heretofore has opposed consider
alton and was in accordance with an
agreement made among the Rapubli-
cans on Tuesday in order to get a
vote on the Lorimer resolution. The
action was opposed by Senator Mon.
-. He said, he granted that there
w9g a good purpose behind the efforts
to get legislation other than the nee
essary appropriation bills through.
But" he said. eve must all remember
the old saying: Hell is paved with
good intentions and I know of no road
way better paved than that leading to
congress-
Democrats Hold Up Statehood.
Washington, March 2.--While they
still deny that there is any filibuster-
ing in progress on the permanent
tariff board BILL the Democrats in the
Senate this afternoon made. it clear
they will continue for indefinite time
their fight against the measure. Sena.
tors Simmons, Shivcley and Smith Of
South Carolina. all spoke against the
bill and other Democratic Senators
apparently are ready to take the
floor Partisan feeling was manifest.
ed, to more marked degree than at any
time previous in the session. Pri-
vately the Democrats admitted that
they are engaged in filibuster which
they intended to keep up until the Re,
publicans were forced to lay aside I'M
finished business, Including statehood
for New Mexico, or abandon the ap-
preparation bills. We have the Re
publicans right whore We want them"
said Senator .Overman. Everybody
appreciated that the situation made
certain the calling of an extra sas-
sion which would confine itself sole
ly to Canadian reciprocity and the
tariff. The best opinion of the Re
publicans was that the tariff board
measure will be kept before the Sen,
ate long enough to demonstrate that
the Democrats will not permit it OF
any other measure including state
hood to come to vote and then the
appropriations will be taken up and
pushed through without any further
attempt at legislation.
Arizona Must Stay Out.
| Washington, March 2.-The House
late yesterday, gave formal approval
to the constitution of New Mexico, ad.
vancing that territory another step
toward statehood The constitution
of Arizona has not yet reached Wash
| ington and cannot be acted upon un-
til the next session of congress. In
the debate the statement was freely
made that President Taft might not
approve the Arizona constitution be-
cause of the recall provision in refer
ence to the judiciary, but some held
that he had no right to disapprove it.
The Arizonans viii endeavor to hold
! up New Mexico's chances in the Unit
ed States senate until Arizona can