The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
PREFERRED ID EXTRA SESSION Some Senators Will Sacri- : flee Reciprocity TO AVOID DISASTER Support Mccall Bill But Believe Ex- tra Session Would Be Business
 Suicide-Senate Greets
 MT. Kern

Washington. February 27-(Special.4 The main development in the legisla- tive tangle in the Senate today is the announcement of several senators, who have been predisposed to vote for the Canadian reciprocity bill, that they will vote against it if by doing so vote can be reached, the question settled and an extra session of Congress pre- vented The group which is willing to sacrifice the bill. so far as their votes are concerned. is numerically small and is composed of both republicans and democrats. They claim that an extra session invites "business dis aster," and while they are for the Me- Call bill they prefer it's defeat rather than force an extra session on the country. These senators claim lnat the President will not call an extra ses- sion if the bill is defeated that he simply insists that the measure be allowed to come to a vote and not smothered to death by the Lorimer case. constitutional amendment, and regular appropriation bills. They are willing, therefore, to forego their ad-
 
 ing what they regard as a public calamity" can be avoided.
 The utmost pressure is now being brought to bear on senators to force a vote and several of the leaders on both sides of the chamber expressed confi4 dence today that by noon Saturday the big supply bills would be law and the Canadian bill voted upon. They con fessed their inability to indicate how this would be brought about, but they were none the less hopeful that such result would be attained. The insur- gent republican senators who a few Payne Aldrich bills high rates in/the Senate and on the stump continue to be the faction mot opposed to a vote on the bill reducing rates between Canada and the United States.
 Wholly unmindful of the fact that their popularity throughout the country is due to their courageous attacks on existing tariff rates, they are proceeding to show the insincerity of their recent protesta- tions when the very first opportunity pre- sents itself to make their words square with their deeds. As a consequence they are regarded with equal contempt by beth standpatter and democrat. The real fear of an extra session is, therefore, based on how far the insurgents will carry the responsibility which now seems to possess them. The legislative situation is approaching that condition which puts it in the power of one or two men to force an extra session of Con- gress through the mere physical strength of holding the floor. It is rather doubt full honor.
 Senator-elect John w Kern of Indiana spent the day on the floor of the Senate and was warmly greeted by the members who will be his colleaguessfo for the next six years. Under the chaperonage of Senator Shively, the new senator also paid a visit to the House side and talked with the members of the Indiana dele gation. The political outlook for the dem ocrats could not be better, he said, and he is confident of the Hoosier states cleo toral vote being cast for the democratic presidential candidate next year. Repre- sentative Weeks of Massachusetts gave up the fight for the ship subsidy bill to- day announcing the uselessness Of fur ther efforts in its behalf. The new House being democratic effectually disposes of any legislation along this line for at least two years. The Senate census committee will tomorrow make favorable report on the House reapportionment bill and Senator Lar ollette, the chairman, ex- poets it's passage through the Senate.