The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-27
LONG SESSIONS
IN BOTH HOUSES.
Congress Expected to Work
Nights Between Now and the
Fourth of March.
SPEECHES CLOG THE
LEGISLATIVE WHEELS
Leaders of Both Parties Recon.
ciled to the Idea of Meeting
Again in April.

WASHINGTON. Feb 2s-Day and
night sessions probably will be held in
both branches OF congress beginning to-
morrow, for only five and a half days
remain TO conclude formidable lecisia
tive programme in an unprecedented and
almost hopeless condition.
Without taking into consideration the
situation In the senate. where there ia. n
filibustcr against taking votes on The
Canadian reciprocity agreement the per.
manent tariff board biil and the Lorl.ner
case. 10 say nothing OF the proposition
10 rasc the rates for CARRYING the ad-
Tertising OF magazines through the malls
there Is a congestion % appropriation
bills that seem lrrcmcdiaL The urgen,
deficiency bill is the only one OF the FOUR
become a law.
Situation in Nutshell.
The situation respecting appropriation
bills is as follows:
The Indian. legislative and army and
District OF Columbia bills have passed
both houses and are in conference. All
OF these bills contain items Of dispute
which present difficulties.
The pensions postoGfice. agriculture.
naval. military academy Qualifications,
diplomatic and consular and sundry civil.
bills have passed the house but not the
senate.
The general deficiency bill he's not
even come out Of the house COMMITTEES
on appropriations.
There remain 10 be passed by the sem
ate, therefore, the pensions. postoffice.
agriculture. naval military academy fosa
tifications. diplomatic and consular sun
drv civil and general deficiency bills
II the senate could devote the five
and a half days LEFT OF the present con-
gross TO the calendar. and If speeches
.
worry about the legislative situation
Notices already have been given OF sew
eral speeches on pending measures.
The faction which supports Senator
Lorimer is determined that disposition
shall he made Of the Lorimer case at
this session. but Il is evident the anti
Lorimer forces Will resist any attempt
TO take a vote before they have con-
Guided their arguments.
No Hope for Reciprocity.
The Mccall bill to carry out the pro-
visions OF the Canadian reciprocity
agreement Is on the calendar and Sena-
tor Hale and others opposed 10 the
agreement have made il clear that thev
do not intend that any prior rights shall
be given TO Il because OF the Interest
Of President Taft or for any other rca-
son. II is perfectly clear that vote
can be prevented on the Mccall bin With.
out resort TO n filibuster.
The only way vote could be obtained
on the measure would be the giving OF
assurance by a poll which could not be
counted that there were votes enough TO
defeat IL.
The informal polls that have been taken.
have disclosed that a majority of the
senate would vote to enact the bill.
There are several Democrats who op-
pose the measure. and an effort was
made yesterday To obtain promises from
seven others OF the minority TO stand
with the Republican majority against the
measure. The effort failed. but 1t may
be renewed at anY time.
The Canadian bill has no champion In
the senate. and this fact seems 10 pre-
clude any possibility OF bringing II to-
n vote. Senate and house leaders have.
become reconcled to the idea Of an ex<
traordinary session. and there is little
doubt that one Will he called by Pres-
dent Taft and that il Will be convened
on April t.