The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-10
DAILY BECOMING MANIFEST COM.
ING sEssIoN or CONGRESS
WILL BE STORMY.
VIRTUALLY -FOUR PARTIES
President Taft Would Probably Be
Glad If Extra Session Would
Do Nothing But Adopt
Reciprocity

Washing on, April 9AIt is daily be.
coming manifest that congress is
facing stormy session and there can
be made no forecast of The probable
legislative result.
The fact that both of the grcIt
political parties are divided is nc
longer denied and leaders have 40
hopes Of restoring more than surface
harmony.
There are virtually four parties
each with a large representation
working at odds in the present ses'
sion. The Republican minority Of
the house is devided between regtl
largs and insurgents as was evidenced
by the vote in the speakership con
test.
"a sharp line has been drawn be.
tween the conservative Democrats Of
The senate and the progressive Demo-
Gratis, including practically all the
new members and several veterans
like Senator Stone of Missouri, who
are Bryan adherents.
The house Democratic majority
seems to have escaped break but
the leaders fear the party's contest in
the senate may at any time spread
to the other branch.
The situation has interfered via
the selection of committees AID tire
beginning of legislative work, ~
Probably there never has been a
r congress where so much uncertainty
existed and where uneasiness has
been so equally distributed between
the two major political parties.
The real cause OF the anxiety it
is believed to be due to the proximity
of the party conventions which will
select standard bearers for 1912 lpd
the knowledge that slip by either
the extraordinary session or the regu
lar session to follow may very easily
determine the result of the next ma
tional campaign.
So far as the administration pro
gram is concerned there is no room
for speculation President Taft has
recommended the enactment of legis
lation to carry out provisions Of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, ant
it's no secret he would be glad TO have
congress stop at that and defer he
question of further revision until lhe
regular session assemblies next Wed
nesday
His reason for this is that the tarir
board would be able to report several
schedules at that time,
Neither is there any obscurity
about The program OF Speaker Clark,
Representative Underwood and Other
Democrats for directing the policy ct
the house.
Now that the new majority hai
adopted rules there is mo doubt meas
ures on the subject of direct election.
of senator's, publicity before elec-
tions of campaign contributions, Cana.
dian reciprocity, revision of the
wooden and cotton schedules and
many further tariff changes the ma
rority desire will be sent to the sen.
ate in whatever order Is decreed by
the ways and means committee.
10 prevent the real legislative PR
gram therefore the contest will re
at he senate end OF the capitol,
The division in the senate Is pc
crliar. or the fifty Republicans, thcra
are twelve who have practically
formed separate organization. They
hlye demanded and the committee Oh
committees viii probably concede
their request to one-folrth of the ma
iority places.
MOf the II Democrats, Az when Cola
rado elects, II are recorded as being
opposed to the election of Senator
Martin of Virginia as minority leader
Their opposition was based upon the
ground that Mr., Martin was too con
servative.
TIE division In The Democratic
ranks probably would not be so pro
nounced if ii bad not been for the in
terview given by Nj. Bryan yesterday
scoring the election of Mr.. Martin.
II there is any disposition On the
part of the conservatives in both par
ties to work toge her to prevent any
radical revision Of the tariH It is con