Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-06

~ HIS HASTE IN CALLING Ex-
TRAoRDINARY SESSION.
SENATORS BET. HE WOULDN'T
Old Msmbers DOME Like idea - Ne.
turning to Washinston So Coon
May Not Last Over rs Days.

Washineton, March 6sENotWftA-
standing the positdveness with which
President Taft said repeatedly IN aIl
hut yomcial language that unless con-
eration the Canadian reciproc1ty
agreement he would summon an extra
session to resume consideration Of the
subject, his fulfilment OF that threat
within two hours Of Adjournment Was
surprise to many members Of that
Bet Against Extra Session.
It was especially SO in the senate.
As late as an hour before final ad-'
JQurnment yesterday prominent mem-
bers OF the senate and others about
the capitol made bets that there would
be no extra session. 4..f
Until the last moment rumors wefe
incessant that way would be found
to avoid it.
congressmsn Don't Like II.
Whatever was the truth. or un-
truth, OF any of these stories, there can
be no doubt that the issuance Of the
presidents extra session troclamation
met with scant welcome by those
members of congress who, after the.
stress of the past session, will barely
have time to go home for a brief, re-
spite and to adjust their affairs before
entering upon another session which
may last far into the summer.
Democratic Leaders to Center.
Democratic leaders in tlss house viii
have many conferences during u
coming session with members Of tnoir
kewn today when it was anuouncod
unohiciaIly that expenditures Wa1l ~
considered with revenues. 1t was sug-
gested that work be given the commit
tee on expenditures in the various de-
partments, which in the past have
been empty assignments intended only
to give to the chairmen thereof extra
allowances for clerk hire and similar
perquiSites in the gift OF the party
which happened to be in the majority
of the, house. The same condition Of
affairs has existed in the senate.
May Be Further Appropriations.
1t rests with congress whether the
rapid growth Of estimates and the al.
most as rapid growth Of appropria
tions is to be checked
Some of the democratic leaders who
have given. thought to this situation
have come to the conclusion that they
have before them q greater work than
revising the tariff. They realize that
the executive departments are called
upon to expend great sums of M6u0y
as the result OF psjblic sentiment a&fd
that congress must supply the means
for those expenditures, or else cut the
expenditures.
.1 0t0St0tfutUQ S4tl f10u0Vtt8t0tIeys
Some OF the more conservative dem
:ocrats are already arguing that tnefr
party was in noyvise responstblee for
the extra session, and had IL not been
called BY the president the fariff ques~
ton Of necessity would have been
postponed until ths regular session be-
ginning in December. TAose who ar
que thus will try to have the question
of reduced import duties considered
next winter with q radical reduction
of expenditures in the government de-
partments.
FOR this purpose they want to re-
store actuality and vigcr 20 the prac-
fically dead committees on expendi-
lures in the various. departments, ,caus-
ing them to study the needs of the diff
ferent branches of the government and
l:to give congress such Information -
Fit may need 70 decrease appropriations
in manner that would not cripple the
public business
May Last Only 80 sr IS Days.
II this course were followed the spe-
cial session OF congress might not con-
tiiue for more than so or Is days IL
the views of members who favor gen.
erat tariff revision prevail. nobody can
forecast the length Of the extra ses-
sion There are many elements to
reconcile, and the process Of recon
citation takes ime. Everybody hopes
for short session and expects . long
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