Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-01
Hale Proposes to Put Through
five Great Appropriation Bills
at Today'S Session. Peace
Pact is Made.
LORIMER CASE COMES TO
VOTE THIS AFTERNOON
Advocates Of Canadian Reci-
procity Now Hold Out Slight
Hope That Extra Session May
Be Avoided,
10, Morning Journal Special Lsased wirel

IN, Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The agree
ment of the senate reached shortly
after o'clock tonight to vote at 1880
n. m. tomorrow upon the resolution
10 unseat Senator Lorimer of Illinois,
and to make unfinished business
Of the bill to create a permanent tar
if board, materially improved the
legislative situation.
This improvement does not by any
means wipe out the probability of an
extra session of congress, but it gave
+ ray of hope which was seized upon
eagerly by the advocates of Canadian
reciprocity.
The storm clouds which have been
menacingly low through an all night
session. last night lifted materially,
/ late today and when the adjournment
ws ,aE en- shortly after 6 p. m., until
| II o'clock tomorrow. there was a
promise OF further clearing of the
legislative skies. After q day of o,r-
stan, search for a basis or agreement.
the pro-Lorimer senator's. most Of
them opposed to the tariff hoard and
the pro-tariff board senators, most
Of them opposed to liz rimer, got to-
gether" on a modus vivendi which
cleared the situation and obviated the
impending danger Cf another aight
session.
so there will he vote tomorrow af-
tenoon on Senator Lorimer's case
ana there is little reason to doubt that
II viii sustain Lorimer.
The tariff board preparation is at
least In a materially improved posi-
Hcn. The vote of JS to 81, by which
It wes made the unfinished business,
would indicate that If II should come to
vote, the bill would be passed by a
SUBSTANTIAL majority. Some go so far
as to say It viii receive the entire re-
publican vote Of the senate Senator
Halo gave notice he would attempt to
put five appropriation bills through
the senate tomorrow afternoon and
evening. These are the agricultural,
the postoffice, the diplomatic and con-
sular, the Notifications and the mill
tary academy supply measures.
It was said as part of the agree
ment clearing up the situation, 1t
practically was agreed that the pro-
posed increased rates on postage on
the large magazines would be drop
ped from the postoffice bill, ending
the possibility of a filibuster on that
measure. It also YVES said some other
seriously controverted items in ap-
would be eliminated.
II Senator Hales program is car
ried out tomorrow and there is every
reason to believe II win be the senate
viii be left with only the sundry civil,
the naval and the general deficiency
appropriation bills to dispose of, Mr.
Hale warned senators that unless they
acted upon the appropriation meas
ures. there would be a strong chance
that many of the most important OF
these would eventually come in extra
session from the democratic house,
No senator was so sanguine over
the improved legislative situation as
extra session had lessened materially.
fall of the appropriation bills should
be carried into law the only extra
session factor that would remain to
be disposed of Is Canadian reciprocity.
The situation with regard to this
agreement cannot be said to have
changed. unless 1t profits by the clear
ing away of other matters. leaving
reciprocity to stand on its own merits.
Although made the unfinished bus
mess of the senate by decisive vote,
the permanent tariff board bill cam
be said TO be "off the rocks"
The democratic vote was almost
solid against the advancement OF the
measure and Senator Money of Mis-
sisslppi while pleading with senators
to adjust their differences and avoid
an extra session. declared he was pre-
pared to wage long fight against the
tariff board.
There appeared to be somewhat
more Of disposation, however, to
bring reciprocity to a vote. Senator
Young Of Iowa pleaded with senator's
TO face the measure squarely and TO
vote solidly against it."
The advocates of the reciprocity
agreement have held that II reciprocity
could be got out into the open, with
no other measures pending vote
could easily be reached
Stranger things have happened
than vote on that measure before
adjournment" said one influential
senator tonight. This senator was a
leading factor In bringing about the
agreement on the Lorimer and tariff
board matters and he is perhaps more
conversant with the temper of the
senators than any other man In the
senate. He is strongly opposed TO the
reciprocity agreement.
Senator Hale Of Maine. Is opposed
both to reciprocity and the tariff
board and he has shown no dlspo-