Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON

TO the 1ait CANADIAN reciprocity agree
ment, and they loreshadowed the ruin
OF the American fishing industry il the
agreement goes into effect. Represen-
ta,iyc Gardner, ofAlassachusetts, whose
district embraces Gloucester took charge
of the opposition to the Mccall bill,
Which embraces the agreement, and
which the ways and means committee
is considering.
President Gompers OF the American
Federation OF Labor will leave here to-
day for Detroit, Michigan, where he
will speak before mass meeting OF
labor men tomorrow night.
Ninety-one commercial organizations
and 296 business firms have declared
their intention to participate in the con-
ference in this city February 1918 in
the interests of the movement to ex-
pand the American manufacturing
trade in South and Central America
Every state2in the union will be repre-
scented, it is stated, while twenty Latin
American nations will send delegates.
Among the speakers will be President
Taft, Secretary Knox, Mr.. Champ
Clark, and others.
yellow fever is suspected on board
the U. s. Gunboat Marietta, now on
duty on the Houduran coast. and the
vessel was today ordered to Key West,
Florida, for observation.
Speculation on extra session" took
bull turn today, with the boosters
working on three direct lines of argu-
ment which they asserted support the
movement. First and foremost was
the action of President Taft in can
ceiling his engagements for his pro-
jectcd southern trip in March Oil ac-
count OF anticipated" pressure of bust
ness. Extra session advocates de-
cIarcd that the president would have
no 'prcssurc" after March 4, unless
be contemplated calling an extra ses-
sion. Speaker Cannon's declaration
that there will be no action on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement this
session, furnished another for extra
session argument The declaration OF
Senator Brown in the Senate, that
unless the Lorimer case, the Sulloway
pension bill, the popular election OF
senators and The tariff board bill are
acted on by that body, an extra session
will be forced. was the third argument
quoted for an extra session. Any two
or three senators, by filibustering
against e single appropriation bill,
could enforce the calling OF an extra
session to pass the measure.
an indication OF bitter strife be-
tween the innermost members of the
controlling inner circle Of the House
was given today by the statement OF
Representative Mann Of Illinois, after
conference with President Taft that he
had hoped Of the passage OF the re.
ciproc;ty agreement by both the House
and Senate at this session of Congress.
Mann is. perhaps the strongest lieu
tenant of Speaker Cannon in the House
today. He has always been with the
party on every big issue. That he
has broken with Uncle Joe and has
split the regular republican House vote
Of Illinois shows the extreme serions-
ucSs OF the breach which has been
caused by the Canadian reciprocity
treaty.
Senator Root does not expect the
Canadian reciprocity to pass the Senate
at this session. After 4 conference
with the president today Secretary Root
pointed out that appropriation bills
alone would use up the remaining time
and that the great congestion of other
legislation which the administration is
attempting to force through congress is
apt to hinder the passage of any one
BILL lie refused TO comment on the
probability Of an extra session.
An invitation was extended to Presi-
dent Taft today to be present at the I'M
yelling of a statue to Edward NJ. Staun-
ton, Secretary OF war in President Lin
coins cabinet, in Steubensvillc, Ohio,
the birthplace Of the secretary some
time in next September.
The House of Representatives Will
not be called upon to thresh out the
Ballngcr- Pincliot scandal. The reports
OF the special congressional inycstigat-
ing committee will die peacefully with
the close Of tie present session. This
is the result Of the action today Of the
House committee on agriculture in
holding that the three reports OF the
committee should be referred back to
the House. The committee, in effect,
held that it had no jurisdiction to re-
view the reports made by another con-
gressional committee, and recommends
that the reports be sent back to the
House. There they will 60 on the cal
endar-at the foot OF a long list oibills-
and, SO far as insurgents and democrats
can toresec today, will die with the ses
sion, without their being able to force
action by the House, Insurgent and
democratic members were greatly dis
appointed over the action of the COM
mittee, when it became known in the
House this afternoon. They had hoped |
to have the committee on agriculture
take some definite stand on the CUES
ton and have the matter tbrcshed out
on the floor,
An attempt to collect So, 1889 from
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago |
and St. Louis railroad was made
through the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by Philadelphia manufactur-
ing concern today. 1t claimed that
the amount represented excessive rates
made on Shipments OF brick from
Chicago to points further west.
By q unanimous report the House
committee on merchant marine order