Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-26
PREsmENT TAFT sTANps FIRM
viii Ask an Extra Session Of Congress
Unless Senate Acts.
DATE no BE EARLY IN APRn
Much Business is Still Pending in
Both Houses.
NO ACTION YET ON IOR1MEH
II vote on direct Election Of Senators
IL Taken before saturday, t ia
Thought 81 wiz Ne beaten
By the Democrats.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-(speciai Tele-
gram. There Il a bare chance that the
senate will reach vote on the Canadian
reciprocity treaty and clean up the appro-
priRtion bills. II r. a remote possibility.
however and only its realization will pre-
vent an extra session OF congress being
called by President Taft before April l.
Senators who called at the White House
today and who talked about the outlook
for a vote on Canadian reciprocity for the
most part appeared to have settled down
to the fact that unless the bill passes an
extra session is unavoidable.
President Taft. AZ matter OF fact Is
admitting to callers that he sees little hope
Of reaching q vote and he Is showing not
the slightest indication OF backing down
from his threat to call an extra SESSION.
Democratic leaders In the house are plan
ming IL there Is an extra session. to pass
the reciprocity agreement and to amend
the wooden schedule, pfJbably the steel
schedule and one or two others. but not
TO undertake general revision They are
talking now OF such moderate revision Of
few schedules az TO enable the repub'
llcans in the senate and ohuse TO support
their program.
No one doubts for an instant that with
the reciprocity measure out OF the way
the senate could quickly clear up it's actual
and necessary business and be ready to
adjourn when this congress expires next
Saturday at noon.
There Is time in the week that remains
IN this session to pass all OF the pending
appropriation bills. but the whole turn Of
events hinges upon Canadian reciprocity
and will continue to hinge upon that agree
ment until It IL definitely acted upon.
status of Appropriation Bills.
Here at the beginning of the final week
OF the session the status OF the appropria-
tion bills ls as follows:
Passed the House--Indian. rivers and har-
bors, pensions. legislative, urgent de-
ftaency. army postoffice. agricultural. dip
ionatic and consular. district OF Coiumbia,
fortincations and military academy. Yet
10 pass; sundry, civil and general de-
ficieney.
Passed the senate-lndiap, rivers and
hSrbora. Legislative urgent deficiency army
and district OF Cuiumbia. Yet TO pass. PEN
sons. postoffice. agricultural diplomatic
and consular. fortiflcstions. naval academy,
sundrs civil and general deficiency
In confsrence-Indian legislative and
army.
signed by the President and Now a Law
Urgent deficiency
The permanent tariff commission bill s
dead In the senate, thanks TO Senator
/, Bailey. There is no hope for II at this ses-
I sion, which was shown by the house repub-
liioans when the insisted, at the direct in
slstence OF Mr.. Taft, in approprating t4OO,
CO.. 10 support and maintain the present
tariff board over the two-year period os
the sxty-seoond congress, until the Sixty
third congress shall convene
A. a..
for the direct election Of senators. before
next saturday II viii be defeated. IN ali
probability. by the vote Of democratic sena-
tors. because OF the acceptance by the SEN
ate Of the sutherland amendment which
prohibits the respective states from pre-
Hcribng the times, places and manner OF
holding elections for senator's
Whether or no a vote shall be taken
The Lorimsr sItuation.
on the Lorimer case by the senate at this
session OF congress-. depends upon Senator
La Toilette OF Wisconsin. the friends OF
senator I.orimer have obtained the strategic
advantage OF having his case made the un-
finished business of the senate which
means Il can be called up for a vote each
day until adjournment. on the other hand
Senator La Toilette objected to fixing
day certain for vote at this time for
An kinds OF rumors are afloat a. to the
meaning OF this enlgmatical statement The
general belief Is that Senator la Toilette
h on the trail OF new evidence, conclusive
In character, which, n It can be produced
IN time, may have q decisive bearing on
the outcome OF "a cease Until within the
last few DAYS Senator La Toilette has not
shown his hand IN the Lorimer case He
: has been extremely active on 81. however
and only his physical condition. the result
OF a serious operation last fail. has pre-
vented him from making an extended
speech on the subject. Within the last few
days there have been rumors IN washing
ton that documentary proof Of corruption
In the Lormer case was In existence in
Chicago.
The friends Of Senator Lorimer well
realize that II IN eoase Is postponed until
the next session OF congress be Is likely
10 be unseated. Their majority In the
present senate, n II exists az all, Is not
large. whro Il is almost certain that the
opponents will gain eight votes In the
next senate. whilel the senator viii lost
not less than ten. Unless good and suffi-
cient reason is adyanced. therefore. every
effort win be made by his friends TO force
a vote az this session, No vote can be
taken. however. 50 Ions a. any senator
desires 70 speak.
SERl0uS CHARGE MADE