The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-03-01
ILLINOIS SENATOR WILL PROB.
ABLY koNw HIS FATE, Al.
THOUGH HE SEEMS SAFE.
TARIFF BOARD IS NEXT
Upper Branch Of Congress Decides to
Let "Elonde Bill" Know How He
Stands, After Which Tariff Commits
sion viii DO Taken up--Appropria-
ton Bill May Be Forced Through.

Washington, Feb. as-The agree
ment of the senate. reached shortly
after o'clock tonight. 10 vote at 1:so
p M. tomorrow on the resolution TO
unseat Senator Lorimcr OF Illinois and
to make unfinished business" of the
bill 10 create q permanent tariff board
materially improved the legislative
situation. This Improvement does not
by any means wipe out the prohabil-
ity OF an extra session or congress.
but II gave ray OF hope. which was
seized upon eagerly by the advocates
Of Canadian reciprocity.
The storm clouds. which hung men,
acingly through an aii-nIght session
last night. lifted materially late today
and when adjournment WAS taken
shortly after 6 y. m. until IL o'clock
tomorrow, there was promise OF a
/ further clearing OF the Legislative
skies. After day Of constant search
for basis Of agreement. the pro-
/ Iorimer senator's. most of them OPP
/ posed to the tariff board, and the pro-
tariff board senators, most Of them
opposed to Lorimer. got together in
a modns vivendi. which cleared the
situation and obsiated the impending
danger Of another night session.
Viii Sustain Lorimsr.
SO there will be vote tomorrow
afternoon on Senator Lorimer's case
and there Ii little reason To doubt that
VI 1t will sustain Lorimer
The tariff board bill Ia at least I'm
materially improved position. The
vote of So TO Fl. by which 1t was
made the unfinished business, would
a Indicate that should 1t come to a vote.
the bin would be passed by sub
stantial majority. Some go so far
as to say 1t will receive the entire
, republican vote of the senate. Sen
ator Hale gave notice he would at
! tempt to put five appropriations bills
| through the senate tomorrow after
noon and evening. These are the ag-
rieultural. the postoffice. the diplo-
matte and consular. the Notifications
and the military academy supply
measures.
As part OF the arrangement clear
Ing up the situation. II practically was
agreed that the proposed increased
rates on postage on magazines would
be dropped from the postoffice bill,
,, ending the possibility OF q filibnster
on that measure 1t also was said
some other seriously controvertea
items In appropriation bills likely 10
cause delay would be eliminated.
IL Senator Hales program Is car
/ ried out tomorrow, and there Ii every
reason to believe II will be- the senate
. will be lett with only the sundry
civil, the naval and the general de-
flciency appropriation bills to dispose
Of. Mr.. Hale warned the senators
/ that unless they acted upon the ap-
. preparation measures there would be
strong chance that many OF this
most important OF these would eventn-
ally come In extra session from the
democratic house.
! No senator was so sanguine over tlls
improved legislative situation as to
predict that the probability OF an ex-
ira session had lessened materially.
II all of the appropriation bills should
! be carried into law the only extra ses-
; sion factor that would remain to be
disposed OF ID canadias reciprocity.
The situation with regard to this
agreement cannot be said 10 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 bnsi-
{ ness of the senate by decisive vote
, the permanent tariff board bill cannot
i be said to be "off the rocks"
The democratic vote was almost
i i ea,Ii1 81 all 4ntsf ~ hi
| measure and Senator Money OF Mis-,
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