The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-16
THAT EXTRA SESSION.

President Tsft's semi-oficial an
that he will call an extra
session Unless tle reciprocity agree
ment with Canada is enacted into law
has filed members of the house and
senate with conflicting emotions.
The bin in question has passed the
house, having made safe voyage on
Tuesday But there is still the sen
ate to contend with.
If the president makes good Oh his
threat-and there is every reason 70
believe that ne will do so-he mag
have reason to recall that Grover
Cleveland once remarked that he had
a congress on his hands and did not
like the illation Tho president can.
not possibly be as anxious to have an
extra session as are certain promi-
nent democrats.
Oscar Underwood, who will be the
democratic floor leader OF the house
in the sgd congress, is more anxious
to get at the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
than any man in Washington. A
Washington paper says he has talked
to President Taft about the extra ses-
sion, and there is good reason to be
lieye that he has urged the president
TO call one Immediately after March 4.
Once congress is assembled in extra
session, there will be a multiplicity
Of business on hand. It Is because OF
this determination on the part OF sew
eral groups in congress to urge con
sideration of their particular no. bies
that congress, once assembled, will re-
main in session for many months.
The wide difference in opinion be
tween democratic leaders in the house
and senate will have much TO do with
prolonging an extra session Champ
Clark and his followers are commit
ted to the proposition Of revising the
tariff, schedule by schedule. Senator
Bailey and his followers are opposed
to this policy and are determined TO
amend the tariff zen bloc" or else not
touch it at all.
If the present plans Of the house
democrats do not miscarry, they may
he in position to force their will upon
their democratic brethren in the sen
ate Notwithstanding the opposition OF
the Bailey democrats For instance
in making up their schedules house
democrats will take advantage OF
many of the amendments offered in
the senate during the consideration OF
the Payne-Aldrich bill by republican
insurgents. These amendments apply
to many of the schedules and. in
some instances, put portions of such
schedules on tariff for revenue only
basis.
In the next senate the republican
majority win be very materially chi
down. and the republican, insurgents
will hold the balance OF power With
any kind OF showing on the democrat
ic side in support of what the house
attempts, in this direction, together
| with few votes among the regular
republicans who have changed their
minds, about the perfection of the
PayneAldrich law, there would be an
excellent chance TO sc through SEIZED
uleby-schedule revision.
Then, too, the tariff commission adj
vooates will press. for consideration
Of that measure if it fails of passage
at this session. The organizers OF the
National Republican Progressive
league will not be averse to taking uI
some of the progressive legislation
for which the league stands sponsor
On the whole, house and senate
leaders are rapidly reaching the con
clusion that If President. Taft once
gets congress assembled in extra SEES
sion, he will not be able to get rid
of it for several months.