The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-01
Senate to Consume Several
Weeks in Discussion Of
Reciprocity Agreement.
OTHER MEASURES TO
AWAIT ACTION ON PACT
House Democrats Propose Pass
ing Farmers Free List
Bill This Week.

WASHINGTON, April 3o.-Three
weeks of the extraordinary session OF
the Sixty-second congress having passed
Into history with a record OF rapid fire
legislation by the house, the senate Is
finally organized. but In no haste to oon-
slider that part of tho Democratic pro-
gramme already disposed Of by the low
er branch.
Canadian reciprocity is the only mat.
ter now being considered by the senate
and that probably will not come before
1t for several weeks. The finance COM
mittee. to which it was referred. will
grant hearings on the bill How long
committee deIiberatIon will continue Is
problemaical, but the prospect ts for
a lengthy discussion.
Chairman Penrose OF the connudttee Is
in favor OF the bill. but the majority
Is opposed 10 ii, The prevailing opinion
Is It Will ce reported with recommends
tions. The committee Will meet Tues-
day.
Stone to Speak Today. {.
Senator Stone of Missouri will address
the senate tomorrow on the bill and en-
deavor to explain some OF the misrepre-
sentauons that have been made regard
ing the proposed agreement. After this
speech there will be nothing before the
is probable. with adjournment until Mon
day TO follow.
There is no prospect Of the senate con-
sidering the house bills providing for
popular election Of senators, pro-eiecsion
publicity of campaign contributions or
reapportionmcnt until the reciprocity IS
sue has been decided
In the house the Democrats arg keep
ing UP the rapid legislative pace, and
most OF the coming week Will be devoted
to the farmers free-list bill. Chairman
~r11C deyr1 cfrnf al ntd 1cotp IN
hasten action and also TO give all MEM
bers a chance to be heard. by insisting
upon ii o'clock as the hour to convene
1t Is PROBABLE that debate will close
Thursday or Friday, That 1T will paes
there Is no doubt. the Democratic sup
votes of a few progressive Republicans
Dalzell Had Forgotten.
Many members are smiling at the for
getfulness of Representative Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania who on Saturday attempt
ed TO block the effort OF the Democratic
to dodge the committee discharge cal
endar, Mr. Dalzell who headed the
rules committee of the last congress.
had forgotten that the Democratic house
had changed the rule relating TO motions
TO discharge committees and made the
point OF order to Mr.. Underwood's mo-
ton TO recess that motion to discharge
the pension committee from consideration
OF bill was on the calendar.
Mr.. Underwood called Mr.. Dalzelrs at
tention To the new Democratic rules,
which, contained an amendment providing
that no motion to discharge a commit
tee was in order on Mondays after the
call OF the unanimous consent calendar
unless IL had been filed at least seven
days previously.
The Democratic leaders are anxious TO
hasten tho frce-llst bill so that the ways
and means committee may be free to
devote its time TO the revision of the
textile schedules.
While this work Is progressing, II Is
proba BILE the house Will act upon the re-
port OF the territories committee on
tatenood for Arizona and New Mexico.
The New Mexican constitution has
been vigorously assailed by Democrats
from the territory, but IL is doubtful
If the committee will recommend any
change that would neoessitate the refer
ence OF the constitution to the people OF
the state. Both constitutions probably
will be recommended for ratification.