The Ordway new era., 1911-03-03
EXTRA SESSION
VERY PROBABLE
THERE is NO CHANGE IN THE
SITUATION REGARDING
RECIPROCITY.
NAMES APRIL FOURTH
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS WILL
BE HELD IN BOTH
BRANCHES.

Washington. So probab!" is 1t that
an extra session will be necessary to
get action on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, that President Taft has
fixed April ith as the date such Sos
.iun may be called.
Th- date was selected AFTER con
sLlta'ion with Champ Clark, who Will
be speaker OF the next House, and
Representative Underwood OF Ma
bulna, who Will b" chairman OF ;he
ways and means committee, which
will have charge of and report til" r"'
ciprocity bill in the House.
There Is no change IN the situation
IN the Senate regarding the Canadian
reciprocity agreement. and I'll" lead
crs see no hope of bringing tn" Mccall
bill TO n vote ut this session. Many
rumnrs were circulated oI moves I"
remedy the situation. but apparently
they were without foundation.
Day and night sessions probably Will
be held in both branches OF Congress,
for only five and a half days remain /"
conclude n formidable lcsislatiN"
program in an unprecedented and al
most hopeless condition.
Without taking into consideration
the situation in the Senate. where
there is n filbustcr against taking
votes on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement. the permanent tariff board
Ill! and the l.orim"r case. to say moth
ing Of tn" proposition to rails" III"
rates Tor carrying III" advertising OF
magazines through tn" mails. there Is
a congestion ni appropriation bills
that seem irrrm"dial. Th" urgent DE-
iicicnCy bill is tn" only one Of tn"
fourteen general supply measures that
has become Il law.
The situation respecting appropria-
tion bills Is as follows:
The Indian. legislative and army
and District of Columbia bills have
passed both Houses and are in con
ference. All of these bills contain
items of dispute which present diff
culties.
The pensions postofiiccs. agricul-
ture, naval, military academy. fortifi.
CARTONS, diplomatic and consular and
sundry civil bills hay" passed the
House, but not the Senate.
The general deficiency bill has not
even come out OF the House commit
tee on appropriations.
There remain to be passed by the
Senate, therefore, tn" pensions, post.
Office, agriculture. naval. military aca-
denny. Notifications. diplomatic and
consular. sundry civil and general de-
fiCicnCy bills.
If the Scnut" could devote the five
and Il half days lett Of the present
Congress to the calendar. and II
speeches could be Curtailed. senators
would not worry about the legislative
situation. Notices already have been
given of several speeches on pending
Measures.
The Mccall bill. to carry out the
provisions of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement is on the calendar, an.
Senator Hale and others opposed to
the agreement haN" made it clear they
dc not intend that any prior rights
shall be given to it because of the III
lorost of President Taft or for any
other reason. 1t is perfectly clear that
u vote can be prevented on the Nc
can bill without resort to a filibustcr.
The faction which supports Senator
IOrimcr is determined that disposition
shall be made of the l.orimrr case at
this session. but it is evident the anti
l.orimcr forces will resist any attempt
to take vote before they have con
Cluded their arguments.