Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
Members Still Face Pros
pect Of Extra Session.
Both House and Senate Prom.
lsed Very Busy Week.
mccall Bill, Embodylng Canadian
Reciprocity, Is Reported.

Washington. Feb. 12.-Members of
congress would give much to know
"hethcF thcy are to be permitted to
break ranks on March ana retire
|" their homes for the summer. or
whether they must linger in Wash
ington for an indefinite period to act
uron the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment in extra session. Something nos
tive on the subject from the White
House would be especially acceptable.
There is some foundation for the
report that President Taft is viewing
with entire complacency the solicitude
of members of the Senate on the SUBJ
jet Of an extra session. Several sem
atars who feel there is no chance for
the approval of the agreement at the
present session have found that this
view is not shared at the White House,
The President has met all pessimism
with suggestions that he is willing
to chance the agreement to vote
He has never said, for publication, that
he would call an extra session If such
a vote is denied. but senator's GER
tainly have failed to obtain assur-
anees that he would not do so.
The Mccall bill to carry out the
provisions of the Canadian agreement
having been reported to the House
from the ways aud means committee,
probably will be brought up tomor-
row. Immediately consideration will
be asked. IF an agreement to that
end is opposed the supporters of the
bill will seek a rule for limitation of
debate.
In view of Republican domination
of the committee on rules, which Is
headed by Rep. Dalzell, Penn, who,
is a member of the ways and means
committee, voted against reporting the
bill. il may not be possible to Sc
cure such a rule, but at the same time
there has been manifested thus far
no organized movement 20 the pre-
vantion of vote i'll the House. The
consideration Of the bill, nevertheless.
probably will result in one Of the live
lest debates Of the session.
y conference of Democratic sena-
tors is called for Tuesday. but it Is
expected an adjournment will be Ia
ken until the House has acted upon
the agreement Several Democratic
senator's feel they ought not TO de-
fine their attitude on the measure
until tltS ltoI II IA "iitt i0hiii - 'A''
be presented to them.
The indications are that before adjourn
ment the Senate will vote on the resolu-
ton providing for popular election of SEN
ators, the Lorimer case, a service pension
bill and the bill to create a permanent
tariff board.
Popular election of senators will prob
ably be defeated by reason of the injec-
ton of the race question into the reso-
luton An amendment to the resolution
offered by Senator Sutherland, which
Southern members say is as obnoxious to
then. as the force" bill was, seems prac-
tically certain of adoption. Its effect
certainly will be to ALLEVIATE Southern sup
port, thus making impossible the necessa-
~ two-thirds vote by the Senate for the
main resolution.
The fate of Senator Loriner is more
doubtful All of the polls that have
been made have been based upon the
Beveridge resolution. which declares the
election of Senator Lorimer was accom-
plshed by corruption of the Illinois Leg
isiature. If the case comes before the
Senate in that form the indications are
that the election will be declared invalid
and his seat, therefore, vacant.
1t is possible that the friends of Sem
ator Lorimer will succeed in substituting
a resolution declaring merely that the
charges of corruption against Mr.. Lori
mer have not been proved. \ number OF
senators. it is said, would vote for such
a resolution. If. Mr.. Lorimer's friends
prove the more adept in parliamentary
tactics they may win on the floor Of
Senate.
a week ago the hill 10 provide for
permanent tariff board seemed to be 10
danger of defeat by reason of almost
solid opposition There has been a con-
siderable change of sentiment IN the
Senate minority. a number of those who
believed the passage of the bill would
strengthen President Taft politically
have reached the conclusion that Demo-
cratic opposition would simply convince
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