The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
TAFT CALLS [x1I|
SESSION TO MEET
APRIL 4
sixty-First Congress Adjourns With
out Enactihg Presidents TAvsrito
Measures for Trade Agrssnsnt
and Tariff Board.
Senate Refused To Consider Rsei-
procity and House Killed razia
Commission Bill by Filibustsr.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-Fsil1ng
to enact either OF President Taft,s
favorite measures Canadian recipxo
city and the permanent tariff board
bili-the sixty-nrst congross shut
up shop this afternoon and turned
over the affairs Of government 70 the
new congress-, which has Democror
tic majority in the house and great
ly reduced Republican majority In the
senate.
President Taft shortly after one
o'clock issued call for an extra &C.,
sion to convene April 4.
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, by the special message
dated Jan. 70. lsll, there was trano<
representatives. an agreement between
the department OF state and the Cnno-
dian government I'm regard TO reci-
an 0 earnest % Observation-Disclosures assod; iSan rsat sSs
necessary legislation be promptly
adopted; and
whereas bill to carry into eject
OF representatives and has failed TO
reach a vote I'm the sena0; and
Whereas, the agreement stipulatee
tnhJ not only --Int fT68l0eOl Oh lu0
United States. will communicate to con-
gress the conclusion now reached, and
recommend the adoption OF such legis-
lation as may be necessary on the part
the proposed srrsnsement- but also
that the governments of the two
countries will use their utmost efforts
to bring about such changes by COM
current legislation at Washington and
Now, therefore, I. william Howard
Taft. President of the United States OF
Vested s IN ny me y' By the " constitution., o n do
hereby proclaim and declare an extra
ordinary occasion requires the conven-
ing Of both houses OF the congress Of
chambers In the city OF Washington on
| the fourth day OF April. 1911. 1t ~
o'clock noon, TO the end that they may
congress shall. by the necessary ieeis-
lation make operative the agreemene-
| All persons entitled 10 act 40 morn-
bers Of the sixty-second congress are
rsqnested to take notice OF this procie-
Given under my hand and the ssal Of
the United States In WashinTton. the
gurs &. day q M:rss o ns 'i dnss sS
States issth. SqSSlgned qSIfM u TAFT.
BY the president:
(Sfgned) II. c. KNOX,
Secretary OF State.
The tariff board bill went through
both houses, but I'm the closing hours
the Democrats In the house killed
It by flibustering against senate
amendments.
The reciprocity bill which passed
the house, was treated with supreme
indifference by the senate. which 70
fused to consider II. The finance COM
mittee having reported II without rec
ommendation, II was allowed to die
at the foot OF the calendar.
President Taft, In accord with hfe
publicly announced purpose. immedi-
ately arranged to call an extra seo-
sion. He was willing to give up the
tariff board, but he stood flrm in his
demand that the reciprocity agree
ment be passed. He believes the new
senate will pass II.
The closing days OF the senate wero
marked by filisbusters which kept
that body In almost continuous ses-
sion for six days.
In the last few hours the most dra-
matte incident came when Senator
Owen, (Dem. Okla), fought fiercely
for the Arizona progressive constitu-
tion and prevented the ratification Of
the conservative New Mexico consti-
tutions.
This final struggle was so bitter
that Senator abbey, OF Texas, the
Democratic floor leader, announced
his resignation when all but two Dem
ocrats voted with Owen for popular
government" which was the real is-
sue.
Bailey was angered at the desertion,
as he had violently opposed the ad-
vanced ideas OF government incorpof-
ated nthe Arizona constitution.
AS usual the final scenes In the
senate were quietly enacted. but
there was much sad taking OF fare
well of such old-time leaders a. Hale
OF Maine, and other members OF the
Republican "old guard" Of regulars.
who passed out Of control. The abb
sence of Aldrich. whose rule Of the
senate passed last spring. but whose
influence was felt until today, was
| regarded az an important omission
In the picture OF the passing Of the
old masters OF legislation.
In the house the last three hours
OF the session we're the most disor-
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