Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-05
President Will Send Canadian
Reciprocity Agreement to
Strong Democratic House
and Senate Barely Republican
EXCITEMENT MARKS LAST
HOURS OF CONGRESS
Senator Owen FiIibuster Suc-
CessfuIIy Prevents Any Action
on Statehood for New Mex
leo: Tariff Board Bill Lost.

washington, AUTtn as--ine hlNtN-
first congress. needless of one of the
most important legislative tasks SO,
before II, came to an end shortly af-
ternoon today. Within the hour fol-
lowing President Taft had issued q
proclamation calling the new congress
10 meet in extraordinary session nj
noon, on Tuesday April 4. IIc viii
then submit for ratification to house
overwhelmingly democratic and to a
senate barely republican, the reel
proclty agreement with Canada. The
Mccall bill, carrying that agreement
into effect and passed by the house,
met today. at the hands OF the old
senate, the death freely predicted for
AZ.
The president. warned. II not entire
" reeoneilcd to the fate In store for
the measure. was at the capitol TO
witness the obseuuies. The bill was
mot allowed at any time TO come up
In the senate for moments consider
alton.
The permanent tariff board bill.
forced to its passage througha a reluct-
ant senate 81 S:30 O'Clock this norn-
ling, was hurried over to The house
there to be strangled by a democratic
fiibuster
The president. In tho room reserved
for him in the senate lobby, heard the
news with resignation.
Congress provided funds 90 continue
the work Of the temporary tariff
board for another year. IT was at the
request of the democrats Of the house
and senate that President Taft fixed
the date of the extra session on April
4. The new democratic ways and
means committee of the house, which
also Is TO serve as the new "commlt-
tee on committees, Will meet Monday
TO take mp It's labors A full caucus
Of democratic members OF the new
house viii not be held until April 3.
In the meantime the plans for the ex-
ira session will have developed
There is little doubt now that the
democrats Of the house win undertake
to revise at least two or three OF the
schedules OF the payne-Aldrich tariff
net and there Is every reason also to
believe these bills will be favorably
received In the new senate-the In
creased democratic and insurgent
strength In that body giving a malorl-
ty to the principle Of further revis-
ion of the tariff downward
II Is also supposed that as long as
the new schedules do not flagrantly
violate the policy Of protection, Presi-
dent Taft win not withhold his APP
proval of them. He has announced,
however. that II a general revision In
violation of the protective policy
should be inaugurated he would not
hesitate to use the power Of his veto.
How long the extra session will last
Is problematlcal While the new con-
gress may promptly ratify the reci-
proeity agreement, some democrats
are In favor of withholding conflrmn-
tlon until two or three new tariff
schedules are ready. II tariff differ
ences should arise between the new
house and the senate. the session un-
ouestionably would be long one.
In this connection. however. the in-
tereating fact was developed today
that the president has a constitution
al right To bring the session TO an end
In case the two houses of congress
cannot agree upon time for adjourn
ment.
Such action II ls admitted would
he revolutionary and there Is thought
to be little likelihood that any presi-
dent would care to invoke the power
The congress ended amid scenes OF
extraordinary excitement and uncer-
talntv. In the house the disorder at
times In the closing hours, when the
filibuster against the tariff
board bill was IN progress, became al
most a riot
Representative Johnson Of Ken
lucky. glarlng angrlly At Speaker Cam
non shouted above the general roar Of
confusion challenge that but for the
speakers gray hairs, he would carry
The wordy disagreement 20 a more
serlons conclusion.
The speaker, his sparse. gray hair
b,lstiing with rage, declared with a
blow of his gavel on his desk;
"Ihht no memner neeu let nus si"N
lair be bar 10 anything lie had to
,ffer'
The house stood up and cheered
In the senate filihuster conducted
~ Senator owen Of oklahoma threat
med the final approval of four OF the
,roat appropriation measures, up to
within half an hour of the time set
or adjournment.
Senators OF both parties appealed In
ialn TO Senator owen to stop talking