Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-01
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 L0TiIner Case
ILLINOIS sENAToR TO KNOW HIS
 FATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AGREEMENT IN SENATE
Bill to EstabIish Permanent Tariff Board Will Then Be Taken up-l spesches on Canadian Reciprocity.


 Washington. Feb. 2s.-After having been in session since Monday at I noon n with but three hours internission this morning, the senate at 62.7 o'clock tnls evening adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock. Before adjourning, how made
 The first was an agreement that a vote be taken tomorrow at 130 o'clock on the LOrimer case. The second. ac- compiished by a vote of 53 to 21 made the bill to establish a permanent tariff board the unfinished business of the senate to succeed the Lorimer resolu- ton.
 It was not until almost an hour had been expended in sharp controversial discussion of this method of procedure that the agreements were reached. During the early morning session of the senate, Senator Bristow, follow ing Senator Crawford on that subject. spoke for several hours on the Lori mer case. Recession was taken short ly after s o'clock until Il o'clock and soon after reconveninS at that hour the senate defeated, 54 to 33 the res olutfon looking to the popular election of senators.
 A number of speeches then were made. Senator Stone spoke on the Iorimer case. Senators Young and Gronna on reciprocity. Following MT. Gronna's speech came the agreements on the Lorimer case and the tarin board bill.
 The house spent the day on the gen. eral deficiency bill and extended it's sessions into tho night.
 hs-v, Not Prevent Extra Ssssion.
 The agreement of tho senate inn proved the legislative situation, but the improvement does not by any means wipe out the probability of an extra session of congress. It gave a ray of hope, however, which was seiz- an reciprocity.
 After day of constant search for basis of agreement, and amid scene of extraordinary intensity of interest and evident mutual suspicion, the pro- Lorimer senators, most of them op- posed to the tariff board. and the pro- tariff board senators, most of them opposed to Lorimer, "got together about six o'clock in modus vivendi which cleared the situation and obvi- ated the impending danger of another protracted night session.
 Lorimsr Likely to Be Sustained.
 So there will be vote tomorrow afternoon on Senator Lorimer's case and there is little reason to doubt thai it will sustain Lorfmer
 The tariff board proposition is al least in materially approved position
 The vote of B to 21 by which fl was made the unfinished business would indicate that should it come to a vote the bill would be passed by a substantial majority. Some go so fa1 as to say that it will receive the en- tire republican vote of tho senate.
 Senator Hale gave notice that he would attempt to put five appropria- ton bills through the senate tomorrow afternoon and evening. These are the agricultural, the postoflce, tho diplo- matic and consular, the fortifcations and the military academy supply measures
 May Drop Magazine Postage Inorease
 It was stated tonight that as a part of today's arrangement clearing UT the situation, it practically was agreed that the proposed increased rates o1 postage on the large magazines would be dropped from the postoffice bill ending the possibility of .fiIibusteI on that measure 1t was stated fur troverted items in appropriat ton bills likely to cause delay would be elimi- mated.
 If Senator Hale's programme is car rled out tomorrow, and there is every reason to believe that it will be. the senate will be left with only the sun dry civil, the n&val and the genera. deficiency appropriation bills to dis pose of. The senator from Maine warned Senator Stone that unless they lined up on the appropriation meas ures there would be a strong chance that many of the most important o1 these would eventually come in at ar extra session from democratic house
 No senator was so sanguine tonight over the Improved legislative situa- tion as to predict that the probabilit, of an extra session had lessened ma terially. Many of them were hoping however, that such would prove to bt the case If all the appropriation bills should be carried into law, the only extra session fact that would remain to be disposed of Is Canadian reef prOcity. The situation with regard to this agreement cannot be said to have changed in any way, unless it profits as some hope it will by the clearing away of other matters, leaving reef procfty to stand upon it's own merits
 There was also some talk tonight o1 appeaSing the opposition to the tariff board bill by an agreement to make Canadian reciprocity the 'sunfnished business" once the former bill is out of the way.
 POPULAR ELECTION
 OF SENATORS BEATEN Vote for constitutionaI Amendmen,
 Four Short of Requisite Number.