The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
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oixty-First Congress. Adjourns With
out Enactiag PFssident's Favorite
Measures for Trade Agreement
and Tarif Board.
senate Refused To Consider Reel
procity and House Killed Tariff
Commission Bill by Filibuster.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Failing
20 enact either of President Taft's
favorite measures Canadian recipro-
city and the permanent tariff board
bill-the sixty-frst congress shut
np shop this afternoon and turned
over the affairs OF government to the
new congress-, which has Democra-
4 tic majority In the house and a great
~ reduced Republican majority In the
senate.
President Taft shortly after one
o'clock issued call for an extra SEES
sion to convene April Z.
The presidents proclamation tol
lows: s&S
whereas. by the special message
dated Jan. 2s. isli. there was trans.
repre- sentatives, an agreement between
{ the department OF state and the cana
dian government In regard TO reel
procal tariff legislation. together Win ha
necessary legislation be promptly
q whereas. bill to carry into effect
Of Representatives. and has failed TO
reach q vote in the senate; and
Whereas. the agreement stipulates
u nai M ata Sa viii Communicate TO eon
Hress the conclusion now reached, ana
recommend the adoption OF such legis.
1ation as may be necessary on the part
cot the United States to give enect 10
the proposed arrangement but also
that .the governments OF the two
countries win use their utmost efforts
to bring about such changes by con-
currspt Regulation at Washington and
1t Ottawa"
Now, therefore. I. William Howard
Taft. President of the United States or
America, by virtue OF the power IN
vested In me by the constitution, do
hereby proclaim and declare an extra
ordinary occasion requires the conyen-
the United states at their respective
chambers I'm the city of Washington on
the Fourth day OF April, 1911. at ~
o'clock noon. to the end that they may
consider and determine whether the
congress shall by the necessary legis-
.lation make operative the agreement.
Z. All persons entitled TO act as mem
requested to take notice OF this procla-
Given under my hand and the seal Of
The United states M n wasbng ssIn a ,ns
90 the Independence. OF the United
states. issth- S SSlIEnTedN II TAFT.
~ the president:
n (Skgned) p. c. KNOX ~
Secretary of State.
The tariff board bill went through
both houses. but in the closing hours
the democrats in the house killed
&C BY flibustering against senate
amendments. 4 -s,Syy---. 81
The reciprocity bill which passed
the house. was treated with supreme
Indifference. by the senate, which re-
fused TO consider It. The finance com:
mittee having reported IL without rec
ommendation, IL was allowed to die
'nt the foot Of the calendar.
President Taft. in accord with his
publicly announced purpose. immedi-
otely arranged to call an extra SEES
oion. He was willing to give up the
'fariff board, but he stood firm in his
demand that the reciprocity agree
1nont be passed. He believes the new
senate will pass 1t.
B The closing days OF the senate were
marked by -,hlisbusters which kept
that body in almost continuous SEES
eion for six days. -
In the last few hours the most dra-
matte Incident came when Senator
Owen. (Dem. Okla.), fought f1ercely
for the Arizona progressive eonstitu-
'tion and prevented the ratification of
the conservative New Mexico consti.
buttons.
This nnal struggle was SO bitter