Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
SUMMER SESSION
PROBABLE TO PASS
RECIPROCITY BILL
Generally Believed That Bill
viii Not Pass Senate Be-
fore Adjournment, Which
Means an Extra Session
(sy Associated Prsss.)

(By Associated Prsss)
I WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-An extra
session of congress looms very large
and probable tonight. Unless President
Taft and the friends of Canadian reci-
procity agreement are able TO bring
more than ordinary pressure to bear up
on the senate and avert the expenditure
of any time whatever by the opponents
of the agreement-or friends either, for
that matter-it is difficult to see how
the senate can reach a vote on the sub
ject before Adjournment, two weeks
from tonight.
Ahead OF the Canadian agreement for
consideration by the senate in addition
to the ten general appropriation bills are
measures affecting the following sub
jects:
Popular election of senator's.
Senator Lorimer case.
Permanent tariff board.
General age pensions.
Congressional apportionment.
Fertilization of Panama canal
CAN'T SIDETRACI< BILLS.
Not one of these measures can be
sidetracked without a contest. Back of
each is a group of determined senators
insistent that vote shall be taken be-
fore adjournment. Some Of the meas
ures must be left unpassed or the Cana
dian agreement will die There is not
time enough for ALL
The foregoing is the opinion of Re
publican leaders of tho eenate. Several
sena tors whose knowledge of the legisla-
tive situation. cannot be doubted ex-
pressed views in accord with the outline
given when they were asked today for
a statement az to what might be ex-
pected m connection with President
Taft's demand that vote be taken at
the present session on the Canadian
agreement.
Those senators who hoped to avoid an
extra session of congress by getting a
vote on the Mccall bill to carry out the
provisions of the Canadian agreement,
ee their chance, for success growing
less and less as the close of the session
draws nearer without any of these con-
troverted matters being got opt of the
way
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
With no little anxiety those senators
who fear they are facing summer ses-
sion are seeking nsht from the White
House The General opinion now seems
to be that there Will be an extra ses-
sion and that the only senator's who
are making preparations TO go home
after March are those whose service
expires on that date. Among these are
a number of senate leaders, the list be-
ing Messrs. Aldrich, Beverage, Bulke-
ley, Burkett, Burrows Carter. DePew,
Dick. Flint, Frazier, Hale, Mooney.
piles, Scott TaIiaferro. Warner and
Young (when the Iowa legislature adj
journs-l -
The retirement Of these senators a
number of whom have played important
roles during the consideration of many
I a. ria
quite a change also in the political COM
plexion of the senate. At present there
are SO Republicans, 80 Democrats and
one vacancy. If all the states which
now are in Legislative deadlocks elect
senators to succeed the vacancies which
will occur at the end Of the present
session, the senate If called together to
consider the Canadian agreement prob
ably will be composed Of so Republi-
cans and ~ Democrats.
The argument advanced by congress
leaders in support Of the contention
that President Taft will call a special
session is that the EXECUTIVE is deter
mined to derive what benefit he can
from the changed conditions in the
house where the Democrats will be in
control and in the senate where the
Republican majority will be materially
reduced by the retirement OF number
OF members who are now opposing the
administration program. AS the house
passed the Mccall bill by decisive vote
and practically all of the Democrats
voted for IT, the president believes that
a Democratic house in special session
would again pass the bill without de-
lay. II is said also that the president
believes the senate as il viii be con-
stituted after March would pass the
bill
HEAR BILL MONDAY.
The senate committee on finance met
today and decided TO give hearings on
the Mccall bill on Monday and Tues
day On Wednesday the bill will be con-
sidered in executive session and the con-
sensus of opinion is that 1t will be re-
ported to the senate not later than
Thursday Agricultural interests in large
numbers have requested that they be
given the privilege of making statements
in opposition TO the measure. In view
of the short time that remains of the
present session IL was decided TO limit
the hearings to two days.
All members of the committee are
agreed that IL would be unwise for it
TO shoulder the blame that would at
.tach TO them II dilatory tactics were
resorted TO in preventing action and there
fore the bin be given to the senate as
soon as that body As able to proceed
with it,
Monday practically will be given over
TO eulogies. the Borah resolution could
not be sidetracked on Tuesday, and Sem
ator Lorimer will speak on Wednesday.
Even though the Mccall bin should be