Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-03
ACTUAL RESULTS TO FALL SHORT
Attitude of Senate Will Block Exten-
sive Legislation Now.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE MAY GUIDE
Will Seek to COnfine Acts Of Congress
to Reciprocity.
MANY MATTERS TO CAUSE DELAY
would Re Late in June Before Con-
alteration UouId ne Given to
House Bm Dealing with
single Tariff schedule.

WASHINGTON. April 2.-Despite the
fact that the democrats Of the house, by
official caucus action have declared
purpose to enact tariff legislation during
the extra session Of congress, beginning
Tuesday at noon. the prediction was freely
made in congressional circles tonight that
no such legislation can he put through the
senate at this time and that the extra
session will adjourn earlier than has gen
orally been anticipated.
Sentiment among tho regular republicans
| I'm the senate is Overwhelmingly against
any sort OF tariff revision az the extra
session. and there are multiplying evidences
| that the regular republicans are disposed
| to do all they can 10 placate the pro-
| gressive or insurRent wing Of the party
in the senate so as to bring about some
sort Of harmony. without the support OF
the progressives the democrats cannot pos
sibly get any tariff bills through the upper
branch of congress
As matters stand today Il IL apparent
that the regular republicans of the senate
will do everything in their power to post
pone all matters of general legislation un-
Ill the regular session next December. II
is reported that number Of the pro-
sressive republicans are likely to fall in
with this idea.
senate Caucus Tuesday.
President Taft by sending in a message
dealing with Canadian reciprocity alone.
will pave the way for the program which
the senate republicans propose to adopt at
caucus to be held probably on Tuesday
afternoon.
The promise made by President Taft that
the tariff board will be ready with a COM
plete report on the textile schedules OF the
tariff by December l next and the hope
he has informally expressed that congress
will decide 10 wait for this report before
acting on these schedules makes the situa-
ton a little more difficult for the demo-
Gratis IN that the insurgent vote in the sen
ate Is likely TO be won over 20 the pFesi-
dents proposition. te9 fof
The republican Insurgents regard the
tariff board idea as Of their own creation
They have advocated II as a scientific
method of revIeing the tariff President
Taft has worked hard to secure legislation
t making the tariff board permanent and
may send in a second message to the eX'
, ira session dealing with this subject
1t is pointed out tonight that with a re-
port on the much discussed cotton and
wool schedules promised by next December
the insurgent republicans will not stultify
y themselves Dy Young IOF mousse Dlila
{ amending these scheduies without regard
[ to the tariff board There Ii little doubt
but that consideration Of the reciprocity
. measure will occupy many weeks of the
u senates time.
what Would Cause Delay
e II is argued that II would be late in
e June before consideration could be given
e in the senate to a house bill dealing with
even one schedule Of the Payne-Aldrich
It law with a determination on the part ot
: thirty or more senators that no such legis
" lation should be enacted at the extra ses
n sion, It can be easily seen, according tC
the republican leaders, that attempts tC
=, get such measures through the extra ses
y sion would be futile.
There is said to be no disposition OF
the part OF the senate republicans to blocl
ID legislation of comparatively minor i'm
portance at the extra session For instance
a there is likely TO be considerable legis
n ation for the District OF Columbia. tn
At affairs Of the capital having been who'll!
neglected during the last regular session
Deficiency bills and bills to correct mis-
takes in the enrolment OF acts during tn
@ final rush Of the last session will be givel
y a right-of-way. II is even stated that tn
subject of the reapportionment OF repre-
- sentation in the house to accord TO tn
figures of the thirteenth census may b
taken up in the senate.
But when It comes to matters affectin
os the tariff, and other matters on which tn
Of debate would be we'll nigh interminabl'
es the regular republicans say they will dra'
n the line and they believe the progressive
We will act with them in doing so.
ss No Cnucuns Chairman.
'' The senate republicans are Just no,
without a caucus chairman. Senator Hal
was the chairman, but he will not be /
49, the new congress The caucus call wi
he be made by petition and the meeting wi
a. be held either Tuesday afternoon q
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