New-York tribune., 1911-02-28
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.I
Waghinpton. EehYua

NO DATE SET.-The President took oc-
casion to-day emphatically to assert that
no date had been set for the converting or
the special session OF Congress. When
asked If April was the probable date he
indicated that he would ask Congress 10
convene about thirty days after the ex-
piration OF this session but said he would
decide upon no date until after a confer
ence with the Republican leaders. Repre-
sentative Clark, the Speaker designate. has
asked for an interval of six weeks be-
tween the expiration OF this Congress and
the convening of the next, and Represen-
tative Underwood. chairman-desiSnate OF
the Ways and Means Committee has sec
onded this request The President Is OF
the opinion that, In view OF the fact that
II will be necessary for the Senate, as well
as the House. TO perfect a new organiza-
tion. there should be an interval Of thirty
days. but il is hardly likely he will con-
cede 10 the Democratic wish that II be
extended TO six weeks With the purpose
Of learning the date most favored 10y the
Republican leaders. Mr.. Taft asked Sen
ators Root, Crane. Warren Smoot and
others and Representatives Dwight. Dali
sen. Gillett. Weeks and Payne to confer
with him at the White House this even
ing. The flibuster in the Senate made II
impossible for the members OF that body
TO be present. however and the conference
was deferred until tomorrow forenoon.
SORROWFUL INSURGENTS. The
avowed willingness OF the insurgent Sena-
tors 10 enter into an agreement which would
result In the passage Of a Canadian reci-
procity resolution al this session Occa-
stoned considerable surprise 10 their resu-
lar colleagues to-day, and led TO inquiries
az TO the reason Of this change OF heart
These Inquiries elected from certain Of the
Insurgents a frank narration OF tale OF
woe so pathetic as to bring tears to the
eyes of a craven image. The insurgents
it appears. are between the devil and the
deep sea. and are finding their position
daily more untenable. A certain great
faunal naturalist whose habitat is on the
shore of Oyster Bay not far from the At
lantic, represents the sea In this metaphor
while the proprietor of. perhaps, the most
influential newspaper in the Middle West,
who has been described as "the backbone
Of insurgency" corresponds TO his satanic
majesty Colonel Rooseyelt's Endorsement
o. the Canadian agreement occS stoned con-
sternation in the insurgent camp, but even
the eX-Presidents temperate and well
modulated approval of the policy has been
productive Of less genuine dismay than the
virElent castigations which Colonel Nelson
administers daily 20 the insurgents through
the columns OF his morning and evening
editions As consequence Of this frank
movement. which has been so ably abetted
by 'The Des Moines Register and Leader"
the insurgents would at heart welcome a
situation where they could not escape voting
on the reciprocity resolution. and some of
them II IS obvious, will not dare 10 vote
against IL.
DREW ITS TEETH.--The conferrees on
tho army apprcpria ton bill have drawn the
teeth Of th3; provision, in which We're
wrapped mp all the hopes Of the army den
tai surgeons who. through the influence OF
their national organization, had induced
the Senate 10 mako provision whereby the
skilful tooth extrec ctors might some day