Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-01
Hale Hopes 10 Clean Up
the Appropriation Bills.
Election Of Senators by Direct
Vote Fails in The Senate.
A Special Message--Neg Is
Made Asst. Atty. Gen. Notes.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The agree
ment of the Senate reached shortly
after 6 o'clock tonight to vote At 100
p. NJ. tomorrow upon tho resolution
to unScat Senator Lorimer of Illinois,
and to make unfinished business" of
the bill to create permanent tariff
board materially improved the legis-
latiVe situation.
This improvement does not by any
means wipe out tho probability Of an
extra session OF Congress, but il gave
a ray of hope which was seized upon
eagerly by the advocates of Canadian
reciprocity.
The storm clouds in the Senate
which hung menancngly low through
an all might session last night, lifted
materially late today and when an adj
journment was taken shortly after 6
T. NJ. until II o'clock tomorrow, there
was promise OF a further clearing Of
the legislative skies.
After day Of constant search for
basis of agreement, and amid a scene
of extraordinary intensity of interest
and evident mutual suspicion. the
pro- Lorimer senator's, most Of them
VI PD''i ~ liz TAI IA 'J'dI 81 anu iIIt
pro- tariff board senators, most Of them
opposed to Lorimer, got together"
about 6 o'clock in mndus vivandi
which cleared the situation and ohviat-
ed the impending danger of another
protracted night session.
So there will be a vote tomorrow
afternoon on Senator Lorimcr's case
and there is little reason to doubt that
it will sustain Lorimer.
The tariff board proposition is at
least in materially improved position.
The vote of J3 10 II by which it was
made the unfinished business, would
Indicate that should it come to a vote,
the bill would be passed by a substan-
tial majority, some go SO far as to
say that it will receive the entire Re
publican vote of the Senate.
senator Hale gave public notice that
he would attempt to put five appropria-
ton bills through the Senate tomorrow
afternoon and evening. These are the
agricultural, the post office, the diplo-
matte and consular, the fortifcations and
| the Military academy supply measures.
1t was stated tonight that as a part of
today's arrangement clearing up the siu-
alton. ii practically was agreed that the
proposed increased rates on postage on
the large magazines would he dropped
from the post Office bill, ending the pos
sibility of 4 filibustcr on that measure.
| 1t was stated further that some other Sc
| riously controverted items in appropriate
| ton bills likely to cause delays would be
| eliminated.
If senator IIalc's program Is carried ont
| ,pvnnrrnu, Ia,
believe that it will be the senate will be
| left with only the sundrN civil, the naval
| and the general deficiency appropria ton
| bills to dispose of. The senator from
! Maine warned senator's today that unless
| they acted upon the appropriation meas
| ureS there would he a strong chance that
| many of the most important OF these
| would eventually come in an extra Sos
| sion from Il Democratic House.
| NJ senator was 50 sanguine tonight
| over the improved lcGisiatiVe situation as
10 predict that the PROBABILITY Of an cX-
ira session had lessened materially. Many
of them We're hoping however. that
| such would prove to be the case Ii all
of the appropriation bills should be ear
ricd into law. the only extra session fac
tor that would remain To he disposed OF
is Canadian reciprocity. The situation
with regard to this agreement cannot he
| said TO have changed in any way, unless
il profits, as some hope it Will by the
clearing away of other matters, leaving
reciprocity Ia stand upon its own merits.
Although made the unfinished bust
ness of the Senate hy a decisive vote.
the permanent tariff board bill cannot
be said To be off the rocks by any
| means.
The Democratic vote was almost
solid against the advancement OF the
measure and Senator Money OF Mis-
siesirp, while pleading with senators
TO adjust their differences and avoid
an extra session, declared he was pre-
pared to wage a long fight against the
tariff board. He did not think, how
ever. that senators should let the tar
if board interfere with other bust
ness before the senate.
There appeared to be somewhat more
of a disposition today. however, to
bring reciprocity to vote. Senator
Young of Iowa pleaded with senators
To face the measure sQuarely ana u
vote soiidly against it Young seemed
particularly anxious to bring the IN
|, SurGcnt" senators to a "Show down
as lie expressed it. on the reciprocity
He accused them of being responsible
| for the reciprocity proposal because OF
their naledictions against the Payne
, Aldrich bill.
The advocates of reciprocity took
, hope tonight. but that was about as
far as they felt justified in going. They
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