New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

viii resolve the question into q tsrln
debate instead Of a policy.
Ahead OF the Canadian agreement tor
consideration by the Senate. in addition
10 ten general appropriation bills are
measures affecting the following SUD-
,ects: Popular election OF SENATORS
Senator Isorifnerls case, permanent tar'H
board, general age pensions Congress
sionsl apportonment and pie ter''nc''N
tiop OF the Panama Canal
Not one of these measures can ps
si6etracked without 3 contest. Eack o.
each is a group Of determined Senators
insistent that vote shall be taken De-
lore adjournment Scme OF the meas
ures must be left unpassed or the Cana
dian agreement VIII die. There Is not
time enough left for all
Several Senators, whose krowlsaSe Oh
legislative conditions cannot be douofea'
exp-essed views in accord with this sum :
mary Of the sits&tion when they were
asked to-day for statements as to what
might be expected in connection win
president Tafts demand that vote De
taken At the present session on the ca
madam agreement
No Word from, The President
So far as can be learned Senator
who has talked with President Ia1t hSs
been commissioned 20 announce posi-
t;velv whether there viii be an extra
session in the event the Senate ta'ls 70
vote ON the CANADIAN agreement EStra
sess sion runors are not pnfouUlSa -
short Sc e-;sions Of Congress. ana tor q
time Senators gave LITTLE heed 10 Fhe
abundance of such gossip which sprsnS
-up Immediately following the subgnis sion
of the Canadian agreemeat There is no
longer any disposition to disregard soch
talk, however. and every Bit OF fnfcrisfa-
ton on the subject which even remotely
Is connected with the White House is
selzsd With zest.
The general opinio3 now seems 10 ae
.<Aet there Will be aa extra session. and
the only Sela ators who are mixing prepa-
Eatiens to go home after Mar&h ! are
those whose seTvice explrS on that aars
Among these are several Ct the Senate
Leaders. the list being Mss2-s. Aldrich'
Reyeridge, Buckley, Burkett, Rprrows.
Cartsr pepew. DICK. Ffint. trartts
faale, K4an, Money. Piles, Scott. TallS-
Zero, Warner ard young.
The retirement OF tpese Senators, a
NUN Der of whom have played tuportsat
--obS during the censieeratscn q claIay
aza1ortant Isrin MaaslUsS, VIII marB
.otSte a change also in the political con-
rlexion OF the Senate At present tnere
are ffty-nine Republicans, thirty-t~o
Democrats and one vacancy. u AL the
sla.es which now are II legislative
deadlock elect Senators 10 succeed tae
vacancies which Will occur at the snd
Q. the present session. the senate II
called tox6 tier TO cplS4der the cana dlaf
Agreement probsbly viii be COMPOSED 81
fifty Republicans and +orIy-two Demo
Erats -
The agrurncnt advanced by Congress
ieaoers in supper; ot the contspt!1n lna'
President Taft Will call q sp&elaJ Ses-
sicn is that the Execptjve is determined
"a 6erive what btneft he can from the
chengeo conditions IN the House, WAels
the DsmocTats Eil " IN eoDtfol. ana
II The Senate, where th3 Republican 1ps-
iarity viii he mater ially ceduced oy thS
retirement of q NUMBER of mem oefs VINO
arc now opposinS the aoninlstI ai!oH
r,rosramnne. as The Ho1ss Iasseo tns
Mccall bill by a decisive vote, ana pray
tically all OF the Democrats voted tor ~,
The President believes that Denocrat!S
T5ruee in srecial session would AGAIN
psss the ti,i without delay. II Is Prs
dicted. also. that the President prDsNe'
tLat The Senate. as il viii be consu-
tnte6 after March 4, would pass the Dill.