Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-20
BENNETT AND CHAMP CLARK
 AID TO RECIPROCITY
Canadian Annexation Talk Expected to Help Forward Reciprocal Trade Agreement.
Special to The BulIetin.)

Especial to The BulIetin.)
 Washington. Feb. 1S.-It is the ex- pressed opinion down here tonight that the Bonnet incident and the Champ Clark incident will, in the end, react for the benefit of the reciprocity pre- paganda, in Canada. the action of the president and of the committee on for eign affairs being calculated to put an effectual Quletus on annexation talk. Yesterday the president called MT. Foster, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs of the house, to the White house. and requested him to call his committee together and take an early vote on the resolution. At the meeting of the committee the two res- olutions introduced by Representative Bonnet of New York, one requesting the president to report to the house all negotiations with the Canadian and British governments looking to the annexation of Canada, and the other requesting the president to begin di- plomatic negotiations with the Brit ish government with the annexation of the Dominion of Canada in view, were adversely reported.
 To Follow Economic Lines Only.
 Senators and members say that of ficial repudiation in the most unequi- vocal character has been given by the American government in the executive and legislative branches of the ru- mored design upon Canada's political entity. It is thought now that con- sideration of reciprocity will proceed upon economic questions alone, and will not hereafter be clogged with po- litical considerations.
 No Senate Vote Probable This Session
 The result of the meeting of the sem ate finance committee this mOrnin to consider the Canadian treaty, was to make it more unlikely than ever that there will be a vote on the question by the senate at this session. The committee decided to give hearings on the bill Monday and Tuesday of next week. requests for which have been flooding the committee. These re- quests have come from the lumber interests, from the Grangers. from farming interests in various sections of the country, from the fish interests in New England and from livestock people. As many as possible will be heard by fhe committee on the two days devoted to the hearings. On Wednesday the committee will take up the question in executive session and an effort will be made to report that day or Thursday. It is expected that the committed will report the agreement but without reeommenda- tionS, leaving it to be tllraShed out on the floor of the senate.
 The opinion freely expressed about lHo senate lOusty, lullOWlng Ino meet ing of the finance committee. was that there would not be a vote of the measure at this session.
 Up to this evening only one appro- prlation bill. has become 8 law; the urgent deficiency bill, which passed both houses December IT, and was signed by the president December 23.
 Numerous Bills Under Way.
 The Indian bill passed the house December 9, the senate January 20, and sent to conference January 21. The river and harhor bill passed the house December 10, the senate Janu- ary 51. sent to conference. February 2. The pension bill passed the house December 13, and has not yet been reported to the senate. The legisla- tive bill passed the house January F. the senate January 26, sent to con ference January 31. The army bill passed the house January IT, the sen ate February [, sent to conference February g. The postoffice bill passed the house January A, and has not yet passed the senate. The agricul- tilral bill passed the house February II, but has not been reported in the senate. The District of Columbia bill passed the house January 30. the sen- ate February 13, but has not yet been sent to conference. The naval, and ported in the house, but have not been acted upon. The naval bill is now the unfinished business before the com mittee of the whole house.
 There still remains to be reported from committees the diplomatic and consular the fortificat tions, the general deficiency and the sundry civil bills