The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-03


publicans will be surrendered to the
representatives Of the party which is
to gather up the house reins. In
stead OF the fifty-nine Republicans
who occupy seats in the senate on
!. March I, there will be only fifty to-
morrow.
despite the fact that the Democrats
of Nthe house. by official caucus ac-
,t1on,t have declared a purpose to en-
act tariff legislation during the extra
session OF congress, beginning Tues
day at noon, the prediction was free
ly made in congressional circles to-
night, that no such legislation can he
put through the senate at this time
and that the extra session will ad-
:journ earlier than has generally. been
anticipated.
Sentiment among the regular Re-
publicans in the senate is over
Wheimingly against any sort Of tariff
revision at the extra session. And
there are multiplying evidences that
the regular Republicans are disposed
to do all they can to placate the pro-
gressive or insurgent wing of the
! party. Without the support of the
progressives, the Democrats cannot
possibly get any tariff bills through
the upper branch of congress.
President Taft, by sending in a
message dealing with Canadian re-
ciprocity alone, will pave the way for
the program which the senate Repub-
licans propose to adopt at a caucus
to betheld probably on Tuesday aft
ernoon.
The promise made by President
Taft that the tariff board will be
ready with a complete report on the
textile schedules of the tariff by De-
cember next, and the hope he has
informally expressed that congress
will decide to wait for this report
before acting on these schedules,
makes the situation little more diff
ficult for the Democrats in that the
insurgent vote in the senate is likely
to- be won over to the presidents
proposition.
:. The Republican insurgents regard
the tariff board idea as of their own
creation. President Taft has worked
hard to secure legislation making the
tariff board permanent and may send
in second message dealing with this
subject.
There is little doubt but that con-
sideration of the reciprocity measure
Will occupy many weeks of the SEN
ates time.
1t is argued that it would be late in
June before consideration could be
given, in the senate to a house bill
dealing with even one schedule of the
Payne-Aldrich law. With a deter
mination on the parts of thirty or
more senators that no such legisla-
tion should be enacted at the extra
session, it can be easily seen, accord
ing to the Republican leaders, that at.
tempts to get such measures through
the extra session would be futile.
| There is said to be no disposition
on the part Of the senate Republi.
cans to block legislation Of compare.
lively minor importance at the extrs
session. For instance, there is likel,
to be considerable Legislation for the
District of Columbia, the affairs o1
the capital. having been wholly neg.
lected during the last regular session
Deficiency bills and bills to correct
mistakes in the enrolment of acts
: during the final rush of the last ses.
sion. will be given a right of way. II
is even stated that the subject Of the
reapportionment of representation ir
the house to accord to the figures o.
the thirteenth census may be taker
up in the senate.
The senate Republicans are JUS
now without caucus chairman
Senator Hale was the chairman, bu
he will not be in the new congress
At the caucus to be held either Tues
day afternoon or Wednesday, Sena
tor Cullom of Illinois will be chose1
chairman by reason of the fact tha
, after Senator Frye, who has declin
ed on account Of ill health, he is tn,
senior Republican in the senate. Sen
ator Gallinger of New Hampshire viii
be made chairman of the senate com
mittee on committees.
1t is said that the committee assign
ments in the new congress will clear
ly indicate the purpose of the regu
lars to give increased recognition tt
the progressive Republicans in tn,
senate.
The Democratic house leaders in
p dicated that they will go ahead with
their program in the house regardless
4 OF the probable fate of their measures
in the senate.
On the other hand, it is said thai
some of the Democratic members oi
the senate are strongly in favor oi
waiting until the regular session
convenes before. revising the tariff
They declare that the Republicans al.
ready have passed big appropriation
bills for the. next fiscal year and
that revenues must be raised to meet
them.