Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-22
EXTRA SESSION is
ALMOST CERTAIN
SeRate'S Lack Of Action viii
Force Taft to ii

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An extra session Of congress looms
very large and probable. Un-ess Pres
ident TAFT and the friends Of Jse
Canadian reciprocity agreement are
able to bring more than ordinary gres~
sure to bear upon the senate and
avert the expenditure Of any time
whatever by the opponents OF the
measure-or friends, either, for thar
matter-it is difficult TO see how the
senate can reach a vote Oh the sub
ject before adjournment, TWO weeks
ject before adjournment one week
from next Saturday.
Ahead of the Canadian agreement
for consideration by the senate. IN
addition to ten general appropriation
bills, are measures affecting the fol-
lowing subjects:
Popular election of senators, Sen
ator Lorimer's case, permanent tariff
board, general age pension, congress
sional apportionment and fertilization
Of Panama canal
Not one of these measures can be
sidetTacked without a contest. Back
of each is group of determined SEN
ators. insistent that a vote shall pc
taken before adjournment Some Of
the measures must be left unpassed or
the Canadian agreement will die. There
is not time enough left for all.
The foregoing is the opinion of Re-
publican leaders of the senate. Sew
eral senators, whose knowledge of
the legislative situation cannot be.
doubted, expressed views in accord
with the outline given when they were
asked for statements os to what might
be expected in connection with Pres
ident Taft's demand that vote be
taken at the present session on the
C1ladian agreement.
Senator's Are Anxious.
Those senators who hoped to avoid
an extra session of congress by
getting a vote on the Mccall bill
to carry uot the provisions of the Ca
madam agreement, see their chance for
success growing less and less as the
close of the session draws nearer, with
none Of these controversial measures
gotten out of the way.
With no little anxiety these senator's
who fear they are facing a summer
session are seeking light from the
white house. So far as can be learn
Cd, no senator who has talked with
President Taft has been commissioned
to announce positively whether there
viii be an extra session in the event
the senate fails to vote on the Cana
dian agreement. Extra session rumors
arc not uncommon in short sessions
Of congress, and for a time senators
gave little heed to the abundance OIL
such gossip, which sprang up imme-
diately following the submission Of
tha Canadian agreement.
There is no longer any disposition
to disregard such talk, however, and
every bit Of information on the sub
ice. which even remotely is connected
with the white house is seized with
zest. The general opinion now seems
tc be that there will be an extra
session, and the only senators Whc
aIe making preparations to go home
after March 4th, are those whose
terms of service expire on that date
A1ong these are a number Of the sen
ate leaders-Messrs Aldrich Bever
idge, Buckley, Burkett, Burrows, Car
ter. Depew, Dick, Flint, Frazier, Hale
Fean Money Piles Scott, Taliaferro
Warner and Young.
The retirement of these senator
number of whom have played i'm
8ortant roles during the consideration
Of many important tariff measures
will mark quite a change also in tn
political complexion of the senate
at present, there are SO republicans
&c democrats and one vacancy. II a
the states which are now in legislatiV
deadlock elect senators to succeed
vacancies, which will occur at the en-
CT the present session, the senat
Il called together to consider tn
Canadian agreement probably will b
co-posed of so republicans, and 4
democrats.
The argument advanced by congres
leaders in support of the contentio
that President Taft will call a speci:
session is that the executive is deter
mined to derive what benefit he ca
from the changed conditions in II
house, where the democrats will
in control, and in the senate whel
the republican majority will be M
te7ially reduced by the retirement
a number of members who are no
opposing the administration pr
gram.
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