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Show BORISFOT Idahoan Insists on Vote on Popular Election of Senators, but Others Object. RECIPROCITY NOT LIKELY TO BE RATIFIED AT ONCE House May "Pass Agreement, but Upjpier Branch Will Not Consent Con-sent to Pact. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Congress worked under high tension last week, and tho prospects for tho rest of the session ses-sion do not promise many days barren of excitement. Tho congestion Is such that appropriation bills aro In some danger, dan-ger, but members of experience recall conditions equally bad which were mot without tho necessity of extra sessions. Tho real difficulty In both branches seems to bo that numerous matters of a political or partisan nature are bolng pressed for consideration before the close of tho congress on March 1, and It Is realized that many of these must fall, through lack of time. Tho Inevitable result re-sult Ib to mako members Irritable over delays. Most of the measures of an Inflammable character are pending In the senate and chief among them are the Lorlmer cane and the resolution looking to the election elec-tion of senators by direct vole of the people. The latter, as the result of a persistent fight made by Senator Borah, was advanced last week to tho position of unfinished business. Borah Wants Vote. Senator Borah Is determined that there shall be. a vole on his resolution In time to obtain consideration by the house. He will urRC senators who oppose It to make their speeches early In the week. After waiting what he believes to be a reasonable reason-able time, he says he will Insist upon continuous consideration until a vote Is made. The Indications are that he has sufficient votes to carry out this programme. pro-gramme. The situation Is extremely Interesting. A large majority of the Republicans arc opposed to the resolution, but tho progressive pro-gressive Republicans and the Democrats control the situation by two or three votes. Several efforts were made by Senator Borah to havo a day fixed on which to take a vote, but unanimous consent thus far has been refused. Senator lleyburu. the colleague of Mr. Borah, remarked dryly one day that ho thought he would bo ready to give such consent on March 4. which, of course, meant that he would oppose the resolution resolu-tion to tho end. Tho senator could prevent a vote, on the resolution so long as ho has strength to occupy the floor, and three senators could conduct a successful filibuster for a week. Half a dozen determined members mem-bers probably could hold the fort for the rest of the session. It Is unlikely, how-over, how-over, that measures so extreme will be taken. May Kill It in House. If tho resolution passes the senate, It Is not known what the fate will be in the house. Ordinarily a measure which had only to do with the manner In which members of the senate were elected, would find ready acquiescence In the house. This resolution, however, will encounter en-counter .a crowded calendar, and perhaps per-haps an unwillingness on the part of members to glvo time to a measure in which they have so little concern. Tho situation has changed somewhat in respect to the Lorlmer case. It now looks as If there may be a vole during tho present session. Senator Burrows, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, has promised it, and there are others who favor Senator Lorlmer who deny that there Is any plun to filibuster fili-buster against such a vote. Legislation to put Into force the Canadian Can-adian reciprocity nprceipcnt probably will be greatly advanced during the week. The McCall bill on the subject may be reported out on Friday and a rule to permit consideration of the measure without with-out amendment will bo brought In with little delay. Many of thoso who oppose the reciprocity reci-procity agreement In the house concede that It will pass, but the situation In the senate is not so favorable. The upper up-per house would not be likely to permit the passage of a measure of so much importance until after opportunity was had for full debate. There will he no chance for such debate this session. Senate Sen-ate leaders, however, are extremely anxious anx-ious that there he no extra session. Might Revise Tariff. Some of them fear that the calling of congress after March t would arouse sentiment throughout the country in favor fa-vor of a general revision of the. tariff. These Republican leaden say that tho temper of I bo country Is such that a tariff tar-iff revision session might menace tho principle of protection. Whether this fear will weigh heavily enough to cause the senate to act upon tho recoproclly agreement Is doubtful. Many Important measures aro pending In tho house and as a result there seems little chance for action on the ship subsidy sub-sidy bill, which passed the senate a few days ago through the action of Vlco President Sherman In twice breaking the deadlock. Colonel Goothals. chairman of the Isthmian Isth-mian canal commlsalon. will testify tomorrow to-morrow before the house committee on appropriations as to the necessity for fortifying the canal. A majority of the bonne Is believed to be In favor of fortifications. |