| Show II L J. fEAR OF EXTRA SESSIO NAY MAV fORCE OCE VOTE oT ON AGREEMENT mil WASHINGTON F Feb b 13 Members Members of congress would give much to know whether the they aro arc to be 00 permitted to brenk ranks on March I 4 or whether the they must linger In Washington for an In Indefinite Indefinite In In- definite p period to act upon the Canadian reciprocity agreement in extra session There is II foundation for tor the report that President Taft Is viewing with entire complacency the tho solicitude of or members of or the senate on the subject of or an extra session selon Several of ot the senators who feel teel there therele Is le no chance for approval of or the agreement agree agree- ment meat at the present session have found this view lew Is III not shared at tho White house bouse The Tho president has met all pessimistic predictions with the sut suggestion that he heIs heIs heis Is willing to trust tho the a agreement to a ot vote He has never said for tor publication tion that he would call an extra session It If such a vote I Is denied but senators have o failed to obtain assurances that he would not do no so To Push Reciprocity The McCall bill to carry out the a agreement agree agree- reo ment having been reported to the house from the ways and means committee commit tee probably will III be brought broucht up today Immediate consideration will be bo asked I If an agreement to that end Is IB opposed the the supporters of ot the bill will seek seck a arule arule rule rulo for tor limitation of debate and InhibItion iaMbi tion lon of ot amendment In view low or of the tha Republican domination tion of ot the the committee on rules headed by Representative of Pennsylvania who as 8 a me member of ot the ways and means committee voted against reporting tho the bill It may Y not nol be bo possible to secure such sucha a a rule At the same time there has been manifested thus far tar no organized or movement movement move move- ment to prevent a 8 vote In the house The consideration of ot the tho bill less probably will result In n one of ot the tho liveliest debates of ot the season The Democrats of or the house aro are pledged ed 11 1 to tn ho It agreements under the recent caucus action although a n handful of ot the tho minority will oppose the measure A conference of or the Democratic senators sea sen en- en has be been n called for tor Tuesday but It Is exp expected an nn adjournment will betaken bo be botak tak taken n until the tho house houe has acted upon the agreement Several Democratic senators feel reel that the they ought not to define denno their attitude on the measure until they learn in what form torm it has been presented Situation Has Changed The Indications indication are that Senator Brown of ot Nebraska will not e have to invoke his threatened opposition to appropriation bills to bring about a a. on the resolution resolution reso reso- lution providing for tor a a. popular election of ot senators tho the Lorimer case calle a n. service pension bill and the bill to create greate a a. permanent permanent permanent per per- manent tariff board Tho The situation In regard gard to these measures meas mea ures urea has changed during the last week It is IB probable now the senate will vote oto upon all an before betor the session r adjourns A careful canvass can seems to justify the statement that the sentiment as to these measures ma may be described as follows tollow Popular election of or senators probably will be bo defeated by reason reMon of the Injection mice mice- tion of or the race question into the discussion discussion dis dis- dis of of or the resolution An amendment to to the resolution had bad already been offered by Senator Sutherland Suther Suther- land which southern members sar say sar Is as obnoxious to them as was the Force bill It seems practically certain this amendment will be bo adopted and its ef effect ef ef- feet teet certainly would be to alienate southern south era ern support thus making Impossible the necessary two-thirds two vote of ot the for tor the main resolution The fate tate of ot Senator Lorimer is d doubt doubt- ful rul AH AU polls that have ha been made have been based on the Beveridge resolution which declares tho the election of ot Senator LorImer to o ha been accomplished b by corruption of the Illinois legislature If It the oas ease OMe should come before the senate In that form torm tho the indications are that the election would bo be declared Invalid In and his seat vacant It is III possible the friends of ot Senator Lorimer will succeed In submitting a resolution declaring me merely ly that the charges of ot corruption against him hith have not been proved There arc are arcS several senators son sen who feel they cannot refuse to vote for tor or the Beveridge resolution and yet yot they thoy are not convinced that thal Mr Lorimer was cognizant of any bribery These senators it Jt is said would vote ote for tor a resolution that tho the evidence did not prove Mr Lorimer guilty of ot corruption If It Mr Lorimor's LorImers supporters prove the tho themore themore more moro adept tactics they may win In In the tho struggle Tariff Board Probable A week tek ago the bill to provide for tor a permanent tariff board seemed In danger of or defeat because of ot almost solid Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic opposition There has hu been a a. change of ot sentiment In the senate mi ml- non norl t ty Led Id by Senator Money a number of or those who believed the passage of the bill would strengthen President Taft politically have arrived at the conclusion that Democratic opposition would simply convince the tho country that the Democrats of ot the senate and house were cro not pulling together The hou house Demo Democrats rats voted vote for tor the bill almost to a a. man and It it was their position that made its passage tain tam Administration leaders will tell teU President Taft Tart tomorrow that tho the bill will m go through A A. most Interesting situation exists 4 In r respect to the service pension bill The house p passed ed the to Increase tho the present age pension law so 80 that at two sixty o years the rate will be bo 15 15 a month Instead of 12 and providing for tor other Increases 8 as follows At sixty five years from 12 to at seventy years from 15 to 25 and at seventy five years from rein 20 20 to 35 It is estimated this bill would cost coat about 50 50 a a. year In addition to tho the estimated for or the ensuing year The Tho senate committee on pensions pensions' has had this bill before it several weeks and there have ha been en several other measures pending some POme of which would be bo more moro costly and some far less The committee commit commit- tee tco will meet tomorrow and It Is III said the bill will bo be reported al although al though them may bo be I a minority report on a measure which would cost oost the first year only onh about eight and a half million dollars S Several Se senators have ha opposed d reportIng reporting report report- ing InS any measure at Rot present because no no provision lon has b bt been oen n made for tor revenues to meet the tho cost cost- of ot such legislation It Is is understood that thal tomorrow the tho thoy will withdraw w their opposition and It 11 was wu whispered about the capitol yesterday they had hM been led to do dG so 50 upon that after the tho bill Is fa passed it will bo be vetoed by President Taft So far tar as s c can n be learned no senator senator sena sena- tor had authority to make such a a statement state tate mont ment as al to the Intentions of the president president dent but nevertheless that ho would do so to was 88 generally accepted |
