| Show AN SESSION SIXTY FIRST CONGRESS AD WITHOUT SETTLING IMPORTANT BUSINESS within an hour after closing ae ago ion alon call Is issued for congreve 3 ae to meet in special sexton session on an the fourth of april washington the sixty first con gresa gress heedless ot of one a 0 me most lm 1 legislative tasks get set before it lt came to an end shortly after roon saturday within the hour following aresi dent toft taft had issued a proclamation calling tho the new congress to mee in extraordinary session at noon on tuesday april 4 lie ile will then sub mit for ratification to a house over oven whelm Angly democratic and to a se sen n kte ate barely republican the reciprocity y agreement with canada abe mccall bill carrying that agreement into et ef fact and passed by the heuse met on saturday at the hande hands of the old senate the death freely predicted for or it me permanent tariff board ba bill forced to its passage through a reluctant enate senate at pt 6 30 clock batur satur aay day morning was hurried over to the bouse house there to be strangled ctr angled by a democratic filibuster flit buster congress provided funds to con dinue the work or of the temporary tariff board tor for another year it waa was at the tb request of tho the deno brats of the house bouse and senate thit president taft fixed the date of the extra session on april 4 there Is little doubt now that the democrats of the house will undertake to revise at least two or three of the tho schedule schedules of the payne aldrich tariff act and there Is in every reason also to believe the bills will be fa received la in tho the new senate how long the extra session will last Is problematical while the new con gresa gress may promptly ratify the reciprocity agreement some democrats are in favor of withholding confirms kioa until two or three throe new now tariff schedules are ready it if tariff dif ferencek feren ces should arlo between the new now house anil and the senate the sea ses ion slon unquestionably bly would be a long one the old ton angress on gress greas ended amid scenes of extraordinary excitement and uncertainty in the bouse house the disorder at times la in the closing hours when the successful filibuster against the tariff board bill was in progress became almost a riot retiring speaker cannon was eulogized by champ dark clark who will be the next speaker of the house mr clark characterizing speaker cannon as a great historical character and ending hie his remarks with the declaration that ate e all wish tor for the ret retiring irine speaker peace plenty prosperity happiness and length of days |
