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Show He Announces That the H Administration Will H Call ExtraSession H Washington, Feb. 16, Failure ot jH the - Canadlau -reciprocity- -agreement ,H to -pass the Senate will force Presl- IH dent Taft to call an extra session ot IH congress, if the administration is de- H tennined to press the agreement. This M declaration was made by Senator ,M Smoot of Utah, followln ga conference ' H with the President. Senators Lodge H and Root were present also. H Senator Smoot announced that the IH senate would be given all opportun- H Ity to discuss the reciprocity meas- M urc and that the McCall bill would H not be smothered In committee or de- M layed in any way. H The senator entertained the belief H that in the senate the bill would meet H obstructive tactics that would pre- H vent a vote beforo the close of con- H gross, March -1th. H Senator Burrows, ranking member H of the finance committee, said he H would call a meeting of the commit- " M tee either tomorrow or Saturday to H consider the bill. fl That the senate is sitting supine H and disgracefully unrestful while it fl is being accused of "crimes blacker H than those which occupy the atten H tion of the criminal courts." was the H I assertion In that body of Senator 'IH Heyburn. H The Idaho senator's resentment was M aroused by the publication today of ( H an article in a local newspaper say- , lng thnt. only by making It -plain that IH he would call an extra session of IH congress, could the President compel ' l the senate to pass the Canadian recip- fl rocily bill. M "A charge that any member of this M body could bo Influenced by the 'crack of tho whip.' is a charge of coward- H ice." said Mr. Heyburn. "Can we sit silent under such charges affecting H the dignity and honor of the senate?" I H No other senator took up the mat- , H I H nn -. I 1 |