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Governor, Members of the Legislature and
all, by very handsome majority.
WAsurNGroN, July l6, 1S42.

WAsnrNoroN, July l6, 1912.
The proceedings in the Senate yesterday
were mainly Of private and local charac-
ter. A Bill was passed through that body
directing an edition of the laws of the United
States to be compiled and printed, and pro-
viding for the distribution thereof lmme-
diately after the passage Of this Bill the Sem
ate went in Executive session, with closed
doors.
In the House the new Tariff Bill was I'M
der consideration till late hour. Several
other unimportant amendments were made
to the bill and great many more we're pro-
posed and rejected. Among those which
we're rejected was one proposing to strike
out that part of the bill which provides for
the repeal of the 20 per cent. clause of the
Land Distribution Law. The vote on this
amendment stood as follows-yeas 70, nays
los. So you see there IS still a majority Of
IS in the House of Representatives who ad-
here to the principle of Observation-Disclosures
dent Tyler's Veto to the contrary notwith-
standing. AT about o'clock last evening
the committee rose, and reported the Bill,
with the amendments to the House, and the
final vote on its passage will undoubtedly be
taken before the House adjourns tonight.
If the question is decided before the closing
of the mail this evening, will make you
acquainted with the result.
am very happy to inform you that, by
the efforts Of your Delegation, an amend
ment was yesterday proposed and carried,
increasing the duty on manufactured Wool
still higher than it was raised by the previous
amendments. In order that you have a clear
understanding of the nature of these amend
ments, I will cndcavor to explain them to
you little more fully.
The effect of the amendment adopted las,
Tuesday, in Committee of the Whole, was
to limit the low duty of S per cent. to Wool
under sir, instead of eight cents per pound
as originally fixed in the Bill, and to confne
the duty to coarse wool. This latter amend.
mend is considered important, as it is sup
posed that fine wool, mixed with coarse, ha.
formerly been imported, valued under egh
cents a pound. Some other amendments
designed to prevent fraud in importing wool
which are likewise deemed important, wer,
also adopted at that time. The effec, of tn,
amendment which was adopted ycsterda,
. was to add 8 per cent. to the duty Of all i'm
u ported wool, between sir and thirty cent
g per pound.
An effort will be made to-day to add
> duty of three per cent. to imported wool val
+ ued at over 30 cents pound. Ifthis eifor
&c is successful, the wool-growers of your Stat
will have every reason to be satisfied wi,
!, the provisions Of the Bill
y, intended to give you some account i
r. this letter Of the amendments proposed b
" the Loco FOcos, which were designed to re
=. 1nce the duty imported wool, below tn
rate originally fixed in the Bill. But mu:
:, defer that till another time, as il is now al
- almos. too late to mail my letter.
The Bill will go TO the Senate Monday {
. Tuesday Of next week, and the Locos wi
undoubtedly do all in their power to defr;
it in that body, as they have done in ii
- House. But their efforts will be unavailn
G. w. L.