The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-03
On Motion of Bailey, Agree
ment to End Discussion
Is Reached.
SKIES ARE BRIGHT
AFTER THE STORM
Elimination of Joker" in the
Leather Schedule Checks
Sudden Squall.
BY JOHN SNURE.

By JOHN SNURE.
Shortly before O'Clock this
afternoon the Senate agreed to
take a vote on the conference re-
port on the tariff bill Thursday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
This vote will not include the
vote on the concurrent resolution
which viii be offered to correct the
joker in the shoe and leather
schedule.
Bailey's Motion.
Senator Bailey of Texas was instrl-
mental in getting the agreement. The
debate having stopped briefly, vice
President Sherman put the motion for a
vote on the conference report. Senator
Bailey arose and said that fve or six
Senators desired to speak, and suggest
ed that time for vote be fixed. He
said Thursday at o'clock had been
suggested.
Senator Aldrich then put motion to
agree to vote then. Owing to some
antagonism displayed by Senators Bacon
and Clapp he withdrew it. Senator
Bailey then renewed the motion. and II
went through.
That the bill viii pass the Senate
Thursday unless faere are unexpected
entanglements is generally believed.
clapp's Question.
In the course Of the discussion of
agreement to vote. Senator AIdrich was
asked by Senator Clapp if it was true
ne intended to put in a concurrent reso-
luton, as the newspapers said.
Senator Aldrich did not say speeidcaI-
ly, but said there were some manifest
errors that would need correction that
might require a concurrent resolution.
Senator Bailey served notice that the
discussion OF the corrective resolution
would require as much time in ali prob
ability as the conference report itself.
he was alluding TO the attempt which
the Southern Senators viii make to aet
cotton bagging made free
President Taft is endeavoring to cali
long speeches against the bill. He had
Senator Dolliver at lunch today for that
purpose Senator AldTich had failed In
an effort to get Dolliver persuaded not
TO attack the bill.
Adjournment Taken.
At 1:15. owing to the fact that no
one desired to speak this afternoon, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow at u
o'clock. This indicates that there viii
be comparatively little discussion over
the conference report. and that no pro-
tracted night sessions viii be necessary
Just before adjournment Senator Nc
CUnber il a speech declared the con-
ferees had taken up a number Of mat
terS which were not rightfuIIy in con
ference, and among these matters were
changes in the agricultural schedule.
AS soon as the session opened this
morning, Senator CUlberson proposed dn
amendment to the resolution to correct
the shoe and leather schedule, which he
said he saw by the newspapers would
be introduced, TO put cotton bagging on
the free list. He declared that the re-
storing OF cotton bagging 10 the dutfable
list was the most striking instance of
rank discrimination in this bill"
Discrimination.
Senator Clapp called tae attention OF
Senator Aldrich to the fact that unless
the wording of the conference report
was changed there would be discrimin-
alton in the length of notice given
foreign countries for the abrogation of
existing commercial treaties and that
while most countries had six months
notice, France would have but three.
Senator Newlands took up the tariff
commission and asked Senator AIdrlch
various questions about it, He wanted
to know whether the Senate or House
cOnferees had emasculared it, Senator
Aldrich laid the blame on the House
conferees- He thought they were re-
spOnsible for striking out the pro-
vision as 10 furh- ehing information to
Congress, but at the same time he main
tanned the provisions as to a tariff
commission were broader than before.
Senator Newlands said that Senator
Hale had objected TO giving the COM
mission any broad scope in an appro-
priauJn bill He 7 fOceeded 10 express
the ear that in the form In which the
matter had been fixed up the President
would not have the power to ascertain
the difference in The cost of production
at home and abroad
Is Not Satisfied.
Among the Senate conferees them
selves" said Senator Eewlands. there
was one determined antagonist TO the
securing Of this information in the Sen
ator from Maine (dr Hale). He was
doubtless opposed to the action OF the
Senate itself. He is chairman OF the Ap-
propriations Committee and is at the
head Of the Republican Committee on
Committees. and is powerful in his rela-
tions to the party organization and leg
islation. fear much that when the
time comes for action it viii be found
the Senator from Maine stands like a
stone wall against the march of prog
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