The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-04
new TARIFF LAW
ABOUT june IS.
Aldrlch Confident Bill Win Pass
Two Weeks Earlier.
TAFT WILL NOT VETO IT

The President 10 Confident That Meas.
vre a. II Comes From Conference
viii Warrant Approval - Business
Men Urge Senators to Psss the Bill.
Washington May 3-The SLOW pro.
gress made last week in the consid.
GRAFTON OF the tariff bill In the senate
has discouraged some OF the leaders
who have been counting upon an ad.
journmeut OF congress by June Is.
Senator Smoot. who is one OF Sena.
tor Aldrich's heutenAnts. said that IL
looked TO him a. though the bill would
not get through the senate until June
20.
Mr. Aldrich. chairman Of the finance
committee. does not agree With hi
colleague from Utah and is sticking 10
his prediction that the bill will De
passed and signed by June l. Those
who know Mr.. Aldrich's habit OF put.
ting out optimistic predictions give
two weeks leeway TO his forecast and
expect adjournment on June is.
A number Of the middle west Re.
publicans want TO 20 on record In
favor Of radical revision Of schedules.
as Senator Nelson has done on the
lumber schedule After they have made
their speeches IL is expected that the
bill will be disposed OF rapidly BY par
graphs.
Business Men Urge Speed.
The truth is that senator's are hear.
interests in their states In no uncer.
tain way urging them to pass the bill.
even IL it does not meet with universal
approval and adjourn.
The tone Of the kilograms and let
tiers that are coming to the senators is
all for a settlement Of the tariff. They
declare that uncertainty is creatins
more damage than can be done by
tariff schedules The business OF the
country. they say. wants the tariff set.
tied. and Il will adjust itself TO the
schedules. no matter what they may
be. There is confidence that there will
be no ruinOus cuts by the friends Of
protection. so the cry is Pass the
tsrif bin and let the country get
down 10 business"
No Veto by TAM.
This sentiment throughout the coun-
try. It is understood. is having a good
deal Of effect upon President Taft
The talk about the latter vetoing the
bill that passes II Il does not meet
with his ideas of what the tariff SEIZED
ules should BE- is all nonsense. Men
who saw him and talk with him fire.
ouently on this subject know that he
has no specific ideas OF what the rates
should be and trusts TO congress TO
decide them
Mr.. Taft Ike his predecessor. Mt
Roosevelt is guided by the views OF
others as to what revision can be
made in the rates and will not under.
take to say for himself what they
should be. He is listening 20 all sides
and is sometimes swayed by the radi.
cal tariff revisionlsts. or gives them
the impression that he is. and then
the stories go out that he will veto
the bill II IL passes in its present
shape
The president knows that the bin
will be completed in conference and
ne believes that when that body gets
through the measure will be In gen
eral keeping with party pledges and
with the popular demand for revision
without injury to business. The presi-
dent does not want the suspension kept
up any longer than is absolutely nee
essary. He has been greatly impress
ed with the estimate made that the
general business OF the country. be-
cause OF contracts delayed. manufac-
lures checked and future work held in
allegiance on account OF the uncertain
~ regarding tariff rates. is suffering to
the extent Of $4,000. 900 a day.