The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
SENATE TO TAKE
TARIFF VOTE AT
z TOMORROW
Western Senators COnciIiated
by Promise TO Reduce Duties
on Leather Products
Democrats VIII Not Engage in
Filibuster Tactics to Delay
Adoption of Tariff
[Speeial Dispatch Z, Call

Especial Dsp0ich e Call
WASHINGTON. s-The end Of
the long struggle B., bring forth q
tariff act is now in sight By unani-
nous agreement. arrived at in the
senate shortly after noon today, a vote
viii be taken on the conference report
in the senate at o'clock Thursday
afternoon 1t is expected that congress
VIII adjourn before the close of the
legislative day. Thursday So conf
dent is President Taft that this will
happen that he is making plans for
going TO Beverly. Mass, Friday
The senate adjourned shortly after
o'clock until noon tomorrow. This
was done 10 afford q better opportunity
for informal conferences.
4 LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING
Some little misunderstanding fol-
lowed the agreement fixing the hour
for q vote. Senator Aldrich had sub
mitted the request for unanimous con
sent but when Senator Bacon Of
Georgia showed disposition to de-
bate the matter the SENATOR from
Rhode Island promptly withdrew the
request. Senator Bailey Immediately
renewed it, and 1t was accepted by the
senate.
In the course Of the discussion con-
corning the matter Senator Bailey said
that II must be understood that the
unanimous consent agreement did not
contemplate q vote on the concurrent
resolution with which the conferees had
promised 70 adjust the duties on boots
and shoes TO the satisfaction of the
range senators.
ERRORS IN BILL
Senator Clapp inquired OF Aldrich
whether he intended to bring in such
resolution and the senator from Rhode
Island replied guardedly that there
We're certain manifest errors in the bill
which would have 70 be corrected, and
il had been thought that the concurrent
- resolution would be the proper way in
which 10 do IL
senator Bacon inquired whether there
were any presidents for such action
and minated that the democratic SEN
atOrs had discovered a large number OF
things in the bill that they thought
should be corrected.
WILL NOT FILIBUSrER
Senator Bailey observed that if an
attempt was made TO correct all the
errors in the bill with a concurrent
resolution IL would require more time
10 consider and pass the resolution than
il had taken 10 conclude the considera-
tion OF the tariff bill II was this re-
mark OF Bailey's which led 10 many dis
oUieting rumors that the democrats
were organizing filibuster against the
resolution These rumors disturbed the
range senator's very much until they
learned directly from Senator Bailey's
lips that he and his colleagues would
interpOse no unnecessary delay.
COTTON BAGGING
Senator Culberson submitted 2 pro-
posed amendment 10 the proposed con-
current resolution today putting cotton
tagging on the free list. This amend
ment Will lead to some discussion. but
II is believed that il can be disposed Of
in few hours at most. No amend
ments are in order for conference re-
port.
A motion viii probably be made to
recOmmit the report, and after that
las been disposed or the question will
recur on the adoption Of the report.
Unless another crop Of "jokers" springs
ID the report will be adopted promptly
Thursday.
SURE TO PASS HOUSE
The senators who have been opposing
the report and threatening 10 defeat
il are apparently satisfied with the
outlook for the adoption of the concur
rent resolution. No fears are expressed
as TO the fate Of the resolution in the
house. II can be passed there under a
rule in 80 minutes The only concern
has been as 10 whether the democratic
senators might not debate the matter
indefinitely. But the assurances this
afternoon are all to the contrary and
the outlook seems very favorable.