The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
new TARIFF BILL
July Ist Is the Time Set tor the
New Tariff Bill to Become
q Law.

Congressman Mondell, OF Wyo
ming, has been endeavoring to or.
ganize an insurrectlon among the
Republicans Of the House in favor
Of duty on coal, but it now ap-
pears that this movement will mol
long delay the final vote on the
tariff bill IN the House.
The Senate Committee on Fl.
nance is working from nine o'clock
in the morning until six in the
evening every day. keeping pace
with the work on the bill as it pro.
crosses in the House, with the in
tention Of being able to repor,
the bull back to the Senate within
three or four days after it comes
over from the lower branch.
The wool schedule seems to be
the point OF most constant atten-
ton on the part Of Senators and
Members from the Rocky Noun
tain States, the lead and lumber
schedule being only incidentally
mentioned. Warren, OF Wyoming
and Carter OF Montona, nave spec
ial charge Of the wool schedule,
and in the course of the week, Sc
nator Warren expressed the opin-
ion that no serious injury was like
ly to be inflicted on the wool
growers by the Tariff bill as it fin
ally passes.
The House is in session con-
stantly, but the Senate adjourns
over for three DAYS at a time. 1t
would naturally be expected that
Senators would absent themselves
until the bill came up for consider
alton, but such is not the case, as
interest in the schedules is so in
tense that every one seems busy
conferring with and looking after
the interest OF the peopel of their
States. The general desire is to
expedite the passage OF the bill,
and while the debate will be rather
protracted, it is believed that the
measure will become law before
the first Of Jnly.
President Taf, is getting on bet
ter with Congress than his pre-
decessor. Senator Hale, who
rarely visited the White House
during Rose,elt's time, is a fire.
quent visitor now. Nelson, OF
Minnesota, and many others who
had for a long time advoided visit
ing the Executive Office, have re-
newed relations, and as far as in
dividuals deem that course consis.
tent with the interest OF the pub.
lie and the people Of the States
they represent.
The new President is a whole
some. whole-souled vigorous man,
devoted to duty, and disposed to
take it for granted that every other
public servant is actuated BY
equally good motives.
In the five-acre patch south oi
the White House. Jersey COW
now grazes and is regularly MIXED.
supplying the milk for the White
House table. During Roosevelt's
time a savage looking bull dog
ranged over the lot.
The President rides out on horse
back almost every afternoon, bu,
now and than takes a turn at goli
on the Chevy Chase links north.
west OF the city. The Presiden,
looks well ON horse back. He
wears gray suit and gray cap,
the outfit making him appear larg
er than he really is. His mustache,
formerly OF decided sand color,
has become decidedly gray. He
is generally accompanied by two OF
three other horse. back men. anC
the group presents handsome
picture, the President having tn.
general appearance Of a good
solid, well-to, do farmer.
Desiring to avoid the no
weather in Arizona and New Mex
ico during August and September