The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-05
Large Wagers Placed on Date
Of Adjournment
| IS THE TIME FIXED
By Aldrich of Rhode Island--A Month
Later, Is Another's Predietion--Lit-
tie War on Conference Report
Planned BY Insurgents.

Washington, June 5--Despite the bit
terness Of the opposition 10 the program
Of the Senate leaders developed in the
last few days, Aldrieh, Root and the
other big men adhere to the belief that
! the tariff bill will be out OF the way in
time for adjournment on July l. Sena-
! tor Root was at the Waite House on
\ Thursday, and after spending an hour
with the president made the prediction
that Congress would adjourn not later
than July /.
Wednesday night Senator Aldrich at.
/ tended a dinner at which Secretary Mey-
er and other notables were present Dur.
ing the evening Mr.. Meyer ventured the
opinion that Congress would not adjourn
before August l. This statement was
challenged by Senator Aldrieh, who said
that things would be called on by July /.
Money talks" replied Meyer.
I'll so YOU for anything you say"
said Aldrieh, sticking 10 his guns A
wager was made for d sum large enough
to make things interesting Aldrch main
tanning that Congress would adjourn on
or before July L Later in the evening
another guests approached Aldrieh and
remarked that he would ike to have had
some Of Secretary Meyers bet. Don't
bother asking him for it, returned Al
drich imperturbably II will double the
same bet with you"
From al Of which II would appear that
the Rhode Islander is not blufiing when
he says that the tariff bin win become
q law within a month"; Vice president
sherman sticks to his original prediction
that Congress- win not adjourn before
July 20. A Southern senator said yes
terday that he saw no prospect of ad.
iournment in sight; that be thought
Congress would be here until the end
Of August.
Ii WIS learned yesterday that the so
called progressive Republican senators
are confefring with the House insurgents
with view to making fight on the
conference report on the tariff bin. Sew
eral conferences have thus far been held
on the following proposition. that as
many Republican senators as can be in
duced to do 80 shall vote against the
Aldrich bin in the Senate in order to
give moral support to a similar move
ment against the conference report on
the part Of the members OF the House.
1t is asserted that six or eight Republi
can senators are prepared to risk the
political dangers involved in voting
against their party measure These men
are supposed to be LaFollette, Cummins
and Deliver, Brown Of Nebraska. and
Bristow of Kansas If they stand up and
are counted against the bill on its Rna
passage. ii Is asserted that the baud Of
Republican insurgents in The House will
take similar position on the conference
report. By obtaining the solid support
Of the House Democrats, the insurgents
would be able TO beat the conference
report. It is assumed by the insurgents
that this report will be along the gem
eral lines Of the Senate bill, which will
give little revision Of the downward va
riety. BY defeating the first conference
report, notice could be served on the
White House and the country that the
fight for tariff revision that win lower
the cost of living is still on. IN this
event It is expected that this will be
public support enough to compel the
leaders Of the two houses to make real
cuts III the duties.
The Senate leaders were not very bad
ly frightened when they heard of this
plan yesterday They laughed at it and
said 1t would be Just about as effective
as was the original scheme to force
changes in the Aldrich bill on the floor.
"A leader Of the Senate said yesterday
that the report Of the conference report
would 20 through both houses as smooth
~ as a grass mower over well kept
lawn.