The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-03
WHEN WILL THE
TARIFF FINISH?
SOME SAY JUNE SOME SAY
JULY-BOTH SEEMS
SHORT.
Congress May Continue the Con-
sideration of Problem Until
Late in the Summer.

lumber, timber and logs, and that
these articles be placed on the
free list seventeen Democratic
Senators voted for a duty on lum-
Der and only ten for free lumber.
1t will be remembered, too, that
about the same number of Demo-
cratic Senator's voted against free
iron ore. When called upon to eX-
plain their vote, Senator Bailey
and other leading Democratic
.. Senators declared that they were
not bound by their party plat
form, as it was not Democratic
doctrine. Thus the Democratic
party is getting wider and wider
apart every day.
Senator Bailey and Governor
Johnson have had clash, and
Mr.. Bryan has lectured the DEM
ocratic Protectionists, and the
outlook for any sort OF Demo-
cratic harmony in the near fu-
ture is very dim indeed. While
it is true, on the other hand, that
about the same number OF Repub
lican Senators voted for free lum-
Der as there were Democratic
Senators who voted for a duty,
still these Republican Senators
for the most part will vote for
the bill as whole when it comes
DIP for final passage, and there
will be no decisive split in the
party. .
AS to when the bill will final
ly go to conference, the matter
lis still one of conjecture wholly,
although , it is thought that
vote may be had by the 18th or
Goth of June. Two or three weeks
will be consumed in conference at
least, and it is not likely that the
bill will become law before the
first of July, and it now seems
probable that it will be the 18th
before the measure reaches the
President.
In the meantime the President
and his Cabinet are busy in an
ticipation of future legislation
and next years appropriation
bills. The Secretary of the Navy
has announced that he has reduc-
cd the estimate for the next ifs
cal year by $1O,OOO,0OO, and that,
too, he thinks, without impairing
the efficiency of the service. If a
similar cut could be made in
other Departments at least $780,
100000 can be saved over the APP
preparations OF the present fiscal
year, and with the increased
revenue from the new tariff law,
there should be surplus for the
fiscal year 1911, if not for the ifs
cal year 1910. The deficit for the
present year has reached nearly
$100,000,00O though June may
show a reduction, or at least not
very great increase over that
amount, which is considerably
better than the $140,000,000 de-
felt predicted some months ago.
The Philippine tariff bill pass
ed the House by vote of 139 to
68, but as there was not a yea
and nay vote, party lines were
not recorded. 1t is quite likely
that before the close OF tn, Spe-
cial Session there will be legisla-
ton to meet the Presidents re-
concentrations concerning the
condition in Porto Rico, as the
Senate will probably act upon the
matter, which has been consider
ed by the House, while the tariff
bill is in conference.
Mr.. Taft continues to make
short trips to nearby points to
the qualification of the people Wis
tied and to the enhancement o.
his own popularity. His variou:
speeches, while short, are to tht
point and we'll received by all. He
expects to get away from Wash
ington for the summer immedi
ately after the first OF July, bu1
there seems to be considerable
doubt about his being able to dc
this, as of course he will not leave
the White House for the summer
until the tariff bill has been sign
ed or vetoed, and there lis no ex
pectation that he will veto tht
bill.
The Governors of all the State!
and Territories have now made ;
favorable statement regarding ;
later date for Inauguration, ant
there seems to be no furthe
doubt that if Congress will sub
NIT the matter to the States Their
will be almost a unanimous vot,
favoring such an amendment t.
the Constitution. The date woult
probably be the last Thursday il
NpiH, dllu SuIH al udtC WOttlu III
sure that there would be in tn
future no such REPETITION of tn
conditions of the 18th of Marcl
last
Mrs. Taft has recovered com
plete1y from her recent indisposi
ton, while Secretary Dickinson
and Post-master-general Hitch
cock are we'll on the road to re
covery from their illness.
In connection with the time be
ing consumed in tariff talk it wi
be interesting to note the tim
consumed in the passage OF pre-