Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

) WILL ALSO PASS HOUSE
VI QUORUM is PRESENT
Some Danger That Concurrent Re.olu.
tion Correcting Conference Report on
Leather Schedules May bs Delayed
Until December Session Of Congress
-ssnats Seems in No Hurry

Washington, Aug. 4.-Every amend
ment offered to the concurrent resolu-
tion to correct the tariff conference re-
port so as to make the reductions IN
boots and shoes and harness and sad
dlery apply to manufactures from
cali skin as we'll as leather from
hides, heretofore dutiable, probably will
be laid upon the table.
An agreement has been entered into
between Aldrich and other senate lead
ers with the leaders in the house, by
which the chairman of the finance
committee will undertake to defeat all
In accordance with this understanding
Aldrich will announce at the outset
his intention to move to lay oil amend
ments to the resolution upon the table.
He hopes that this action i'll deter
all senators from Offering amendments
Payne said today he did not antic-
ipate any difficulty in getting the ras-
olution thru the house. Some mem
may be trouble in holding quorum
adoption Of the resolution until next
December.
Senate In No Hurry.
There was no apparent haste when
the senate convened to take up >the
conference report on the tariff bill
Simmons, of North Carolina, obtained
the floor for speech, but gave way
to several senators who wished to pass
,tv,4, ~ -
business.
The conference report on the Philip
pine tariff bill today was agreed to by
the senate without debate. Only the
presidents signature to make 1t law
remains.
Opponents Abandon Speeches.
All the plans which had been made
for long and denunciatory speeches
have gone by the board. The presi-
dent Is worried The tariff has got on
to his nerves. and he wants 1t disposed
of in short order, so that congress may
adjourn and the country be able to
think Of something else. He says that
the conference report is bound ito be
adopted anyway, and that the only ef-
feet of speeches will be to keep the
country stirred up, and 50 he is appeal
ing to the insurgent senators not to
prolong the agony. These appeals have
borne fruit.
Beveridge, who was to have made a
long speech denouncing the conferees
for what they did to his tobacco
amendment to the bill, has told the
president that he will keep still abou,
1t. Dolliver went to the White House
yesterday for lunch, and the president
made a personal appeal ito him also to
keep quiet. Cummins will not talk
nor will any Of the other insurgents"
excepting Clapp of Minnesota, who
made speech yesterday morning ex-
planning why he could not vote for the
bill, and telling why he thought it bad
legislation.
On the democratic side Of the senate
all the plans for speeches have been
nipped In the bud. Bailey had been
down for long tirade. He has prom
ised not to talk, and so have the other
democrats, among them Bacon, Daniel,
Culberson and Shively, who had pre-
pared speeches, The president has thus
smoothed out the wrinkles pretty we'll
and made sure that the session is not
to end in q burst of criticism against
the bill. La Follettes will be, perhaps,
the only bitter attack the conference
report wdll sustain.