The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-10
ROLONGING
THE SESSION
Adjournment Date Of
Congress Unknown
TARIFF BILL MOVES SLOW
Prolonged Struggle Is Predicted by
Politicians
me House Ii simply Loahng Along
waiting Patiently on the Senate
--sen.tor Bankhe.A Favors
Free Hides.
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Washington, May Especial. -
Some Of the best posted Republicans in
the Senate cannot figure that the ses-
sion Of Congress will end sooner than
June Is.
According to the way they talk now
they will be glad IL It can be brought
70 close even that soon. Senator
Aldrich has his forces well enough In
hand. and there Is q substantial ma
jortty behind him, but there is such
disposition on the part OF many OF the
Western men to harshiy criticise this
and that schedule, that 1t requires
great deal of time to dispose even OF
some Of the minor items In the tariff
bill.
Quite q number of the sharp ad-
vances In duty made by the Senate
Finance Committee are known to be
Tor trading purposes after the measure
goes to conference. On this account II
Il expected there will be a prolonged
struggle. Estimates vary as to length
OF time that will be required to settle
differences in conference. The lowest
NIX the time at from ten to fifteen days,
for the belief is growing strong that
the Republican insurgents In the House
are likely to kick up fresh rumpus
x they do not get things they have
been demanding loudly. and which were
promised them faithfully II they would
only desist and let the bill go over to
the Senate without any further show
Of party division. Then, too. the Sem
ate has Its share of Republican In
surgents who are very much dissatis-
ned. But the Senate kickers up to the
present writing have been acting
uueeray. They have been speaking one
way and voting another-not at all
consiatent, and 1t shows that the power
Of the New England and Pennsylvania
nf4qrnNtru 10 nf{1T WN In
stance. Senator Bristow OF Kansas, and
other Republicans from the West fair
w howied about the terrible burdens
that viii be placed upon the farmers
who buy paint. and yet they supported
the item increasing heavily the duty
90 lead. They had nerve enough to
protest In words and then whirled
around and sustained the Senate FL
nance Committee.
Senator Cummins' Criticism.
No Democrat has uttered harsher
criticisms against the bill than Sena-
tor Cumnlins OF Iowa, and in splte>of
HIS bitter wailing almost in the next
breath he declared that with all its
faults the measure on the nnal show
down would receive his vote He has
been trying TO explain that he takes
this attitude under protest. and has
even warned the Republican managers
OF legislation the storm as brewing
and that there will be thunder to pay
II they do not materially amend the
bill and concede many of the things
that he and other westerners have in
sisted upon. After hearing the speech
OF the Iowa Senator Mr.. Bailey of
Texas said: ''Ie had made any such
speech as that against q bill I would
certainly not record MY vote in Its
favor
However, a great deal of nerve is
required for any Republican to defy
the organisation OF the Senate just
now and line up with the Democrats
In opposition to tarin bill. Possibly
few may before the nnal test comes
make up their minds to do so,
but there is not much II any indication
3ust now that they win. But they GER
tainRy have been hitting the bill some