The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-30
WORK ON The
TARIFF BILL,
What the Changes Involve For
Clerks and Printers.
A PATCHWORK DOCUMENT

That Is What Bill on Senate Reading
Clerks Desk Looked Like-Prospeets
as to Adjournment of Congress
PAGES Play at Statesmanship-Wash-
ington Gossip.
washington. July 26. - [Special.J -
After the tariff bill is finally passed
upon by the senate and house the en-
rolling clerks of the latter body, III
which the measure originated, Will re-
quire at least day and night to COM
plete their part of the work. Then,
after the bill is struck off on parch-
ment at the government printing of
fee. it will be necessary for the house
committee on enrolled bills to go over
1t carefully to make sure that no mis-
takes have been made. When the sen
ate finished with the bill after it had
been amended in more than 800 in
stances it made 400 pages. The copy
of the bill that was kept constantly on
the desk of the reading clerks Of the
senate looked like piece of patch
work. 1t has been a hard task for the
cOnferees of the senate and house In
their meetings from day to day to ad-
just the sharp differences between the
two branches of congress as to what
the rates Of duty should be. Presi-
dent Taft has been holding confer
ences steadily with the senators and
tiUnc of fhn Tniftpn
Adjournment Still Indefinite.
The date Of adjournment will depend
upon the length of the debate in the
senate after the cOnferees make then
report If the threat to discuss the
comparisons between the Dingley and
the Payne bills is carried out it is like
~ that the session may run along into
August. possibly until about the mid
die of the month, but at this writing
It is thought that the senators will be,
come tired of the conflict and permit
the session to end in the first week in
August All this. of course, depends
upon how the CHECKERS" are disposed
to act. A few people who have been
W blNulllS lllt HlludllOl NlOStll ldNt
rather feared that unless certain sen
ators can be smoothed down it will be
an indefinite time before the tariff bill
will reach the White House for Pres
ident Taft's signature, but the general
is that adjournment is not
far off.
Playing at Statesmanship.
Every now and then the sixteen boys
who are pages in the senate hold
mock sessions as if they We're trans
acting the business of the nation. The
other day the pages We're going
the form when Senator Bob
Taylor of Tennessee came through the
chamber. He became so interested in
the mock proceedings that he ad-
dressed the chair and asked to be per-
recognized and gave the boys a short
talk. Some years ago former Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin did the same
thing. Only one boy who served as a
page in the senate in after life occu.
pied a seat in that body-the late Ar
thur p. German of Maryland A halt
dozen or more of the house pages held
seats in that body. however, after they
reached the estate of man. The con.
gressional pages receive $40 a month
while the sessions last. Most of the
pages turn out well in life. The ex-
perience and acquaintance at the cap.
itol enable them to get fairly good
starts if they are keen to take advan.
tage Of their opportunities.
Reelection of Burrows Probable.
The political gossips have about set
tied 1t that Senator JULIUS Caesar Bur
rows probably will not be opposed
when he tries for another term in the
senate. His present term will expire
March 4, 1911. Mr.. Burrows is sew
enty-two years of age. Altogether he
has served about thirty years in the
house and senate, his service having
been broken several times while he
was in the house owing to political up
heavals i'm his state. For long period
Michigan sent only millionaires to the
senate, the pace having been set many
years ago when the late Zach Chan
iler was a senator from the state, other
millionaire senators from Michigan be-
ing Ferry. Stockbridge, Palmer, Nc
MILAN and Alger. The present sena-
tors from Michigan. Burrows and
Smith. are comparatively poor men.
The talk is that ambitious men i'm
Michigan who would like to supplant
bufroWs think II wiser to give him
mother term, feeling that when it is
.nded lie will be willing TO quit and
lelp thu man then who helps him now.
BAH For Extended Postal Service.
II a bill introduced by Representa-
i've Aiken Of South Carolina were to
become a law it would be a stride for
ward. for it provides that city delivery
ervice may be established at any post I.
'fficd that produces a gross revenue Of
rot less than 5000 in the four quar-
ers On which the salary Of the post |
master is based. and letter carriers
may be employed for that purpose. /
lnd THAT all towns whose postofiice re-
are less than $1,000. and thus /
ar not entitled to free city delivery /
by Barrier. shall be included under the
rufl free delivery service. provided
IL no delivery by carrier shall be
m pc except at residences and Offices
" Pre- approved mail receptacles are
? Fed at the door or entrance.
CHARLES W. ARTHUR.