The Washington times., 1909-08-05
By JOHN SNURE.

BY JOHN SNURE.
The tariff bill, which has been
foremost in the public eye since the
date when the special session
opened, will wind up its stormy ca
reer tonight.
Some time this evening, probably
] o'clock, It will have been signed by
the President and will have become
the law of the lard. It will 90 into
effect at midnight, or at The begin
ming of Friday, August 9.
This afternoon the bill IS being
hastened along the last milestones of
its long and rocky road. Congress
is hurrying to get through with II.
Everyone interested in the bill re-
members that tomorrow IS Friday
and there is a certain Superstitious
dread of putting it through on such
an unlucky day. The desire to end
The special session and get home is
also potent.
Vote on the bill began at , O'Clock
this afternoon. For two or three
days there has been no question of
its passage, It is the expectation
that eight Republican votes will be
cast against it.
OTHER PROVISIONS.
Immediately after the bill is pass
ed and the conference report adopt
ed, the concurrent resolution to cor
rect the leather and shoe schedule
and the maximum and minimum
provisions will be put through. It
is now believed that this viii not
meet serious opposition or delay in
either house. 1t is in the form of
an instruction to the committees
on enrolled bills to make specified
changes
Senator McComber has offered a joint
resolution from the Finance Committee
to correct certain phases of the draw
back provisions of the measure. Various
amendments viii be offered to this Sen
ator McLaurin already has offered one
to put cotton bagging on the free list.
1t is thought that whatever efforts are
made TO fight fer amendments win be
in. connection with the joint and not the
concurrent resolution. If this proves
the case. there will be no delay In
hurrying the enrolment of the bill, and
getting it to the President for his sig
nature.
In order to expedite matters, the bill
is all engraved on parchment with the
exception Of the pages which viii be
affected by the concurrent resolution Of
correction. These pages are being held
omen, but a half hour will suffice 10
enroll them.
The day in the Senate. between 10
o'clock and >. was given ovoI to speak
ing, save for the fact that the confer
ence report on the urgent deficiency
oil was adopted. without discussion.
Then follow ed number of speeches.
One insurgent after another 6ercely as
sailed the bill and various Democrats
attacked it. The 6erceness Of the as
saults was in marked contrast with the
half-hearted utterances OF its defenders.
Dolliver Attacks.
When the Senate session opened at 10
O'Clock this morning. with the vote on
tie passage of the tariff bill but a
few hours away, Senator Dolliver Of
Iowa. one of the leaders Of the insur-
gents. began an assault on the confer
ence report on the measure.
Ii was one of the most bitter at
tacks vet heard in ether house, and
was made with all the vigor and elo-
Guence OF which the Iowa Senator is
the masser of. FOR an hour OF more.
with the galleries filled, and with Sena-
tors listening as if aroused from their
usual Indifference to speeches, Dolliver
gssailed the report. the manner of max
ing the bill, and wound up by using Ian
euage that could be construed only as
a warning that II necessary, he would
leave the Republican party rather than
retreat In the position he has assumed