The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-04
SENATE WILL NOT
CELEBRATE FOURTH
Arranged TO Take Vote on
the Brown ReSO-
luton.
COLLAPSE OF DEBATE
GENERAL SURPRISE
Hot Weather Has Been So EHec-
tive That Senators Long
for Vacation.

This week is expected to see the end
of the tariff bill in the Senate.
BY Saturday it is expected the Senate
viii have passed the bin and sent it
over to the House for its approval OF
disapprOval. OF course, the House Will
not approve it and it will promptly be
sent to conference. Many Senators ex-
press the belief It will be in conference
by the end of the week, and passed by
both houses by July "A.
The sudden collapse of the tariff de-
bate in the Senate has been a general
surprise In Iact, II has surprised Sena-
tors themselves. Ten days ago, few eX-
pected that the bill would be as far
along as II now is.
But the fact is the Senate is simply
worn out. The case eff Senator Aldrich,
who had TO go away for a brief Vaca-
ton TO Tecuperate. is not unique. The
Eot weather has told on nearly every
member OF the Senate, all are weary
and tagged and anxious to quit. Some
OF the Senators are half sick and al
together the strain has told on every
member OF the upper house who has
been through it.
Vote a Surprise.
It was expected the debate on the cor
poration tax would last much longer
than il did Senator AIdrich himself
when he left town the other day thought
that no vote on the corporation tax
would be had before the first of this
week. He had barely gone, when the
bottom dropped out Of the whole dis
cussiOn.
Similarly, the maximum and minimum
features of the bill are expected to oc-
cupy several days. This expected de-
bate also collapsed and after day of
discussion the maximum and minimum
provisions were put through by IS TO is
tomorrow at / O'Clock vote viii be
nad on the Brown resolution TO submit
10 the States an income tax amend
ment TO the Constitution Some debate
VIII be had over the customs court
out II VIII nU last long, nor VIII the
discussion OF the drawback feature. A
rev fights viii be fought oyer again in
the Senate proper, when the bill leaves
the Committee Of the Whole, but they
VIII not consume much time.
The Senate Republican insurgents
nave made their fight and done the best
they could from their standpoint. They
Lealize that TO prolong the discussion
further, so far as most matters are
concerned. would be useless.
Depends On Weather.
However, there Is the possibility that.
Just as the hot weather caused the de-
bate to collapse, the cool weather may
IN some measure revive it, This posi-
bility seems the only one that may keep
the bill from passing the Senate this
week. Monday viii be the Fourth of
July celebration for everybody else. bur
the Senators viii put in the whole dav
on the bill This is the first time SO
lar as known, when the Glorious
Fourth has not been observed by both
bodies OF Congress.
While there Is a lot Of talk about large
changes in the bill in conference. such
talk Is taken with grain of salt about
the Capitol A number OF reductions on
important items viii be made but there
IS little reason TO expect anything that
viii cause any serious deprivation 10
any Of the great protected industries
which have thrived under the Dingley
law.
As the Senate passed the maximum
and minimum provisions, the maximum
is 3 per cent ad vaiorem above the pre-
Vaiiing OF minimum rates This may be
reduced in conference to the House
hgure, or TO 10 per cent ad valorem