Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-17
Nothing Stands In Way of Early
Adjournment of Congress
Save CumminS' Threat to
Force Tariff Revision,
VOTE ON STATEHOOD LAST
NUMBER ON PROGRAM
House Shows No Disposition to
Hamper Plans of Senate and
viii Devote Time Remaining
10 Cotton Schedule.
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Washington. July 16.-All legisla
five paths now lead TO adjournment
Of congress quickly after the vote on
the Ari2ona-New Mexico statehood
bill is taken in the senate on the leg
islauye day of August I.
The senate probably then will be
ready TO adjourn, despite the general
tariff revision threat of Senator Cum
minis Of Iowa ana otner insurgents.
and the house will not interpose any
fresh legislation to disturb the sem
ates program. for winding up the
extra session
only six days remain before the fin
al vote is reached on the Canadian
reciprocity bill in the senate. Its pass
age by a two-thirds vote is confident
ly predicted by senate leaders who
have seen many important amend
ments voted down in the last few
days by majorlties larger than they
had yentured to hope.
Several important speeches in sup
port of the bill are expected with a
view to making clear the position OF
the democrats and republicans who
have refused to entertain any amend
ment to the bill and who have sup
ported President Taft's desire for
early ratification of the agreement
as II stands,
Senators Stone of Missouri, shive-
y OF Indiana, ttild other democrats
will advocate the bill this week, while
Senator's Bailey of Texas, and La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin. win oppose it.
other bills upon which dates for
votes have been set will be debated
as soon as reciprocity is out of the
way.
A conference on the resolution for
a constitutional amendment for direct
election of United States senators
probably will be held Monday by the
senate and house conferees to ad-
just differences over the senate's
amendment looking to federal con-
troll Of the elections.
House leaders agree there will be
no opposition TO the adjournment
plans of the senate. The house COM
mlttee on ways and means is work
Ing on revision OF the cotton tariff.
which will be taken up in the house
next week. About ten days debate in
the house is expected, but the bill
win not he pressed on the senate 50
as to cause any delay and if neces-
sary will be put ahead as u rider on
the woal or free list bills when the
senate votes upon them.
Cotton revision, however, may be
pressed at the regular session conven-
Ing in December.
The Investigating committees will
be active during the last of the eX-
ira session. The senate committee
which Is inquiring into the election of
senator Lorimer Will resume tomor-
row with probably several witnesses
VINO are expected to testify regard
ing the alleged 500, 900 Lorimer elec.
ton fund.
House committees will continue in
Nestgating Controller Bay Alaska
IND claims involving alleged activity
oil the Guggenheim interests looking
10 monopoly of Alaskan coal: the at
torney generals recommendations for
The removal of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
chlet Of the governments chemistry
bureau; the alleged failure of Attor-
hey General Wickersham to prosecute
frauds by the Alaska syndicate and
the charges of travel pay irregulari-
ues and favoritism of Major b. b. Ray
an army paymaster. {
The house sugar trust investgat-
lns committee will meet in New York
Tuesday.
The steel trust" investigating COM
hlttee will resume work here this
week