The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
STILL FIGHTING
FOR FREE LEMONS
House Conferees Stand
Pat on That Item
of Bill.
SENATOR'S ALSO
ARE Al A MAN1
Conclusion Finally Is Reached,
and Free List Measure Will Go
Back to Upper Branch To-
Morrow for Further Action.
House Accepts Wool
Bill Report.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch F.,

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Washington, August lathe farm
ers' free list bill will be reported to
me senate Monday. the conferees hav-
ing reached conclusion on IL this
afternoon.
The Senate conferees weuld not re-
cede from their amendments restrict
ing free importations of meats. wheat
and corn and cereals to thos. coun-
tfles giving reciprocity treatment. and
the House managers stood out for free
lemons
Chairman Underwood of the House
Committee on Ways and Means. in
sisted that the Senate should vote
again on these amendments. and the
senate conferees agreed 1t is the
purpose of those favoring tho free LIST
bill to have the Senate reject FREQ
lemons and redraft the Kern amend.
ments. which. 1t is said. did not carry
out the intention of the Senate
when they were adopted Passed IN
mus new shape by the Senate. the
pill can then come 70 the House. where
efforts Will be made to pass the bill
oN agreeing TO the senate amendments
ana thus avoid new conference
Senator Bailey and Mr. Underwood
took leading parts in ringing about
the conclusion. Bailey said that while
ne did not object to free lemons. the
senate would not stand for this House
amendment and Mr.. Underwood de.
clered the House would not accent the
Kern amendments in their present
shape
Agreement to let the bill go back
70 me Senate for action there came
inter senators Bailey and Cullom had
given assurance that no effort would
I've made to smother the bill but that
an early vote would he taken.
Wool mn Report Accepted.
After three hours wranCIa to-
daY the House accepted the conferees'
report on the wool bill. and Il will he
called up Monday by Mr. Underwood
Republican Leader Mann Objected thar
me conference report should go first
10 the senate. and made a point Of
order against its reception by the
House as privileged report Speaker
Clark overruled the point of ordey.
and was sustained by the House. 1872
TO SO
The facts in the case are" said
the Speaker I'VE have the report and
tho Senate has not The senate could
get it by demanding II. but it has not
done so 1t Is UP TO us to act"
Agreement also was reached TODAY
on the campaign publicity bill. the
House receding from its objections and
accepting the Senate bill. There are
some minor changes. The restriction
that expenditures shall not exceed 10
cents n voter was stricken out. be-
cause il was found impossible to draft
this provision without leaving it open
to the criticism that the law per
mitted buying of votes for 10 cents
The conrcrees held this would max e
the law ridiculous.
Candidates are relieved Of the ne
cessity OF listing expenditures made
for themselves solely. such as personal
travelling expenses. postage, kilograms
and stationery. The law is extended
to apply TO dark horses" as we'll as
candidates. and where the dark horse
wins It is retroactive. Moneys ex-
pended IN discharging assessment fees
or charges under the laws OF the
states are not to he accounted for BY
candidates, or charged against the
Federal limit of 10000 for Senators
and $1,000 for representatives.