The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-09
MAY OVERRIDE VETO.
DEMOCRATS HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN THEIR STRENGTH
Democrat Leader Underwood Believes
That the Bill Will Finally be
Agreed On.-NO Agreement Yet on
Wool

Washington, Aug. 4.-Democratic
leaders in the house of representa-
tives believe tonight they have
enough votes to pass the wool tariff
bill over President Tafts veto if nee
esSary MIR. Underwood and Senator
La Toilette, the insurgent Republican.
TO whom the senate confded its part
of the wool conference, as subcom-
mittee, spent two hours today dis
cussing the two bills out of which
il is hoped to form a comprolni.e
president.
| I'VE have reached no basis If
agreement" said Mr.. Underwood TO-
night, but l have confidence tnat a
bill will be finally agreed upon. SEN
ator La Toilette explained his bill TO
me and l explained our bill t. him,
but we undertook no definite settle
men OF the differences The free
| list bill which has been sent by both
houses to the same conference com
mittee as that handling the wool bill
is TO be considered at the same time
Mr.. Underwood said that while sep
arate reports would be brought in,
be tn bills would be discussed together.
This gives the house Democrats addi-
tional trading stock in negotiating for
q compromise on the measure.
The cotton tariff revision passed by
the house late yesterday was sent TO
| the senate finance committee today by
a resolution of the senate, which re-
quires a report on the measure by Au.
gust 10. Senator Penrose, chairman,
has called a meeting Of the finance
committee for 1890 o'clock tomorrow
morning. and when the senate con-
venes tomorrow Mr. Penrose PROBABLY
VIII report the bill back with an ad-
verse report.
This was the procedure followed
with reference to the wool and free
list bill. The effect that the chang
ing tariff situation will have upon ad-
journment of congress is a matter for
conjecture. In both houses the lead
ers do not believe that consideration
of the cotton bill by the senate will
necessarily lengthen the rapidly clos
ing session. which many Of the lead
ers say may end between August IL
and August Is. Mr.. PenroSe said to-
day he would ask for an early vote
and Mr.. Underwood advanced the
opinion that if this measure were
pursued in the senate there was no
reason to believe that congress would
be in session more than week or
two.
| The house committee on ways and
means has already begun work on the
iron and steel tariff, which is the
schedule on which w. j. Bryan at
tackled Mr. Underwood and on which
Mr. Underwood replied with the
unanimous support of the house DEM
ocrats. The committee has taken no
affirmative action toward preparing
new tariff rates but Chairman Under
wood has put experts to work com
piling data.
IF congress continues in session an
iron and steel revision bill will be
brought in at this session." said Mr..
Underwood. "If there is to be any
early adjournment the announcement
will be made to the house before ad-
journment that the iron and steel
tariff will be ready for action when
congress assemblies in December.
The insurgent leaders Of the senate
are likely to bring the iron and steel
tariff up at once in the senate fight on
the cotton bill. Senator Cummins Of
Iowa Is anxious to make the senate
consider steel and iron revisions and
revision Of the rubber and sugar
schedules as amendments to the cot
ton tariff bill. He has said that IL
! the woolen or other tcXtile tariff
rates are to be changed, there ought
TO be immediate changes in the tariff
on all machinery and supplies which
American manufacturers ere COM
PEELED TO use so there will bc no un-
Just discrimination against American
induStriae