The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-14
TARIFF QUESTION WILL BE SETTLED DURING THIS WEEK Democrats Are Determined
 on Quick Action and
 Adjournment WOOL BILL FIRST TO EMERGE FROM TANGLE :,-
 Conferees Disagree on Free List Bill. Full Investigation of Lorimer and
 Stephenson-Many Other
 Import mt Measures

Washington, August l3.--Ihe Whoie tariff revision legislation question will be settled during the coming week which in all probability will mark the closing of Congress Almost all of the members of both Houses are anxious to get home despite the vociferatlons of the revfsfonists that they willingly would remain in session until autumn : If the legislation they want could be enacted. All the power of the demo- cratic party that now controls the House for the first time in many years, and of the effective democratic pro gressive republican coalition in the Senate would be centered on quick ac- tion in the trio of pending tariff meas ures This means in the belief of lead CTS of both parties an adjournment possibly by the end of the week or at any rate within a few days thereafter
 Out of the present tangled situation. with the three tariff bills, wool, free ! list and cotton in varying stages of legislation, the wool measure will be the first to emerge. A complete agree ment between the two Houses has been 1 reached on this bit of legislation. which provides for a basic average duty of 29 per cent ad valorem on raw. wool, with the wool classification provisions identical1y as framed by Democratic Leader Underwood of the House, making a flat tariff on all wools. It will be rushed past its final stage in the House by adoption of the conference report Monday and then hurried to the Senate for adoption there if possible Tuesday and then on to the expected presidential veto which awaits all the tariff revision bills. [, Everything hinges on that veto and the immediately subsequent move In lthe House. The democratic leaders are sure of the passage of the bill over the EPresidents veto in the House but are not confident of the outcome in the ffenate. lss "A, 4ssssse.-f. N s A The free list bill and the cotton bill sgs,o. are silt hung ap.s conferees on the free list bill have disagreed to the single House amendment that adding lemons to tEe free list. and to the Kern Senate amendment limiting free importation of meat and cereal prod ucts to those countries which have re- cprocal trade agreements with the United States. They have agreed on all the other amendments and the confer ence report will be presented to both Houses tomorrow. There will be a give and take outcome, with possi- bility of each side receding and con curing with the others amendments so as to obviate the necessity of send ing the free list bill back to confer ence.
 The cotton bill has been discussed with out action in the Senate. Senator LaFol- lette has expressed the belief that the cotton bill, which already has passed the House, can be put through the Senate. The democrats are not so confident, for some of them oppose it on account of it's effect on the big cotton mill interests in the Caroiinas and elsewhere in the south and there Is variety of miscellaneous legislation to be cleared up.
 The campaign publicity bill has been agreed to in conference and will be re- ported to both houses tomorrow It's companion-piece, the proposition for direct popular election of United States senator's has failed in conference and will go over to the rnercies of the regular session.
 Confirmation of the arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France, peace pact programme promised in the Presi- dents policy bid fair to go over until the next session.
 legislative investigation of alleged ir- pegularties in the election of United States Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin will come up again in the Senate prob ably tomorrow or Tuesday. with assur- ance. of the Senate's providing for thor ough inquiry.
 A red-letter day in what has come to be known as the Niley-Remsen board pure food charges investigation by the House committee on agricultural depart ment expenditures is promised for to- morrow when pr. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the chemistry bureau of the depart ment, will testify.
 Both the so-called "steel trust and the Lorimer election investigation have gone over until autumn. f
 The New Mexico Arizona statehood bill, which the President Is expected to veto will be considered on a possibility of pa$sage over the veto The outcome of this plan of the statehood advocates, how over, is problematical.
 The life of the national monetary com mission Is at stake on a vote which the Senate will take at 1:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the Cummins resolution call Ing for that body to submit it's final re- port and dissolve by December.