The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
FOR BOTH HOUSES
Center Of Attack in House After Pas
sage of Free List Bill Will Be
Tariff Schedule on Wool.

Washington, d. c., May s. Cor
gress will be busy this week wit
many subchange of scene, the senat
committee on finance taking up tn
Canadian reciprocity bill with hear
ings expected to continue Throughout
the week.
After the farmers free list bill il
passed tariff debaters in the house viii
rest from their efforts while members
from the ways and means committee
behind closed doors, prepare for the
next assault on the Payne-Aldrich bill
Their center of attack is to be the
wool schedule 1t will be several weeks
in all probability before the commit
tee is ready to report.
Among the important matters on
the senate programme are the election
Of president pro tempore to succeed
Senator Frye, who resigned, the pro-
posed investigation of Senator Lori
mer's right to retain his seat; and the
resolution providing for popular cleo
ton of senators, passed by the house
and fayorably reported last week by
the senate committee on judiciary.
Some of the progressive senators,
at a caucus today are expected to
protest against the selection of Sena-
tor Gallinger of New Hampshire as Mr..
Frye's successor. Senator Clapp of
Minnesota is the candidate of the "pro-
gressiyes" in opposition to the choice
of the "standpatters. The only
chance of defeating Mr. Gallinger, it
is said, will be through an alliance be-
tween progressive" republicans and
democrats, and such union appears
improbable.
Activity in the proposed reinvesti-
g3tion of Mr.. Lorimer's right to his
seat will center in the effort of Mr..
LaFollette to have his resolution, pro-
viding for an investigation by a spe-
cial committee OF new senator's, pass
ed without reference. The opposition
plan is to refer the resolution to the
committee on privileges and elections.
On the senate calendar is the bill
providing for the constitutional amend
ment changing the method of select
ing United States senators. There be-
ing no prospect OF report this week
from the finance committee on the
reciprocity bill. popular election
measure may be called up for discus
sion
The senate, therefore, may put in
its first full week of the extraordinary
session, instead of adjourning from
Monday to Thursday, and from Thurs
day to Monday as has been the rule
The general program in the house
contemplates consideration of state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico;
passage of special resolutions provid-
ing for various additional department
tai Investigations, and Investigations
into the United States Steel corpora
ton, sugar refneries, and the Amer
lean Woolen company.
Contrary to persistent reports it is
known no bill has been prepared by
the ways and means committee look
ing to a revision of the wool schedule.
At the same time it is improbable eff
forts to persuade the democratic
members of the committee to post
pone the wooden bin until next winter
will be successful Representative
Underwood, the chairman, summed up
the wool situation when he said.
After the house passes the free list
bill Monday, the ways and means
committee viii begin Immediately the
consideration of the wool schedule. It
is true that there are differences in the
party regarding wool, but feel assur-
ed that we will be able to draft a bill
acceptable to the party as a whole and
that it will be ready within few
weeks"
A proposed investigation of the
American Woolen company as trust
provided for in a resolution introduced |
by Representative Francis of Ohio. |
democrat, probably will be authorized |
but democratic eladers declare it will |
have no effect whatever on the ways
and means committee in its proposed
revision of the wool tariff
Hearings on the Francis resolution
by the committee on rules may be held
late in the week.