New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
SENATE READY TO Co ON
Starts Its Tinkering with Cotton
Revision Bill.
FREE LIST DISAGREEMENT
Abolition of Monetary Commits
sion To Be Voted On To-
morrow-Flint Out.
TFr,-l The Tribune Bureau. I

trJ-l The Tribune Bureau.
Washington, Aug. 12-Insa brief legis
ative session. the Senate paved the way
to-day for further tariff revision In case
adjournment is delayed by deciding 10
vote OH Senator Cummins's bill TO abolish
the Monetary Commission or Monday and
by making the cotton bill the unfinished
business. Senator Cummlns offered his
iron and steel revision as an amendment
to the latter measure. and Senator Over
man offered at tho same time a revision
of the chemical schedule. the purpose II
which is TO forestall a vote n one should
bo imminent Senator la Toilette also
threatens to press consideration cf the
cotton measure and is apparently deter
mined to make one or two more tariff
speeches for campaign purposes II the Sen
ate does not rebel and adjourn.
The legislative situation turns IN the
wool bin, which made little progress to
day because OF tine blunder OF the part Of
conferrees who reported the agreement 10
the House first, instead Of to the Senate.
The compromise measure. which was still
further changed to-day. will be reported
by Senator Ia Toilette on Monday. the
Senator from Wisconsin discovered that q
majority of the Senate was opposed to a
rate aS low as 50 per cent on blankets and
hannels This was accordingly raised I'm
conference to IS per cent. and some OF tho
duty on combed woods end tops and yarns
was Topped of TO compensate the Demo
Gratis for their sacrifice.
The conference also decided 70 report
disagreement on the free list bill. tho
House refusing 10 accede 20 the Senate
amendments restricting the importation OF
free meats and cereals to Canada, and in
sisting on free lemons. II the Senators
who voted for the origins free list a.
passed b. the House were sincere. the free
meats and cereals clauses would pass with
out restriction. pc the tie vote on tho
original House bin would be broken by the
death OF Senator FRYE IT. is understood
however. that some of the Senator's who
voted for tho bill knowing that II would
fail will change their attitude nov that
there is possibility Of lis adoption
The bin will be sent back 10 the Senate
immediately for = new vote on tre Kern
amendment relating 10 meats and cereals.
and TO the House for another vote . the
lemon amendment. These probably Till
be taken on Monday.
For the first time since the beginning
Of the present Congress the Senate VIII
have president pro tempore on Monday.
The ice-President will be away on that
dav. and as the deadlock over the cleo
ton Of a presiding officer earlier IN the
session left the Senate no choice but 10
adjourn in the case Of the Yice-Presdent 8
absence. Senator Smoot to-day moved the
FOR flef honor
for the one day. The Senate paid 20 Mr..
Bacon the compliment Of making the vote
unanimous.
a Stephenson Investigation
The way for Senate investigation was
cleared bv the action Of the Senate in
adopting a resolution offered by Senator
Dillingham;. by direction Of the Committee
ON Privileges and Elections. providing for
an inquiry into the election II Senator
Stephenson. The subcommittee, when mas
been examining the evidence presented by
the Wisconsin Legislature, made recon-
mendation 10 this effect. Interesting eW
dence bearing on Senator Stephenson
support OF Senator La Toilette VIII ne
brought 20 light II Is expected, by the
committee which will probably begin Us
work during the recess. There was no
opposition TO the adoption Of The resolu-
ton.
Later in the day, on account OF a teen
nical error in the Senates action lAe
matter was reconsidered and the resolution
referred 70 the Committee on contingent
F,xpenses, whose favorable report az TO the
ernenditures called for by the resolution Is
necessary before il could be adopted. Inls
committee probably Will report 1t BACK
early next week
ex-senator Flint. Of California to-day
rosigrad from the National Monetary Com
mission. Senator Bailey, Of Texas, the only
Democratic Senator on the oody' reSisHe'
yesterday. There was no discussion oil the
/ Cfnmins bill 10 abolish the COMMISSION
to-day, but Senator Burton, OF Ohio' mem
her Of the commission who spoke YESTERDAY
and the previous day In its defense asheu
for tho vote on Monday. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
that the commission. which IL composed ol
eighteen mambers. has been an eXpehsl'e
ono ne proposes TO offer an amendment as
,ortin,,iug the salaries Of all members not
now serving In Congress. Active members
-. Congress on the commission receive nc
extra compensation. He also desires tc
eve the commission until January 10 to
make it's report. and that II be continued
as purely Congress body
Los Angeles. Aug. 12-"Business engage
nents prevented me from giving TO th'
/ Monetary Commission the time though'
necessary for the work; therefore re-
signed" was the only statement FORMER
| senator Frank P. Flint would make to-day
relative 10 mis- telegram 10 Vice-Preslueh'
sherman. resigning from the National
! Monetary Commission.
TO BE $4,000 POSTAL BANKS
One Hundred More Just Designated,