The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
COnferees Take Up the Woo
Tariff Revision Bill.
ARBITRATION TREATY
Is Submitted to Upper House by
the President.
Call Is Sent Out for Absent Re-
publican Congressman.

Wushjngton, Aug. 4.-Debate began
in the senate today on Arizona ana
New Mexico statehood bills after dis
posal Of routine business.
The wool bill conferees met and with
a desire to hurry matters instructed
senator LaFollette and Representative
Underwood to consider the senate $
amendments reporting to the full COM
lnittee Saturday.
'The An1,O-American and Franco
American arbitration treaties slSneu
Yesterday were transmitted to tee SEN
ate by President Taft for ratlhoatloA- H.
The house met at noon- Repubncal
Nhip DWIGHT sent kilograms to absent
Republicans urging them to hurry =
washington to assist in defeating 5hy
plan to pass the wool and farmers
free list bills over President Taft
proposed veto.
The sugar trust Investigation com
nfttee held what probably VIII pc us
final hearing. .
Gross extravaganza of the Democrat
il r7,aiority in &c nductine useless in
7yestieatfol.s'' was charged in the house
nv Republican Leaaer Mann. Wso a'so
claimed the new DemocraJc mousse Vii'
Uloyees were incompetent re PR M MvoN-
ed sharp replies from RepresentatiVes
James Of Kentucky, Foster of ILLINOIS
and FITZGERALD Of New York.
The conferees on the campaign pun
Iicity bill have practically reached an
agreement to report the senate olll
with modification striking out lue
provision fixing the rate per voter thau
each candidate for the senate or house
of representatives may be permitted ID
nav by way of campaign expenses
The house cotton tariff revision 9'll
was reported to the senate today ana
Immediately precipitated a lively ue-
Democratic Leader Martin asked
that it be referred to the finance com
1aittee with instructions to report by
August 10.
Senator Overman of North Caro-
lima favored August "a
The house cotton tariff revision hiil
was referred by the senate to the
finance committee with instructions TO
report it back by August 10.
Chairman Penrose of the hnance
committee announced the committee
would meet tomorrow w g Will not
wait until the tenth to report the cot
ton BILL" he said, but viii take 1t up
and report it Immediately VIC VIII
bring it back tomorrow and If condi-
tions seem right 7 shall ask that an
early day be fixed for vote by the
senate"
The house coneurred in the senate
amendments to the congressional re-
apportionment bill to prevent gerry
Wandering and passed the n easu~e as
amended. The bill now goes TO the
president for approval.
The farmers free list bill was sent
to conference TODAY by the senate af-
ter refusing to ACCEPT the house amend
ment placing lemons on the free list.
Senators Pc rose, C III m, LaFoIlette,
Bailey and Simmons were named con-
ferees. They are also on the wool bill
conference Of which the free list con-
ference viii be virtually an extension.
Hearings on proposed trust" legisla-
tion beginning November Is, were de
terrnined on today by the senate com
nittee on interstate coIamerc- This ac-
tien was made after q hearing was
given Senator Newlands on his bill pro-
viding for an interstate trade commits
sion.
Despite differing opinions as to what
effect the serate's instructions to the
finance committee to report the cotton
tariff revision bill VIII have up on the
early adjournment of congress nearly
all the senators and representatives as
we'll are anxious to get away and it is
apparent that it will be almost lmpos-
sible to hold a quorum after the pres
ident vetoes the bill, as ne is expected
to do early next week.