The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-31
Tariff Bills Will Be Passed by
Senate and the President
Forced to Veto
W00lEM SCHEDULE AND THE
FARMERS FREE LIST BILLS
Other Legislation win Occupy the
Attention Of Congress Besides the
Tariff Revision Bills-Reapportion.
ment Will Take on New Life.

congress, so as to leave the respon-
sibility for any delay in tariff re-
vision squarely upon the president, is
the slogan Of the Democratic pro-
gressive coalition in the senate and
the Democrats in the house. The
president today is accredited with be-
Ing as determined as ever to veto any
tariff bill passed by congress prior
to the submission of the report to the
tariff board to congress at the regu-
lar session in December.
Meantime the Democrats, continu-
Ing to press their revision measures,
are wondering what the president
will do when the wool bill, emerging
from conference with lower duties
than the LaFollette final compromise,
goes to the white house for approval
or veto.
1t Is the most remarkable situation
with respect to tariff legislation that
has arisen in long period. Despite
the apparently authoritative declara-
tions that the president will refuse
to place his approval on the tariff
bills, some Of the Democrats, even
Speaker Clark, still express the opin-
ion that the president may yet ap-
prove revision legislation. The Dem
ocratic leaders, encouraged by the
effective results of the combination
Of their party with the insurgent Re-
publicans In the senate, are becoming
more confident that the tariff sched-
ules passed by the house will go
through In the senate in some form.
This is the way the government out
look stands today
The wool tariff revision-will be in
conferences early III the week. -
ga compromises measure. on the basis
of thirty per cent ad valorem on raw
wool will be reported out probably.
The combined Democratic-insurgent
Republican forces are confident It
will run the gauntlet OF both houses
and be the first revision measure to
go to the president as the test Of his
veto disposition.
The farmers free list bill"-will
be voted on Tuesday in the senate,
under agreement. Coalition senators
and house Democrats express certain
ty Of its passage. There will be a.
senate Democratic caucus on the
bill, however, to insure its passage.
AS the bill comes up for vote i'm
mediately after the morning business
Tuesday the opportunity for debate
will be today.
Senator Cummins. progressive Re-
publican, will address the senate on
his metal amendment to the BILL Eff
fort will be made to get the measure
through without changing it's general
character as free list measure in
tended to add to the number of arti-
cles the farmers use which may come
in free of duty. 1t is expected that
in this shape it will receive practical
ly the solid Democratic and insurgent
vote.
The cotton tariff revision bill will
be passed by the house Thursday. If
necessary, Democratic Leader Under
wood will arbitrarily shut of debate
on that day. Though by no means
certain, the coalition senators and the
house Democrats are moderately
hopeful that the bill will go through
the senate. Some senators are in
sistent that hearings should be held
on 1t before 1t is put to vote. The
that were at, first con-
in connection with the
relating to sugar,
steel, rubber, etc.-will be offered as |
riders to the cotton bill when 1t comes |
up in the senate.
Other Legislation.
Besides tariff revision, some other
important legislation figures in the
program for this week The con-
gressional reapportionment bill is to
be voted upon in the senate next
Thursday. It has already passed the
house and provides for house mem
bership OF 433. A large majority of
are prepared to concede to
he house the. right to decide its own
'ize. Although its passage is thus ap-
assured. nevertheless there
will be some sharp debate. Senator's
Root, Burton and LaFollette and pos
'ibly others, will express their dis
approval of the bill.
The New Mexico-Arizona statehood
ill will have consideration this week. +
Senator Borah will oppose the judicial
'ecall feature Of the bill on Friday,
md Senator Bourne will advocate that
provision In q speech Saturday. The
Indications are that the senate will
,ass the bill Tuesday, August 1. with
directions to the people Of Arizona
o eliminate the judicial recall.
House Democrats will caucus to-
light on what course to adopt with