The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
BY RALPH M. wEITESIDE.
Leased Wire to The Tribune,

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune
VAT ASHINGTON. July 15.-The
NM legislation programme of the
WV senate, so far as it can be fore
casted now, may be sumned up
as outlined above. 1t is, of course, pos
slble that some OF the other questions
before the senate other than those
agreed upon for a vote may be acted
on but it is doubtful
There is no denying that the sud
den determination Of all of the fac
tions in the senate to bring this Sos
sion of congress nearer to an end than
it has been at any time since April 4
was the result of calm deliberation
which brought with it the realization
that leaderless senate was likely, if
continued indefinitely, to be brought
into serious disrepute with the coun-
try.
There was also the additional con-
sideration of the physical health Of the
individual members, many Of whom,
while willing to eight it out on the
line if it takes all SUMNER were,
nevertheless, in no condition to stand
the strain
Many Senators Ailing.
1t is no exaggeration' to say at this
time that more senators are .ailing than
at any other time in the recent history
of that body. The result is that a
quorum is exceedingly difficult to main
ceeds the worse the prospects.
The Republicans are anxious to get
through WITH the work of the session
and go home, ; This feeling was re-
sponsible for the agreement to vote.
Senate leaders were appfIsed that
while there had been no definite deci:
sion on the matter, the house Demo
Gratis would probably go Into the bust
ness of revising number of important
schedules Of tho tariff and sending one
separatae bill after another to the SEN
ate Speaker Clark snid the house
would pass the cotton schedule and il
the senate stayed for any length OF
time the house would send tariff bills
over to it ms fast as they could be
framed and passed. He indicated that
the length Of time the house would
stay here would be more or less gov.
erned by the senate's course.
n to the President.
GreNue feature of the situation is the
IJay, lie the president will take toward
IT' ool revision and the free list bills
III is to be noted. that if congress
passes either or both Of these bills on
the dates named in the agreement, the
president constitutional period of
grace in which he must either sign or
veto these bills will expire about Au-
gust Is, Judging from the vote in the
house on tho wool .biu alone it might
be possible for that body to pass the
wool revision bill over his veto. but in
tho senate it is exceedingly doubtful
whether this could be done. The only
other remedy would be to enact general
legislation; but, in view of the present
temper Of the senate, this is also be-
lieved improbable If serious attempt
along this line should be undertaken it
would seem, under present ditions,
the logical thing for tho sen. ae TO do
would be to take a recess until October
and then undertake and complete the
work at the regular session next winter
II is the present intention Of the SEN
ate TO sit daily rs hitherto until the
legislative slate is practically cleaned
up. While the debate on the reciproci-
ty bill is now almost exhausted, many
sebators will deliver speeches in the
meantime on other measures contained
in the agreement upon which the time
for debate, as now fixed, will be short,
indeed. considering their Importance.
House Leaders to Confer.
In all probability, the house leaders
will try TO establish quorum in the
near future in order that that body may
be ready to meet the senate in confer.
Continued on Pare Threa