Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-15

action taken.
The contingent expense committee
Will consider investigation OF senator
stepbsnson's election Tuesday.
Ordered final report and dissolution Of
national monetary commission by ian
uary 8, next.
House cotton revision bill discussed
Considered wool tariff revision bill con-
ference report.
Investigating committee continued hear
ing in case Of DR.. Wiley and adjourned
until Tuesday, when DR.. Wiley viii tss-
tify.
Documents in the Department Of Jus
tice relating to the wieksrshAm-wick
srsham charges were asked for.
Former army Captain oberlin n. Car
ter asked the Department OF Justice
committee TO make q full investigation
OF his treatment in the Savannah harbor
scandal.
Wool bill conference report submitted.
WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE conference
report on the wool tariff revision bill
carrying flat duty OF % per cent on raw
woods and corresponding reduced rates on
wool manufacturers was adopted today
by the house, 206 to 90. The senate is ex-
pected to agree to II tomorrow thus putt
ting the measure up TO the presidents ex-
pected veto.
Twenty-nine republican representatives
and one Independent republican voted for
the bill No democrat voted against it,
The house action was officially reported
to the senate Immediately
When the report was made Repub-
lican Leader Mann at once made
point Of order that the report could not
be considered because the conferees had
exceeded their authority by fixing tariff
rates on certain manufactures OF wool
higher than the same rates were made in
either the house or senate bill.
Speaker Clark overruled Mr.. Mann's point
Of order that the conferees had exceeded
their authority.
Work on Free List Report.
The conference report on the farmers
free list tariff bill was circulated among
the conferees today for their signatures.
but the absence Of some OF them showed
that the presentation of the report would
be delayed. The bill. as a conference re-
port will be presented to the senate in
advance Of it's presentation to the house
and there is little doubt that the senate
will insist on the acceptance of the
measure, practically as 1t passed that body
The elimination of corn from the Kern
amendment probably will be asked. Other
wise the Kern amendment limiting the
free importation OF cereals and meats to
countries with which the United States
has reciprocal trade agreements will be
retained. The senate will refuse to accept
the house amendment adding lemons to
the free list and the house on this in all
probability will yield, thus obviating the
necessity for any further conference and
assuring final passage OF the bill.
House leaders have agreed that the vote
on any veto measures that came from the
president shall be taken on Friday.
Senator Cummins declared that Canadian
reciprocity had become an important Do
iucal question and that the republican
party before the next election would have
TO determine whether It was a republican
party or not.
"Is the republican party in favor OF pro-
lection for the manufacturer and of free
trade for the farmer2' said Senator Cum
minis This is the question the party must
answer to the country. Is It . violent de-
pGrture from republican faith? It's passage
through congress did not determine that
II was republican measure for IL was
opposed in both senate and house by q ma
jority OF the republicans"
The great fight in our coming national
election" said Senator Cummins, viii not
be over the candidate. but over the plat
form as TO what protection is"
Mr.. Cummins declared the war cry OF the
coming campaign would be, Shall there
be free trade for the farmer protection for
the manufacturer, free trade for North
Dakota and Minnesota, protection for