The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-15
Touch Of Hot Weather
Makes congressman
Nv ant to Quit.
HOUSE PROGRAM
ABOUT COMPLETE
Believed Senate Will Pass Re
ciprocity Bill Within Month,
and Work of Extraordinary
Session Then Will Be Over.
Free List Bill Will
Not Pass.

Washington, May 1i-Althoush The
special session of Congress is but lit
tie more than month old. talk of al
and the suggestions are not all one
sided. Republicans in both branches
have been limiting that a recess during
the hot months would not interfere
with legislation at all, while many
Democrats in the House are beginning
to believe they will be through with
all the legislative program they care
to enact within another month.
High tempera ture. a sa mple of which
was experienced last week in Wash
ngton, served TO stimulate in the
minds Of Democratic Representatives,
more interest in summer resort mat
ters than in tariff questions. For sew
eral days they have been considering
the possibility of getting through BY
June 5. f
Much missionary Work.
The House expects to have before It
the revised wooden schedule within
a week or ten days There has been
much missionary work during the last
week 10 unite the factions for an
agreement upon revision which will
be In the nature OF compromise be-
tween the advocates OF a revenue tariff
on free wool and the champions of no
duty on raw wool While many Demo !
Gratis have openly declared for free
raw wool all have agreed 10 abide
by the caucus decision.
The Democrats believe that this ma
ter can be disposed of In the House
without much delay. and are urging
that this end initiative legislation for
the session. Outside of that feature
OF the tariff. with perhaps some reyi-
sion OF the cotton schedule, there is
little before the House. The caucus
decided a month ago to make this a
tariff session.
When the House meets Tuesday
there Is nothing to come before 1t ex-
cept some inquiry resolutions.
AS to the many Investigations tina,
nave been Instituted. all the commit.
tees OF inquiry have been authorize
TO SIT during recesses OF the Sixty-sec-
ohd congress Scores of Democrats
say ,heir program. barring unforeseen
developments. is to be ready to leave
June Is or July l. at the latest.
Mny Not he Considered.
Though the Democratic free list bill
probably Will not be passed bv The
Scnate-it may not be considered at
aii-the Democratic leaders Insist tha
they have demonstrated 10 the people
that In passing that mea sure their in
ientions were good and that 1t will NOT
be necessary for them TO insist upon
remaining in session to await action
OIL 1t by the Senate The reciprocity
Pill they expect the Senate to pass
within month, and then all that
President Taft asked of the extraordi-
nary session Will have been disposed
o. The Senate, they believe. Will then
he ready to go home. Meantime the
House will consider army reorganiza
tion. labor legislation and reform In
the civil service
In the Senate. hearings will continue
this week before the Finance Commit
tee on the Canadian reciprocity bill. and
on the floor the fight over the election
OF president protempore to succeed
senator Frye will be resumed Rep
resentatives of the Regular and Insur-
gent Republicans Insist that there will
be no break in the deadlock