Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
ADJOURNMENT DRAWS NEARER.
But Still There Is No Definite lndica-
ton of the Day.

Washington, July 16.-All legislative
paths now lead to adjournment or con-
gress quickly after the vote on the
AriZona-Ne Mexico statehood bill is
taken in the senate on the legislative
day of August Z. The senate will be
ready then in all probability, despite
the general tariff revision threat OF
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, and other
insurgents, and the house will not in
terpose any fresh legislation to disturb
the senate's programme for winding up
the extra session.
Only six days remain before the final
vote is reached upon the Canadian re-
ciprocity bill in the senate. It's pas
sage by q two thirds vote of the SEN
ate is confidently predicted by the SEN
ate leaders who have seen many I'M
portant amendments voted down in the
last few days by majorities larger than
they had ventured to hope for.
A number of important speeches in
support of the bill are expected with
a view to making clear the position of
the Democrats and Republicans who
have refused to entertain any amend
ment to the bill and who have sup
ported President Taft's desire for early
ratification of the agreement as II
stands. Senators Stone of Missouri,
Shiveley of Indiana and other Demo-
Gratis will advocate the bill this week,
while Senators Bailey of Texas, and
LaFollette of Wisconsin,, will oppose
it. The other bills upon which dates
for vote have been set will be debated
as soon as reciprocity is out of the
way.
A conference on the resolution for a
constitutional amendment for direct
election of United States senators prob
ably will be held Monday by the senate
and house conferees to adjust diff
ferences over the senate's amendment
of the house resolution looking to Fed
eral control of the elections.
House leaders agree that there will
be no opposition to the adjournment
plans of the senate. The house COM
mittee on ways and means is working
on a revision of the cotton tariff, which
will be taken up in the house next
week About ten days debate in the
house is expected, but the bill will not
be pressed on the senate so as to cause
any delay and If necessary will be put
ahead as a rider on the wool free list
bills when the senate votes upon them.
Cotton revision, however, in case such
a programme is not adopted, Will be
pressed at the regular session conven-
ing in December.
The investigating committees will
be active during the rest of the extra
session. The senate committee which
is probing into the election of Senator
Lorimer of Illinois, will resume tomor-
row, with probably several witnesses
who are expected to testify regarding
the alleged 100000 Lorimer election
fund.
House committees will continue
probing into the Controller Bay, Alas
ka land claims, involving alleged ac-
tivity of the Guggenheim mining inter-
ests looking to monopoly of Alaskan
coal; into the attorney generals rec
OmmendatiOn for removal of DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the govern
ments chemistry bureau; into the
charged failure of Attorney General
Wickersham to prosecute alleged
frauds by the Alaska syndicate" and
into the charges of travel pay irregu-
larities and favoritism of Major B. B.
Ray an army paymaster. The house
sugar trust" investigating committee
will meet i'm New York Tuesday for
several days. The house steel trust
investigating committee will resume
work here this week.