Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-11
MAY PASS BILLS
over TAFT's VETO
Leaders Of House Democrats
Believe They Have Neces.
sary Strength.

Washington, The impression pre-
walls generally among members OF
both houses that President Taft will
veto the various tariff revision bills
and there Is much speculation as to
whether or not the necessary two
thirds can be secured to pass the
bills over the presidents veto Demo
cratic leaders in the House of Repre-.
sentatives believe they have enough
votes to pass the wool tariff revision
over President Tafts veto II neees.
sary.
Legislation centers on the tariff re-
vision bills that are expected to
emerge from conference and com.
mittee, The free list bill and the
wool tariff are in the hands OF Sen.
ator La Fcllette and Representative
Underwood. La Toilette representing
the Republican "progressives" In the
Senate. and underwood the Demo.
crate party In control OF the House
May Revive Steel Tariff.
The House ways and means com.
mittee has already begun work on the
iron and steel tariff. which Is the
schedule ON which W. ], Bryan at.
tackled Mr.. Underwood and on which
Mr.. Underwood replied. with the
unanimous support OF the House
Democrats. The committee has taken
no affirmative action toward prepar.
ing new tariff rates. but Chairman
Underwood has put experts to work
data.
The cotton tariff revision bin.
which was passed by the House. was
sent to the Senate finance committee,
by a resolution of the Senate, which
requires an early report on the meas.
ure.
More Members for Coast.
The passage OF the congressional
reapportionment bill by the Senate
assures increased representation In
the next Congress from all northwest.
ern states. AT the congressional elec.
ion next year Oregon will elect three
representatives instead Of two: Wash.
ngton will elect five instead OF three,
Ind Idaho two instead of one.
The reapportionment bill. as passed
~ the Senate. bears an initiative and
eferendum feature to safeguard
Igainst gerrymandering in a number
II states. The initiative and referen.
lum provision provides that in case
II an increase Of representation OF
my state. the redistricting, instead OF
icing done by the State Legislature
IS provided in the House bill should
'e "in the manner provided by the
avs" of the state, thus leaving the
edistricting subject to the initiative
nd referendum laws wherever they
ave been placed on a states statute |
ooks.
Taft viii Take speIIbindlns Trip.
The most important trip that Presi-
ent Taft has planned since he has
cen in the White House, In the view
the Republican leaders, a trip on
'hich he Is expected to open the 1912
residential campaign for his party,
i'll begin September 16. 1t will last
least four weeks and should II
ter be decided to extend the outing
the Pacific Coast, 1t will be
retched into six weeks.
Taft Welcomes Admiral TOGO.
That Admiral Togo brought per.
NAL message from the emperor of
lpan, expressing a desire to open a
scussion between the United States
i'd Japan looking to an arbitration
eaty, was the belief expressed by
ose who heard President Taft's
Getting to the famous Japanese sea
Inter, at the formal state dinner at
e White House. {
The president said:
Il entertain the hope, with conf
nee, that the time may not be far
slant when Japan will see fit to !
n in the movement so auspiciously g
iugurated." q
This statement came after the pres.
mt had expressed his warm appre- a
tion of the generosity" of the Jap t
ese emperor in consenting to a Il
difcation Of the Anglo-Japanese al C
nee, In order that Great Britain
ght sign the AngloAmerican peace C
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