Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-12
POPULAR ELECTION
AMENDMENT IN
SENATE TODAY
FAVORABLE VOTE ON
PROPOSAL PREDICTED
Speculation Rife Concerning
Probable Date of Adjourn
menti Reciprocity Fight
Opens This Afternoon,
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Washington, June 11.-Opening of
the fight on the Canadian reciprocity
bin on the floor of the senate Tues
day, with the house democratic lead
ors urging the senate to defeat the
Root amendment TO the paper sched-
ule vote in the senate tomorrow on
the popular election Of senator's re-
sumption of the wool tariff revision
debate in the house Tuesday--this is
the weeks program of congress.
Several conferences are planned, in
Guiding caucus of democrats in the
house Wednesday night to consider ex-
tension of the legislative program and
a meeting Of republican senator's on
Tuesday to revise the list of senate
employees House investigating COM
mittees will continue work
There is much speculation as to the
probability of adjourning, which SEN
ator Smoot and some others predict
as early as July 27, while Democratic
Leader Underwood says, IF the extra
session continues until late in the sum
mer or autumn a more comprehen-
sive scheme of tariff revision will be
undertaken by the house.
Early action on the reciprocity bill,
hoped for BY the president. seems un-
likely unless the Root amendment,
which has been affected to as fatal to
IN agreement, is defeated
Mr.. Underwood and other demo-
Gratis who oppose the Root amend
lnent, now propose to exert all the in
fluenee they can to prevent favorable
action on the amendment, so that II.
Will be unnecessary for the bin to be
referred to the lower branch of con
gress.
I W9d from the senate finance COM
Rtt4 that it has practically wound
~ business for the extra session
has 0eachcd the house Democratic
lenD DEeptattves sare a. out eo1 riaiccd
thar ting 81 nate committee will mot
pass upon any of their tariff bills, the
free list and wool bills and one yet TO
come, probably a revised cotton sched-
ule on which a house subcommittee
is working.
Whether the democrats of the ways
and means committee will take up re-
vision OF any other schedule, such as
sugar and sCeel, viii depend upon the
length of the session,
There is a probability that We will
undertake to revise other schedules
after we have passed the wool bill and
drafted a cotton bill said Mr.. Under
wood chairman of the ways and
means committee today. IF the ses-
sion continues until late into the sum
mer or into the fall, we might as well
go ahead with our tariff program. Af-
ter cotton, sugar and steel schedules
would naturally be discussed.
But if the senate is going to get
through with reciprocity and refuse to
take any action on the farmers free
list and tn. wooden schedules, then a
recess probably will come and our
work can so over until next winter"
Because of the attitude of the SEN
ate finance committee toward the
housa tariff bills, Senator Stone back
ed by other democrats, has served no
tlce that after waiting a reasonable
time for the committee to act. mo-
uons will be made to have it discharg-
ed from consideration of bills referred
to it, such as the free list bill and the
wool bill This action would force
discussion on these measures to the
'front.' and disposition of the bills in
that way might be had.
In the senate tomorrow the const-
tutional amendment providing for the
popular election of United States SEN
ators Will be voted on.
Indications point strongly to its
passage by the necessary two-thirds
majority