The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
DEMOCRATS WILL
Il TAKE II 1. Up ia RIFF
More Revision Bills for
Senate if It Holds
Congress.
.ULTIMAIUM LEFT
BY CHAMP CLARK
House Will Keep Up Grind, but
Will Not Hurry Matters-Sit-
uation Is Not Pleasing to
President Except in So .
Far as Reciprocity Is
Concerned.

Washington. June Elf the Senate
\ stays in Washington and Republican
Senators continue to fight among
themselves the Democrats OF the House
VIII at intervals. but Professionally. send
10 that body more bills revising
i schedules OF the tariff. Schedule by
& schedule the Democrats will do bus
inees, according to the program for
mnlated by them many months ago.
5i That was the uitimatum left at the
White House to-day By Champ Clark
{ Speaker of the House and Democratic
leader. The statement was made in
that quiet, of hand style the Mis-
sourlan resorts TO when he is talking
on matters Of great political or legis-
lative import He had Just come from
PreNidents Tafts office, where ne had
been In conference on a matter he
did not reveal. lie had been sent for
by Mr. Taft. too, thereby adding an
other feature of significance to the
situation.
VIII Not BE Hasty.
Mr. Clark said that the House Dem
ocrats Will not rush tariff revision but
they will take IL up schedule by
schedule so long as Congress remains
In session. 1t will depend upon the
work OF the Senate how many schedules
that body gets before final adjourn
ment
Mr. Clark was as mild as a June
day when he let out the Tip" 10 the
Senate and the Republicans general
~. islH
The situation in the Senate Is not
pleasing TO the President, except In
t so far s the apparently certain pass
age OF the Canadian reciprocity agree
mont goes. He Is not bubbiinG over
with satisfaction al the outlook that
he Will have TO pass upon a number
OF tariff bills. revising the tariff SEIZED
nie by schedule. Despite his friendly
relations with Speaker Clark. Chair
man Underwood and other Democratic
= ,leadfrs, tie President does not be-
iieve the Democrats can scientifically
and properly revise the tariff without
the facts that are being gathered by.
the tariff commission
II Wants ReylsIon Scientific.
3 II he Is to be confronted with more
schedules Of revision than have al
ready been passed upon by the Demo-
Gratis he VIII find himself in a dis
agreeable position.
.9 The President is In favor of lower
Z duties on imports, but he wants those
duties lowered after Congress has
come into possession OF facts that arc
being gathered BY the tariff board. II
the President should be convinced that
Congress has unwisely revised any OF
the schedules OF the Payne Aidrich
tariff law he probably would veto any
bill or bills sent to him. and defend
campaign. II is limited on high au-
thori,y that the President will not
sanction the wool and farmers free
list bills passed By the House and now
before the Senate. II the Democrats
add more bills to the woes of the Re-
pubicans The President Is practically
sure of swinging n big veto. accompa-
MED by a message that will make
campaign material for the next pres
idential election.
Democrats Satisfied.
In so far as 1t Is possible to do SO,
the President and the Democrats OF
The House now seem to be co-operat-
Ing with each other. The Democrats
With the tariff. They are willing 10
put their legislation up to the President
and let him take the responsibility OF
Of them believe they would be in a
4 strong position II the President did
nse his veto power. But they do not
wish TO continue further revision at
hardness OF the Senate. To q certain
extent they recognize that the Presi-
dent might have good arguments
revision without securing much data
Mr.. Clark was very careful to-day to
\ declare. that the schedules to be re-
", .s irom now on win be handled
Democrats will not give ANYBODY a
chance to declare they rushed things,
the Speaker intimated. IA,
Tension Is Emphasized.
W Washington. June 27.-The tension
v that exists In the Senate over the reel
n
fused proceedings to-day. The ses-
sion began With an unsuccessful at
tempt by Chairman Pcnrose. of the
FinanGe Committee, to secure an agree
ment Tor vote ON reciprocity July
"a on the wool bill. July 26. and free
list bill! July IS. Friends of recipro
measures in any agreement to vote.
After refusing to permit such an
arrangement, the opponents of the
eaSans. bill allowed that measure
s happened. il l4
For r, a quarter !, e &. an hour the sen
conclusion, no one being ready to
speak on the measure, and following
IN The custom Of that body, Vice. President
be reported from the COMMITTEES of the
Whole to the Senate M mi N III "A
III Thes'bill actually passed through all
sa the stages Of being reported to the
was going on. While under considera-
tlon in the Committee of tho Whole,
the mea sure could. be amended. but
could not be voted upon. In the Sem
n ate it;could be ibroughtto a final vote
at5any time. Senators Nelson, Bristow
Clapp and Bailey Joined inHthe protest
that arose when IT was found what
4 had happened to the bill. 455}
.&!is At first Senator Pcr.csn objected to
{ having the mes sure reinstated &c.
] Committee OF the Whole. tIc said the
z Senate had shown no disposition to
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