The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Many Matters Before Congress,
With the Upper Chamber
Making Slow Time.
VOTE ON RECIPROCITY
REMAINS UNCERTAIN
Democrats TO Introduce Their
Wool Tariff Bill in the
House on Friday.

WASHINGTON. May 2S-Investiga-
tions of the steel and sugar trusts and
the expenditures and methods OF gov
ernment departments Will occupy the
committees of the house OF representa-
tives early this week With the Demo-
cratic wool tariff bill promised for Fri
day the house will hold no Important
sessions until then. and lnvetigating
committees will have opportunity 10 push
important inquiries.
The Lorimer case probably will come TO
q vote in The senate Monday as to the
method TO he adopted In making another
investigation. The La Toilette resolution
to name a special committee and the
Martin and Dillingham; substitutes leav-
ing The inquiry 10 the regular committee
on privileges and elections are before that
body.
The steel trust investigation will be
resumed Tuesday Chairman L. II Gary
Of the United States Steel corporation
board being among those summoned. The
sugar trust committee will meet Thurs
day,
VIII he no general rally OF Democrats un-
III Thursday when the wool tariff mcasl
ure will come up before the Democratic
caucus. This is expected to be the be-
~
the wool schedule.
The wool bill is practically ready for
the caucus but until it comes before that
body its specific terms Will not be made
public. II is expected that it Will be
introduced IN the house Friday and that
the debate viii open the following week
There Is much free wool sentiment
among house Democrats. but the party
leaders are confident the revenue bill
drafted by the ways and means commit
tee. Will he ratified by the caucus.
'IHs.f flNa
majority OF the senate can now be
relied upon 10 adopt the Canadian agree
ment as II came from the house hnt
when that hone III the form OF majority
will get an opportunity to assert itself
is as uncertain as tho length of the pres
cnt session.
The senate finance committee has but
a few more witnesses TO hear, The com
mittee plans TO go into executive session
on Wednesday.
How long the committee win deilb-
crate no member has ha2urdcd d guess.
When it Is ready To report many sena-
tors have predicted II Will submit the
bill without recommendation. as was
done at the last session,
The Democratic house leaders plainly
are troubled over the doubtful situation
In the senate. Speaker Clark has de-
clarcd, however, that while he does moi
Ike the hot weather in Washington there
must be vote in the senate on reel
procitv II congress has 10 "sizz!e'
through burning suns until STOW flies
AS TO inp senate action on llls IaE!D-
cTs' frcc-list bin, popular election cl
senator's reapportionment. statehood 80
Arizona and New Mexico. and wool tariff
revision the Democrats are believed to
be not so insistcnt. There Is an as
surance now thai the popular election
of senators measure viii be disposed OF
in the senate June T.. the date fixed fo'
a vote.
The Democratic house leaders have
made threats that they would demand
vote on their tariff measure IN the uppcr
house. but II is declared on substantial
authority that II the senate indicates
clearly that II Will not consider the
tariff bills in the extra session the house
viii not demand continuation OF 4 swell.
terng process 10 force action.