The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-29
Cotton Revision Bill Is Debated
in the House.
Tariff Board Attacked as Device
to Delay Revision.
NO SESSION OF SENATE
Senators Discuss Caucus on
Free List Bill.
Asks for S25O,OOO More to Raise
the Maine.
NO SESSION OF SENATE

Washington, July 3O.-Today IN con-
gress:
Senate
Not in session.
Lorimer investigation continued.
House
Met at noon.
Cotton revision bill debate CON
tinued.
Democratic senators discussed feast
bility of caucus on house free list bill
Monday night.
Representative Hull lTenn.) at
tackled tariff board as device to delay
revision.
Congress asked for s25O.OoO more to
raise wreck of the Maine.
Democratic leaders in congress were
still wondering today whether the
president would sign or TetO the wool
bill, the crucial measure IN the Demo-
cratic-Insurgent Republican campaign
for wider revision of the tariff De-
spite the determination to veto the
bill unequivocally accredited to the
president by those who have conferred
with him, Democratic leaders today
expressed the opinion that he might
approve the measure. Speaker Clark
of the house is one of those who be-
lieve the president viii sign the bill,
despite all published reports to the
contrary.
81 believe sad tle speaker today
that the senate and house conferees
will get together on wool and 1 hope
and believe that the president win sign
such bill as may re agreed on in the
conference. L believe that the senate
viii pass the free list bill perhaps
with some amendments and I hope it
will pass the other tariff schedules"
THE house of representatives is alb
sOlutely opposed to the wool tariff bill
as it passed the senate" said Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood. of the house.
today. There is no possibility of that
bill being agreed to by the house. AS
to what the outcome of a conference
will be, if we have a conference. I can
not say. The house bill was written
after considerable concession had been
made to both slices, and the members
who supported it are not disposed to
change It in any important features
In the event the president should
veto the final conference wool bill,
the Democratic leaders will begin cal
culations as to whether the bill can
be passed by the house over the pres
ident's veto The Underwood bill pass
ed the house on June 20 by a vote of
220 to 100. But to pass over a veto
tWo-thirds of the house membership
of 391 must vote for the bill. This
would he 261. or Al more than went
on record for the original bin in the
house. There is nothing so far to
warrant counting upon the muster of
any such added strength.
House Democrats expressed the view
today that II the president is TO veto
a wool bill they would prefer to have
him veto a Democratic bill, rather
than an insurgent Republican, Demo-
cratic compromise measure.
It is clear today that the house will
not be in hurry to ask for con
ference The senate wool bill when
it is taken up in the house next week
will be promptly rejected and sent
back to the senate tt will remain
for that body to ask for a conference
committee. In the meantime, the
general temper of the Democrats of
the house is being tested by the lead
ers. Many Democrats are urging con-