Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-13
TARIFF TINkERING
MAKES SWIFT I
PROGRESS
WOOL BILL EXPECTED TO
REACH TAFT ON TUESDAY
Conference DiSagreeS on Free
list MeaSurei Adjournment
Predicted Within a Week or
Ten Days,
IB, Morning Journal Special Lsa.ss wire,


Washington, Aug. 12.-TarlT re-
vision legislation moved swiftly on
ward in congress today toward the
expected presidential veto. The com.
plete conference agreement on the
wool bill was reported to the house
win view To final action in that
body through the adoption of the con-
ference repor on Monday The free
list bill, quickly discussed in commit
tee, AS n matter subsidiary to the wool
measure, was disagreed 70, and its
two chief amendments, the single
house amendment adding lemons To
the free list, and the Kern senate
amendment free meat and cereal pro-
ducts To these countries with which
the United States has reciprocal
trade agreements We're eliminated.
All its other amendments were ac-
ctptod. This disagreement will be
reported to both houses Monday, with
view 10 another vote In the senate
on the Kern amendment. and In the
house on the lemon amendment.
The cotton bill was discussed with
out action in the senate.
Democratic leaders said today that
come within a week or ten DAYS.
There was little ARGUMENT in con-
ference over the free list amendments.
Chairman Underwood of the house
conference committee declared the
house could not accept the Kern
amendment which were injected into
the bill after the original free list bill
had been lost by tie vote In the sem
ate. senator Bailey said the senate
would not approve the lemon amend
ment although he himself favored 1t.
on the motion of MIR. Underwood the
conference committee agreed to the
senate amendments putting binders.
cement and all kinds of boots and
snoes ON the free list; and instructed
that q disagreement on the other
amendments be reported to the house
and senate Monday
The result will be to force another
vote In the senate on the Kern amend
ment and In the house ON the lemon
amendment. Following such action,
| the bill will probably again go to CON
ference and on agreement on II IL con-
fidently predicted.
over the objection of the ropub-
licans, the house today received the
conference report on the wool revision
bill and ordered 1t printed. prepara-
tory to n vote on Monday. Minority
Leader Mann objected to the house
receiving the report, making the point
of order that the house, having asked
for the conference and the senate
having agreed To II. the senate must
act upon the report of the confer
ence first. Speaker Clark overruled
the point and was sustained in that
action by a party vote of 62 20 80.
The vote was preceded by lengthy
technical debate In which Democratic
Leader Underwood and Representa-
tlves Henry oi Texas, and Fitzgerald
of New York, defended the action Of
the house conferrees. Republican
Leader Mann, eX-Spcaker Cannon
and Representative Cooper OF Wiscon-
sin argued in favor of the point Of
order.
The fight in the house was largely
a question OF "who has the papers, y
although they were In possession of
the house. Minority Leader Mann in
sisted that the senate, as the body
agreeing to the conference" should
first act on the wool conference re-
port. The senate voted to accept the
report however, but to avoid q repe-
tltlOn ul tnt performance ON tue iree-
list bill. Representative Underwood,
before the conclusion Of the free-llst
conference this afternoon smiled at
his senatorial colleagues across the
table and said
Nov you take the papers"
The wool bill conference report
will be printed and ready for adop-
ton In the house Monday.
II is expected that the bill Will be
! ready for the signature or the veto
of the president TUESDAY.
when the cotton bill was taken up
I'm the senate Senator Cummins pre-
sented his amendments for the re-
vision of the iron and steel schedules
of the tariff law
Notwithstanding the desire of the
democrats to secure action on the cot
ton bill at this session, 1t is believed
that congress will not hold to-
gether for that purpose after final
action is taken on either or both of
the other tariff bills, Definite action
BY the president and an attempt to
pass a bin over his veto will be fol-
lowed. it is expected by an immediate
demand for adjournment leaving the
rutton bill still pending.