The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
Tariff Rev ision Bills
Likely to Pass Over
His Veto.
HURRY CALL SENT
TO REPUBLICANS
Whips Frantically Seek to Get
Absentees Back to Capital to
Prevent Democrats From
Placing Measures on Statute
Books Despite White
House Opposition.

Washington. August 4.-Democratic
leaders in the House OF Representa-
yves believe tonight that they have
enough votes TO pass the wool tarin
revision bill over President Tafts veto.
II necessary. MIR. Underwood. Demo
cratic leader OF the House, and sen.
ator La Toilette. Insurgent. TO whom,
the Senate conndeG its part OF the
wool conference as subcommittee.
spent two hours to-day discussing the
Two bills out OF which 1t is hoped TO
form a compromise wooden tarin
measure 10 send TO the President.
We have reached no basis OF agree
ment' said MIR. Underwood tonight,
but l have confidence that d bill anal-
j. will be agreed upon"
Because OF the apprehension among
the Republicans that there may be an
effort on the part OF Democrats and
Insurgents TO pass the wool and free
list bills over the Presidents veto,
Republican leaders in the Senate AMI
House sent out hurry calls for re
publican ahsentees TO hurry back to
Washington.
VIII He Discussed Together.
The free list bill has been sent by
both houses TO the same conference
committee which Is considering the
nbu4 D4I4, anu IL u DC NOIS!ItEtC At
the same time Mr.. Underwood said
that while separate reports would
brought in, both bills undoubtedly
would be discussed together. This
gives the House emocrats additional
trading stock in negotiating FOR "a
compromise on the measures.
The cotton tarin revision bill. passed
By the House late yesterday. was sent
To the Senate Finance Committee to-
day. by resolution Of the Senate,
which requires report of the measure
hy August 10. Senator Penrose, ) 5
chairman, has called meeting OF the
Finance Committee fol 1880 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and when the Sen
ate convencs to-morrow, Mr. Penrose
probably VIII report the bill hack with
an adverse report. This was the pro-
cedure followed with reference to the
wool and free list bills.
The effect that the changing tariff
situation viii have upon adjournment
OF Congress is n matter for conjecture
In both houses the leaders do not
believe that consideration OF the cot
ton bill by the Senate viii necessarily
lenethen the rapidly closing session.
which many OF the leaders say may
end between August l2 and August
Is. Mr Penrose said to-day ne would
ask for an early vote. and Mr. Under
wood advanced the opinion that If this
method were pursued in the Senate
there was no reason TO believe that
Congress would be in ses ion more
than week or two
Working Iron md Steel.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means already has begun work on the
iron and stell tariff which Is in the
schedule on which William j. Bryan
STACKED MT. Underwood, and on which
Mr. Underwood replied with the imam
imous support OF House Democrats.
Iron and steel revision bill will be
brought in at this session said Mr..
Underwood III there is to be an
early adjourn nient. the announcement
will be made TO the iouse before ad-
Journment that the iron and s.el tariff
will be ready for action when Con-
gress assemblies in December"
The Insurgent leaders OF the SEN
ate are likely 10 bring the iron and
steel tariff up nj once in the Senate
fight on the cotton bill Senator Cum
Minis, OF Iowa, Is anxious TO make
the Senate consider steel and iron re-
visions and revisions of the rubber and
suga schedules as amendments to the
cotton tariff bill
Before the Senate acted. Senator
Overman, of North Carolina. asked
that the committee he given until Au-
gust Is. so that it might hold hearing
on the bill. This was lost u to 81.
M II.
that the peopl, of his state desired
hearings, although they re in favor
OF fair and impartial revision OF the
cotton schedule.
Senator Cummins declared that
Congress should go on passing tarin
revision bills without considering as to
whether the President would veto them
or not Senator Overman held that 1T
would he foolish for Congress TO re-
main in session and keep on passing
tariff bills. If ii found out that he
would veto them all
This is a somewhat belated re-
quest for a hearing" said Senator
Smith. of Michigan. and comes with
poor grace from that side of the
ator tOverman) las been gored by his
own horns. and he wants for the in
dustres of the South protection which
he is not willing to grant to those of
the North"
IF the President vetoes the wool
bill" said Senator Overman. las the
newspapers report he will do there
will be no need for us to pass any
more tariff bills"
Pit 1t Up to President.
ct hope" said Senator Martin. that
the Finance Committee will report the
bill back TOMORROW morning SO that
we can have speedy action. Let us
pass the bill and do our duty and put
It up to the President. whether we
think he will veto 1t or not"
Mr.. Simmons. of North Carolina,
Joined Senator Overman In asking for
time for hearings. He suggested Au-
gust 90 and Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia
favored August 49,
Senator Overman declared that he
had voted to give twenty days time In
Which to hold hearings on the wool