Arizona republican., 1911-06-26
THE PROGRAM IN CONGRESS Things Likely to Happen
 This Week THE STATEHOOD MEASURE May Be Taken Up in the Senate as a Means of Recreation-The Prospect of Passage of the Recipro- city Bill.
THE STATEHOOD MEASURE

Washington. D. C, June -J--- li' Root amendment to the wood pulp paper schedule of the Canadian reel procitv biu which the administration has been fighting as fatal to the agreement. undoubtedly will be de- feated before the senate adjourns to- morrow. the democrats and many re pubficans who favor reciprocity hay ing openly opposed the amendment.
 With this amendment. which the reciprocity fight for some time cen tered on, out of the way. the tariff bate will assume d wider scope. The wool tariff and free list bills, as the democratic house passed them, do not in their exact terms meet the approval of the democratic forces in the senate. nor that of the republican insurgents. but they form basis for a fight that will bring Canadian reel procitv and the whole tariff question into the open for protracted de- bate. The extent to which the in- surgent republicans will be inclined to go is expected to be made clear this week So far. only indefinitely outlining their course they have in- dicated that they favor all the valu- able tariff reductions that they can squeeze out Of the situation. Some have asserted their readiness to add to the reciprocity b;u any amend ments they think it possible success fully to thread the legislative and eX- ecutive channel, even in the face Of the presidents veto threat There is a decided lack of democratic sup port. however. to the proposals that the insurgents have hinted at Bailey will fight for amending the Canadian agreement to exempt from free trade the products of the farmer. but while he will have some democratic and much insurgent support. the plan IS not expected to prevail
 LaFollette will work for a general amendment of the reciprocity meas ure for the wool and the free list bills He is determined to lead ; hard fight for general plan of re- vision of the more important tariff schedules. His action, his amend ments and arguments are being awaited by many insurgents who do not care to open the fight until they have an opportunity of seeing what effect his arguments will have.
 Meantime he is preparing a fight which promises to be principally by the insurgents and a few Democrats The direct election of senators resolu- ton will come up again early in the week. The house voted down the Bristow amendments attached to the bill by the senate and asked for conference on the measure. The con ference committee of the two houses is expected to be named within a day or two.
 The senate also will receive the territories bill passed by the house some time ago The territories com mittee approved the bill passed by the house admitting Arizona and New Mexico without the approval Of their constitutions. A minority report will probably be filed by Senators Mason. Lippitt ssnd Burnham. There is a possibility of the bill being taken up during the week as a relief of the tariff debate.
 Awaiting the clearing up of the political situation in the senate and more definite knowledge whether the tariff legislation which the lower branch may originate will have any chance of passage in the senate. the house this week practically will mark the time.
 The sugar trust committee investi- gation will continue with President Joseph Smith of the Mormon church as witness tomorrow. A subcom- mittee of the ways and means com mittee will go ahead with the revis- ion of the tariff
 Having no business. tue house will meet only to adjourn three days at time. Speaker Clark has declared that the tariff ought to be revised from top to bottom"