Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-10
Early Adjournment ExpeeledAtier
Reciprocity Is Settled. S.
Ten Days VIII See Peace
Treaty with England Signed.
Mr.. Gompsrs Now WaHls Justice
Wright lmpsached.

Washington, July "a lively clear
ing of the ways for the eventual pas
sage of the unamended Canadian reci-a
procity bill by the voting down of the
Cummins and Simmons amendments
to that measure and continued discus
sion and action on other provisions in
connection with the bill, will keep the
Senate busy all this week. while the
House, which will meet Wednesday
and quickly adjourn until Saturday.
will be active only through it's COM !.
mittees 49,
The amendments proposed by Sem
ator Cummins of Iowa, Insurgent Re-
publican. which would add steel, iron,
coal lumber. wool, cotton and various
Canadian products to the free list from
canada and the amendments proposed
by Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
Democrat. are somewhat similar in ma
ture. Those are expected to be bowl
ed over during the Legislative days,
OF tomorrow. After voting on these
amendments, the Senate will proceed
with the consideration of the reci
proclty bill and amendment by Sem
ator La Toilette and others will be nut
before that body for action.
The proceedings tomorrow will be-
gin with set speech by Senator SIM
! mons in support of his own and Sem
ator Cummns' amendment, followed
Dy roll call on the amendments.
Dllatory tactics VIII be met with
sHch acts of coercion as the majority
might decide would expedite business
hr. Cummins has Indicated that he
VIII ask Tor separate votes on all his
amendments and has said thar ba
would demand at least dozen roll
Calls. Mr.. Simmons will not be so in
Sistent
senator La Toilette said today that n.
PROBABLY would present his amendment,
on Monday or Tuesday. AS soon as NAV
are printed he will take the floor and ha
prooabiy will speak for the greater mar.
OF several days in explanation and ad-
Vocacy of them. His speech is regarded
as the most formidable obstacle of a vota
on the bill and senators generallv saw
that with 1T out of the way prefictlons
regarding final vote will be more re-
liable
In addition to Mr. La Toilette and Mr..
summons. Senators Bailey, Stone. Jones.
Clapp and others are still 70 be heard.
Prevailing opinion is that with the rec
iprocity bill out of the way final adj
Journment will soon follow The Demo-
Gratis generally will demand votes on one
or two of their tariff bills but will not
debate them at length. The Insureent
Republicans are divided on this item OF
policy. but most of them are inclined to
demand further time for legislation and
they may take such a course as will de-
lay getting away. The general sentiment
however, Is that the extra session OF
Congress will end early in August
The House probably will hold a short
session Wednesday and then adjourn I'M
til Saturday after having little of con-
sequence before it until the revision OF
the cotton schedule is ready
The Democratic members of the WAYS
and means committee of the House will
resume the work of framing the revision
on Tuesday. The leaders contemplate &
reduction of cotton duties of from 30 to-
so per cent, all duties to be ad valorem.
as in the wool bill, Chairman Under
wood and his colleagues believe that the
bill drawn on revenue basis can be so
framed as to cause a reduction In tho
revenues. The income on revenue now
is about s3S,0o0000. BY lowering the du-
ties they have the statistics to indicate
that the amount of goods to come into
this country will equal IL not exceed tbs
old revenues.
The inquiries into the affairs of tbs
United States Steel Co. will be resumed
this week.
Judge Milton D. Purdy of Minneapolis,
former assistant attorney general of the
United States, will testify Tuesday befors
the House committee which is investis
eating the affairs of the so-called sugar
trust.