The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31
General Tariff Legislation at
This Session of Congress
Is Slogan of Democrat
ic-Insurgent Combine.
QUESTION OF VETO
BEING DISCUSSED
Speaker Clark and Others Of
Opinion That President
Will Approve Some of
the Revision Bills.

TAohlNGIO July oU--Gen-
NM eral tariff legislation at this
! Wv session of congress, so as to
leave the responsibility for any
delay in tariff revision squarely upon
the president, is the slogan of the Dem
Progressive coalition in the SEN
ate and the Democrats in the house.
The president today is accredited
with being as determined as ever to
veto any tariff bill passed by congress
prior to the submission of the report
Of the tariff board in December.
Meanwhile the Democrats, continu-
ing to press their revision measures, are
wondering what the president will do
when the wool bill emerging from con
ference with lower duties than the La
Toilette final compromise, goes to the
White House for approval or veto.
Despite the apparently authoritative
declaration that the president will veto
the tariff bills, some of the Democrats,
even Speaker Clark, express the oplu
ION that Mr. Taft may yet approve re-
vision legislation.
Present Outlook.
This is the way the outlook is today:
The wool tariff revision will be in
conference early In the week.
A compromise measure on the basis
of 80 per cent ad valorem on raw wool
will be reported out. The combined
Democratic -insurgent Republican forces
are confident it will pass both houses
and be the first revision measure to go |
to the president as the test of his veto
The Farmers free list bill will be
voted on the senate Tuesday. Coalition
senators and house Democrats express
certainty of its passage. There will be
n senate Democratic caucus on the bill
tomorrow morning, however, to insure
its passage. AS the bill comes up for
vote Immediately after morning busi-
ness Tuesday, the only opportunity for
debate will be tomorrow.
Cummins to Talk.
Senator Cummins will address the
senate tomorrow on his metal amend
to get the measure through without
changing it's general character as a
measure intended to add to the number
Of duty.free articles the farmers use.
The cotton tariff revision bill will
be passed by the house Thursday. IT
necessary, Democratic Leader Under
wood will arbitrarily shut off debate
on that day. Though by no means Ger !
tain, the coalition senators and the
louse Democrats arc moderately hope
ful that the bill will go through the I
senate,
Some senators are insistent that hear
ngs be held before it is put to vote.
amendments relating to sugar, steel, )
ubber, etc, will be offered as riders
o the cotton bill when it comes up In 6
he senate.
The congressional Teapportionment :
oill is TO be voted on in the senate next :
Thursday, 1t has already passed the t
louse and provides for house mem G
,ership Of 433.
Statehood Bill. o
The New Mexico Arizona statehood a
ill will have consideration this week. q
senator Borah will oppose the judicial y
ecall feature of the bill on Friday s
nd Senator Bourne will advocate that II
rovisIon In q speech Saturday. The Q
ndications are that the senate, on Au-
ust /, will pass the bill with direc-
ions to the people of Arizona 10 elm. !,
nate the judicial recall !,
House Democrats will caucus tomor- h
ow night on what course to adopt with o
eference to the campaign publicity u
i'll II
The house judiciary committee TO. a
borrow will resume the Alaska syndi-
ate inquiry. respecting charges OF fail. OF
re OF the attorney general TO prosecute 81
laskan corporations. Both ATTORNEY W W
General Wiekcrsbam md Delegate ~
Vlckersham of Alaska, the accused and tc
be nccuser, are expected TO be pres. "
Mt.
The house sugar trust investigation ~
ommIttee will recouvene tomorrow. La. ar
'r IN the week 1T will again hear c. A.
preckels. Il,