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CANNOT ESCAPE
BEARING BURDEN
Tariff Revision Problem
Is Squarely Up
to Taft.
SURE OF CENSURE
IN A N Y E V EN- T
Upon Him Will Rest Responsible.
ity of Delay in Tariff Legisla-
ton. and He Seems Deter
mined to Exercise His Veto
Power - Some Believe
He May Sign Bill.

Washington. July 3o-General tariff
legislation at this session of Congress-.
go as 10 leave the responsibility for
any delay in tarifr revision squarely up
to the President. is the slogan Of INC
Democratic Progressive coalition in the
Senate and the Democrats In the House.
The President to-day is accredited
with being as determined as ever to-
veto any tariff bill passed by Congress
prior to the submission of the report
or the tariff board to Congress at the
regular session in December Mean
time, the Democrats, continuing 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 compromise. goes 10 the
White House for approval or veto
Is is the most remarks bic situation
with respect to tariff legislation that
has arisen In a long period. Despite
the apparently authoritative declara-
tons that the President Will refuse 20
place his approval on the tariff bills.
some of the Democrats. even Speaker
Clark still express the opinion that
the President may yet approve revi-
sion Legislation. The Democratic lead.
ers. encouraged by the effective results
OF the combination of their party with
the Insurgent Republicans in the Sem
ate. arc becoming more confident that
the tariff schedules passed by the
House VIII go through the Senate in
some form.
The Legislative Outlook.
This is the way the Legislative out
look stands to-day: The wool revision
bin Will be in conference early in the
week. 4 compromise measure on the
basis of 30 per cent ad valorem on
raw wool VIII be reported out probab-
ly. The combined Dcmocratic-ln surg-
ent Republican forces are confident 1t
VIII run the gauntlet OF both houses
and be the first revision measure 90
go to the President as the test of his
veto disposition.
The farmers free list bill will be
voted on Tuesday in the Senate under
agreement. Coalition Senators and
House Democrats express certainty OF
It's passage. There will be g Senate
Democratic caucus on the bill to-mor-
row morning. however, to insure its
passage. AS the bill comes up for vote
Immediately after morning business
Tuesday. the only opportunity FOR de-
bate Will be tomorrow.
Senator Cummins. Progressive Re-
publican. will address the Senate to-
morrow on his amendments to the
bill. Effort will be made to get the
measure through without changing Its
general character free list meas
ure intended TO add to the number Of
articles of common use which may
come in free of duty 1t is expected
that in this shape 1t will receive prac-
tically the solid Democratic and In
surgent Republican vote.
The cotton tariY revision bill will
be passed BY the House Thursday.
Though by no means certain, the
coalitions Senators and the House
Democrats ere moderately hopeful that
the bill will go through the Senate
Some Senator'S are insistent that
hearings should be held on il before
St is put to vote. The amendments
that were at first contemplated in con-
nection with the measure-those re-
lating to sugar. steel, rubber. etc. will
be offered as riders to the cotton bill
when it comes up in the Senate
Besides tariff revision some other
important Legislation figures in the
program for this week.
May Decide It's Own Size.
The congressional reapportionment
bill is to be voted upon In the Senate
next Thursday. 1t already has passed
the House and provides for House
membership of 433. y large majority
of Senator'S are prepared TO concede to
the House the right to decide its own
size.
The new Mexico.Arizona statehood
bill will have considera ton this week
Senator Borah will oppose the judicial
recall feature or the Dill on Friday,
and Senator Bourne will advocate that
provision in a speech Saturday. The
indications are that the Senate on
Tuesday. August 1. will pass the bill,
with directions to the people of Ari-
zona to eliminate the judicial recall.
House Democrats will caucus to-
morrow night on what course to adopt
with reference to the campaign pub
licity bill.
The House Judiciary Committee to-
morrow will resume the Alaska
syndicate inquiry, respecting charges
of failure of the Attorney General to
prosecute Alaskan corporations. Both
Attorney General Wickersham and
Delegate Wckersham of Alaska the
accused and accuser, are expected 20
be present,
The House Sugar Trust investigating
committee will reconvene Tomorrow
The Senate Lorimer committee will
spend perhaps its last week of taking
testimony here and may then recess
to meet in Chicago at some time yet
to be decided.
The House Rules Committee will act
this week on the Lindbergh resolution
to investigate the so-called banking
trust"