Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-17
REACH AGREEMENT
ON FREE LIST BILL
Senate Asks House for An
other Conference and
Latter is Expected to
Adopt Changes.
An
and
to

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agreed to by the senate and house is
not expected to be received at the
white house until late today, Presi-
dent Taft hopes to have ready his
veto message on that measure to send
to the house tomorrow or Friday. The
message is practically completed now.
The Vote on the Wool Bill.
The senate by a vote Of S8
to % last night adopted the con-
ference report on the wool tariff re-
vision bill, already adopted by the
house. The vote came after vigorous
five-hour debate on the merits of the
bill. It was victory for the combined
democratic and insurgent republican
forces as against the regular republi-
cans, Senators Borah of Idaho, and
Bourne, of Oregon, united with the
regulars in the vote against the bill.
The bill as passed by the two houses
places flat ad valorem duty of 20
per cent on all raw wool, and proper
tionate rates on woolen manufactures.
May Agree on Free List.
Senate and house leaders sought this
afternoon to agree ON the farmers free
list bill, and send 1t to the president
today. for his expected veto. Imme-
diately upon Senator LaFollette's re-
porting the conference disagreement
on two amendments, the senate asked
the house for another conference,
meantime recessing until Friday after
noon. 1t is expected the house will
recede from its free lemon amend
ment and accept the senate Kern
amendment.
The Kern amendment adopted by
the senate limited the importation OF
meat and cereal products to those
countries with which the United
States shall have reciprocal trade ar.
rangements.
AS soon as the free list bill report
reached the house Democratic Leader
Underwood said he would move that
the house agree to the Kern senate
amendment and recede from its lem.
on amendment. Action by the house,
however, was temporarily delayed by
other business
To Confer on Statehood.
To determine If compromise can
be effected between the two houses
of congress to provide statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico the house
territories committee has appointed
q subcommittee to confer with the
senate committee.
The senate committee deferred con-
sideration OF statehood legislation un-
til tomorrow.
Democrats Caucus on Cotton.
The democratic senators held q
caucus today to determine this policy
on cotton tariff revision legislation.
The cotton bill already has passed the.
house. Many of the democratic SEN
ators favor pressing the bill to- a
vote in the senate without permitting
amendments. The progressive repu-
blicans have number of amendments
they want tackled in the bill.
Agree on Publicity Bill.
The senate today agreed to the con-
ference report on the campaign publ
city bill and 1t now goes to the presi-
dent for signature. 1t includes a
provision that no senator shall spend
more than $4,000 nor any representa-
tive more than $4,000 in securing his
election.
Monetary Commission to Meet.
uS HdLlOudl ulOuStdIyi tCOIIlullS6lOu
of which former Senator Aldrich,
Rhode Island is chairman will meet.
next Monday to consider its plans for
up it's work. The senate has
passed a bill, now pending in the house
requiring the commission to report
finally to congress and dissolve by
January next.
Contempt Cases to be Taken Up.
An inquiry into contempts OF court
and their punishments, emphasized re-
Gently In the sentencing Of American
Federation Of Labor oflcials In the
Bucks Stove & Range Co., case is to
be undertaken by the house judiciary
committee through hearings, begin
ming December Z next, on the bill in
troduced by Chairman Clayton OF the
committee, defining contempts OF
court.
Stephenson Committee Named.
Senators Hepburn, Sutherland, Brad
ley, Paynter and Pomerene were today
appointed a subcommittee to investi-
gate the election Of Senator Stephen
son of Wisconsin. The appointment
was made by Chairman Dillingham; OF
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