Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
House Wants to Send Him
Farmers Free List.
VETO OF MEASURE LIKELY
Definite Action by Congress on Wool
and Cotton May Go Over.
EXPECT ADJOURNMENT AUG. Is
Present Indications Are That Session
Will Come to Close Middle
Of Month.

Will Come to Close Middle
Of Month.
The tariff situation in Congress to-
day Ia, first. certainty Of the sending
to the President Of farmers free
list bill. with likelihood Of its prompt
veto: second, uncertainty as to agree
ment upon a wool bill, with the odds
strongly in favor of that measure GO
ing over until the December session;
third. Indications Of non-action on the
cotton bill to fnality: fourth, POSSIBLE
ity still OF adjournment around Au-
gust Is.
The sentiment in the House is
strongly in favor Of sending the free
list bill to tho President. and facing him
with the responsibility Of signing or veto
ing 1t. The fate of tho bill, SO far as
Congress Is concerned. Is entirely in the
hands Of the House. and does not de-
pend on the conferees.
1t Is possible for the House any mo-
ment to agree to the Senate amendments
and recede from its own amendment as
to the lemons, and that settles 1t. There
goes to the President.
Meat and Breadstuf Amendment.
The only amendment OF Importance
at issue Is whether meats and bread
stuffs shall be admitted free Of duty
from all countries or only on the reel
procity basis proposed by tho Senate.
As matter of choice. the House would
prefer to have meats and breadstuffs
free. but, on the principle that man
does not live by bread alone, and that
there are other important items in the
free list bill-cotton, cotton ties and
cotton bagging might be mentioned. in
passing. as appealing to the democratic
House-it is not unlikely that in case
of a deadlock between the House and
Senate .conferees the House will cut
the Gordian knot by receding and jam
ming the bill UP to the President.
As to the wool bill, the situation is
very chaotic, with strong indications
that 1t may go over until next session.
The fact OF the matter is that Chair
man Underwood Of the ways and
means committee Is very much in the
position of not caring whether school
keeps or not" OF course, he would
like to agree with his Brother La
sent to the President, but that would
mean Brother La Toilette coming
down of the high horse, or, rather.
abating his demand for high rates and
taking lower duties.
NH. Underwood. it Is claimed, has the
whip hand in the wool situation, and It
Is explained in this way: The wool bill
would not go into effect until next Jam
uary, anyway, 30 there is not such
dreadful hurry about passing 1t now.
hA oNf,
high rates would not be experienced I'm
mediately.
Report Of Tariff Board.
The tariff board promises q report by
the beginning OF the next session, and
many believe that the report will recon-
mend rates even lower than those pro-
posed by Senator La Toilette, and that
the President will be compelled to sign
bill framed along the lines Of the tariff
boards report
So Mr.. Underwood sees q wool bill as
certainty in the perspective. and as he
is a patient citizen by nature and dis
position. he IL not disposed to break
the harness Juggling at hopeless situa-
ton now.
His friends say that Mr.. Underwood,
while realizing the laudableness of Eena-
tor La Follette's alleged desire to put
the President In q hole" Is more con-
cerned In giving the people actual relief
from the high duties on wool, even If
delay of a few months be necessary.
Nobody IL caring very much about the
fate Of tho cotton bill, except Senator
Simmons Of North Carolina and his col
league, Senator Overman. who are very
much fretted over its possible effect on
the cotton manufacturing interests of
their state. OF course. as good democrats,
they cannot object to revision Of the cot
ton schedule. but they want 1t done in a
scientific way and with due elaboration.
This is somebody else's OK that Is being
gored now, and 1t must be looked into.
Views Of Cotton Mill Men.
The mill men complain that this piece
meal revision Of the tariff is not all that
It YVES cracked up to be; the tariff is to
be taken OF their output, but not off
their machinery, their dyestuffs or other
bindings. So the Senate committee on
finance will give them an opportunity to
air their grievances.
Anyhow, the cotton bill was passed by
the House "all In the days work." while
the other bills are pending. and 1t was
understood among members OF the House
that the bill should not stand in the way
of early adjournment.
senator's and representatives to still en-
terrain hope that a. soon as there Is a
Showdown on the wool bill and the
free list bill. with the lines definitely
drawn, the session may be closed up
about the middle Of the month.
Opinion Of Vice President.
Woe President Sherman today said he
thought the conferees on tho wool
and free list bills would reach some
agreement by next Wednesday. One or
both Of the bills. he believed. would reach
the President by Friday. be returned with
veto Saturday. and he acted on adversely
by Congress Monday. which within forty
eight hours thereafter would be able to
wind up the extra session.
1T do not see why we cannot get away
by the middle Of the month" said Sena-
tor Martin Of Virginia, democratic leader.
"Of course, II 1s not certain. but l be-
neve that the conferees on the wool and
free list bills will be able to reach some
agreement soon and then things ought
to move along pretty rapidly"
NEW STRIKE OF SEAMEN.
Fifty British Tramp Steamers May
Re Tied Tn at New York,