The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-14
THIS WEEK WILL BRING SETTLE.
MENT OF TARIFF REVISION
AND ADJOURNMENT.
TAFT HAS VETO READY
With Message Concerning Resolution
Providing for Admission Of Arizona
and New Mexico Practically Com
plstsd, President Is on Way to Wash.
ington-Quiek Action Expected.

Washington, Aug. 13-The whole
tariff revision question Will be settled
this week, which In all probability will
mark the closing of congress. Almost
all members of both houses are anxious
to get home, despite the vociferations
of the revisionists that they would will
ingly remain In session until autumn,
IL the legislation they want could be
enacted
All the power of the democratic
party that now controls the house and
of the effective democratic progressive
republican coalition in the senate will
be centered on quick action on the trio
Of tariff measures. This means In
the belief of leaders of both parties, an
adjournment possibly by the end of
the week, or at any rate within a few
days thereafter.
Out of the present tongled situation,
with the three tariff bills-wooi. free
list and cotton-in varying stages of
legislation, the wool measure will be
the first to emerge.
Wool.
A complete agreement between the
two houses has been reached on this
piece of legislation. which provides for
basic average duty OF 20 per cent ad
valorem on raw wool. with the wool
classification provisions identically as
framed by Democratic Leader Under
wood OF the house. making flat tar
iff on all woods. 1t will be rushed past
its final stage I'm congress and then
on to the expected presidential veto,
which awaits all the tariff revision
bills
Everything hinges on that veto and
the subsequent move IN the house
Democratic leaders are sure of the pas
sage OF the bill over the presidents
veto In the house. but are doubtful OF
the outcome In the senate.
The free-list bill and tho cotton bill
are still hung up. The conferees on the
free-iist bill have disagreed to the
house amendment adding lemons to the
free list and to the senate amendment
limiting free importation of meat and
cereal products to those countries which
have reciprocal trade arrangements
with the United States. They
have agreed on all the other
amendments and the conference
TcpoTt VIII De DTeSeHIeu 10 Dot1l
houses tomorrow. Tnerc will be "a
give and take outcome with a possibil-
ity of each side concurring with the
other amendments
Publicity.
The campaign publicity bill has been
agreed to In conference and will be re-
ported to both houses tomorrow. Its
companion piece, the proposition for
direct popular election of United States
senators, has failed in conference and
will go over to the regular session.
Confirmation of the arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and France
bids fair to go over until the next ses-
sion.
A legislative investigation of alleged
Irregularities In the election OF United
States Senator Stephenson of Wiscon-
sin will come up again In the senate
krobably tomorrow or Tuesday, with
assurance OF the senate providing for a
thorough inquiry.
! A red letter day In the Wiley REM
sen board pure food charges investi-
cation by the house committee on agri-
cultural department expenditures Is
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