The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-24

week, ana QeUdleu llO AllHShN 81"
Mexico resolution so near a finish that
a vote may be had today and II not
certainly tomorrow. Then 1t Will be
passed along to the senate, where
there is-nothing doing. 1t Is appar.
ent that the conservative leaders OF
the House democracy will not be aDle
to prevent report on the wool sche-
dule. and it is now practically certain
that il will be reported to and passed
by the House at this session. But IL
is also Just as certain that the lree
traders will not thus override their
party chiefs without leaving the
marks of serious trouble on the body
polite OF the democracy.
The decision finally arrived at In
committee by a narrow margin TO
place five per cent duty on raw wool
and to reduce the tariff on all WOODEN
manufactured goods approximately
dfty per cent caused much serious dis
sention in the ways and means BODY
and now its action goes to q caucus
of the whole democratic membership
of the House for its approval or other-
wise. There the matter will be fought
ont again, and the hottest kind OF
scrap is assured. That a bill as mn
ally recommended by the caucus VIII
pass the House after two or three
weeks of uproar seems certain, ana
then IL will 20 to the senate where
there is--nothing doing.
A rumor comes from the House ana
has found publication that the ways
and means committee or that pouy
has served notice on the senate lnal
ANYTHING like a joint resolution lor
recess or adjournment VIII not DC
agreed to by the lower chamber untll
the senate finally votes on reciprocity,
1.-The election of senators resolution ana
Ialso the wool schedule revision winch
will be sent it. Whatever basis there
NAV be for the story may originate ID
line righteous Indignation at the lner-
tia and cowardice of the senate, but
lsuch a stand could hardly accomplish
ANYTHING. The senate would not per
mil itsel. TO be dictated to, and, in
fact. such q course would be unprece'
Idented and entirely unpermissaDie
from a parliamentary standpoint Inc
ldlctation to one house by announcer
could not be tolerated for a moment
or ANYTHING remotely resembling IL
For this reason il is certain that the
rumor is untrue Only by consulta
ton and persuasion can anything o.
the kind be brought about and In TINS
case there is much that must certain
: y first intervene.
The semi-official statement ISSUED
the first of the session that the senate
? would not consider for a moment an.
, other tariff legislation than reciprocl
l tv vet holds good, and seems destined
to contract rather than to expand
{ With the end OF the reciprocity III
, broglio will come the end OF the SCI
I sion, --probably-not before. I'M
{ qualification is interiected because c
5 the possibility that the senate ma
u hold up reciprocity indefinitely, unit
i December, even, and then lapse int
{ the next session. This would const
y tute the most conspicuous instance
q legislative obstinacy in history Bu
, this senate is making history, la thi
. there are months wasted and-nothin
:, doing
y Notwithstanding the frightful an
weIl.nigh unbearable summer clima'
u here and the manifold inconvenience
e of compulsory stay here during u
y season, the House and senate as
u whole would cheerfully give VIII
II time was necessary to remaining me-
long enough to clear the slate-lF Il
O. leaders would permit of this BEN
10 done. But nobody cares to broil he
&c through weeks of eneryating hea
III away from home and business, wh'
e their scared vision is only confront'
IT, day after day and week after wet
81 by that short and simple bulletin
% nothing doing.
A western senator expressed the
40 uation to me Friday with some co
" siderable degree of accuracy when
~ said: 81 am willing to stay here II
~ can work and accomplish somethin
" will stay gladly, if we can acco
h' plish results. But | dislike to ASST
To- late into a band of inert coward
1t Flatly. hate to be made ridiculo
e5 and a id fool of. In this respt
III the Almighty has already come We
;. near the danger line in my case a
IL don't dare to try to improve ON /
And yet, there is-nothing doing.
]. II. Harris