The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
By RALPH M. wHITEsIDE

Washington, July Especial. 1.-The legislation programme of the Senate so far as 1t can be forecasted now may be summed up as outlined above.
 It is of course, possible that some of the other questions before the Sen ate other than those agreed upon for vote may be acted on, but it Is doubt full
 There is no denying that the sudden determination of all factions in the Senate to bring this session of Con gress near ito an end than it has been a. ahy time since April 4, was the result of calm deliberation which brought wish 1t the realization that a leaderless Senate was likely, if con- tinued indefinitely. to bring that body into serious disrepute with the coun- try. There was also the additional consideration of the physical health of the individual members, many of wh orri, while willing ito fight it out on this line if 1t took all summer Were never theless in no condition 10 stand the strain. It is no exaggeration to say at this time that more senators are aiing than at any other time in the recent history of that body. The result is that a quorum Is exceedingly diff ficult to maintain and the longer the session proceeded the worse the pros- pect.
 The republicans are anxious to get through with the work of the session and go home
 This feeling was responsible for the agreement to vote.
 Senate leaders were apprised that, while there had been no definite deci- sion on the matter. the House demo- crats would probably go into the bus mess of revising number of import- ant schedules of the tariff and sending one separate schedule bill after another to the Senate. ''
 House Governed By Senate
 Speaker Clark said the House would rass the. cotton schedule and if the Senate stayed for any length of time the House would send tariff bills over to 1t as fast as they could be framed and passed. He indicated that the length of time the House would stay here would be more or less governed by the Senate's course.
 One feature of the situation is the at
 
 the wool revision and the free list bills. It is to be noted that if Congress passes either or both of these bills on the dates named in the agreement the Presidents constitutional period in which he must either sign or veto these bills will expire . about August 15. Judging from the vote in the House on. the wool bill alone 1t might be possible for that body to pass the wool revision bill over his veto, but in the Senate it Is exceedingly doubtful whether this could be done. The only other remedy would be to enact general tariff legislation; but in view of the pres ent temper of the Senate this is also be- lieved improbable. If serious attempt along this line should be undertaken, it would seem that under the present conditions the logical thing for the Sen ate to do would be to take recess until October l, and then undertake to com plete the work at the regular session next winter
 Will Hold Daily Sessions
 It Is the present intention of the Sem ate to sit daily, as hitherto, until the legislative slate is practically cleaned up. While the debate on the reciprocity bill is now almost exhausted, many sen- ators with their speeches in the meantime contained in the agreement upon which the time for debate as now fixed, will be short indeed considering their import ance. -
 In all probability the House leaders will try to establish quorum in the near future in order that that body may be ready to meet the Senate in conference on the big bills as fast as they are passed. If the House leader decided to accept the intent of the Senates agreement and ar range for a final adjournment by the mid ale of August they may determine also to forego further tariff revision at this time and withhold the cotton revision bill now pending before the committee on ways and means. What action will be taken in this regard will be determined by conference of the leaders now in Washington within few days. The be- lief is that .if the Senate will not consider this bill before adjournment, the House will not pass until the next session, and in the meantime the House may get the benefit of the investigations by the tarih board now underway n-