St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
WOOL TARIFF PASSED.
Goes To The President For An Elk
pected Veto.

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pected Veto.
The House, by vote of zoe to go,
without a democrat breaking the
party alignment, adopted the con-
/ ference report on the wool tariff re-
vision bill and rushed it over to the
Senate Monday where it was sched-
uled for passage on Tuesday. Thirty
Republicans and one Independent
voted for the bill.
For this measure which imposes
a rate ad valorem duty of 20 per
cent. on all raw wool with CORE
spending reduced rates on woollen
manufactures, the other two tariff
measures were side-tracked to give
wool right of way to the White
House for the expected veto. On the
veto depends the further program of
| the Democrats and the progressive
Republicans.
Democratic Leader Underwood of
the House, in expressing the opinion
to-day that final adjournment will
not come before next week, said that
he does not expect Congress to stay
after the pending bills have been
disposed of unless the Senate de-
termines to stay and act on the cot
ton BILL That bill, which makes an
average cut of FL per cent. in cot
ton uuties, was debated without ac-
ton in the Senate. 1t already has
passed the House.
With his veto message on the
Flood resolution, providing for the
admission of Arizona and New Mex
leo into the Union practically COM
plete, President Taft went from
Beverly to Washington on Monday.
The presidents veto is based
To- h. ici% frr.
recall of the judiciary provided for
in the Arizona constitution. To the
New Mexico constitution the presi-
dent is understood to have no artic-
ular objection, but the Flood resolu-
ton so couples the two territories
that a veto must affect them both.
1t is expected that the presidents
position in regard to the recall of
judges will be made plain in no I'M
certain terms.
The wool revision veto message
has not been touched by the presi-
dent so far, but the outlines of it are
in his mind and about all he will
need to do in Washington will be to
call in a secretary and dictate. 1t
was said last night that the second
veto should reach Congress before
the end of the week.
Opposition To Treaties.
Friends of the British and French
arbitration treaties in the Senate at
Washington have reached the con-
clusion that it will be necessary to
amend the conventions in order to
get favorable action upon them.
This conclusion is the result of the
consideration of the documents by
the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations, which has taken them up in
vigorous fashion.
Especial objection is made to the
provision submitting questions of
difference to the joint high commits
sion Of inquiry, but fault also is
found with the provision in the
French treaty authorizing ratiflca-
ton by that government in accord
ance with the procedure required by
the laws of France, and with the
condition in the British treaty that
matters affecting dependencies of
Great Britain shall be submitted to
the governments of such dependen-
cies. It was thought that the lat
ter clause might lead to undesirable
complications, while it was feared
that the former might necessitate
change in the method of procedure
in this country. But despite all
these objections, it is evident that
the power conferred upon the joint
commission is the only real obstacle
to early action. Several senators
express unalterable opposition to
this provision and more than one
suggestion has been made that the
materially modified.