Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-11
HOPE TO QUIT EARLY
Democrats in Congress to
Speed Up Legislation.
MAY ADJOURN BEFORE JUNE
Appropriation Bills to Be fastened.
Senate's Action on Tariff Meas
ures Problematical.

Every effort is to be made to speed up
Congress, with q view to adjournment be-
fore the national conventions next June,
according to statements made by demo-
cratic leaders Of the House. The demo-
cratic tariff revision program will proba-
bly, include the steel and chemical bills,
already passed; sugar bill and wool
bill. Representative Underwood, leader
of the majority. said today that with the
passage of these bills the democrats OF
the House will have made their record on
the tariff. and that until they find out
what the Senate and the President will
do with these measures 1t would be un-
wise to go any farther, as the work
might only be wasted.
II think our tariff revision bills will
end with the wooden schedule, which we
expect to report within ten days." said
Mr.. Underwood
Hopes for Early Adjournment.
will Congress adjourn before the ma
tional conventions?" Mr.. Underwood was
asked
Il am doing everything in my power to
bring that about and confidently believe
| that it will be accomplished. AS soon as
the sugar bill is out of the way l may
~
quite made up my mind whether to follow
with it Immediately after the sugar bill
is passed. but probably will as l view
the situation now. If not, the approprla-
matte bill, post ONCE bill. legislative bills
| and others all are ready. These can be
| hastened through"
The democratic program In the Senate
| is to stand solidly behind the House steel
bill and, in a general way. to support the
democratic measures that come over from
the House. The regular republicans
standing on what they assert to be def.
mite assurance that the President VIII
| veto any revision legislation not based on
tariff board reports, will solidly oppose
House bills not based on such reports
Free Wool Discussed.
| Wool Is the only subject reported upon
by the board. The House democrats are
talking Of free wool bill. though Demo.
cratic Leader Underwood insists that even
silk or rubber would not raise the neces-
sary revenue to offset the loss from free
wool. Political conditions mako the fate
of any such measure, on which the House
ways and means committee will begin
final work next week, problematical In
/ the Senate.
| While progressive republican senators,
it is reported. are not acting generally In
concert on the tariff, some Of them be-
lieve that, falling concessions from the
regulars Of their own party, some COM
mon ground may yet be reached with the
democrats to achieve revision success In
| the Senate.
Senator Cummins IL preparing a meas
ure with this end In view. Democratic
Leader Martin and some OF his party
colleagues share in the belief that this
cooperation may be possible after the
democratic senators have gone on record
for the straight democratic measures. 1t
| is question how far the progressives
and democrats, respectively, may be will
ing to yield.
Negative Report on Steel Revision.
/ The House steel tariff revision bill will
be negatively reported to the Senate Wed
nesday. At the full committee meeting
lTueadaY the democxata MIL yQta u. maxi