Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-11
WOOL MEASURE WILL BE LAST
All Hands Chatting Over Delay in
General Legislation.
UNDERWOOD TO AWAIT RESULT
Will See if Present Work is to Go
for Eought.
SENATE NAY YET coN uSs u;SSs.ssv


WASHINGTON, March 1o-Curtsilment
Of the democratic tariff revision program
with a view to speeding up congress
to permit adjoufnment before the ma
tional conventions is now the expressed
aim Of the democratic majority in tn.
house. =
Republicans and democrats in the SEN
ate and house are chatting over delay
in actual legislation that threatens TO
crowd congress later on. Democratic
Leader Underwood OF the house. chair
man Of the ways and means committee.
indicated today that the wool tariff re-
vision bill. which is to be reported prob
ably within len days, will be the last of
the revision measures at this session OF
congress. The idea has been discussed
by leaders Of both parties in both houses
and those who have conferred have ex-
pressed the view that congress was
likely to be away from Washington be.
fore the gathering Of the republican, clans
at Chicago on June IS and the democrats
at Baltimore on June Is.
Tariff Revision to End.
II think our tariff revision bills will
end with the swoolen schedule, which we
expect to report within ten days" said
Mr.. Underwood today. There is no use
for US to go. any further until we find
out what the senate is going TO do with
the bills already passed and what the
president is going 10 do. We have passed
a steel bill. We shall pass sugar bill
and then We will have a wool bill.
I'VE will have made our record In
the tariff with ese schedules and I sm
opposed to going any further 10 the work
Il wasted"
"wnl congress adjourn before tse ma
tional convention!" Mr.. Underwood was
asked. r
II am doing everything in my power
to bring that about and confidently be-
lieve that II win be accomplished. As
soon as the sugar bill is out Of the
way may bring in the excise tax bill.
have not quite made up my mind
whether TO follow wit II Immediately
after the sugar bill Is passed. but prob.
ably will. Is I view the situation now.
II not. the appropriation bills will be
taken up. The diblomatic bill. postoffice
bill. legislative bills and others are all
ready. These can be hastened through.
Il see no reason why Adjournment
cannot be reached before the conven-
tons"
The democratic program In the senate
is TO stand solidly behind the house steel
bill and. in general way, 10 support
the democratic measures that come over
from the house. The regular republic
ans, standins. On What they assert to be
definite assurance that the president will
veto any re,taon LEGISLATION not based
on tariff board reports, will soiidly op-
pose house bills not based on such
reports.
Wool Provisions DoubtfuI.
The house democrats are talking OF q
free wool bill. though Democratic Leader
Underwood insists that even silk or rub
Der would not raise the necessary reve-
nue. 10 offset the loss from free wool.
Political conditions make the fate OF
any such measure on which the house
ways and means committee will begin
final work next week. problematieal in
the senate. -
While progressive republican senators.
it Is reported. are not acting generally
in concert on the tariff, some Of them
believe that, failing concessions from the
regulars of their own party, some COM
mon ground may yet be reached With
the democrats TO achieve revision sue
cess In the senate. Senator Cummins Is
now preparing a measure with this end
IN view. Democratic Leader Martin and
some of his party colleagues share in the
belief that this cooperation may be possi-
bic after democratic senators have gone
on record for the straight democratic
measures. II is question how far the
progressfves and democrats, respectively.
may be willing to yield.