Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

consulted in the preparation of the agree
ment.
Two amendments were offered by mi
nority members of the conference COM
mittee but they We're rejected by the
Democrats. Representative Murdoch,
Progressive, moved that the House ac-
cept the Clarke cotton futures tax,
while Representative Fordney, Republi-
can. offered an amendment to extend
from March to June. 1914. the time when
the new sugar tariff becomes effective.
since the early part of the 1911. season..
Representatives. Foraney, Murdoch and
Payne and Senators Penrose and La Fol-
lette did not. sign the conference report
Senator Lodge was absent.
No definite agreement had been reach
ed by the Democratic conference COM
mttee members, today. as to what
should be done with the cotton futures
question, but it was expected when
second conference is arranged on the
amendment it may be dropped from the
bill While President Wilson has favor
ed the proposed compromise plan advanc-
ed by House leaders, he made it plain,
today, that he would not resist on its
being put into the bill.
Majority Leader Underwood presented
the conference report as soon as the
House met He explained that members
might wish to debate its acceptance for
some time and secured an agreement by
which the House will meet at II o'clock
instead of noon, tomorrow
after the report is acted upon." said
Mr.. Underwood. I'VE expect to take up
and act upon the Senate amendment re-
lating to cotton futures, which Is the
only thing in disagreement between the
two houses"
The conference report did not appear
in the Senate at today's session and SEN
ator secured unanimous consent that to-
days adjournment of the Senate should
extend until Wednesday by that. time
it Is expected the House will have dispos-
ed of the report.
Representative Underwood, chairman
of the House eenferees, in a statement,
today, expressed satisfaction at the out |
come of the final tariff negotiations
The House was compelled to yield on |
some items where it believed higher du- |
ties should be retained in order to secure
revenue, he said. But we worked out
and / am now heartily satisfied with the |
bill as 1t came from the conference COM
mittee. The bill is lower in it's average |
than either the House or the Senate bill |
as originally passed because the House
accepted most of the Senate's decreases |
and rejected most of its Increases
Senator Simmons, chairman of the |
Senate finance committee, planned to- |
day, to keep the Senate in session as long
as possible, Wednesday. in the hope that
the conference report can be adopted
before adjournment. Wednesday, or at
the latest by Thursday.
Two hours Il side for debate was the
best House Republican leaders hoped for
with a probability that the cotton flu |
lures amendment would consume as
much more time.
Representative Payne, acting Republic |
can leader, probably will make the prin-
cipal SPEECH in opposition to the adep-
ton of the report. Members of the
House was cautioned by Mr. Underwood,
today. not to leave Washington before
Thursday. He told inauiyers that he ex-
pected the Senate to act upon the report
by that time. Its adoption by both houses
will see great exodus of members from
the capital, scores of whom do not ex-
pect to return for several weeks.