Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
THE LOBBY PROBE
and THE TARIFF Bill.
No Estimate as to Effect==PrObably
Sugar and Wool Fight Will Be
Directly Influenced Material for
Debate Gathered by Both Sides.
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tina such ownership has never infu-
/ eneed their votes and that they are
not concerned personally in any items
of Tho present tariff law. &
From The attitude of members of the
Senate committee, it is believed nc
recommends ton will be made against
senators voting upon schedules of the
tariff that might affect their own I'M
terests. Such an act would affect many
senators or one or mere items.
The lobby investigation will be re-
sumed. early tomorrow, with tie ques-
tioulng Of remaining senator's. Tuesday
or Wednesday,, the probe viii be car
Rcd to the field Of the SPECIALIZED lob
oy ITSELF, and men who have been en-
gagged in presenting arguments to SEN
aters OF Senate committees or in con-
Quoting Tablicity and back fire. cam
paigiis; in the different states in be-
hclf of any tariff changes. viii be ex-
amint d. From this stage the commit
tee will se to the investigation of lob
bying activities Of all kinds and upon
all legislation.
Opposition to the renewal Of arhitra.
ticn treaties with Great Britain and
other countries has become SO acute
in TIE Senate that the new treaties re.
Gently sent in by President Wilson ap'
psrcntly face indefinite delay and pos
Sible defeat. Another effort will be
mad, carly this week, to secure en-
doisement Of the treaties.
The extra session was two months
cid, last week. and in that time the
revision of the tariff had been at le1s
half completed The Underwood bill
which passed the House as strictli
administration measure has been Il
the Senate more than month anc
now is nearly ready tor the Senate
Democratic caucus. This caucus prob.
ABLY will be held, next week.
As they will go to the Democratic
caucus the tariff rates will be the low
est in history and the free list viii
be the longest ever known; ionge'
than The Est as il passed the House.
Free listing of so many articles
which enter into the daily life OF tn
average American, ii IS ealculated bs
the Democratic tariff makers Will ma
terially decrease the cost of living
Many other important articles will BE-
given lower rates than the Underwood
i'll gave them.
The hight over the lafiH FeNlSloIi
however, is just beginning, the division
CT the Democrats over free wool and
sugar being Yet to be disposed Of in
! the Senate caucus. The prospect now
| is that President Wilson's rccommen
| dations will stand. On the floor 81
! the Senate, however, the Republicans
and anti-free sugar and wool Demo-
Gratis, two or three of them are plan
ming to offer amendments which w!
consume much time.
Republican senators will fight tn,
bill every inch of the way and already
are organizing for debate that vii
run over at least six weeks.
This general debate will not begin
before June Is, in fact. Democratic
senators are now confident that thu
bill will he reported from the flnanc,
committee, June 81. II the measure
is passed by Aug. |. the leaders vii
consider themselves fortunate. ThcI
will come long conference with th'
House, the bill having been substan
TALLY amended since passing that bods