Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-26

son ma nave actually before him. this
Weo!i, fer his approval or rejection the
m9eIi-Iuffotted 1850, $50 sundry civ
il q npro pria ton bill which includes the
provision cxempting labor unions and
farmers organizations from prosecu-
tion through funds appropriated for
the enforcement Of the Sherman anti
trust law.
What the President will Go with the
measure because of the exemption
ella Use. which caused Former President
TAFT TO veto 1t, is engaging country
wide attention and it is reported to-
night. that the Chief Executive has
not made UP his mind what II co VITA
the hill.
although the bill is in conference,
theie being disagreement over Il
Senate amendment, President Wilson
has had it under consideration for
many weeks. During the week just
passed tie Exec utive's office has been
flooded with letters and petitions re-
g2Toins the measure, some urging him
in emphatic language to Veto 1t he
cause Of the exemption clause. and
others appealing to him to give it his
approval.
~ tsftt Lllt 5i1ItSl1tIl ~ ftAitDtIal-
ing, the House ana Senate conferecs
fNpe heen marking time, Tut it IS
prolah they viii reach an agreement,
during the week, and their report ap-
proved b. the House ard Senate. This
will rat the matter directly UP to the
President.
The tariff situation will reach an in
teresting period during the week. when
the Senate finance subcommittee get
down to the actual work of writing
their revisions of the Underwood bill.
When the private hearings close.
Tuesday. TIE three subcommittee
headed by Senators Stone, Williams
and Johnson, will lock themselves up,
roll up their sleeves and begin to sift
through the mass of material procured
in the private hearings and through
briefs filed with them by protesting
manufacturers. Although Senator
Simmons, chairman of the finance
committee, had hoped that the work
of revising the schedules could be con-
Ioluded this week, there is little pros
pect of it and the bill probably viii
mot be ready for the Democratic eau
Gus until the week following.
Senator Williams sub committee
will take up the insurance feature of
the income tax section of the BILL to-
morrow, when Darwin p. Kingsley.
president of the New York Life Insur-
lance Co. will appear on behalf of the
insurance interests.
Another matter to occupy this sub
committee will be the amendments TO
the administrative features of the bill
proposed by Assistant Attorney Cen
|eral Denison, and Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Curtis. The amend
ments being seriously considered are
one to give the secretary of tn treas
ury the right to proclaim valuations in
ad valorem goods and another to pro-
| hibit attorneys taking up disputed
cases on a contingent fee basis.
In support of these amendments the
| government officials have filed with
| the Senate subcommittee brief on
the subject in which it is maintained
| that 81, 500. 900 is not an unreasonable
estimate Of an annual saving that
might be effected as a result of their
| adoption.
| OVersha6owing the legislative devel-
| opnents during the last week was the
beginning made by Republican party
|
bring about party reorganization, Gull
/ minating in the meeting, Saturday, OF
the Republican and Congressional com
mittees. Following these conferences
both Republican and Democratic Ma
tional committees will meet soon to or
ganize and work out details for the
campaign, next year.
This week, the committee of five sen
ators appointed by the Senate Repub
lican conference to confer with Hous'
leaders relating to a joint caucus t
talk over congressional plans. Will be
! gin work and Senator Gallinger, tn
chairman is authority for the state
fnent that caucus will be held. earl,
| in June The Republican COMPRESSION
al committee has deferred its organ
izatien meeting until the executive
committee Of the National Commute
( has met, so as not to interfere Wit
! any harmonious arrangements OF Worl
between the two organizations Ia
Congressional. organization leader
were agreed that if the National com
mittee executive members did not i'm
mediateiy establish headquarters thei
Congressional campaign headquarter
would be arranged for at once, public
Nv work planned and other details at
tended to looking to the campaign TO
, the election of representatives in 1917
The Congressional committee prop'p,
VII nave Offices at the beginning |
Washington, but later will estapns
HEADQUARTERS at New York ana oh'
| cago. -, ,,a.rat,
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