The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
CONGRESS MAY
REFUSE To ACT
On CURRENCY
Growing Determination on
Part of Democratic Leaders
to Revise Tariff and De-
part for Home.
CAUCUS WILL TAKE
ACTION THIS WEEK

chamberlain Continue Their
Fight Against Ratification
of British Treaty.
| WASHINGTON. June 15.-Deyelop-
ments Of the last week at both ends OF
the capitol have Indicated a growing
| determination on the part of the Demo-
cratic leaders OF congress to pass a tariff
bin and wind up the work OF the extra
| session without action upon currency
| reform or any other important subject.
The tariff revision bill is to be pushed
| to completion and laid before the Demo
| Gratis Of tho senate In caucus before
the end of this week. In the meantime,
notwithstanding President Wilson's re-
peatedly expressed desire to see some
positive action taken toward the re-
form OF the nations currency system,
| congressional forces of the party in both
houses are showing a disposition to de-
regular session opening next Decem-
Der.
No Currency. Law.
While the senate currency committee
took no definite action, many members,
including influential Democrats. openly
expressed the opinion that no currency
law would be enacted at this session.
Tt,a fori L. ,,%, DO
for the second stage OF revision within
ten days. The senate finance commit
tee will complete work upon It early
this week, and an immediate call will
be issued for Democratic caucus. 1t
Is believed the bill Will be formally pre-
sented to the senate, ready for debate
IN that body by June-26.
The arbitration treaties sent in some
time ago extending existing agreements
with Great Britain and several other
countries. have not been touched In the
senate for nearly ten days. In the mean
time the president and Secretary Bryan
are understood to have urged Senators
Chamberlain and O'Gorman to withdraw
their opposition to the British treaty,
and allow its ratification,
Will Not Quit Fight.
Both senators have stated openly with
in the last few days, however, that they
do not propose to withdraw opposition,
or permit the extension Of the British
arbitra ton pact, unless II Is forced upon
them by a thirds vote Of tho sem
ate Their opposition Is based on the
belief that the United States should
not again bind itself TO treaty that
Great Britain constructs as forcing this
country to submit the Panama canal
dispute to arbitration, II the British
treaty Is to be removed. both senator's
demand that a clause be inserted ex-
pressly exempting the Panama canal tolls
question as a. subject Of arbitration.
This will be busy week among the
Democrats of the senate In charge OF the
tariff bill The majority members will
meet all day and late into the night
passing or sub committee reports. Sem
ator VILLA mss subcommittee. the hard
est worked Of all Of them, labored until
late hour today putting the finishing
touches to tine administrative provisions
OF the bill. and the income tax They
will report tomorrow
Many Alterations.
The Underwood bill, with its admins
tratiye reforms. 1t is known. has been
greatly altered by this sub committee.
The clause granting a per cent tariff
discount on imports in American owned
OF controlled ships, has been stricken
out; the antl-dumping clause. which
would have exaotcd penalty duties on
undersold foreign goods in American
markets, has been eliminated because OF
It's alleged impracticabillty and challenge
TO retaliation; the lnquisitortal clause.
objected TO by foreign nations. has been
greatly modified and may be eliminated, !
and the features designed by the ways
and means committee to prevent under
In readtustlng the administrative
clauses the sub- committee has had the |
aid of Secretary McAdoo, Assistant Sec |
retary Curtis and Assistant Attorney
"To readjust these administrative
clauses Chairman Simmons said today. |
lieve that the why has been cleared so |
that few problems are TO be met in the
caucus.
Provisions Kept Secret.
"The full text Of the bill. as approved
by the finance committee majority, will
not be made public before the caucus.
We feel that the caucus should consider
the TeCOIlInGI1uEllODS pl tHS tpl1Ulltl06 !
and act thereon before we publish the
bill because the caucus mny make
changes and. after all, It is the CAUCUS
measure which goes TO the senate,
at do not believe that there will be
much trouble In the caucus All the big
problems In the tariff which confronted |
the party In the senate have been set
tied as the preliminary consideration has
proceeded. ! look for few alterations OF
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