The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
SIGN At nine
THIS EVENING
, resident Wilson to Put His
Name on New Tariff Bill
With Crowd of Faithful
Looking On.
TO BE IN EFFECT AT ONCE
Is First Democratic Revision In Quar-
ter Of Century and Is Prom
Iced to Work
Wonders.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-President
Wilson will sign the democratic tariff
bill at o'clock tonight. Today the
white house announced that the presi-
dent intended making the final act
In the passage Of the measure into
law somewhat Of ceremony. He
has invited all members Of congress
prominent In the framing Of the new
statute to be present when he signs
It,
The assemblage who will witness
the elimination Of the tariff work will
include the vice president, the speak
er, members of the cabinet, Senators
Clarke OF Arkansas, and Kern of In
diana, and members Of the finance and
ways and means commissions.
President Wilson said he did not
desire to comment upon the bill until
1t reaches the white house.
The first democratic tariff revision
| In quarter of century will become
| law before midnight. The stage was
set In congress today for final enact
ment of the Wilson, Underwood Sim
mons bill. The measure, elaborately
i engrossed in the shape adopted IN
last nights senate vote was received
when the house met at noon,
4 The only formality in It's last leg
lislative step was the final approval
4 by the house OF the conferees report
{, and recession from the plan to tas
cotton futures.
| Speaker Clark planned to sign II
Immediately afterward and send it tc
i the senate for Vice President Mar
shall's signature. Then it was to be
sent to the white house for President
Wilson'S signature.
4 The bill might have been sent tc
. the white house last night except that
4 leaders desired to obviate all posi-
bility of illegality of the congression
al procedure.
Parliamentary experts were divided
on the question of whether house &C
tion on the bill was necessary, aftel
the senate vote of last night bu
Democratic Leader Underwood decid
ed not to take any chances and tt
have the house again approve the
measure and formally withdraw tht
cotton futures tax amendment. I
was reported today that the vote or
dropping the cotton tax clause would
be avoided by Speaker Clarks pre-
q, u, will, hn16inp crNh
course unnecessary. Other leaders
however, insisted vote upon thu
question would place the bill beyond
legal attack.
Technically when President Wilson
signs the bill this evening the nev
law becomes operative Immediately
Actually the new duties will not 81
: into effect until one minute after mid
: night tonight Customs officials will
l levy new rates tomorrow or as sool
as new copies of the law are sen
: them Merchandise worth million
: of dollars stored in bonded ware
houses awaiting the new law, will b.
. released as one of it's principal imme
diete effects.
Final legislative o. K. was placed o.
the tariff bill this afternoon whel
: the house adopted the conference re
port and receded from the section plac
ing tax on cotton futures gambling.
The vote was viva voce one. 1t 70
lowed parliament ruling by Speake
Clark holding that despite the senat
action On the bill last night, reappro1
r al of the conference report by tn
T house was necessary.
The vote was taken ct 124. Tw
y minutes later Speaker Clark signe
r the engrossed copy of the measure an
r a house clerk hurried away with
r towards the senate 1t was receive
in the upper house at 1870 and signe
by Vice President Marshall at 1;3!
e President Wilson will complete tn
r enactment of the bill with his signs
ture at o'clock tonight