New-York tribune., 1913-07-29
Presidents Purpose to Keep
Congress in Session for Cur
renCy Action a Factor.
MEANS DELAY IN THE VOTE
Effort to Postpone Banking Bill
Will Be Made-Progressive
Republicans Confer on
Tariff Matters.
From The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, July 2S-While the Senate
sweltered and discussed the duty on gyp-
sum the Democratic tariff bill came al
most 10 a standstill to-day. The delay
cast a shadow over the hopes OF the
Democrats. who had supposed that the
Republicans had abandoned their purpose
of offering amendments 10 the measure.
Il became apparent to-day that If the
President adheres to his purpose to Keep
Congress I'm continuous session the day
of the passage Of the tariff bill is in
definitely distant
An effort probably will be made to in
duce the President 10 agree to post
ponement OF consideration Of the currency
bill by the Senate either until the next
regular session or until Congress can take
a recess If It is successful an agreement
probably will be reached TO vote on tho
tariff bill about the middle OF August or
soon afterward. The hot wave which
hovered over the capital to-day gave i'm
petus TO the plan for an early adjourn
ment or recess and accentuated the difil-
cuties with which the President will be
confronted If he tries to jam the cur
rency bill through the Senate.
Senator Cummins offered an amend
ment 10 the tariff bill to increase the pro-
posed duty on gypsum from 10 10 % per
cent. and on this point the debate'lasted
three hours. Senator Kenyon declared
that ex-senator Aldrich. formerly chair
man of the Finance Committee, had made
a sharp reduction in previous rates as an
act Of vengeance on Senator Dolliver, In
whose home town, Fort Dodge, Iowa, are
several gypsum mills, and protested
against a further reduction. Senator
Lodge denied that the Finance Committee
had had any purpose OF embarrassing
Senator Dolliver.
Senators Townsend and Warren deliv-
cred general tariff speeches, the former
charging the President with insdious lob
bying in the interest OF the bill and the
latter declaring that business depression
would be the price Of revision
Progressives Adopt Programme.
Eleven Progressive Republican Sem
ators. who do not like the course the at
tack upon the tariff bill is taking, met
In the Office OF Senator La Toilette to-
day and mapped out programme OF
their own, Independent Of what may be
done by the regular Republicans This
programme includes the support OF the
substitute wool and cotton schedules
drafted by Senator La Toilette. a steel
schedule drafted by Senator Cnmmins; a
sugar schedule. drafted by Senator Bris-
tow, and amendments placing on the free
list all articles manufactured by a trust
or monopoly drafted by Senator Ken
yon. Senator Gronna will also OFFER
amendments 10 the agricultural schedule.
The conference was attended by Sem
ators La Toilette. Bristow, Borah.
Gronna, Sterling. Crawford Cummins,
Clapp Works. Kenyon and Norric
The main purpose OF to-day's meeting
was TO accentuate the refusal Of the Pro-
eressve Republicans 10 take their stand
with the regulars on tariff revision SEN
ator Smoot has Individually led the as
sault on the bill. and several OF the
changes he has proposed have been re-
iected by the Progressives. He has pre-
pared substitute for the wool schedule
one OF the main targets for criticism in
the bill. but at to-day's meeting the Pro-
gressives decided that they could not
support II.