Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-26
Indications Ate That Appro-
pflatlon Measure viii Be
Given TO President Some
Time This Week,
PROBABLE FATE is
HARD TO PR0PHESY
Tariff Situation Now Enters
Upon Interesting Period as
Line on Proposed Amend
mentS Can Be Secured,


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Washington. May ss. President
Wilson may have before him this
woek for his approval or rejection.
the much-hulfcted Siia0oo. .0o0 sun
dry olvil appropriation blll. which IN
eludes the provisions tyempung labor
unions and farmers organizations
from prosecution through funds ap-
proprlated Tor the enforcement OF the
sherman anti-trust law.
What the president will Dc with the
measure because Of the exemption
clause which caused former President
Taft TO veto t. is engaging country
Wide attention.
The executives office has been
flooded with letters and petitions re-
enrdlng the measure, some urging
him IN emphatic language to veto Il
because Of the exemption clause and
others appealing to him TO give II his
approval
While the president is delheratlnE.
the house and senate conferences have
been marking time
The tariff situation win reach an
interesting period this week when tho
senate finance sub-eommittees get
down 20 the nctunl work ~ writing
their reVislons of the Underwood bill
When the private hearings CLOSE sa-
turday. the three snb-eonmittees VII
bcHin 20 slit through the mass Of ma
terial procured IN The Private hear.
mss through hflafa flled With them
by protesting manufacturers Al
though senator simmons. chairman Of
the finance committee. had hoped that
the work Of revising the schedules
could be concluded this week. there
s little prospect OF It.
senator Williams subcommittee
VIII take up the Insurance feature Of
the income tax section OF the bill.
Another matter to occupy this sub
committee. VIII be the amendments 10
the administrative features Of the bill.
proposed by Assistant Attorney Gen-
eraI Denison and Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Curtis, The amend
ments being seriously considered are
one to give the secretary Of the treas
ury the right To proclaim valuations
IN ndvalorom goods and another To-
prohibit attorneys taking ~ disputed
cuses on q contingent Zee basis.
/ OvershadowlnR the Legislative de-
'yclopments last week. was the Begin
ming made by republican leaders IN
and out Of congress 20 bring about
purity REORGANIZATION, eliminating N
the meeting Saturday Of the republic
can executive committee and urBnniza-
tion plnns Of tho. democratic ennsres.
aional and national committees Fol.
lowing these conferences. both rcpub-
licun aud democratic national commit
tees viii meet soon TO orsanizc and
work ont detalls for the campaign
noxt year
This week the committee OF five
senators appointed by the senate re-
publican conference 70 confer with
house leaders relating to a Joint cau-
Gus 20 talk over congressional plans
VIII begin work and senntor Gallingcr,
the chairman, is authority for tho
statement that caucus win be held
carly In June. The republican con-
gresslonal committee has deferred It's
organization meeting until the exc
utlyc committee OF the national COM
mittec has met, so as not TO Interfere
with any harmonious arrangements Of
work between the two organizations
The congressional organization lenders
were agreed that II the national COM
mttcc executive members did not in-
medlatoly establish headquarters the
congressional campaign headquarters
would be arranged for ut once, pub
liclty work planned and other details
attended TO looking TO the campaign
for election of representatives, ~ 1914.
The leaders OF both the democratic
ana republican congressional com
mittces are discussing The question of
Increased representation Of the sen
ate IN viow Of the coming direct elec
tion Of senator's by popular vote and
the sentiment ln both committees APP
parently fnvors such an Increase.
Representatives james n burke
OF Pennsylvania, now republican
whip Of the house and vice chairman
OF the republican congressional com
mitteo. Is leading possibility for the
chairmanshp TO succeed former
Representative William b. Mckinley.
of Illinois
Representative Lloyd. OF Missouri,
returned today from New York and
early next week will confer with the
representatives. Of the senate and of
the democratic nationui committee
regarding the Increased senatorial
question and Joint
preliminary plans. Repre-
sentative Johnson. of kentucky. is
stiii IN the lead for the Craftsmanship
despite reports Of his withdrawal
Representative Johnson all along has
stated that he would not accept the
office il his election came about IN