The evening world., 1913-07-19
Country Is InSistent, and Presi-
dent Wilson Demands That
Congress Do Something.
DEBATE BEGINS TO-DAY.
Senator Simmons viii Lead
of for the Democrats and
Cummins for Republicans.
By Samuel NJ. Williams.
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Worla.)
WASHINGTON. July M serious
enort will be made to-day to change
the vaudeville bill that has held away
Tor . week on the u. 4. Capitol boards
into serious drama and get down to rAa,
business. The Senate will rshearss tho
tarih bill and the House will cease get.
ting excited over every hot weather In
oadent that comes along. President vii.
son 10 insistent that faster head way be
made on the important legislative pro.
gramme mapped out. In which tariR has
the lead In the Senate and banking and
currency reform In the House.
beginning mt noon to-day the Senate
VIII have daily sessions excepting Sun
Gay. and the tarin debate will have the
right OF way over every other subject
This 10 accomplished by q pariiamsn.
tary ruling that II must be considered
unhnished business after every adjourn
ment. 20 that II will head tho calendar
until finally disposed of. Senator Sim.
mons OF North Carolina will lead OF for
the Democratic side this afternoon, FOL.
lowed by Senator cuumins Of Iowa for
the Republicans.
MANY DELAYS Block TARIFF
MEASURE. 40
Delays innumsrsble have blocked the
way Of this important legislation. The
special session Of Congress called TO
enact tafiff reform met on April Z. and
the Underwood bill was introduced the
same day. II was only Q month and .
day getting through the lower House.
and went TO the Senate May & There
the Finance Committee wrsstisd with Il
Tor more than two months. finally re-
porting back to the Senate the amended
form on July IL
For . full week and day the bill
has laid on the Senate table untouched
and unnoucsd. Just one Senator has re-
fsrrsd to H. That was McCumbsr Of
North Dakota. who had . speech he
wished TO Set In the record before 60
iug away from town end by unanimous
consent they let him speak II IN advance.
The President has been hearing from
the country. insistcnt demands that
Congress paas the bill 20 that arrested
business could start up again. With .
great majority Of business men. Il 70 not
% much now . question OF what any
particular duty may bs 40 that some
duty DO nxed 90 that they could know
on what basis 10 20 ahead.
SUMMER HEAT ALONE WILL
CHECK oRAroRY.
After three and ons.half months the
tariff swinge into another lap In it,
course through Congress. But this 10
not the last lap BY any means. The
senators will talk and talk and talk.
There y, no rule to stop them. Only
the whiting pail 81 tropical heat that
falls upon Washington In summer can
check their fervid oratory. Eventually
they Will have = Anal vote and the
bill will be passed.
Then comes the last Lap and the de-.
cisivs one. There must be Q confer.
sncs with the House over the changss
made by the Senate There will be
dickering and trading and compromise
In the conference committee. After q
week or two all the disputed points
will b settled. and at last on some
chosen day there will DO q spectacular
wind.up OF the whole business by each
! house agreeing to the conferences re-.
port.
President Wilson will sign Il quickly.
and thus tho country will ultimately
have q new tarir law. The most hope.
full prediction of the last day IL Sept. 1
That will mean Ave months Of leRis,
iativs struggle to enact single meas
urO.