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Show LEADERS EXPECT TO PUSH BILL THROUGH Democratic Tariff Measure Goes to a Conference Committee Com-mittee Today. MAY PASS IN TEN DAYS Republicans Protest Against Appointment of La Follette as Conferee. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. With leaders lead-ers of both houses confident that It will bo back for final enactment within a few days, the Democratic tariff bill as passed by the house and amended by tho senate goes to a conference committee tomorrow. tomor-row. The senate conferees already have been named and those from the house will be appointed tomorrow as soon as the majority can put through a special rule to shut off Republican debate. Representative Underwood asked to-I to-I day unanimous consent to send the measure to conference. but he was blocked by Republican Leader Mann, who objected to the rejection of the senate's iiT6 amendments In bulk and without dc-ba dc-ba tc. No Difficulty Expected. Senator Simmons said tonight the conferees con-ferees would hold their first meeting tomorrow to-morrow night. Both he and Mr. Underwood Under-wood expressed the opinion that there would be no serious difficulty about reaching an agreement. The senate stole a march on the house when Immediately after passing the bill It decided to "insist on its amendments and ask for conference. The move of the senate leaders, while formal In character, char-acter, save a day's tiin0 In getting the bill Into the Joint conference committee. It was predicted today that the measure meas-ure probably would be ready for the president within ten days. Republicans Protest. Republican protests against the appointment ap-pointment of Senator La Follctle. who voted for the bill, as one of the Republican Repub-lican conferees on the measure brought n iincinrHiion lodav from Senator Plm- mons; the Democratic tariff leader that La Follette's appointment was entirely fair to- the Republican side . "While Senator La Follette voted foi tho tariff bill, he voted against most or the amendments we offered, said bena- top Simmons,, "and these amendments are the subjects which C0"fcVPnr , c?l: mlttoc will consider. We don t feel that .his presence adds to the Demociatk strength on the committee, as he has opposed many of the Important changes wc have made In the bill.' |