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Show I PATHS LEAD I TO END OF I CONGRESS H I WASHINGTON, July 16 All leg- H Islatlvo paths now lend to adjourn- H nicnt oT congress quickly after the H If vote on the Arl7ona-New Mexico H statehood bill Is taken In the 6enatc B on tho lepislatlve day of August 7 B Tho senate probably then will be H ready to adjourn despite the general H tariff revision threat of Senator Cnm- H mlns of Iowa and other Insurgents, H and the house will sot interpose any H fresh legislation to disturb the sen- H atc's program for winding up the ex- H tra session. H Only six days remain before the H final vote is reached on the Canadian Hj reciprocity bill In the Ecnate. Us H passage by a two-thirds majority Is B confidently predicted by senate lead- Hj ers who hare seen many Important H amendments voted down In the last H few days by majorities larger than H I they had ventured to hope for H " Important Speeches to Support Bill. Several important speeches in sup- fport of tho bill are expected, with a view to making clear tho position of H 3 the Democrats and Republicans who H have refused to entertain any amend- Hkj ment to the bill, and who have sup- H ported Prosident Taft's desire for Hj early ratification of the agreement H' ' as it stands. H ' Senators Stone of Missouri, Shlvely B of Indiana and other Democrats will i advocate the bill this week, while H Senators Bailey of Texas and LaFol fl"' lette of Wisconsin will oppose it. K, Other bills upon which dates for Bjyl votes have been set will be debated aB Baj Eoon as reciprocity Is out of the way. S A conference on the resolution for R9f constitutional amendment for dl- L- rect election of United States senators H jj" will probably bo held Monday by tho B I Fcnato and house conferees to adjust B jj differences over the senate's amend H jf ment looking to federal control of the B'l elections. Bf No Opposition to Adjournment, fl House leaders agree that there will H 1 he no opposition to tho adjournment B j plans of the senate. The house com- H mlttec on ways and means Is working Bd on a revision of the cotton tariff, D which will be taken up in the house BB next week. About 10 days' debate B in the house is expected, but the bill B will not be pressed on the senate bo H as to cause any delay, and if neces- B sary, will be put ahead as a rider on H the' wool or free list bills when tho H senate votes upon them. H Cotton revision, however, may be H pressed at the regular session con- H vcnlng in December. The investigating committees will Br bo active during the rest of the extra Hfc session. The scnato committee which f is inquiring into the election of Sena- H ,. - ior Lorlmer will rcsumo tomorrow, B with probably several witnesses who H nrc expected" to testify regarding tho H ' ' alleged $100,000 Lorlmer election Bl i B- -. Continuance of Controller Bay Probe. B House committees will continue In- jL vestlgatlng the Controller bay, Alas- 1' ;a, land claims, involving alleged ac- Hy tivitics of the Guggenheim Interests Hl looking to monopolize Alaskan coal K lands, the attorney general's recom- B mendation for the removal of Dr. H Harvey "W. "Wlloy, chief of tho chem- HSBBl imn' hnrpnii. the alletred failure of Hf Attornoy General Wlckersham to Hf prosecute alleged frauds by tho Alas- PaPaBf kan syndicate, and the charge b of f' travel Irregularities and favoritism of Mnj. B. B Ray, an army paymaster B "The house "sugnr trust" invebtigat- B Jng committee wIlL meet in New York B' Tuesday. ! The "steel trnst" investigating com H tnittce will rcsumo work here this H oo Bk. Feel languid, weak, run-down? B Headache? Stomach "ofr?" Just a B plain case of Ituy liver. Burdock B Blood Bitters tones liver and stom- H nch, promotes digestion, purifies the |