The Washington times., 1909-07-17
REVOLT THREATENS
AMONG SENATORS
Warren Is Leader of Person
ally Conducted lnSur-
gent Movement.

Revolts and near-revolts are the order
OF the day now in Congress. If . Sen
stor or Representative sees or hears
of something in the tariff bill or of
something that is likely to be in the bill
when it comes from conference not
pleasing to him. he meditates upon in
surrection and then sets out 10 organize
revolution.
The Senate is just now the situs of
new insurrection- Until now, most Of
the talk Of revolt has been heard in the
House. But the fact that the President
has taken hold Of the situation on tariff
with earnestness and is bearing down
hard on the doctrine Of free raw ma
terials, has alarmed some of the Sen
ators on the Republican side who are
opposed to free raw materials, and Il
President Taft presses this issue TO a
test of strength on the floor, it will be
found there is strenuous antagOnism TO
the free raw material idea.
One Of the Senator'S who is up in arms
over the idea OF flee raw materials is
Senator Warren of Wyoming. Senator
Warren is one Of the foremost exponents
of a duty on hides. President Taft is
for free hides, and has been urging the
conferees TO support free hides. More
over, he came out strong for free hides
when the members of the House who
are anxious for free raw materials held
conference with him. This has per
turbed Senator Warren. as i has SEN
ator Carter, Senators Penrose and Oh
liver, Senator Elkins. Senator Scott, and
some others. who are especially con-
cerned in getting protection for raw
materials.
Warren Gets Busy.
Senator Warren has set out to or
ganize Republicans against the free raw
materials idea. He entered on this
work as soon as he was convinced
President Taft was in earnest. Senator
Warren looked about and cast his eye
on the Republican insurgents. He has
approached SOM of them with a prop
osition for a coalition between the in
sUTgents and the opponents of free raw
materials Whether he will be able
10 effect such a coalition, however, is
not certain.
According to a bit of gossip about
the Capitol, Senator Warren went 10
Senator Dolliver and asked if the ten
Republican Senators who voted against
ponents of free raw materials 10 de-
feat the conference report.
Wen" said DolliveF, in his humor-
Gus vein, Its asking a good deal for
ten gentlemen who are moved only by
conscience to join hands with lot OF
fellows who are moved only by selfish
interest"
This reply left If uncertain what Dol 4
liver intended TO do, and Senator War
rem does not know what the men who /
frIr a
eide upon. The insurgents are not en-
amored Of the bill. but some Of them !
would doubtless think better OF it if it
came out Of conference with some raw
materials free.
Long Fight Feared.
The general belief about the Capitol I
is that If President Taft gets the con-
ferces to bring out a bin which provides
for free iron ore. tree oil. free hides
and lower duties on coal, the fight over
Il is apt 10 be prolonged. II would prob
ably not be in the House. There, the /
rules would bring about vote quickly
and il is not unlikely that the Presi- /
dent would be sustained, hard as the
dose would be 10 many members. But
IL the Senate with unlimited debate |
there is TO telling what would happen /
In the first place. the Republicans who /
want duties on raw materials would !
talk at length and in the sec !
ond place, Democrats, like Bailey, who I
arc against Tree raw materials, would I
re-enfOrce Senator Warren and his 4
friends. What the Senate insurgents /
would do would depend on whether /
there was revision downward in other 1
schedules than those relating 10 raw /
materials.
Opinions Of weil-informed members Of /
CONGRESS are that il is not at all im- /
probable d tangle viii result that wis /
delay the bill for weeks. Some pessi- I
mists are beginning TO talk about Sep /
TENDER once more.
just at this time, more talk is being /
heard about the defeat Of the pending
tariff bill than has been heard at any
time vet one Republican Senator to- /
day said:
1t looks TO me as II President TAFT. |
by urging free raw materials, will force /
on Congress the veto Of this measure"
He added that he believed the country
generally would be better satisfied with 4
the DinSley law than with the measure /
which seems likely TO be evolved
IL was hot Wes Their that hurried the I
Senate along TO pass the bill in the first
place. Now the wise ones are saying
that If by any chance the passage Of the
Din is delayed until the middle Of Au-
gust, when the cool nights. will berin
10 return. the special session may take
a. Lease al