Arizona republican., 1909-06-11
THE SHEEP
 PROTECTED  The BaPskept UpAgaiDstW Wool
 in all Forms RAISED 4 LITTLE HIGHER
The Finance Committee Went Beyond the Old Mc- Kinley Rate and Even Re- fused to Be Limited by a Duty of 100 Per Cent.

Washington, June 1O.-Time and time again today Senator Deliver and eight or nine other so-called progressive republicans went down to defeat in their efforts to break the ranks of the Aldrich forces on the wool schedule of the tariff bill. Sen ator Deliver offered numerous amendments looking to a reduction of the finance committees rates, but in each instance the amendment was voted down and the committee was sustained
 The first of MT. Delivers sugges- tions had for its object the confining wool in it, which was defeated by a vote of 3l to 43 MT. Warren con- tended that the objection to this pro- vision was to prevent the importation of cheap cloths, but Mir. Deliver ar gued that there might be some per- sons who would be benefited by having cheap clothing brought in from abroad.
 On this vote, MT. Deliver was sup ported by Messrs. Beveridge, Bristow, Brown, Clapp, Cummins, LaFollette and Nelson, while McEnery of Louisi- ana, was the only democratic senator who voted with the republicans against the provision.
 Many of MT. Delivers amendments were along the same lines as first and on the entire series the vote was practically the same. In no instance did any republican senators change.
 One of MT. Delivers amendments was identical in terms with the pro- vision suggested by MT Aldrich as a part of the Mckinley tariff bill of 1888, but the Rhode Island senator refused to accept it, saying that con- ditions were entirely different now from those days.
 In the course of the discussion be- tween Senators Aldrich and owen on the duty on blankets, the fact was brought out that blankets paid at the rate of 1S0 per cent ad valorem. In this connection the chairman of the finance committee was given an op- porutnity to accept general pro- vision prohibiting any rates in the schedule above 100 per cent. but he declined to do so because, as he said, it might let in foreign woolen manu- factures.
 The debate throughout the day was good natured and Mir. Deliver discussed polka dots, corn plasters, home notices and kindred subjects with much humor. The wool sche- dule occupied the attention of the senate throughout the entire day and on this account the consideration of the proposed income tax, which had been set for today, was postponed until tomorrow.
 The evening session was devoted to speeches by Messrs. Gore and La Toilette, both in advocacy of lower wool rates. LaFollette offered a number of amendments to the wool schedule. At 10:50 pm. the senate adjourned.
 Encouraged by what they interpret to be weakening opposition to the income tax amendment another move to form a coalition between progress sive republicans and democrats was begun in the senate tonight. The program is that MT. Bailey shall pre- sent his amendment, and the motion to amend is to be made by MT. Cum mins to reduce the proposed tax from 3 to ? per cent and to include a provision for a tax upon the incomes of corporations. It is said that Bailey will accept both changes and all who favor an income tax will unite on the amended measure.
 The outcome is uncertain, but indi- cations point to a reference of the whole subject to the judiciary com mittee with instructions to report at the next session.
 The house was in session just elev- en minutes today transacting little business before adjournment until Monday.