Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-18
Turned Trick
 On insurgents
REGULARS ABSENT THEMSELVES
 FROM THE SENATE.
AND BREAK UP COALITION
Democrats In Full Control Could Not
 Consistently Carry Out Agreement With Insurgents on Cotton.

Washington, Aug. -17-A shrewd | move by the regular republicans as unexpected as it was effective, today, suddenly threw the democrats into complete control of the senate in their own right and forced them absolutely to abandon their coalition with the progressive republicans.
 House Bill Loaded With Amendments. Out of the chaos an dthe uproar came bill to revise the cotton sched- fule of the Payne -Aldrich tariff law. It was the bill as passed by the house, but saddied with amendments to re- wise the iron and steel, the cotton ma ch1nery and chemical schedules of the tariff law, coupled with provision for reciprocal free trade in Sbituminous coal across the Canadian border.
 Regulars Absented Themselves. Democratic votes alone were cast in favor of the bill. The regular re- publicans deliberately absented them selves from the chamber and thus left their progressive colleagues in a hope less and helpless minority. The in surSents, taken completely by sur prise, were thrown into a rage. Charge Democrats With Treachery. Alternately they denounced what they termed the treachery of the dem- ocrats with whom they had been in alliance, and inveighed against the regular republicans for the part they had played in the new combination which had brought about revolution in the senate as stratling and sensa- tional as the coalition which earlier had robbed the regulars of their su- premacy in the upper house of con- gross.
 enSatorial Courtesy Forgotten.
 In vain the insurgents invoked all but forgotten rules of the senate to compel the regulars to attend and to so long revered and jealously defend ed, was tossed to the winds. The in surgents charged that the democrats had broken faith, although in caucus last night the latter had determined to carry through an insurgent- democrat 1c programme on the cotton bill which would have included the adoption of a LaFollette substitute for the house measure. They insisted the democrats had entered into an agreement or un- derstanding with the regulars to leave the progressives in the 1urch Bristown Overheard Conversation.
 Neither the regular republicans nor the democrats would admit that such an understanding existed, but Senator Bristow of Kansas boldly declared that he had overheard d conversation be- tween Senator Johnston of Alabama, Ia democrat, and Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, the regular republican leader, that left no doubt in his mind.
 Democrats Seek To Aid Regulars.
 Despite the drastic rules invoked, many of the regular republicans still insisted upon their right to decline to vote and when serious consequences threatened they resorted to motions to be excused, which in several cases were carried by safe majorities. The democratics sought to relieve their new found allies with a blanket motion of excuse from voting but this plan failed.
 Had To Throw Down Insurgents.
 Whatever the agreement, what ever the understanding, the results accomplished were both definite and selves in position, where, for the sake of party consistency, they had to disregard completely their previous arrangements with the insurgents. This arrangement was based upon the belief that the democratic house bill the democrats and insurgents would combine to pass a La Toilette coms promise measure, just as was done with the wool schedule.
 Democrats Against La Toilette Bill.
 Senator La Toilette finally offered his bill as substitute for the house bill and the amendments that had been added to it. The substitute secured no votes. however, but those of inSur- gents. The democrats voted against it, as did a handful of regular republi- cans, all other republicans either ab- senting themselves from the chamber or refusing to vote.
 Vote on Cotton Bill.
 Then came the final vote on the house cotton bill. As the first call of the roll was concluded those who had kept track of the vote realized that the democratic cotton bill had re- ceived a favorable vote of 29 to 19.
 Cummins Rises in Wrath. once, demanding that the rule of the senate compelling members to vote or to give their reasons for not voting be enforced.
 T know, and the president knows said Senator Cummins, that there are senators sitting here in full view of the senate who did not answer or vote when their names were called
 Several senators protested that th.s rule had never been invoked within their knowledge.
 Regulars Leave Chamber.
 "The rule, is plain,'' said Vice Presi- dent Sherman. If it is invoked it IS the duty of the chair to enforce it. The clerk Will call the names of those who did not answer
 There was sudden exodus of re- publlcans from the chamber.
 La Toilette Calls for Briggs.
 Senator Briggs of New Jersey had