Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
The FusiOnistS Claim Tar
if Revision Is Gaining.
Wool, Free List, COIion, Steel,
Sugar and Other Bills
will Be Passed II Fusion Ranks
Can Be Held Together.

Washington. July Is The fight by
the Democratic-Pro Progressive Republi-
can coalition for tariff revision gained
ground today aud it was confidently
predicted in both houses that = CON
fefence-created compromise wool bill,
the farmers free list bill and possibly
the cotton bill. with steel. sugar and
other schedules, would be passed
Meantime the indications are strong
en- than ever that President Taft will
exercise his veto power on tariff leg
lsiatlon prior 10 the submission Of the
Tariff Boards report in December.
The cotton bill will pass the House
probably next Thursday. Democratic
leaders asserted that If the present
program is carried out there is moth
ing to prevent Adjournment about the
middle of August
The plan contenlpatcs a compromise
bill on a 30 per cent. ad valorem raw
wool duty basis. This pressure will
go to conference either next Monday
or Tuesday. The free list bill instead
of being handicapped with the sugar.
steel and other schedules as riders.
is 10 be changed only by the Bale
amendment which strikes out the pro-
vision placing farm products on the
free list. This amendment is neces-
safy to insure the Republican Insur-
gent vote
Democrats of both houses expressed
certainty that the free list ILL will be
put through the Senate next Tuesday
by the same combination that put
the wool bill through
The intention of the free list bill. as
a Whole as the Insurgent senator's
regard il Is to compensate the farmer
for the loss supposed to have been in
fiicted upon him by the acceptance of
Canadian reciprocity and they will not
consent to an extension to other eoun-
tries of the free import provision on
the products Of the farm. Practically
all the opposition to the bill on the
Dominion side will be an account of
this amendment Among those who
prefer the bill unamended is Senator
Johnson of Maine
We are not going to put any of the
big schedules on the free list bill as
was at first contemplated, said one
lnsmgent senator We want the Pres
ident to have an opportunity 10 say
whether he is willing OF do anything
to recoup the farmers of the country
for the loss occasioned them by fore
ing the passage Of the reciprocity bill.
and We shall not give him the excuse
Tor veto that he might find in cot
ton or a steel schedule"
The wool bill will be sent to CON
ference next Monday or Tuesday 1t
viii be called up in the House then by
Democratic Leader Underwood dis
agreed 10 and both houses viii appoint
conferees. Tie House conferees will he
Underwood. Ala. Randall. Tex. DENIS.
and Payne. New York Rep. The SEN
ate conferees are not as certain.
Chairman Penrose and other Regu-
lar Republicans on the Senate finance
eommttee firmly insist on not partic-
ipating. Senator Penrose said today
that he would make an official state
merit to the effect whenever the Ques-
ton of selecting conferees comes be-
fore the Senate.
Senator McCumher. y d. il turned
out today will decline to serve. not
withstanGinE he voted with the coali-
ton for the modified La Toilette bill
when passed McCumber wants to get
away from WASHINGTON early next
week La Toilette. Progressive Repub-
lican, and simmons. y G., Dem.
doubtless will be among the Senate
couferees The wool bill reached the
House today. the formal announce
ment of its passage by the Senate be-
ing greeted nv Democratic applause
The Hill row lies on the Speakers ia
BILE. where it will remain until called
up next week for action as to confer
ence Underwood said TO-DAY that II
will be three or four days before serl-
Gus consideration could be given IL.
Underwood is busy with the cotton
bill. debate on which began in the
House today.