The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-29
COALITION
 MAKES FIGHT
DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS WANT THE
 TARIFF REVISION.
New Coalition Gains Ground In Sen ate Fght-Free List Bill Win Probably Be Passed When
 It Comes to a Vote.

Washington, July 2S.-The figh of the democratic progressive repub. lean coalition for broader tariff re- vision gained ground today and it wal confidently predicted in both house: that conference, created compromis- ed wool bill. the farmers free list and possibly the cotton bill, witt steel, sugar and other schedules wou-d be passed.
 Meantime the indications are stronger than ever that President Taft will exercise his veto power on tariff legislation prior to the submis sion of the tariff board report in De- cember.
 The cotton bill probably will pass the house next Thursday. Demo- cratic leaders asserted that if the present program is carried out there Is nothing to prevent adjournment aboat the middle of August.
 The plan contemplates a compro- mise wool bill on 30 per cent ad valorem raw wool duty basis. This measure will go to conference either next Monday or Tuesday. The free list bill, instead of being handi- capped with sugar, steel, and other schedules as rEers, is to be chang cd only by the Bailey amendment, which strikes out the provision plac- ing farm products on the free list t. This amendment is necessary to in- snre the republican insurgent vote.
 Democratic of both houses. ex- pressed certainly that the free list bill would be put through the sen ate next Tuesday by the same com hination that put the wool bill through.
 The intention of the free list bill as a whole. as the insurgents sena- tors regard it. is to compensate the farmer for the loss supposed to have been inflicted upon him by the ac- ceptance of Canadian reciprocity and they will not consent to extension to other countries of the free import provision of the products of the farm. Practically all the opposition to the bill on the democratic side will be on account of this amend ment. Among those who prefer the bill unamended is Senator Johnson, of Maine.
 We are not going to try to put any of the schedules on the free list bill as was at first contemplated, said one insmgent senators We want the president to have an op- portunity to say whether he is will ing to do anything to recoup the farmers of the country for tho loss oecasioned them by forcing the pas sage of the reciprocity bill, and w' shall not give him the excuse for { veto that he might find in a cottoI or steel schedule.'
 The wool bill will be sent tt conference next Monday or Tuesday It will be called up i'll the house then by democratic Leader Under wood, disagreed to and both house will appoint conferees. The hous conferees will be representative Underwood of Alabama; Randell o Texas, Democrats and Payne of NeN York, republican. The senate con ferecs are not as certain.
 Chairman Penrose and other reg ular republicans on the senate flnanc committee. firmly disavow any in tention of participating. Senate Penrose said today that the repub licans would adhere to their decisio not ro participate in the conterenc and aided that he would make a official sta ement to this affect when ever the question of selecting con ferees comes up before the senau
 Senator McCumbef. of North Dakc ta, it developed today, will declll to serve. notwithstanding he vote with the combination tor the mod fled La Folettee bill that passed. MI McCumber wants to get away ITO Washington early next week. ser ators La Toilette. progressive repul liean, aud Simmons. of North Ca oina. democrat. doubtless will among the senate conferees
 The wool biii reached the houi today, the formal announcement
 it's passage by the senate peln greeted by democratic applause. II bill now lies on the speakers tap'
 where it will remavn until caiie up next week for action as to ooi