Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-03
Compromise Measure Intro
duced With Explanation it
is not abandonment of
Principles"
UNDERWOOD FORCES
ROUTED MIR. BRYAN
Free Wool Advocates Had to
Accept 20 Per Cent Duty
on Raw Article; Bill Now
Goes to Committee.

washington, IL. o., June Z.-lne
compromise resolution adopted by the
democratic caucus last night, bringing
about union of the free wool and rev.
enue tariff forces, came officially be-
fore the house today, when Chairman
Burleson of the democratic caucus
asked that 1t be read for the benefit
of the house. The resolution follows !:
Resolved, that the bill revising
schedule X, as presented to this eau
Gus by the majority members of the
ways and means committee is not to
be construed as an abandonment OF
any democratic policy, but in view OF
the democratic platform demand for
a gradual reduction of the tariff and In
the depleted and depicting condition of
the public treasury, as a result OF re-
publican extravaganza, tariff of 20
per cent ad valorem on raw wool Is
now proposed as revenue necessity.
The reference to abandonment OF
democratic principles was greeted
with laughter and applause on the re-
publican side.
Republican discussion of the caucus
was prevented by objection from the
democrats
The bill to revise the wool schedule
as reported to and approved by the
democratic caucus was introduced In
the house today by Mr.. Underwood
and referred to the ways and means
committee.
Free Wool Men Lose Out.
Democratic members OF the house
having finished their party struggle
over the wool tariff and agreed almost
unanimously to support the Under
wood bill placing a duty of twenty per
cent ad valorem on raw wool, prepared
today to meet the attacks upon the
proposed revision of the schedules
that are to come from the republican
minority. The democratic plan was to
introduce the wool bill today and refer
it to the ways and means committee,
by which it would be reported favor
ably next week.
Leaders of the democrats where jub-
liant over the result of their caucus
of last night They were pleased be-
cause differences threatened by the
of William ]. Bryan in
advocacy Of free wool had been ad-
justed and the party apparently ce-
mented in it's support of the revenue
measure. They construed the action
OF the caucus as rebuke to Mr..
Bryan
Representative Underwood, who
with Speaker Champ Clarke led the
fight for revenue tariff on wool from
the beginning of the special session
said:
"The adoption of this bill and the
with which 1t was received
by the democrats, many of whom did
not favor it as policy, but who were
eventually brought to see its revenue
necessity, demonstrates again the
earnestness and wisdom Of the demo-
cratic house. AS for Mr.. Bryan's at
tack upon the bill can only say that
he has received his answer from the
democrats who never bolted a caucus"
The senate was not In session to-
day.
/. Republicans Charge Trick.
The charge that democratic leaders
are adjourning the house over Monday
each week to prevent consideration OF
a general pension bill and other meas
ures that might be brought up only on
that day was made again today by
Leader Mann, when Mr.. Un-
derwood asked the house to adjourn
until Tuesday.
Mr.. Underwood denied that the
democrats were trying to delay legis-
lation. He said they were taking up
the bills promised in the extra ses-
sion. BY 153 to IS the adjournment to
was ordered.
The Democratic Caucus.
The proposed democratic revision
of the wool tariff-the Underwood bill
was approved by the
democratic caucus at midnight. Rapid
by the democratic house
leaders disposed Of the opposition OF
the free wool advocates.
Through resolution which leaves
the democratic party open in the fu-
ture to renew It's advocacy OF free
trade in raw wool, but which commits
all democrats to the support OF the
present bill, as revenue measure, al
most unanimous agreement was
reached.
The resolution was introduced by
Kitchen of North Car
olina, who had advocated free raw
wool. His resolution declared that the
support of a duty on raw wool should
not be construed as an abandonment