New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
SENATE ALLIANCE WEAK
Shows Signs of CoIIapSing When
Cotton Bill Comes Up for Action.
IT'S PROGRESS BLOCKED
Shoots Motion for Immediate
Consideration Defeated by
Vote of "a to Is.
lTron Tho Tribune pureau.

Washington, Aug 1.-the Democratic
insurgent alliance, which ruled through
the wool bill and other measures, showed
signs OF collapsing to-day when the cot
ton bill came up for consideration. Both
Democrats and insurgents fastened to
block it's path when Senator Smoot moved
that II be made the unfinished business.
defeating the motion by q 90 Is. An
earlier attempt by Senator La Toilette to
secure an agreement to vote on the bill
on August Is failed through the opposition
of Senator Overman. who also filed a pro-
test from some of his constituents In
North Carolina against unscientltic cotton
revision at the present time.
The Senator from Wisconsin and other
insurgents are making desperate efforts to
convey the impression that they would
like 10 carry on tariff revision without
end and the Democrats are having diff
fculty in making a show Of supporting the
House cotton bill on this subject, how
ever. the alliance has split with the prob
ability that the cotton bill will get no
further than II is at the present time.
Senator La Toilette. in attempting to
get an agreement for a vote. said he
was In favor OF securing a vote in the
Senate on every schedule the House might
send over. Senator Overman In Directing
said ne thought II was unusual to try to
fix date for voting on bill which was
not before the Senate for debate. Senator
La Toilette informed him that dates had
been fxed for voting on the reciprocity,
free list. statehood and other bills before
they had been reported
Senator Bristow, Of Kansas. introduced
amendments for revising the sugar. lead
bullion. white lead. rubber manufacturers
and printers type schedules. lie will offer
them TO the cotton bill.
The protest already referred to is from
L. r. Groves OF the Flint Manufacturing
Company, Gastonia y. G., and said in
part:
The manufacture of fine yarns. especially
ccmbed yarns is just in its infancy in the
South. These spindles would never have
been in operation had IL not been for a
tariff. and a high one at that. hut not 100
high compared with the wool schedule"
resolution proposing government
railroad in Alaska was introduced by
Senator Jones, of Washington. providing
that the President authorize survey TO
determine the most practical route for a
railroad from q point on Controller Bay
TO the Mantanuska and Boring coal fields.
The resolution would direct the President
ia submit to Congress as soon as possible
sn estimate of the cost Of such railway
and a recommendation as To its construc-
ton and operation by the government.
Senator Burton resumed to-day his dis
cussion Of the work of the Monetary Com
mission in accordance with the currency
situation Senator Cpmmins. author OF
the resolution 70 abolish the commission
tried TO secure vote. without avail Be
fore Senator Burton had finished speaking
the Senate had vanished, and when the
roll was called on a point of no quorum
the difficulty Of keeping il 10 its task was
accumulated by the spare number that ap-
peared TO respond to their names. AS 1t
was hopeless to achieve any further action
for the day at least. the Senate adjourned