Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-19
INSURGENCY IS HIT HARD
Sarswd Move Of Regular Republicans
Smashes Coalition Hopelsssly.
BOURB0Es N ENTRE CONTROL
Hsuse Cottou BiIl. with steel Amend
ment Attached, t. Passed
Treaehery Of the Demo
crnts scored.


~ the regular republicans. as unexpected !
a. It Vas effective, yesterday suddenly |
--rew the democrats into complete control |
q The senate IN their own right and forced |
hem absolutely 20 abandon their coalition |
nth the progressive Republicans
out Of the chaos and the uproar came a |
III % revise the cotton schedule OF the /
Psvus-Aldrich tariff law. II was the bin !
as passed by the house, but saddlsd with |
anendnsnts 20 revise the iron and steel
ne cotton machinery and chemical SEIZED |
Lea o. the tariff Law, coupled with q pro-
v1aon for reciprocal free trade in, bitu-
ninous coal across the Canadian border
TIE bin a. amended viii 90 back to the
house and probably will be sent 20 con-
fsrsnos II It energies from this ordeal
and goes 20 the White House II unaues-
;ionably VII mset the fate OF the wool
-svizon bin, which vas vetoed to-day by
President Taft
Insurgents Are EnraEed.
Democratic votes alone were cast IN favor
Of The bill. The regular republicans de-
uberately Gbsented themselves from the
chamber. and thus left their progressive
colleagues In q hopeless situation. The
inEurEenta- taken by surprise. were thrown
into . raEa Alternately thsy denounced
what they termed the treachsry OF the
democrats with whom they had been in
alliance and inveiEhed against the regular
republicans for the part they had played
In the new combination
In vain the insurgents invoked forgotten
rules OF the senate TO compel the regulars
20 attend and to cast their votes. sena-
torial courtesy was tossed 70 the wtndA
The Insurgents charged that the democrats
had broken faith. since In caucus last night
IarTar Nad - - th~or,uk,
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT program on the
cotton bill. which would have included the
adoption Of q La Toilette substitute for
the measure They insisted that the demo-
Gratis had entered into an agreement or
understanding with the regulars 20 leave
the progressives IN the lurch.
Neither the regular republicans nor the
democrats would admit that such an under
standing exists. but Senator Bristow of
Kansas boldly declared be overheard g
conversation between Senator Johnson Of
Alabama democrat and Senator Penrose
,--of Pennsylvania. the regular republican
leader, that left doubt in his mind
Democrats Protect New Alice.
Despite the drastic rules invoked, many
Of the regular republicans still insisted on
their right 10 decline 20 vote and when
serious consequences threatened they re-
several cases were carried by safe rnAjori-
ties. The democrats sought 10 relieve
their new found allies with a blanket mo-
ton Of excuse from voting, but this plan
failed
Whatever the understanding. the results
accomplished were definite and decisive
The democrats found themselves in a po-
sition where for the sake OF party con-
sistency they had 20 disregard their pre-
vious arrangement with the insurgents
This arrangement was based on the belief
that the democratic house bill first would
be defeated and that the democrats and
insurgents would combine TO pass q La
Toilette compromise measure, Just as was
done with the wool schedule. When the
voting began. however. there came a sud
den realisation that the democratic bill
would pass without the aid OF the insur-
gents, enough regular republicans having
walked out Of the chamber 10 give the
democrats a clear majority
Coalition Effectively Broken.
The break in the senate coalition. which
had made tariff legislation possible, wa
taken 70 mean the early approach Of ad
5ournment The democrats, II was said
already had set about 10 placate the in
h surgents, but this was regarded as impos
sble after the events Of the day. Without
effective working agreement between
these two elements Of the senate all fur
Their attempts al legislation would be use
less. Senator Penrose predicted tonigh
that the session would terminate with n,
weekend
None Of the insUrgent leaders would dis
euss the situation tonight They felt tina
they had achieved a material advantsg
In the adoption Of the iron and stee
amendment This amendment. original.
drawn BY Senator Cummins. was with
drawn by the Iowa senator today. II wa
\ taken up in its entirety by senator Bacon
I democrat and rushed into the cotto
4 bill
The regular republicans made no attemp
10 conceal their delight at having put N
Insurgents in position where they wer
compelled to vote against cotton revisio
al this time.
Work Against own Children.
Senator Cun.mins rallied his tnsurgen
colleagues 10 vote against his own amend
ment for an iron and steel tariff revision
when that amendment was offered b
senator Bacon. Senator BAstow hefpe
10 defeat his own amendment for a r,
vision OF the sugar schedule, when it ws
lffered In his absence by senator Jone
L Washington
Progressive hepupncAn Leader La no
NIstte declared IL VAS impossible for n
insurgents 20 vote for The democratic bill
while the democrats had agreed that
their bill Was defeated they would
willing 70 support the La Toilette meAsur
As the progress OF votes showed that II
democrats had q clear majority owing
the absence OF the regular republicans. II
insurgents set out in an effort 70 get
vote on the IA EoletLs compromise bil
which IL had been expected. would
adopted tn place Of the house bill Senate
Ia Toilette finally Offered his ball a.
substitute for the house bill and u
amendments that had been added 70 H. 4
appealed 70 the democrats 70 vote for h
substitute declaring thai the insurgen
were yielding a great deal, but could 4,
support the original house bill
The Ia Follstte- substitute received I
votes but those Of insurgents. The dem
Gratis voted against IL a. did a handf
Of regular Republicans, AL other republican
either absenting themselves OF refusing
vote
Then came the nnal vote on the hou
otton bill Instead OF the strong rspubl
can vote. which had defeated the hou
wool bul and the house free list bin A.