New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
THE DAyINWASHINGTON

7 lost their heads and proved beyond all
| question the truth Of the assertion that
they have been actuated solely by ami
mostly to the administration and by po-
I litical expedency I'm advocating revision
now for they voted and permitted their
votes 10 be recorded against The amend
ment revising the iron and. steel schedule
merely because IL did not bear an In
surrcnt name and despite the fact that II
was Identical with that offered by Sena-
tor Cummins against revision OF the
sugar schedule. because il bore A Demo
cratic name. although it was identical with
that offered by Senator Bristow, against
q revision OF the chemical schedule in en-
tire accord with insurgent contentious, etc
Senator La Toilette, in his desperation
sought 70 defend Ei1 attitude By declaring
, that no such haphazard revision shouid pe
undertaken in the absence OF dennlte IN
formation from the Tariff Board. Ana
finally Moses La Toilette and all the other
children Of Israel voted against the Dill
revising the cotton schedule, which scned-
ule they have themselves so severely con-
demned
STATEHOOD. Senator Smith. NJ Michi-
gan. is doing valiant work ~ save from
final defeat the granting of statenooo 10
Arizona and New Mexico In TINS he
has the support of Representative floou'
chairman Of the House Committee on lerIl-
tories which committee agreed to-day that
tbere would be no attempt 70 pass the
statehood bill over tho Presidents veto anu
that instead a compromise resolution com
peIIing the elimination Of the recall az
applied TO he judiciary from the consul
tuition of Arizona and providing that 'ne
constitution Of New Mexico be made easier
of amendment will be offered In the House
with confidence that II will be promptly
adopted Nor should there be any obsta-
Gle TO its adoption i'm the Senate. where a
majority is in favor Of such action, al
though AT this late DAY It would not 70
difficult for a very small minority 10 pre-
vent its passage The only fear IN TINS
respect is that the insurgents. angered be-
yond all reason by their humiliating re-
pudiation to-day. may seek revenge on the
defenceless territories Senator Smith saw
the President this morning and learned
from him that his approval Of the proposed
resolution would be promptly and cheer
fully given, so that the prospect Of state
hood for these two territories Is now
brighter than it has ever been before.
A SAD LOSS.-There is just one provision
Of the nondescript wool bill vetoed to-day
by the President which will be regretted
rs a majority OF Congress. This is an in
formal amendment prepared by a modest
and anonymous newspaper correspondent
and offered by request" II had its incep-
ton and its reason for being in the FIX
traordinarily ornate sartoral effects which
have been produced by an unholy alliance
Of Western ideas Of beauty and Washing
ton haberda shers In substance the amend
r,cnt read as follows And be IL further
provided that all fannels. including pants,
shall not exceed above y inches from tops.
said tops 10 include tops of shoes. whether
If canvas or leather or other suitable
material. and without respect 10 the inclu-
sion Of cuffs, frills or other forms Of or
namentation" The purpose OF this amend
rent would become obvious 10 any one who
made survey Of the white and parti-col-
orod apparel Of Senators who have pa
tronized the Washington haberdashers, and
especially that Of those Western states
men who have been beguiled into purchas-
ing readymade neither garments Of fan
mel which had not been "shrunk before
manufacture" \ combination Of extreme
humidity and occasional showers has made
this amendment most pertinent and there
is no question but that OF all the provis-
ions already in. or which might have been
added 70 the Eondescript wool bill. the loss
Of none is go greatly deplored by those or
modest tastes In dress u ". H.