The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
REAL TARIFF REVISION.
FIRST BREACH IN ROBBER TAR
IFF LAW.
Bill Reducing The Protective Tariff
ON Wool Passed by Both Senate
and House and Is Now I'm Presi-
dent Taft's Hands for Approval
He Is Expected to Veto It.

Washington. Aug. 15.---The senate
by vote Of 3S to 2S tonight adopted
the conference report on the wool
tariff revision BILL already adopted
by the house. The bill will now go
to the White House for the expected
veto Of President Taft.
The vote came after a vigorous
five-hour debate on the merits of the
bill. 1t was a victory for the COM
bined Democratic and Insurgent Re.
publican forces as against the regu-
lar Republicans. The bill as passed
by the two houses places fiat ad
valorem duty Of 20 per cent on wool
and proportionate rates on woolen
The opinion was held
In Washington tonight that congress
will begin the last eight days of the
session tomorrow. Senator Penrose's
introduced today, for ad-
journment August 22 .and the belief
expressed by o. w. Underwood.
Democratic leader, Of the house OF
that all work can be
concluded by Tuesday or "Wednesday
of next week were taken to indicate
that II will be difficult to hold the
special session together longer than
that.
The demand of the insurgcnt sem
ators that the cotton bill be disposed
Of is complicating matters In the
senate. A caucus of Democratic sem
ators has been called for 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning to consider the
cotton bill and the question Of ad-
jurnment. House leaders were In
conference with the senate Democrats
and insurgents today. but were un-
able TO get any assurance as to what
the outcome Of the cotton fght will
be or what date can be agreed upon
for adjournment.
The house Is ready to act on the
wool bill In case the president vetoes
II and to act on the free list bill as
soon as the senate takes another vote
on that measure.
II was staetd by house leaders that
the free list bill probably will be
accepted by the house IA the senate
passes 1t, without request for an
other conference. In this event IL
Is expected that both the wool bill
and the free list bill will be before
the president by Friday. The house
will be ready to attempt the passage
of these bills over a presidential veto
as soon as they come back from the
White House.
The insurgent Republicans In the
senate are making a strenuous de-
mand for the passage of the cotton
measure. and many Of the Democrats
are inclined to concede the demand
The house programme. on the other
hand. apparently does not contem-
plate further action on the bill, unless
the president should approve either
the wool or the free list bill. II he
vetoes both the house will be ready
to dissolve and leave further tariff
legislation until December.
On account Of the general anxiety
to get away Senator Penrose express
ed great confidence in the adoption Of
the resolution for adjournment at 2
p. m. August 22. The presidents veto
on the wool bill. when received, and
the atcion of the Democratic caucus
VIII do much to clarity the situation.
During today's senate debate on
wool. Senator La Toilette OF Wiscon.
sin accused Senator smoot OF Utah Of
being personally interested in the
schedule under discussion, inferred
strongly that the Mormon chur ch was
interested i'm wooden mills and then
declared no senator had a moral right
To vote on any law affecting his own
Interests.
III Is time" he asserted, "that the
senate adopt rule that no man be
permitted to vote on any question
when he was directly or indirectly in
terested' pecuniarily in that question"
Senator Smoot denied that the Nor
mon church had a dollar In any
woolen mill, although he acknowledge
ed that he owned some wooden mill
stock and that the church had owned
some years ago.