Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-07-28
I0TE A REVISION
Of WOOL TARIFF
DEMOCRATS AND PROGREsSIVES
BOWL OVER REGULARS.
Threaten MANY THINGS
Taft May NctO-FarmCrs Free List
NcXt?-La Toilette Proposes re-
ductiOn N Compensation,
By Associated Press.

3y Associated Press.
Washington, july 27.-Out Of what
had appeared to be a chaotic condi-
ion in the Senate. there suddenly
arose today a coalition Of Democrats
md insurgents which bowled over the
regulars and passed a compromise bill
.or the revision of the wooden tariff
oy a vote Of 4S to 80.
This new force in the Senate united
N material reduction of tariff du
les AL down the line, and, flushed
With victory, tonight, Is threatening
enact the so-caled farmers free
ist bin, and 10 put through a cotton
III as wel The insurgents want the
.teel and sugar schedules reduced.
The House Democrats are not will
ng 10 accept the compromise bill as
passed today, but they are more
han willing to meet the Senate con-
.erecs
Chairman Underwood Of the House
yays and means committee expressed
he opinion that bill satisfactory to
9th Houses was more than likely to
e agreed upon. This would put the
fool issue up to President Taft, and
here is speculation as to what his
curse would be.
Mr. Taft tonight would make no
comment on the situation. While he
las IN the past denounced the present
Foolen schedule as indefensible, there
lavc been strong intlmatons that he
tould not hesitate to use the veto on
ny tariff schedules passed In advance
# the representatives of the tariff
1oard.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the
nance committee, predicted today
hat President Taft would veto any
gool measure that might come out
4 the conference. This statement did
rot ruffle the Democrats who said
hat they would insist on a far deep
r cut than proposed in the Senate.
The regular Republicans seem to
lew a veto in the light that the pem-
Gratis would he strengthened, and are
Gclincd to believe that the executive
.isapproval would not be to the adj
antage to the Republicans. They
lain that reductions of the future
hould be of scientific nature.
what effect the Senate coalition as
perfected today will have upon tho
ate of adjournment cannot be pro-
phesied The House Democrats are
nXious for adjournment
The bill as passed by the Senate
oday was drawn by Senator La
'olette and was a compromise be-
ween the Underwood Bin, which
passed the Democratic house, and
he original LaFollette Bill, both of
which We're forced out Of the way
oy decisive votes, before the new
measure was admitted. Some idea
# the compromise may be had from
he proposed rates on raw wool
The House Wool Bill proposed a
'ate Of 20 per cent ad yalorem. The
original LaFollette bill 40 per cent
lnd the compromise 35 per cent 1t
probable that the Senate-House
conference between the Democrats
viii agree upon 80 per cent.
The progressives propose to re-
main in session until a revision in
icyeral schedules which they will
Jring up is considered.
The agreement under which the
wool bill was passed extends to the
armers free list bill and the passage
# that meaure seems assured in a
slightly modified form.
In offering amendments proposing
reduction in the duties In wooden
FOODS, Senator LaFollette today
ook the position that these reduc-
ions If adopted, would compensate
the farmers, at least in part, for tho
losses they will suffer from free
trade in agricultural products with
Canada.
"They WILL" the speaker continued,
in some measure, relieve all of the
people of the United States who have
been made to pay tribute TO the
"woolen trust" long the pampered
favorte of the tariff law. Two years
ago at the time we were considering
The present act which left schedule
N NUNudibNt pipPVoth NfiAibl
amendments. The amendmentE'
have modified, and offer as an
amendment to the pending bill.
II believe that the duties proposed
by me on manufactured woolen cloth
are greater than are necessary to
protect American manufacturers
from European competition. How
ever as this Ia but temporary
measure, which | hope will be fol-
owed by something more permanent,
offer for the present, the following
change In the wooden schedule"
Senator LaFollette said that the
proposed amendment OF the duties
on the manufactures Of wool would
result in reduction OF from S9.5S
per cent ad valorem. under tho pres
ent law. to 5000 per cent or more,
han S2ls per cent
The changes for the wool schedule,
as a whole. would result in an aver
age reduction OF 61.74 per cent under
tho present law, to 1924 per cent,
or reduction OF 23ta per cent ad
valorem, and more than 36 per cent
below the present rate.
Speaking of the effect these re-