The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-28
SENATE PASSED
WOOL BILL BY
48 70 81
Measure is Modification of La
Toilette Amendment
REGULARS HOPE FOR VETO
Action Result Of Solid Democratic
Vote Added to a Majority Of
q. the insurgents


Washington, July Pa com.
promise wool bill offered by Senator
La Toilette of Wis, a modification of
both his own and the House bill, was
passed by the Senate yesterday, 4S
to 80, through the union of demo
Gratis and republican insurgents. Up
on this middle ground the democrats
having secured a record vote on the
original Underwood bill, joined with
the republican insurgent forces. The
measure adopted reduces the raw
wool duty to 30 per cent ad valorem
and correspondingly reduces the dut-
les on wooden articles.
The combination of democrats and
insurgents in the Senate, united on a
material reduction on tariff duties
all down the line and flushed with vic
tory, is threatening not only to enact
the so-called House farmers free list
bill into law next Tuesday, but to put
through a cotton bill as well. The
insurgents want the sugar and steel
schedules included in the program.
The House democratic leaders are
not willing to accept the compromise
bill as it passed the Senate yesterday
but they are more than willing TO
meet the Senate conferees. Chair
man Underwood of the House ways
and means committee expressed the
belief last night that bill satisfac-
tory to both houses was more than
likely to be agreed upon.
This would put the wool issue up TO
President Taft, and there is much
speculation as to what his course
would be- Mr. Taft would make no
comment on the situation. Although
the president has denounced the
present wooden schedule of the Payne
Aldrich law as indefensible, there
have been strong hints from the
White House within the last few
weeks that he would not hesitate to
veto any tariff bills passed in ad-
vance of reports from the tarin
board. The assumption OF power by
the democratic-insurgent combina-
ton yesterday was the outgrowth OF
similar condition formed on June q
to send the wooden bill to the finance
committee with instructions to re-
port ii back July 10. The standpat
senators then admitted that their
control of the upper house of Con-
gres had been broken and that they
would no longer hold themselves re-
sponsible. The finance committee.
shifting responsibility to the floor OF
the Senate, reported the bill adverse
ly the next day.
The passage of the bill came after
a defeat of the Underwood House
bill, A to 80, on almost party vote,
and after the original La Toilette sub
stitute had been voted down with
only the republican insurgents In its
favor. Having secured vote on the
Underwood bill. as passed by the
House. the democrats then supported
a motion made by Senator La Toilet
te reconsider the vote by which
their bill was defeated. As soon as
the motion to reconsider had been
carried. La Toilette offered his com.
promise. He said 1t represented a
reduction of the duties in his prev
ious amendments. Democrats accept
ed II as the best that could be OBJ
tanned. All insurgents but Borah OF
Idaho. Dixon of Mont. and Jones OF
Washington. voted for the com
promise bill. while the democrats
were unanimous in their support oil H.
The important features OF the new
La Toilette bill which the Senate
passed Yesterday. compared with the
present law and the Underwood
House bill. are shown In the follow
ing: ~, -,
skins. present law. 57.7l per cent al
valorem: Underwood, % per cent
La Toilette. 80 per cent.
Wool not on skins-Present law
A79l per cent: Underwood, 20 per
cent; La Toilette. S5 per cent
Raw wool, second class-Preseh.
449S per cent; Underwood. " pei
cent: La Toilette, 10 per cent,
Ton waste, etc.-Present, 9S.9S pei
cent; Underwood. 20 per cent La
Toilette. % per cent -.
Shoddy, motifs, etc.-Present, VI pei
cent: Underwood, 20 per cent; la
Toilette. % per cent
Wooden rags. Mungo, etc.-Preseh.
3b.4O per cent: Underwood, 70 pei
cent. La Toilette. % per cent
Combed tops-Present III pei
cent: Underwood, 30 per cent; La
Toilette. 40 per cent.
Yarns-Present, 1858 per cent
Underwood 30 per cent; La Toilette
As per cent No..
Blankets and manners al Iesen
aba2 per cent. Underwood, 80 pc
cent: La Toilette, 50 per cent.
Clothes, dress goods, fabrics au'
wool cloth-present, 96.f4 per cen.
Underwood, as per cent; La Folle''e
30 per cent. -. tn
Carpets-Present' 80 per cent; u y
derwood. % per cent; La Follette' o
Mats and rugs-present, 62.s6 pc
cent: Underwood so per cent Ia
Toilette, 80 per cent