Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
LOOK FOR COMPROMISE BILLS
Conference Expected on Cotton. Steel,
Sugar and Other Schedules.
TAFT MAY EXERCISE VETO POWER
Insurgents say they VIII Not Try
20 Put Any of the BiE sched-
-uIes on the Free
Lat.

WASHINGTON. July Z.-The fight Of
the democratc-progressiv republican coaii-
ton for broader tariff revision gained
ground yesterday and IL was confidently
predicted in both houses that conference
created compromise wool bill the farmers
free LIST bin and possibly TIE cotton bill
with steel sugar and other schedules,
would be passed.
Meantime the indications are stronger
than ever that President Taft will exercise
his veto power On tariff legislation prior
10 the submission Of the tariff board report
in December. The cotton bill probably
will pass the house next Thursday.
Democratic leaders asserted that II the
present program Is carried out there Is
nothing 10 prevent adjournment about the
middle Of August. The plan contemplates
a compromise wool bill On a % per cent
ed vslorem raw wool duty basis. This
: measure VIII go TO conference either next
Monday or Tuesday.
The free List bill. instead OF being handi-
capped with the sugar, steel and other
schedules riders, is 10 be changed only
b. the Bailey amendment which strikes
out the provision placing farm products
on the free list
This amendment is necessary to insure
the republican insurgent vote.
Democrats Of both houses expressed GER
tainty that the free list bill will be put
through the senate next Tuesday by the
same combination that put the wool bill
through.
Free List Bill Next Tuesday.
The intention Of the free list bill, as a
whole, as the insurgent senators regard
81. is to compensate the farmer for the
him b. the acceptance of Canadian reci-
procity. and they will not consent to an
extension 10 other countries OF the free
import provision on the products OF the
\ farm Practically all the opposition 10 the
bill on the democratic side viii be because
Of this amendment.
I'VE are not going to try to put any OF
the big schedules on the free list bill as
was at first contemplated" said one in
surgent senator.
1--WE want the president to have an op-
portunity 70 say whether he is willing 10
do anything 70 recoup the farmers Of the
country for the loss occasioned them by
!, Eurcing the passage OF the reciprocity bill
! and we shall not give him the excuse for q
veto that he might find in a cotton or q
steel schedule"
The wool bill viii be sent TO conference
next Monday or Tuesday. II VIII be called
up in the house then by Democratic Leader
Underwood, disagreed to and both houses
VIII appoint ccnferees. The house con-
ferees will be Representative Underwood
OF Alabama. RandeIl Of Texas, democrats
and Payne Of New York, republican. The
r senate eonferees are not as certain.
Regulars VIII Not Participate.
Chairman Penrose and other regular re
pubicans on the senate finance committee
firmly disavow any intention of participant
ting. Senator Penrose said the republicans
would adhere 10 their decision not Il
participate in the conference and added
that he would make an official statement
to this effect whenever the question Of
selecting conferees comes before the senate
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota, 81
developed. will decline 20 serve, notwith-
standing he voted with the combination
Tor the modified La Toilette bill which
passed. Mr.. McCumber wants to get away
from washington early next week.
Senators La Toilette. progressive re
publican, and simmons. North Carolina
democrat, doubtless viii be among tn,
senate conferees-
The wool bill reached the house today
the formal announcement of its passage b!
Nhe senate being greeted by democrats
applause. The bill now lies on the speaker
table, where II will remain until called Vi
next week for action as 20 conference
Democrats Leader Underwood said 1
(would be three or four days before seriou
consideration could be given it
Mr.. Underwood is busy with the cottol
bill. debate on which began In the hous
today.