The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
COMPROMISE BILL
GO E S 10 HOU Sc
Leaders Not Willing to Accept
Measure as 1t Passes, but Will
Meet Conferees to Adjust
Differences-Issue May
Be Put Up to
President.

had appeared 10 be a chaotic condi-
tion in the, Senate. there suddenly
arose to-day a coalition OF Demo.
Gratis and insurgent Republicans which
BOWED over tho regular organization,
and passed a compromise bill for the
revision Of the WOODEN tariff by 4s
to 80.
This new force in the Senate. united
on material reduction of tariff duties
all down the line and flushed with VIC
tory. tonight is threatening not only
to enact the so-called House fainierss
free list bill into law next Tuesday.
but to put through cotton bill as
we'll. The Insurgents want The sugar
and steel schedules included in the
program.
The House Democratic leaders are
not willing 10 accest the compromise
bill as 1t passed the Senate to-day.
but they are more than willing to
meet the Senate conferees.
Chairman Underwood, CT the House
Ways and Means Committee, declared
tonight that although he would not
agree 10 the bill as It passed the Sen
ate. and that he did not think the
House would agree 70 1t. he expressed
the belief that a bill satisfactory to
both houses was more than likely to
pe agreed upon.
This would put the wool Issue up
u President Taft. and there is much
Speculation as TO what his course
would be. MI. Taft would make no
comment on the situation. While the
PRESIDENT IN the past has denounced
tie present wooden schedule OF the
Payne AldrIch law us indetensiple,
there have been strong intimations
from the White house within the past
Few weeks that he wouid not hesitate
TO use the veto on any tariff schedules
ms Tn aA
tariff board.
Assumption of Power.
The assumption OF power by the
cratic-Insurgent combination TO-
day was the outgrowth OF a similar
coalition formed on June 81 to send the
WOODEN bill TO the Finance Committee,
with Instructions TO report II back
July 10. The stand pat Senators then
admitted that their control OF the
upper house of Congress had been
broken. ano that they would no longer
hold themselves responsible.
The Finance Committee. shifting re-
sponsibility to the floor of the Senate,
reported the bill back adversely the
next day.
To-day these regular Senators again
showed their resentment in defeat, and
declared they would not serve on any
committee OF conference with the
House of Representatives. There is a
likelihood. therefore. that the Senate
conferees would be Senator'S La Fol-
lete, Insurgent Republican and Sen.
ators Bailey and Simmons. Democrats.
Senator Penrose. chairman of the
Finance Committee. freely predicted
to-day that President Taft would veto
any wool measure that might come
out of the conference. This statement
aid not rs'he the Democrats. who an
nounccd that they would Insist on q
cut in rates far deeper than that pro-
posed in the Senate measure The
Democratic leaders. In fact, are said
to believe that their position political
ly would be greatly strengthened IL
Mr.. Taft vetoes the bill
What effect the Senate coalition, a.
perfected to-day. will have upon the
date OF adjournment cannot be prophe-
sled. The House Democrats are frank
ly anxious for the session to enc Thev
declare that the wool bill itself will
not cause a serious delay In adjourn
ment. If the Senate should take ND
the cotton bill and other schedules.
however, there is a probability OF in
definite prolongatlon. The Insurgent
Senators declare they are anxious to
remain in Washington "all summer TO
enact tariff legislation.
Drawn by La Toilette.
The hill. as passed by the Senate
to-day. was drawn by Senator La
tween the Underwood bill, which
passed the Democratic House, and the
original La Follete BILL both of which
were forced out OF the way by decisive
votes before the new measure was
adopted
Some idea of the compromise NAV
be had from the proposed rates on raw
wool. The House bill proposed a rate
OF 90 per cent, ad valorem. The orig
inal La Toilette bill proposed 40 per
cent. The compromise fixes the rate
at 50. 1t is predicted that the con-
ference will put. at 30
The progressive program is to re.
main in session until action may be
had on the several schedules named.
The agreement under which the wool
bill was put through extends to the
farmers free list. now on the Senate
calendar. and the passage of that
measure in modified form seemed as.
sured tonight
The Democratic Senators are neither
so unanimous or so enthus'as site as tine
Insurgent Republicans for a continued
revision. They say that much will de-
pend on the Presidents attitude. and
some of them predict early adjourn
ment In case the President vetoes the
wool bill.
The result in the Senate to-day came
with surprising 1uickness. Thorough
organization of the combined forces
was apparent from tho start Senator
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