Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-28
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Kern and Shively, Indiana Martin
and Swanson. Virginia, MARITIME, New
Jersey: Myers, Mont; Newiands. Ne
vada: 0'Gormsn, New York; overman
and simmons, North Carolina, PaNn-
ter. Kentucky Pomerene. ohie, Reed
and stone. Missouri; Smith, Maryland
smith. South Carolina: Taylor. Ten
nessee; Williams, Mississippi
Against the bin. Republicans Borah,
and Hepburn. Idaho. Bradley, Ken
tucky. Brsndegee and Mclean, Con
nectioui: Briggs. New Jersey Burn
ham. \. IL: Burton, Ohio, Clark and
Warren. wyoming: Crane and Lodge
Mass: Cullen and I.orimer, Illinois,
Curtis. Kansas Dixon. Mont; Gamble
South Dakota Gosgenhsin, CeA.'
Jones Washington, Lippsu and W e.
mere. Rhode Island. Nixon, Nevada
olivsr and Penrose, Penn Page. e.
mont. Perkins, cal; Richardson DE-
Boot New York Smith and Town
send. Michigan; SIneot Utah; Siet''sss-
son, Wis.
H. Ira. Tenn; Percy, MiSs4sS, -.
sathe7lend. Utah; TillTnans So''tff
china
81 With ansentees- ~ulberson, teNas'
Dillingham;. Vermont hayhe''
lard "a
This new force in the Senate, uai,e0
material reduction Of taria duties
sn down the line and flushed with VIC
tory tonight is threatening not oiN
10 enact the so-ealled House farmers
free list bin into law next TuesaaA,
but 10 put through a cotton bill as Wen.
The Insurgents want the sugar ana
steel schedules Included in the pro-
gram
The House Democratic leaders IRE
not willing 10 accept the compromise
bill as il passed the Senate today. but
they are more than willing to meet the
Senate cenferees Chairman Under
wood of the House ways and means
committee expressed the belief tonight
that bill satisfactory to both houses
was mere than likely To be agreed p
on
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 Presi- |
dent has denounced the present WOOL |
en- 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 hest |
tate to veto any tariff bills passed in |
advance of reports from the Tariff |
Board
The assumption of power by the |
Democratic Insurgent combination to-
day was the outgrowth OF a similar |
coalition formed June y to send The |
wooden bill TO the finance committee /
with instructions TO report it hack /
July 10. The stand pat senators then /
admitted that their control of the up |
per house of Congress had been brok-
en- and that they would no longer hold |
themselves responsible The finance |
committee shifting responsibility to the
floor of the Senate reported the bill |
adversely the next day.
Today these regular senators again
showed their resentment in defeat and |
oeelared they would not serve on any
committee of conference with the
mouse OF Representatives. There Is |
hkeHhood therefore that the Senate
eohierees VIII be Senators La Toilette. |
Insurgent Republican. and Senator's |
Daney and Simmons. Democrats.
senator Penrose. chairman of the /
nhahee committee. freely predicted to- |
Jay that President Taft would veto any
wooi measure that might come out of
the conference. This statement ala
not ruffie the Democrats. who an.
houneed that they would insist op
cut IN rates far deeper than that nro-
possn IN the Senate measure. Inda,.d
me democratic leaders are said n
iiese mat politically their nosits,,
would be greatly strengthened if W.
tart Vetoes the bill The Reeu,ar d.
puoicans on the other hand
LINED 10 boast that Executive disar
prosai would not be to their al,
santage and surely will he for.ha
s. Ihey say that revision -
shouid be of a scientific ra.,
eHeet the Senate coalitio,,
iec,ed today, will have unon a.
u adjournment cannot be nro,,h
esedL The, House Democrats arc frp,
an@ious for the session to end IT..
enii'h .hat the wool bill Itself win ,ot
serious delay In adio,,rnr,an.
tiin senate should take un the 90,
p'ii ana other schedules hoveyo.
,iieie Us probability of indefinite -
.onsatlon. The Insurgent senators 40
'hey are anxious to remain =,
.ashihgton all summer" 70 en.ot
tariff legislation. enact
ahe oiil as passed by the Senate to-
sas was orawn BY Senator La Toilette
na WAS compromise betvaan the
ohdei"ood bill which passed IN. Da,,
1a.. Rouse and the original La Fol
~. pA,' Doth of which were forced |
ou' oi the way by decisive votes 10
sora ne" measure was adopted.
Noihe ioea of the compromise MAJ
DC had from the proposed rates "'os
"a. WOOL. The House bill proposed q |
ia.e OF 20 per cent. ad valorem. rbs
o,slhal La Toilette bill proposed 40 |
pei cent, The compromise fixes the rate
at 81. It is predicted that the confer.
ence VIII put it at 80
The Progressive program is To re-
main IN session until action may be
had on the several schedules named
IN view of the action IN wool 81 A.