The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-08
La Toilette and Underwood
Unable to Agree Upon
Rates of Proposed
Compromise.
TALK OF FORCING
AN ADJOURNMENT
Some Gossip Concerning the
Cotton Tariff Bill, With a
Hint That True Situa-
tion Is Kept Secret.

TAT WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Senatol
NM La Toilette and chairman I'm
Wv derwood Of Tie house ways
and means commission, who
have undertaken to reconcile the dlfter'
ences between the senate and the
house on the wool and the farmers
free-list bills for the full conference
committee, are in an unquestioned
deadlock, with the posi- bility of re
naming so, and thus forcing an ad
iournment of the session without final
action on either Of these measures
The tie-up is due to the uncompromis
ing opposition of Mr.. La Toilette to the
house bill. He has told Mr., Under
wood that q reduction Of the rates be-
low those fixed by the bill as il passed
the senate is An impossibiity, and in
reply the chairman of the ways and
means committee, who had great diff
Guilty in getting an agreement in the
house to the rates fixed in his bill, has
said that the house never will accept
the senate figures.
Unwilling to Go Lower.
Mr.. Lafolette's contention is that
the senate rates constitute reduction
of about three fourths of the difference
between the rates of the PayneAldrich
law and those of the house bill; that
ANYTHING like the strength of the pro-
gressive Republicans, and that it is
better for the Democrats to take a half
loaf than to get nothing in the way of
tariff bread
Mr.. Underwood did not accept the
senate figures, but is quietly can
vassing the house to ascertain what in
crease over the house rates may be pos
sible, He has told some of his friends
that the public might be persuaded to
"meet the senate half way but the
progressive leader merely smiled in re-
sponse to suggestions of this character.
ference was with his party friends
rather than with himself, and they
sustained him in the statement.
Agree on Free List.
sidered it important that they stand as
body, and have found it impossible
to obtain anything like unanimous con-
sent to a rate of less than 80 per cent
on raw wool and the corresponding
rates on woolens fixed by the senate
bill, The difficulties pertain entirely
to the wool bills. An agreement on the
free list could be had any time
The deadlock has given rise to all
kinds of suggestions and surmises. Ac-
cepting the tangle as ineytrcable. some
senators and representatives have sug-
gested a movement for final ad iourn-
o,.ll - i
the senate is being sounded on that
proposition. Most Of the regular Re.
publicans are willing to agree to this,
as are some of the Democrats. In.
cluded in the latter list are those
southern senators who would like to
see further consideration of the cotton
bill postponed until next session. They
are willing to accept almost any legiti.
mate reason for delay. and would well
come any eXigency that would carry
cotton over.
Something Under Cover.
The cotton bill is unquestionably
playing part in the conference, but
all the facts have not come to the sur
face. The lnsurgent Republicans and
some of the Democrats who strongly
favor cotton legislation appreciate the
VI ioiNiHS Il IuUTuu Ol
congress in Washington AFTER final ac-
tlon on the wool bill, They take the
position that the only safeguard for the
cotton bill is TO keep wool back until
after the cotton bin is reported and a
day fixed for vote
The power TO so hold the measure
rests with the conferees, but they do
not admit that they are acting from
this motive.
Senator La Toilette told some of his
senatorial associates on the conference
committee today that the outlook for
an agreement was somewhat brighter.
He also said that while the full confer
ence committee might be called together
any day. a week might elapse before n
meeting might be desired by the sub.
committee,
Mr.. Underwood tonight said he rbe.
lieved the free list bill would be sent
TO the president