Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-28
INSURGENTS AID DEMOCRATS
Indications that Bill Must Await
Action on Tariff Measures.
SUGGESTION FROM
NELSON
Willing to Agree to Vote Two Weeks
After Action on Wool Bill.
PLANS OF THE DEMOCRATS
MIR. Williams says They Expect to
Pass several. Small Bills and
tbr some of Them VIII
BE signed.

WASHINGTON, June 2G-An attempt by
Senator Penrose of the senate finance com
mttee TO fix July "A for a vote on the Ca
madam reciprocity bill was defeated in the
senate today through Senator La Follette's
objection.
The debate indicated that a portion Of
the republican insurgents and some demo-
Gratis will fight to have the wool revision
and the free list bills passed first so that
the president will have to act on them be-
fore the senate passes the reciprocity bill.
The Penrose resolution proposed vote
on the reciprocity bill July "a, vote on
the wool revision bill July 26 and vote
On the free list Gill July %. Senator La
Follette's objection was made only to the
vote on the reciprocity bill.
l., Senator Bailey urged no one to object
to the other dates. but the republican lead
ers realized they would be in an embar-
RAISING situation IL the time was fixed for
| the wool and free list votes and left I'M
settled for the reciprocity vote and Sena-
tor Smoot objected
Senator La Toilette said { senate should
have opportunity to talk -.sr the reci-
procity bill without restriction.
Suggestion by Nelson.
| oupPOIN q I6SOlulhOu u Tx the
dates for voting on the wool bill and the
free list bill t. the reciprocity vote two
weeks later" g ;enator Nelson.
| Senators smiled the suggestion.
Have you any information as to what
the president will do With the free list
and the wool billsY' a-s. Senator Bailey.
no" said Senator Penrose
| II am compelled to think" said Senator
! thaf h.
vania calculates that IL all these bills can
be put up to the-president separately the
result will be that he will approve the
reciprocity bill and veto the other two
bills"
Senator Bailey said 1t was inconceivable
that the president would veto the reciproc-
lily bill which he desired. because some
| other tariff bill was attached to IT, UNI
less he intended to veto the other bill Ii
II came toshirn separately.
1 lis It perfectly apparent that the presi-
dent will refuse to sign the reciprocity bill
IL it IL mixed up with general tariff 70.
vision =" Naid Senator Williams of Missis-
sippi.
BY what authority dv you say that the
president will veto general tariff billsY'
asked Senator Nelson.
by the authority of common sense.
retorted Mr. Williams.
Then is all this fight to pass the wool
bill and the free list bill simply a playing
Of politcs7" demanded Senator Nelson.
Plans of Democrats.
NO." said Senator williams, I'VE do not
expect to pass a general tariff bill. We
intend to pass several small bills on the
more important Nubjects, in the hope that
one or two of tn will meet the approval
of the president
Senator Bailey declared that the demo
Gratis had no chance OF passing the wool
and free list bills without the support OF
republican insurgents.
1T is perfectly apparent that the pro-
gram adopted by the democrats will result
In the passage of the reciprocity bill and
the veto Of any bills looking to the genera
tariff revision" said Senator Dixon.
II do not propose to Join in any proposi.
tion." said Senator Bailey, that require.
the democrats to join with the stalwarts to
pass this reciprocity bill and then leave
us to join with the insurgents to pass bills
that will be sure to be vetoed"
Senator Williams declared the democrat,
could not secure enough republican vote.
to pass a general tariff bill except as al
amendment to the reciprocity bill so as t.
kill both measures.
Senator Cummins declared the insurRent,
were willing to take the responsibility o
delaying the vote on the reciprocity bill
until every feature Of It had been dis
cuased.
Senator Penross replied that though be
fore the senate but three weeks thsre hA1
been little debate upon the bill.
More Tariff Bills An House.
Following q talk with President Taft a
! the White House today. Speaker ChamI
! Clark reiterated the statement. made sew
eral days ago, that the democratic hous
: would continue 20 lombard the senate wit
revised tariff schedules as long a. congress
remained In session. It Yves reported from
. sources close TO the president that his an
8 nounced objection to what he had terme
''haph@xard' revision OF the tariff es
pecialy ~ this session Of congress, con
r tinues as strong ever.
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