Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-08
lnSurgent Senators and Demo-
cratic Representatives Hope
leSSIy Divided and Adjourn
ment May Be Forced,
FARMERS FREE LIST AND
WOOL BILL IN JEOPARDY
Underwood Disposed to Agree
With LaFoIIette on Compro-
mise Measures but Finds
Followers Unreasonable.
lBy Morning Journal cpeeial Leased wire,

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Washington, Aug. 7.--senator La
Toilette and Chairman Underwood,
who have undertaken to reconcile the
differences between the senate and
the house on the wool and the farm
ers' free list bills for the full confer
ence committee. are in an unquestion.
ed deadlock, with the possibility OF
remaining so and thus forcing an ad-
Journnent of the session without final
action on either of these measures.
The tie-up IL due 10 the uncompro-
missing opposition of MIR IaFolletse
to the house bill He has told AIR.
Underwood that n reduction OF the
rates below those fixed by the board
as IL passed the senate Is an impos-
sibility and in reply the chairman OF
the ways and means committee, who
had great difficulty In getting an
agreement in the house to the rates
fixed In his bill. has said that the
house never will accept the senate fig
ures.
Mr., La Follette's contention is thai
the senate rates constitute d reduction
OF about three-fourths of the differ
ence between the rates OF the Payne.
Aldrlch law and those of the house
bill; that IL IL impossible TO 10 lower
and hold anything like all the progress
sive republicans and that II Is better
for the democrats TO take a half loaf
than TO get nothing In the way OF tar
| iff bread.
Mr.. Underwood did not accept tho
| senate figures but Is quietly canvass
! ing the house TO ascertain what In
crease over the house rates may be
possible, Iic told some of his friends
that the house might be persuaded TO
meet tho senate half way" but the
progressive leader merely smiled In re-
sponse to suggestions OF this charar-
tor, He told Mr. Underwood that tho
difference was with his party friends.
rather than with himself, and they
sustained him in the statement.
The progressive republicans con-
sidored II important that they stand
as body and have found II lmpos-
siblo to obtain anything like unanim-
ous consent to "A rate of less than SO
per cent on raw wool and the corrcs-
ponding rates on woolena fixed BY tho
senate bill. The difficulty pertains
entirely to the wool bills. An agree
ment on the free list could bo had
any time.
The deadlock has given rise 10 all
kinds Of suggestions and surmisos. Ac-
cpoting the tanglc as inexiricablc
some senator's and representatives.
have suggested u movement for final
adjournment regardless of the confer
enee and the senate is being sounded
on that proposition. Most of the rcgu-
lar republicans are willing 60 agree to
this, as arc somc OF tho democrats In
cludod In the latter list are those
, southern senators who would like To
see further consideration of the cotton
hll postponed until next session. They
are willing to accept almost any lcgiii-
mate reason for delay and would well
come any exigency that would carry
cotton over.
Tho cotton bill il unquestionably
playing a part in tho conference. but
all the facts have not come to the sur
face. The insurgent republicans and
some OF the democrats who strongly
favor cotton legislation appreciate the
lmpcgsibility of holding quorum OF
| congress in Washington after final nc.
tion on the wool bin. They take the
position that the only safeguard for
the cotton bin Is TO keon wool back
until after the cotton bill ~ reoorted
and a day fixed for vote.
The power to so hold the measure
rests with the conference, but they
do not admit that they are acting from
this motive. Senator LaFollette told
some Of his senatorial associates on
the conference committee todav that
| the outlook for an agreement was
somewhat brighter He said also that
while the full conference committee
might be called together any day, a
week might elapse before meeting
would be desired by the sub-commit-
tee.
Mr.. Underwood said tonight he be
lieyed the free list bill would he sent
, to the president"