The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-28
HOUSE WOOL BILL
KILLED IN SENATE
La Toilette Substitute is Then
Put Through by a
Coalition.
DEMOCRATS ACTION
SEVERELY CRITICISED
Claimed That BY Holding
Out They Could Have
Forced Insurgents to
Come to Them

WASHINGTON, d. G., July 2T.-By
uniting with the insurgents the Sem
ate Democrats to-day forced through
the Senate Il compromise wool bill
offered by Senator La. Toilette, re-
ducing existing duties on wool and
manufa ctures of wool about SO per
cent
This bill will be sent to the House
/ for conference. There will have to
be a further reduction on duties be-
/ fore the House will accept the bill.
Senator La Toilette said he expected
further reduction before an agree
ment could be reached. Chairman
Underwood, OF the ways and means
committee. and Democratic House
/. leader. said:
| The House will not accept the
WOO! revision bin as II has passed the
Senate. Personally ! believe the du-
ties carried in II excessively high.
We will send it to the conference
after the cotton revision bill passes
the House. / expect to get the Anal
vote on the cottdl bill next Thurs
day What can be done in confer
ence, or course. ] cannot say. but
the House conferees will hold out
for reduction in the duties, l want
to see a bin passed reducing the wool
duties and l want TO see such a bin
sent to the President. I would pre-
fer that the House bill be sent, but
| if this Is not possible. then any bill
making any material reductions In
duties should be passed.
Brought About by Coalition.
| Senator penrose, regular Republi-
can leader, was not disconnected by
! the passage Of the wool bill The
re In !, Il
! Democrats was effected last night
said he ''and agreement to pass the
compromise wool bill was reached.
lit goes To show what has been EVIL
dent since the beginning Of the ses-
| sion. that the regular Republicans
are not In control of the Senate. l
look for the passage of a conference
compromise wool bill. The farmers
free list bill may pass in some amend
ed form. 1t Is possible the Demo-
Gratis who voted for the La Toilette
compounds wool bill to-day have
some agreement on this subject with
the insurgents.
| Il do not believe the President
will sign the wool bill. 1t is the
belief In some quarters that for him
to veto it on the ground that he de-
sires the report of the tariff board
before approving tariff revision meas
uras will inture him, put him In a
hole. | do not think so, and | do
not think the President feels that way
about it,
Coalition Criticized.
| There Is considerable criticism by
House leaders of the agreem ent made
by Senate Democrats with the insur-
gents 1t is claimed the Democrats
could have forced the insurgents to
accept the House bill mad they held
| out The insurgents have been insist
| ing on a cut In the wool duties and
several had expressed a willingness
TO accept tina House, bill IL they could
get none other. Ii Is said the House
| bill lacked but two votes OF passage.
| The compromise wool bin passed
the Senate by vote OF IS to 30.
| Every Democrat voted for II and
these Republicans: Bourne. Rristow,
Brown. Clapp, Crawford. Cummins,
fGronna. Kenyon. La Toilette, Nc
Cumber, Nelson, Poindexter and
Works. Senators Borah and Dixon.
who have been working with the pro-
gressives. opposed the bill. but their
detection was made up by Senators
Nelso nan6 McCnmber. regulars. who
joined with the Democrats in passing
| the bill
| Compromise Passes.
| Before the compromise bill was
passed other wool bills were defeat
ed. The Smoot bill was beaten, SO
to IA. The House bill was defeated.
| ~ to 36. the Democrats alone sup