The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-01
WOOL3ILLINROUSE
Compromise is Received
With Applause.
URGE TAFT TO VETO II
Stand. Pat Republicans See in Re-
vision an Attempt to Put
the President in
Hole"

Washington, July %. - President
Tai was urged by several standplt
Republican leaders OF the senate and
house tO veto any wool revision bill
that is likely to be agreed upon In The
forthcoming conference on the house
and Larollette compromise wooden
measures.
Senator Crane. of Massachusetts;
Representative Weeks, of the same
state, and Representative Bariholdt, OF
M,ssoui. were among the men who
gave this advice to the president.
Il was their belief. they said, that
Mr.. TAFT would not injurc himself in
the eyes Of the country by yetoing a
wool revision bin not based upon sci
onunc data furnished by the tarlf
board
The congressman advanced the idea
that the senate coalition Of insurgents
and Democrats was an attempt to put
the president in a hole politically.
Executive disapproval Of a measure
designed for such a purpose. they told
the president, would not work TO his
discredit.
While The president himself main
tains silence as to what course he Will
pursue II a wool revision bin is pre-
sented 10 him, the limitations are
strong that he will not hesitate to use
the veto. This would put an end To all
attempts to revise schedule X aud
would servo as a deterrent ~ fosision
Of other tariff schedules at this time
Amid applause the house received
the new compromise wool bill from
he senate. No action was taken. the
bin being laid on the speakers table
and the cotton tariff revision debate
proceeded with.
The question OF sending the bill to
conference will not come up In the
house until Monday.
Democratic leaders in the house in
formally conferred over plans TO meet
the senate's sudden move in brushing
aside the house wool bill and passing
the I.aFollette compromise measure
through a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Re
publican coalition.
General sentiment among the Demo
cratic representatives seemed to favor
a compromise between the LaFollette
bill as il passed the senate and the
house bill along the lines OF a 30 per
cent ad valorem duty on raw wool. a
Republican countermove to concur
with the senate bill was expected.
This. however, would be overwhelm-
ingly voted down by the house. The
house Democrats are almost unani-
nous in the belief that bill will be
agreed upon in conference.
Neither house has yet taken steps TO
name conferees or fix a time for con
ference. The revolt Of Chairman Pen
rose and other regulars of the senate
finance committee involves the likely
selection OF Senator LaFollette, pro.
gressive Republican. and Senators
Bailey and Simmons, Democrats, while
the house ccnferees will he Unde--
wood. OF Alabama, and Randell, O.
Texas. Democrats, and Payne, Of New
York. In the past there generally have
been five conferees on the part OF each
house on tariff bills, and in that cas-
the senate probably would add Senator
McCumber and another regular Repub
lican. probably Mr.. Penrose, If th
latter should reconsider his determ
nation to remain off the commit ec
The house would add Harrison, @
New York, Democrat, and Dalzell, o.
Pennsylvania, Republican.