The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-27
SEN. LAFOL[ETTE'S
WOOL BILL ADOPTED
Progressive Republicans and Demo
Gratis Put Through Substitute
Tariff Revision Measure.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Progres-
slve Republicans joined with Demo-
Gratis in the senate this afternoon TO
adopt by the vote of 4s to 32, the La
Toilette substitute wool tariff revision
bill.
The action came after the joint
forces, acting apparently under a dis
tinct understanding, had voted down
a previous motion to adopt the same
substitute.
II was believed this afternoon that
the action of the senate will put up
TO the president the most perplexing
dilemma In his administration-that
OF being forced to choose between a
revision OF the wool schedule adopted
by the Democrats and his progressive
Republican opponents, and the ques-
ton OF exercising his veto of a bill
reducing the duties In q schedule
which he himself declared indie
fensible."
The LaFollette coup was put through
amid great excitement In the senate
The regulars expressed deep resent
ment at the plot. Senator Penrose
REP, Pal, chairman OF the finance
committee, who probably will be chos-
en- as one OF the conferees on the bill,
declared the regular Republicans
would refuse to serve as conferees.
Thirteen Republicans voted with the
Democrats on the LaFollette bill
Bourne of Oregon, Bristow OF Kansas.
Brown of Nebraska, Clapp of Mime
sofa, Crawford OF South DGEota, Cum
Minis OF Iowa, Gronna of North Da-
kota, Kenyon of Iowa, LaFollette or
Wisconsin, McCumber OF North Da-
kota. Nelson of, Minnesota, Poindex-
ter OF Washington. and Works OF Cali
fornia.
Senator McCumber, of North Da.
kota, was the only regular Republican
to join the split.
The LaFollette substitute, as agreed
to. fixes a duty of 35 per cent ad
yalorem on raw wool as against As
per cent on the present Payne-Aldrich
tariff law, All the other wool duties
are reduced In proportion.
Asserting that the people OF the
country should be relieved of the
exaction of the tribute to the wooden
the pampered favorite of the tariff
life" Senator LaFollette, (Repn.,
Wis.,, to day urged adoption by the
senate OF his substitute wool revi-
sion bill.
Il offer amendments proposing re.
ductions In the duties he said. The
PfeseHt-Fates have been recognized
as grossly excessive. These Teduc--
tons. IL adopted. will compensate
the farmers for the losses they will
suffer as a result OF free trade in ag-
ricultural products with Canada"
LaFollette's amendments, he said,
would make an average reduction OF
about 81 per cent in the wool duties.
under those in the Payne-Aldrich law.
The Underwood bill, before the SEN
ate, reduced the duties on an aver
age of "A per cent.
The Wisconsin senator contrastet
the statement of the wool protec-
tionists that the industry had barely
been able to exist under the present
law, with the report of the census
bureau, declaring "a remarkable de-
velopment In the industry" He as.
serted that his amendments would
probably cause loss of $4,000, ,00C
year revenue, but declared that this
would, probably be made up by In
creased importations.
The rates proposed will simplify
the schedule in point OF phraseology,"
he said, will automatically do away
with whatever fraud there Is in the
so-called compensatory duty; will
abolish the discrimination against the
poor mans cloth In favor OF that OF
the rich man; will remove the dis
elimination against the carded wool
manufacturer in favor OF the worsted
goods manufacturer, aud will leave
ample protection for the wool grower
and manufacturer, without leaving
the consumer completely at the
mercy of the latter"