The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-22
REVISE TARIFF At
THE EXTRA SESSION
Senate Insurgents Vote With
Democrats to Force Report
on Wool Bill.
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wool bill before July 10. was adopted by
n vote OF 80 to IS.
The fate Of the Canadian reciprocity
bill was tonight in doubt as result OF
the remarkable developments Of the
days session of the senate. Western
Republicans who have fought the reel
procity measure, taking up challenges
followed each other IN rapid succession
in their ultimatums TO the senate lead
ers.
These ultlmatums were invariably 10
the effect that before the reciprocity bill
Is permitted Ia pass q Republican senate
will be forced 10 undertake revision OF
ether schedules of the tariff, including
much more than the woolen revision bill
and the free list bin, which have gone
through the house OF representatives.
Republicans Who Bolted.
or the affirmative votes cast for the
Gore motion overthrowinG the finance
committee. sixteen were RepuoliGans.
They were Senator'S Borah. Bourne. Bris-
tow. Brown. Clapp. Crawford. Cummings,
Dixon Cronna Jones, Kenyon La Fol
lette. Nelson, PoindeXter. Townsend and
Works.
This included the full insurgent strength
OF thirteen and in addition Senators
Jones. Nelson and Townsend. senator
Myers was the only Democrat voting
As the result of the senates action
Senator Penrose. before aclournment
called a meeting of the finance commit :
tee. of which nc Is chairman. for lo:5o
o'clock tomorrow morning and he and
other regular Republicans predicted that
when the senate convenes at noon TO-
morrow the wool measure, together with
the free list bill. will be reported ad-
versely.
Today's fight began the instant that
the wool revision bill appeared from ON.
Gore. apparently with the approval OF
Democratic leaders. moved ihat the
finance committee be instructed to re-
port the bill back to the senate on or
before July 10. The admitted purpose
OF the motion was to prevent the finance
committee from holding the bill indefi-
ntely or from failing 10 report IT at all
Party Lines Disrupted.
The result of the Gore motion was TO
disrupt the lines that have formed In
the senate. so that il cannot be foretold
now when n vote can be reached on the
reciprocity bill or whether enough votes
can be mustered TO pass II without
Senators Cummns. Nelson. Crawford
La Toilette. Jones and other Republican
insurgents from northwestern states who
OF alleged discrimination against agricul-
tural interests. declared that before a
vote would he permitted on the rectproc-
ity bill they would demand that the
other schedules OF the tariff he taken up.
and would insist upon an attempt to tack
many Of them upon the reciprocity meas
ure.
tors Penrose Smoot. Gallinger and Lodge.
all members of the finance committee. de-
clared that such limitation on the action
of the senate's chief committee was "un-
fair. uncalled for and unreasonable. e. Sen
ator Penrose characterized the Core reSo-
luton as rank absurdity and shallow
emagogism.
The insursent Republicans took up the
fight by declaring that the finance COM
mittee must either report out the free
list bill. the wool bill and other measures
Of tariff revision. or prepare for long
procity.
The Republican leaders pointed out that
II the wool and the free list bills were
reported to the senate now IL would i'm
possible TO pass the reciprocity bill. The
fight over tariff revision that is sure TO
follow the injection of the three bills at
one time into the open senate would en-
bill except in such changed form that
the president might find himself unable
to sign IL.
II the senate wants to defeat the
Democratic leader. why would II not
be permitted to do So if, in its judgment,
that is the best course TO pursue?"
Then across the aisle began an open
eral tariff revision Senator Bailey de-
clared he intended TO offer the free list
bill as an amendment TO the reciprocity
measure Senator Dixon. Republican. oi
| Montana. said that II the reciprocity Bit
| was TO pass he would fight for general
tariff revision. so that the whole country
| might feel the effects of the pulling down
of the protective tariff wall.
III YOU are in earnest" declared Sen.
ator Williams OF Mississippi. Just come
Up TO the mark and Wen help you make
| your promise good
Senate Refuses to Adjourn,
The fight, over the Gore motion raseC
until o'clock. Then an attempt was
made by Senator Gallinger TO adjourn TN,
body. The insurgents. voting with IN,
Democrats, refused TO let the fight b,
to adjourn. the insurgents took up Tho
cudgels and explained their purpose anc
their intentions on the tariff issues.
Senator La Toilette declared that tn,
| Democrats had been batting the Repub
lcan progressives by asking them II the,
sim retained their principles Of downward
tariff revision. He said he favored
coupling OF many tarin schedules with III,
reciprocity bin. so that the presiden
would be compelled to pass upon then
as an entirety,
election on the promise Of downward
revision OF the tariff Will not dare with
hold his approval from bin that en-
acts into law this Canadian pact, and a
the same time enacts reductions in dut
on these important tariff schedules" sal
Senator La Toilette
senator CulnTllNS declared that he wa
convinced the senate finance committe
did not intend 10 report any bill affectin
the tartu other than the reciprocity bill
For that reason. he said. he would joi
In the demand that the other bills b
reported out within u certain time. II
declared Chairman Penrose had mad
open statements that he expected tn
reciprocity bill 10 pass within a shoI
time. and that he expected the seDat
TO adjourn shortly after.
Statement Of Chairman Penrose
Il am prepared TO consider carefully
revision Of the woocn tariff Tcplie
Senator Penrose. at has been on I'll
statute books many years. and condition
: may have changed. But we have a tari
II board making "a minute inquiry in,
: every phase OF IL; we have hundreds
{ people who have asked for hearings an
TO be allowed TO submit arguments 10 OF
C committee: and we have before us sin
= ply bill that was drawn without hear
T ings. and without recourse 10 detaile
: Information or recent statistics"
g Senator Cummins said that although i
g was opposed 10 hearings on the wool bi
t he was disposed to believe that II