New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-16
TAFT TO GET WOOL BILL
Senate Coalition Passes Confer
enCe Measure, SO to 20.
ADJOURNMENT IS IN SIGHT
Free List Held Up by La Toilette
in Hope of Forcing More
Tariff Revision.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington Aug. 1b.-After a protracted
siege OF debate. sprinkled with invective
climaxes. the Senate to-day adopted the
conference report on the wool bill by a vote
OF 80 TO %. The Democrats stood solidly
for the hybrid measure. but the insurgent
| branch OF the coalition, which supported
the original La Toilette bill. showed signs
OF dissolution. Senator'S Bourne and Nelson
voted against the conference report and IL
was announced that Senator MoCumber.
who stood by the coalition on the original
vote also would have come back into the
ranks OF the regular Republicans had he
been present Senator's Borah and DIXON,
representing sheep raising states. who re-
fused 10 Join the coalition on the wool bill,
also stood with the regular Republicans
The action OF the Senate paves the way
| for the Executive veto. The bill viii 90 20
President Taft tomorrow, and It IS ex-
pected that he will return It promptly with
message setting forth his disapproval OF
the nondescript methods pursued in the
kind of tariff revision IL represents. Actu-
ated by a desire TO bring tho Legislative
farce comedy TO an end. the Senate will
/ take up tomorrow the question OF prepar-
ing for adjournment and dispostng Of the
obstacles that now stand In the way.
! The Democrats will hold a caucus TO de-
/ ternine what action shall be taken with
respect 70 the cotton bill. The insurgent
Republicans. particularly Senator'S La Fol-
lette Cummins and Bristow, announced
their determination 20 oppose adjournment
until further tariff revision had been IN
dertaken. II is their purpose 20 couple re-
vision Of the iron and steel and sugar sched-
ules with cotton. but the coalition will prob
ably go to pieces on this programme. The
Democrats will decide tomorrow whether
they will Yield to the inslrgent demands by
adopting those schedules as amendments TO
the cotton bill. II they refuse, which they
are likely 70 do, II means that the coalition
will ne at an end. and the insurgents plan
70 continue the session indefinitely will fail.
Senator La Toilette the Democratic ally.
il now holding back the conference report
on the Free List bill as a club to coerce
his former supporters into undertaking
| more tariff revision.
! AS a result Of the action OF She Senate
to-day leaders are expressing the hope
that Congress will be able 70 adjourn on
the legislative day Of Saturday. prolonged
as long as may be necessary to permit OF
discussion OF the expected veto message.
Il is understood that the message Will be
acted upon by the House on Friday and
will be in the hands Of the Senate the fol
lowing day. II this plan should miscarry,
| II is believed That Congress will adjourn
not later than Wednesday Senator Pen
rose offered a resolution to-day fixing Tues
dav for adjournment. the effect Of which
was 70 stimulate the Senate. which is
faded and worn after rs summer labors. TO
consider seriously the question OF bringing
the session 10 an end.
| The COMPROMISE wool bill adopted by the
conference was picked 10 pieces by Sen
ators smoot and Warren. who declared II
would be more disastrous 70 the wool IN
dustry than the Wilson bill. Senator La
Toilette resorted 70 his usual method OF
diverting attention from the subject under
consideration by attacking the Payne-Al-
drtch bill and declaring that Senators In
terested IN the passage OF any measures
| could not vote on them with propriety.
He intimated that the Mormon Church was
interested in woollen manufactures. This
brought from Senator Snloot the rejoinder
! that the Church OF which he was a mem
her. was NOT interested in any factories
and did not own any sheep and that he
| owned only 5000 worth OF stock in A wool
len mill. The same question brought about
a clash between Senator Warren, the great
est shepherd Of modern times and Ben
ator Reed. the last named Senator indulg-
ing in invective OF so violent a character
that even the Senator from Wisconsin was
outdone.