Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-08
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laFolIette and Underwood Unable to
Aeree on Compromise Wool Bill.
Washington, Aug. S.-With a dead
lock on in conference over the wool
bill and no agreement in sight, the
congressional situation has taken on a
new aspect.
Senator La Toilette and Chairman
Underwood Of the house ways and
means committee. who have undertake
on to reconcile the differences between
the senate and the house on the wool
and the farmers free list bills for the
full conference committee. are in an
unquestioned deadlock, with the possi-
bflity of remaining SO and thus forcing
an adjournment Of the session without
final action on either Of those meas
ures. The hitch is on the wool bill only.
The tieup is due to the uncomprom-
ising position Of Mr.. La Toilette in op-
position to the house bill. He has told
Mr.. Underwood that a reduction Of the
rates below those fixed by the bill as
1t passed the senate is an impossibility
and in response the chairman Of the
ways and means committee, who had
great difficulty in getting an agreement
Of the house to the rates fixed in his
bill, has said that the house never will
consent TO accept the senate figures.
Mr.. La Follette's contention is that
the senate rates constitute reduction
of about three-fourths of the differ
ence between the rates of the Payne
Aldrich law and those Of the house
bill; that it is impossible to go lower
and hold anything like all the insurg-
ant N 10 hot
for the democrats to take half loaf
than get nothing in the way of tariff
bread.
Mr. Underwood did not accept the
senate figures, but Is quietly canvass
ing the house to ascertain what in
crease over the house rates may be
possible. He has told some OF his
friends that the house might be per-
suaded to meet the senate half way"
but the insurgent leader merely smiled
in response to suggestions OF this
character. He told Mr. Underwood that
the difference was with his party
friends rather than with himself. and
they sustained him in the statement
The insurgents considered 1t import
ant that they stand as body and have
found 1t impossible to obtain anything
like unanimous consent to a rate of
less than 35 per cent on raw wool and
the corresponding rates on woolens
fixed by the senate bill. The difficult
ties pertain entirely to the wool bill
An agreement on the free list could be
had any time.
The deadlock has given rise to all
kinds of suggestions and surmises. Ac-
cepting the tangible and inextricable,
some senators and representatives
have suggested movement for final
adjournment of the session. regard
less of the conference. and the senate
is being sounded on that proposition.
Most OF the republicans are willing to
agree to this, as are some OF the demo-
Gratis. Included in the latter list are
those southern senators who would like
10 see the further consideration Of the
cotton bill postponed until next ses-
sion. They are willing TO accept al
most any legitimate reason for delay,
and would welcome any exlgency that
would carry cotton over.
The cotton bill Is unquestionably
playing a part in the conference. but
all the facts have not come 10 the sur
face The insurgent republicans and
some Of the democrats. who strongly
impossibility of holding quorum of
congress in Washington after Anal ac-
tion on the wool bill. They take the
position that the only safeguard for the
cotton bill is to keep wool back until
after the cotton bill is reported and a
day fixed for vote. Tic SSSS~~;e: to
hold the cotton measure rests with the
conferees, but they do not admit that