The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-16
WOOL TARIFF
 UP ID TAFT
SENATE ADOPTS CONFERENCE REPORT AFTER VIGOROUS
 DEBATE 3s to 28.,
Bill Will Now Go to President for the Expected veto--If Sill Is Vetoed House Stands Ready to
 Quit.

Washington Aug. 15.-The senate by vote of 5S to 2S tonight adopted the conference report on the wool tar if revision bill already adopted il the house. The bill will now go tc the White House for the expected ve to of President Taft.
 The vote came after vigorous five hours debate in the merits of the bill. It was victory for the com bined democratic and insurgent re publican forces.
 Only two progressive republicans Senators Borah of Idaho and BourIs of Oregon. united with the regulars in the vote against the bill.
 The bill as passed by the twd houses, places a flat ad yalorem du ty of 2s per cent on all raw wool and proportionate rates on woolen manu factures.
 The opinion was held in Washington tonight that congress will enter upon the last eight days of the session to- morrow.
 Senator Penrose's resolution, intro duced today for adjournment August 22 and the belief expressed by Demo cratic Leader Underwood that all the work can be concluded by Tuesday or "Wednesday of next week was taken to indicate it will be difficult to hold the special session together long, CT than that.
 The demand of insurgent senators that the cotton bill be disposed of is complicating matters in the senate. A caucus of democratic senators has been called for 10;O0 o'clock tomor- row morning to consider tine cotton bill and the question of adjournment.
 House leaders have been in con- ference with the senate democrats and insurgents today but are unable to get any assurances as to what the outcome of the cotton fight will be. or what date can be agreed upon for adjournment.
 The house is ready to act upon the wool bill in case the president vetoes It, and to act upon the free list bill as soon as the senate takes another vote on that measure. It was stated by house leaders that the free list bill probably will be accepted by the house as the senate passed it with out request for another conference. In this event it is expected but the wool bill and the free list bill will be before the president by FrfGay. The house will be ready to attempt tho passage of these bills over presi- dential veto as soon as they come back from the White House.
 lnsurgent republicans in the senate are making are making strenuous de- mands for the passage of the cotton measure and many of the democrats are inclined to concede the demand.
 The house program apparently does not contemplate further action on t'he bill unless the president should approve either of the wool or ths free list bill. If the yetoes both the house will be ready to dissolve and leave further tariff legislation un- ti December.
 Many democrats in the senate who Joined the insurgents in the desire for action on the cotton bill are not so Willing to join them cn the Cum fiiiiis steel and iron tariff revision and the Rristow sugar tariff revision bill. :. The principal question before the caucus probably will be that of de- cldlng whether the democrats shall support amendments to the cotton bill.
 It Is not believed a determination to dispose of the cotton bill before adJourning would involve an especial " long delay in winding up the af- fairs of the session.
 Senators and members of the hcuna are fatigued and the democrats say IT there is to be a vote on the cotton piil.s they want it quick as possible. During today's senate debate on wool senator La Toilette of Wisconsin ac' cused Senator Smoot of Utah, of be- Ing personally interested in the sched- ule under discussion, inferred strongly that the Mormon church was iuey- .ested in woolen mills and then de- clared that no senator had moral