The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17
COTTON R|LL WILL
REACH VOTE TO-DAY
Democrats Pledged to Accept
Iron and Steel Schedule
as Substitute.
DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED
Opening Of Program Probably
Will Extend Session of
Congress.
DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED

Washington, August 16.-The cotton
tariff revision bill will come to vote
In the Senate. with the Democrats
pledged to accept the La Toilette iron
and steel schedule as an amendment;
the farmers free list bill probably will
be disposed of by the Senate to-mor
row. with all differences between the
two houses adjusted, and the wool bill
awaits the Presidents veto This is
the tariff situation In Congress to-
night,
The cotton-Iron-steel program
agreed on in caucus OF the Democratic
Senators to-day carries out part OF
the revision extension program OF the
Progressive Republican Senators,
whose powerful alliance with the
Democrats has swept sariff lesisla-
ton through Congress at this session.
! Neither the free list bill nor cotton
bill is expected to involve much de-
bate in view OF the program.
The decision of the Democratic sem
atorial caucus was reached after Rep
resentative Underwood. chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee. and
other House Democrats had declared
that this Senate extension OF tariff re-
vision would not be Objectionable to
them.
Mr.. Underwood announced that OPEN
ing OF the tariff program to these
schedules would undoubtedls extend
the present session for a week or
ten days from now at least. and that
It would result In his committee COM
pleting the work already we'll ad-
vanced on the Iron and steel and other
tariff measures.
"The question of adjournment now
rests entirely with the Senate" said
Democratic Leader Underwood to-
night.
An AH-Dny Session.
With the exception OF a two hours
recess on account of the session OF the
Senate. the Democratic senatorial eau
Gus continued from 10 o'clock this
morning until after o'clock tonight.
Beginning with wide divergence OF
opinion and many sharp clashes as to
whether even the cotton bill itsMf
should be acted upon. ito losed with
an agreement not only to take a vote
on the House cotton bill. but TO amend
! 1t and to add the iron and steel sched-
ule.
Senator'S Simmons and Overman. of
North Carolina: Foster and Thornton.
OF Louisiana. and Johnston and Bank
| head. OF Alabama. made vigorous pro-
test against action on cotton during
the present session. Senator Williams,
OF Mississippi. took especial exception
to the proposition to attach the steel
schedule, emphasizing the opinion tina I
to attempt TO do so would be an en-
barrassment to Chairman Underwood.
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. in view OF the criticisms of
William ]. Bryan.
Mr.. Underwood assured committee
OF Senators that ne not only would not
be embarrassed by the Senate's incor,
poration OF steel In the cotton bill. but
he would be delighted at such action.
With the report of this committee bs-
fore II, the caucus had little difficulty
In deciding to attach to the bill tho
steel and iron schedules, materially re-
duclng the duties.
1t was thus comparatively easy TO
reach an agreement on vote on the
cotton bill itself, which. OF course.
would be necessary to bring in the
steel bill as an amendment, 1t was
decided that a vote should be taken
/ first on the House cotton bill. and
that in case OF It's defeat. which Is
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