The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-02
FREE LIST BILL
PASSES SENATE
BY COALITION
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puts baked beans and cod fish on the
free list. The senate rejected this
amendment amid laughter. Amend
ments putting rice. type-setting ma
chimes. Goa and coke and lemons on
the free list were defeated.
A remarkable feature about to-
days proceedings is that while in the
variety OF articles dealt with, the bill
that was passed may easily be termed
a general tariff bill: There was abso-
luteiy no discussion OF il except dur
ing the reciprocity fight when adj
dresses were made on such schedules
OF the free list which were then offer
ed as amendments to the reciprocity
bill.
Conference on Wool.
The compromise wool bin was sent.
TO conference to-Say By the house,
of this tariff revision measure ON its
way to the White Mouse.
Chairman Underworld. Of the ways
and means committee. moved that
the house non concur in the senate
amendments to the. house wool bill
and 10 invite a conference with the
senate %nis riotiofi carried and
Speaker Clark appointed as conferees
on the part of the house. Underwood,
PAYNE and Dalzell. Republicans, mem
bers Of the Ways and means commit
tea' The senate mag nor yet named
its conferees.
Representative I'M, OF Connecticut.
bitterly assaiied the compromise bill.
at is without Judgment, reason or
knowledge" he declared. There is
no choice between this measure and
the Underwood bill. It's just a ques-
ton whether the wool trade is TO he
killed by a bullet or stabbed to death.
Substantially the LaFoilette or COM
promise bill is drafted along the lines
OF the wool schedule in the Wilson
tariff law. which would have the eff
feet of closing practically every fac
tory in the land--and your cotton
bin will prove just as disastrous To
the industry to which 1t applies"
5 Chairman Underwood. replying to a
question by Republican Floor Leader
Mann, said:
Willing to Stay.
eff the President see fit 10 sign
these meritorious measures we will
stay here the rest OF the summer.
bringing out bills amending the tariff
until our work is completed. Should
the President veto them we will ad-
Mourn. working in committee during
the fall and resume the work of the
revision early in the December ses-
SION"
Mr.. Underwood does not share the
belief of number OF regular Repub-
lean leaders that President Taft Will
veto the tariff revision bills. He thinks
il possible the President may conclude
the bills, carry reduced rates for the
benefit of the people, and will APP
prove them.
Prominent progressive Republicans
share similar views. They contend
The President would NOT be justified
politically in vetoing the bills per-
fected in conference through compro-
mise. The progressives will support
such measures because they are pledg-
ed to reduced tariffs. II the -Presi-
dent vetoes them. he makes direct
issue with the progressive wing OF his
party, and on this Issue progressive
leaders will fight him..
Democratic Position.
should President Taft give as his
req son for vetoing the tariff bills that
the tariff board has not reported. he
will give the Democrats, 1t is sug-
gested, an opportunity to charge him
with hiding behind his board IN an
endeavor to prevent tariff revision
The Democrats will retaliate ny cut
ting of the appropriation for the tar
iff board to remove II from further
possible use as block In the way OF
tariff revision.
The hopeful tone adopted by Mr..
Underwood In speaking OF revision
bills reaching the President indicates
he has little doubt Of an early agree
ment on the wool schedule, The con-
farees cannot meet before Friday. but
Mr.. Underwood has Information what
the Senate progressives will do. and
apparently he does not doubt that the
House Will accept the work Of the
conference. ---.---.