Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-26
SUBSTITUTE WINS AFTER REGU-
LAR REPUBLICANS APPARENT.
" HAD GAINED VICTORY.
TAFT FORCES TARIFF
MEASURE ONCE VETOED
Ssriss Of Surprises RssuIts in Passing
of laFolIstts Messure Aftsr Defeat
Of Curmins Bill and Passage OF Pen
rose Substitute Ten Presressivss
With Democrats.

sive republicans overthrow the regular
republicans in the senate late last
niEht and Joined with the democrats in
passing the LaFollette wooden Tevis-
ion bill as a substitute for the demo
cratic measure framed by the house
of representatives. The LaFollette Dill
was adopted by a vote OF thirty-elsht
TO twenty-seyen less than two hours
after the republican leaders had
achieved what they believed was a
victory when compromise SUBMITTED
by Senator Penrcse was passed In the
committee OF the whole.
The senate in the committee OF the
whole adopted by a vote of thirty-four
to thirty-two republican substitute
for the democratic wooden tariff Dill
against the united opposition OF demo-
cratic members. This measure Wouio
make material reductions in the exist
ing wooden tariff. The bill was pre-
sented IN committee after Senator
cuumins' substitute bill had been de-
fea.eG. ffty-seven to fourteen. II was
broueht I'D by Senator Penrose, VINO
said il represented the views OF the
majority of the republicans. AS soon
IS it had adopted the Dill t passed.
Technically into the senate, Where sen
ator Cummins secured the addition OF
an amendm ent for the creation OF d
permanent tariff commission. senator
IaFol!ette then Introduces as LUZ
Their amendment the wooden tarln oi!i
which he attempted TO have passed IN
1911. and the senate began announcer
Aehr upon che wooden schedule sen
stor LaFoliett claimed to have sup
port Of many democrats and the m
surgent republicans Cor MS OIL "t.en
threatened to displece the successful
republican substitute.
The republican substitute was SUD
rnjtted after the senate had been IN
session nearly seven hours. Senator
Penrose explained it. a comparison OF
duties was given by Senator Smoot'
ana With debate Of less cnan three
bonr. the aSv MEASURE was adopted in
MACE Of she democratic house bill
Ksnyoe Oppose Measure.
Senators voting against the biz. re-
oub,,cana we're Clapp. Kenyon and
LAPpllette-
Democrats charged thai the repuo-
,ican leaders had been forced TO bring
forward thetf wool revision bill in Or
der to prevent the adoption OF the
democratic bill with It's sweeping re-
drction in rates Senator Penrose
said he had bad the substitute bill pre-
pared in June. but he d!c not oeheve
there was ary chance Of its passage in
tha senate and SO he had not made IL
public before.
On the first test vote that came after
the La Toilette amendment had been
laid before the senate. the democrats
and progressives defeated Senator
Lodges amendment for 4 tariff com
mission by vote o. 35 to 81. Repuo
can proere.sives, who changed from
support OF the republican bill TO the
opposition side in aiding TO defeat tae
Lodge amendment, were Bristo"
Crawford, Gronna- Poindexter ane
Works. Senator McCumber then Offered
an anendn ent for the repeal OF tbs
Canadian reciprocity law. Senator
Clapp said that q similar anendlnen'
had already been passed on the stes
tariff bill which is now in conference
between the two houses. Senator Pen
rose retorted tina, il would do 10 harm
to attach the amendment TO every bill
which was passed.
The McCunber reciprocity amend
ment was defeated Senator Clapp OBJ
jected to again attaching the amend
ment for the repeal Of the reciprocit!
law TO the tariff Dill. Re said he Ill
not want to be understood however
as favoring the reciprocity act, which
ne believed the president had forced
the senate to pass, with the "oaneru
lure Of patronage"
Veto Not Probable.
Senator Williams declared that Pres
ident Taft would not veto such wool
en- tariff bill as the La Toilette meas
ure il it were passed by both houses
and sent to him. He said the La Fol
lette substitute conforn1ed so closet.
with the tariff boards recommenda
lions that the president would be corn
PEELED to sign 1t if 1t were sent to him
The sudden termination of the WOO
tariff fight came as a climax of da
full Of surprising events. The demo
cratic house bill for a revision Of tn
wool tariff was technically before tn
senate. The progressives first vote
for Senator Cummins' substitute, tn
rates Of which were slightly abov
those OF the democratic bill. They wer
here defeated 81 to II. Then Senate
Penrose came forward with com
promise measure considerably highe
than the democratic bill, but whic
regular and progressive republicans be
lieved they could agree upon.
Cumnins for Reduction.
Led by Senator Cumnins. who sal
he would accept the Penrose bill as %
step in the right direction," all bu
three Of the progressives rallied TO til
!, support Of the Penrose measure and !
was adopted by the narrow margin {
80 to 81 This took place in what wa
known as the committee Of the who'll
The amended measure then passed int
the senate proper. In the meantim
Senator LaFollette, who with Senator
Clapp and Kenyon. had Joined the den,
ocrats In voting against the Penrol
substitute saw an opportunity to agai
pass his bill of 1911, which Presider
Taft had vetoed. There was a quic
rally Of progressive forces and the La
81 Toilette bill wao introduced as a sui
& stituts fer the already amended bill
Il became the substitute for the demo
cratic house bill and ~ such the sena,
flaaliy passed It ~ to 20.
The proOressfves who Joined wit
fha democrats IN adopting tine E..s 6
lette substitute were Borah, Bristo,
Claw Crawford. Cummins, Gronn