Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-26

WASHINGTON. July 25.-The sud
den termination OF the wool tariff fight
came as a climax OF day fun Of sur
prising events. The democratic house
bill for a revision of the wool tariff
was technically before the senate. The
progressives first voted for Senator
Cummins' substitute. the rates oi
which were slightly above those Of the
democratic bill. They were defeated
here IA to 81 Then Senator Penrose
came forward with compromise
measure considerably higher than the
democratic bill, but which the regular
and progressive republicans believed
they could agree upon.
Progrcssives support Penrosc.
Led by the defeated Senator Cum
MINIS. who said he would accept the
Penrose bill as "a step In tho right
direction" all but three OF the pro-
gressives rallied to the support OF the
Penrose measure, and II was adopted
by the narrow margin OF "a 10 Ss
This took place in the committee OF
the whole. The amended measure
then passed into the seante proper In
the meantime, Senator La Toilette,
who with Senator Clapp and Kenyon
had joined the democrats In voting
against the Penrose measure, saw an
opportunity to again pass his Dlii Oh
1911. which President Taft had We
tced. There was a quick rally OF pro-
eressive forces, and the La FolStte
bin was introduced as substitute tor
the already amended bill. II became
the substitute for the democratic house
bin and the senate finally passed II,
Al to 20.
Democrats Aid la Toilette.
The progressives who joined with
the democrats in adopting the La
Toilette substitute We're: Borah'
Bristow, Clapp, Crawford. Cummins'
Gronna, Kenyon. La Toilette rom
dexter and Works The amended plli
goes back to the house OF represeh-
tatives and the resulting taritf sltua-
ton is exactly that which followed the
adoption of woolen tariff bill in tho
special session of 1911. The La Fol-
lette bill is the same as passed then
by the senate with raw wool duty
of 30 per cent and an average duty
of 55 per cent on Manufactured goods.
The house bill is the same as then
passed by the house with the raw wool
uulJ Oh ~ pei Ctlt Ohi Va NiSf7' ''C
measures the conference committee
last year evolved compromise which
President Taft vetoed because the tar
If board had not completed its wool
en- Investigation. A conference com
mittee will again take up the two bills
and attempt to frame a substitute to
send to the president.
Senator'S Oppose Colleagues.
on the first test vote that came
after the La Toilette amendment had
been laid before the senate, the DEM
ocrats and progressives defeated SEN
ator Lodges amendment for tariff
committee. Republican progressives
who changed from support of the re-
publican bill to the opposition side in
aiding to defeat the Lodge amendment
were Bristow, Crawford, Poindexter
and Works.
Reciprocity Stands.
Senator McCumber then offered an
amendment for the repeal Of tn Can
adian reciprocity law. Senator Clapp
said a similar amendment already had
been passed on the steel tariff bill
which is now in conference between
the two houses. Senator Penrose re-
torted that it would DO harm to at
tach the amendment to every bin |
which was passed. The McCumber |
reciprocity amendment was defeated. |
Senator Clapp objected to again at
taching the amendment for the re-
peal of the reci0rscity law to the
tariff bill. He said ne did not want |
to be understood, however. as favor |
ing TIE reciprocity act, which he be-
lieved the president had forced the
senate to pass with the baneful lure |
of patronage"
Taft VIII Not Veto Bill.
Senator Williams declared that |
President Taft would not veto such
woolen tariff bill as the La Toilette |
measure He said the La Toilette
substitute conformed so closely with |
the tariff boards recommendations
that the president would be compelled |
to sign 1t II 1t were sent TO him.
The Cummins substitute wool tariff |
bill. which represented the views of
many Of the progressive senators, was