Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Democratic Senators De-
eide to Give Votes to
Measure.
Reject AN AMEND ENT
La Toilette WooIen Tariff Draft
Is Passed 47 to 20 at the
Night Session.

Washington. July 26.-Democratic
senators in caucus determined TO sup
port the house excise tax bill, viz
tually levying an income tax on all
persons and copartnerships doing a
business OF more than $1,000 a year
and 10 reject the Borah income tax
bill offered as an amendment. There
was some opposition to this course
Backed by the endorsement Of a
caucus Of democratic senator's. the
house excise tax bill was taken up
by the senate today.
REPUBLICAN PUZZLE
Republican leaders were puzzled 70
estimate how far the new alliance OF
democrats and progressives would go
in the action on the excise bill. 10 be
voted on late today. and the demo
Gratis free sugar bill, TO be voted on
tomorrow.
The income tax had many support.
ers In the caucus among democrats
who did not want 10 be compelled to
vote against a principle they endors-
ed. In the hope. however. that the
progressives could again be held in
line and the excise bill passed. it was
decided 10 vote against any amend
ment TO the measure.
COURSE AGREED on.
Tentative understanding was reach
cd as TO the course to be pursued to-
morrow in the sugar tariff fight. Dem
ocratic leaders believe they will be
able. with the aid of the progressives.
10 pass compromise sugar bill prob
ably that OF Bristow. taking 40 or so
cents a hundred of the present duty.
UNDERWOOD SEES COMPROMISE.
The senate's unexpected passage of
the La Toilette wool bill presents a
situation on which Majority Leader
Underwood of the house thinks the
two branches of congress can agree.
Underwood thought there would be
little difficulty in reaching a compro-
mise In this case a bill almost iden-
teal with the one Taft vetoed August
last is again likely 20 go to the White
= house. The former bill was vetoed
on the ground the tariff board had
not reported on its investigation of
schedule *" Leaders in both houses
fay the La Toilette bill follows the
conclusions OF the board quite closely.
Underwood also sees a chance for cot
ton revision at this session.
WOOL FIGHT CLIMAX.
Ten progressive republicans over
threw the regular republicans in the
senate late last night and joined with
the democrats in passing ne La Fol-
lette wooden tariff revision bill as a
substitute for the democratic meas
ure framed by the house OF represen-
tatives. The La Toilette bill was
adopted by a vote of AZ to 90. less
than two hours after the republican
leaders had achieved what they be.
licyed was victory when a compro-
mise submitted by Senator Penrose
was passed in the committee OF the
whole
COMES As CLIMAX.
The sudden termination of the wool
tariff fight came as the climax of a
day full Of surprising events. The
democratic house bill for a revision OF
she wool tariff was technically before
the senate. The progressives first
voted for Senator Cummins' substi-
tute. the rates of which were slightly
above those OF the democratic bill,
They we're here defeated, 81 to II.
Then Senator Penrose came for
ward with a compromise measure con-
s!Gerably higher than the democratic
bill but which regular and progressive
republicans believed they could agree
upon.
Led by the defeated Senator Cum
h., h., Mould the
Penrose bill as step in the right
direction" all but three OF the pro
gressiyes rallied TO the support OF the
Penrose measure, and It was adopted
by the narrow margin OF "a to 80
This took place in what was known
as the committee OF the whole. The
amended measure then passed into
the senate proper. In the meantime
Senator La Toilette. who with Sena
tors Clapp and Kenyon. had Joined
the democrats in voting against 1e
Penrose substitute. saw an opporrbn
ity 10 again pass his bill OF 1911
which President Taft had vetoed
There was a quick rally OF progress
sive forces and the Ia Toilette bill
was introduced as a substitute for the
already amended bill. II became thu
substitute for the democratic house
bill and as such the senate finally
passed 81. - 20 20
PRoGRESSIVES JOIN IA TOILETTE
The progressives who Joined with
the democrats In adopting the la
Toilette substitute were BorRh, Bris
tow, Clapp, Crawford, Cummins