The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-08-02

the La Toilette wooden tariff revision
bill as q substitute for the Democrat
ic measure framed by the house of rep
resentatives.
The La Toilette bill was adopted by
vote Of II to 20. less than two hours
after the Republican leaders had
achieved what they believed was vic
tory when q compromise submitted by
Senator Penrose was passed In the
committee of the whole.
The sudden termination of the WOO
tariff fight came as the climax of
day full Of surprising events. The
Democratic house bill for a revision
Of the wool tariff was technically be
fore the senate. The Progressives
first voted for Senator Cummins' sub
stitute, the rates Of which were slight.
ly above those of the Democratic bill
They were here defeated by 81 to IA
Then Senator Penrose came forward
with a compromise measure consider
ably higher than the Democratic bill
but which regular and Progressive
Republicans believed they could agree
upon.
Led by the defeated Senator Cum.
Minis. who said he would accept the
Penrose bill as step in the right
direction" all but three of the Pro
gressives rallied to the support OF
the Penrose measure and 1t was adopt
ed 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 Fol
lette. who. with Senators Clapp and
Kenyon. had Joined the Democrats IL
voting against the Penrose substitute,
saw an opportunity again to pass his
bill Of 1911, which President Taft had
vetoed. There was quick rally OF
Progressive forces and the La Toilette
bill was introduced as substitute for
the already amended bill. II became
the substitute for the Democratic
house bill and as such the senate final
ly passed II. AZ to 20.
Washington, d. c. - A Republican
sugar tariff bill, the first purely Re.
publican revision measure of the pres.
emit congress. was adopted In the sen.
ate by a vote OF SO to 3.
DESERVING their allies of the last two
days. the Republican Progressives. by
an iron-clad agreement with the regu.
lars. succeeded in passing a tariff re.
duction bill which they believe Presi.
dent Taft will sign IL 1t reaches him.
The sugar bill was a compromise
between the Lodge plan and the Bris.
tow bill. 1t would cut the present
sugar duty Of $1.90 to s1.60; would
abolish the Dutch standard. under
which practically no refined sugar can
be imported; and would abolish the
halfcent "refiners" differential.
The last is an additional duty on re-
fined sugar. which. 1t is asserted, has
accrued directly to the profit Of the
sugar refiners.
The Republicans played big poll
tics" in the third and last days fight
on tariff measures. The regulars
came down from the $l.S2A duty OF
the Lodge bill. while the Progressiyes
moved upward from the s1.52ia rate
In the original Bristow bill.
The compromise. which is only 7h
cents above the lowest figures named
by the Progressives, is considered a
victory for Senator Bristow. who has
been the most active advocate of sugar
tariff reduction on the Republican side
Of the senate.
The senate Democrats then offered
their substitute for the house bill,
proposing q one-third reduction In the
existing sugar tariff. This was defeat.
ed, sc to "a. the Republican regulars
and Progressives holding to their
agreement. The Bristow-Lodge bill
finally passed. In the final vote Of SO
to 3. the negative votes were cast by
Senators Hepburn, Republican. and
Foster and Thornton, Democrats.