The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30
SENATE PASSES
TARIFF MEASURE
Ia Toilette Slips One Over ON
Regular Republicans.
INTRODUCES HIS OLD Bill

Members, sitting 80 Committee OF the
Whole. Defeat Democratic Bill,
Then Pass Penrose Bill, Following
Figures Laid Down by President's
Tariff Board = Progressive Then
Comes to Front With Substitute,
Which Draws Democratic Strength.
Washington, July 26.--In the tariff
struggle in the senate. Robert NJ. La
Toilette again emerged as the sue.
cessful champion of tariff revision.
The Wisconsin senator quickly
seized upon an opening offered him
by the regular Republicans and the
Democrats and forced the adoption
by the senate of the identical LaFol.
! le.te wool revision bill that was in
troduced by him at the last session
and passed by the senate. This was
the measure that served as the basis
Of compromise last session with the
Democrats Of the house. and the In.
dications are that It will again be
used by Leader Underwood and his
colleagues in sending wool revision
bill 10 the White House.
Every effort was made by the reg.
ular Republicans in the senate to
block the passage Of the LaFollette
bill. but tfe Democrats, having seen
their own measure 60 down to defeat
AZ the result Of q trick turned by the
| regulars, at the last minute Joined
hands with LaFollette and voted to
put his measure through.
The turn Of affairs will put the
president in an embarrassing situa.
tion. He vetoed the LaFollette- Un-
derwocd compromise wool bill In the
last session. Since then the tariff
board has handed down its findings
and the president. II he vetoes wool
bill this time, will have to do 1t after
considering the merits Of the meas
ure. II the president signs the bill.
the insurgents and the Democrats
will carry OF the glory.
The LaFollette bill as ii passed the
senate provides for duty of 80 per
cent on raw wool, with duties rang.
ing from 40 to 55 on the manufac.
lures Of wool.
President Taft's friends have ac.
'knowiG0ged that the duty of 35 per
cent proposed by LaFollette on rSy
wool corresponded pretty closely TO
the findings OF the tariff board, but
they have contended that the rates
proIosed by him on manufactures
were too low. The compromise meai
ure evolved by Underwood and La.
Toilette at the last session. as 1t
finally went to the White House, pro.
vided 20 per cent on raw wool and
corresponding reductions on manufac-
tures. The Democrats OF the senate
expect that practically the same rate
may be agreed upon in the present
situation. -
I.aFonette snatched victory out of
tie air at the very moment when the
Republican regulars seemed to have
routed the Democrats, and won q
notable triumph.
After an all.day debate, Senator
Penrose, chairman Of the finance
committee. threw the Democrats and
progressives into confusion by intro.
duoing wool revision bill based on
the findings of the tariff board.
What Bill Provides.
This measure provided for reduc'
tion Of from 10 per cent on the high.
iy finished clothes to approximately
l?5 per cent on lower grades, and q
substantial reduction on other wo0len
manufactures. This Penrose bill was
sdopted after q bitter fight az Q sub
stitute for the Underwood house bill
by a vote OF "a to 80. This vote
however. had been taken in commit
tee Of the whole. and LaFollette
SELLING upon the opportunity. quickly
threw out the bill which he had In
troduced last year, and the Demo
Gratis Immediately rallied to bis sup
port. The vote on the LaFollette bill
M substitute for the Penr0se bill
which had been substituted for the
Democratic bill. was 80 to ~. AL
, the Democrats voted for the LaFOl
lette bill. and 90 also did all the In
,, surgent Republicans except Bourne ol
Oregon. When the roll was called OF
the final passage OF the bill, the
lonely Mr.. Bourne changed his yots