The sun., 1912-07-26
WOOL BILL TAFT
VETOED PASSES
La Toilette Offers 1t as Sub
Stitutc for One PenrOSe
Sprung.
DEMOCRATS HELP HIM
Wisconsin Members Old
Measure Put Through
by 81 to -.
DEMOCRATS HELP HIM
DILEMMA FOR PRESIDENT
Most Exciting Scenes in Long
Time Mark Insurgents
Trick in senate.

WASHINGTON. July 20. -- After a
Struggle in the Senate which lasted
from noon until nearly midnight Senator
La Toilette again emerged as the sue
ccssfu' champion Of tariff revision
'o.day.
The little Wisconsin Senator quickly
seized upon an opportunity offered him
by the regular Republicans and the
Democrats and forced the adoption BY
,fe Senate OF the Identical La Toilette
wool revision bill that was introduced
.'v him at the last session and passed
~ the Senate. This was the measure
vat served az the basis Of compromise
asst session with the Democrats OF the
| House. and the indications are that ii
will again be used by Leader Under
wood and his colleagues in sending q
wool revision bill to the White House.
Every effort was made by the regular
republicans in the Senate to block
The passage Of the La Toilette bill,
hu, the Democrats. having seen their
own measure 60 down to defeat as the
'csult Of a trick turned by the reg
Liars at the last minute. Joined hend
with Id Toilette and voted to put his
measure through. The Wisconsin
salesman was highly elated and the
Taft supporters were corresponding
downcas,.
The turn Of affairs will put the Presi-
cent in an embarrassing situation. He
,e,ocd The La Toilette Underwood COM
promise wool bill at the last session.
On The ground that the Tariff Board
had not made its report Since then
h" Tariff Board has handed down its
findings and the President. If he vetoes
wool hill this time. will have to do it
after considering the merits OF the
measure. IL the President signs the
bill. the Republican insurgents and the
Democrats will carry off the glory.
The La Toilette bill as it passed the
Senate provides for duty OF 80 per
cent. on raw wool, with duties ranging
!, rom 80 10 50 per cent. on the manu-
iacturcs of wool.
President Taft friends have acknowl-
edged that the duty OF 80 per cent pro-
posed by La Toilette on raw wool corre-
sponded pretty closely to the findings
of the Tariff Board. but they have con-
tfHutN illdt INV IdteS pIOpoStu Ds
on manufa ctures were too low. The COM
promise measure evolved by Underwood
and La Toilette at the last session az It
finally went to the White House. pro-
vided 20 per cent. on raw wool and
corresponding reductions on manufac-
ilrcs, The Democrats OF the Senate
expect that practically the same rate
may ne agreed upon in the present sit
as;!on.
Ia Folettc snatchod victory on, Of
ne air at tho very moment when the
Republican regulars seemed to have
l. '0utcd the Democrats and won not
abe triumph. After an all day debate
senator Penrosc. chairman OF the FL
1sncc Committee. threw the Democrats
and progressives into confusion by in
reducing a wool revision bill based on
h" findings Of the Tariff Board.
This bill was adopted after a bitter
ieht as substitute for the Under
wood House bill BY vote Of "a to 81.
The vote. however. had been taken in
Committee Of the whole and La Fol-
't'c. seizinc upon the opportunity.
quickly threw In the bill which he had
ntroduced last year and the Demo-
rats Immediately rallied to his sup
'1o-,
Tho vote on the La Toilette bill. as a
Substitute for the Penrose bill. which
had been substituted for the Democratic
o!l, was 80 To 81. All OF the Democrats
voted for the La Toilette bill and SO
sso did all Of the insurgcnt Republicans
except Bourne OF oregon When the
ro'l was called on the final passage Of
The bill the lonely Mr.. Bourne changed
MS vote and sided with the other insur-
gents
Tho scenes in the Senate while the
votes We're being taken were the most
exciting that have been witnessed since
'he stirring times Of a year ago.
IN" presentation Of the substitute
offered 10y Senator Penrose came just
after INC defeat OF Senator Cummins q
Woro'ci substitute. The House wool
MI 'ad been under consideration most
- lh" afternoon, senator Cummins mad
addressed the Senate at length in support
his Substitute. Fourteen Republican
Wogr"sslVes and near prog reesives mad
voted for it, but fifty seven Democrats
and regular Republicans had voted no.
nc action Of the Democrats was not
h' Np""'"d. They had agreed to support
.nen own party measure. the Underwood
nous" blll, which was to come up later.
oN senator tummins was plainly dlsap-
pointed he had just told the Senate
'ha' M bin was drawn to conform in the
man I" IN" report Of the Tariff Board.
Va" fourteen Senators who voted for
ne Innmlns bin were Borah, Bourne,
hri'ipw Clapp. Crawford tummins,
"''nn' Jones', Kenyon. LA Toilette.
Nelson l'oind"S,er, Townsend and Works
oehator Pcnros" then sprang his sur
T" i,,lng slowly he sent to the clerks
l'sS 4 limited hil revising the wooilen
Ni"o9'" which he offered IA q substitute
I" Va" pending hin
'H' r"sding If the hill haa no, pro-
ConflhuCd on Fourth Pd0c,