The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-26
Worsted by Coalition of
Progressives and
Democrats.
UNEXPECTED END
TO TARIFF FIGHT
After Substitute for House Dem.
ocratic Bill Had Been Adopted
in Committee Of Whole, La
Follette's Measure of 1911
Is Forced Upon
Senate.

Washington. July 25.-Ten progres.
sive Republicans overthro,v the rcsu,a,
Republicans in the senate lato to-
night and joined with the Democrat,
In passing the La Toilette WOODEN
tarif revision bill as a substitute for
the Democratic measure framed bv ,ha
House OF Representatives. Tn La
Iallette bill was adopted by vote OF
u 10 20 less than two hours after tho
Republican leaders had achieved what
they believed was a victory. when A
compromise submitted by senator Pen
rose was passed in the committee OF
the whole
The sudden terminatine Of the WOOL
'arin fight came the climax Of a
DAY fun Of surprising events Tho
democratic House bin for revision
OF the wool tariff was -echnically be-
Tore the Ssunte. Tho progressives first
( tute the rates Of which were slightly
above those OF the Democratic bill.
TheN We're here defeated 81 to IL Thcn
senator Pcnrose came forward with n
compromise measure considcrablyhish-
er than the Democratic dill but which
re Sular ana progressive Republicans
: believed they could agree upon.
CummIns Lends Fight.
Led hv the defeated Senator Cum
Minis. who said he would accept the
lenrose bill as "a step i'm the right
direction all but three Of the pro-
sressives rallied to the support o. the
Penrose measure. and IT was adopted
hy the narrow margin or 20 to go This
took place in what was known as the
committee OF the whole The amend
ed measure then passed into the SEN
etc prorer IN the meantime. Senator
I L. Toilette ana with Senators Clam
and Kenyon. had Joined the Demo-
n rs .ft,rt
St'tute saw an opportunity again TO
pass his bill Of 1911. witch President
Taft vetoed There was a quick rally
@. progressive forces. and the La Foil
cite bin was introduced as a substitute
fer the already amended bin. |. DE.
came the substitute for tho Democratic
House bill. and as such the senatA
nnallv passed It. 81 to 20.
The progrcssivos who Joined with
the Democrats in adopting the La Foil
cite substitute We're Dorah, Brlstow.
Clam Crawford Cummins. Gronna
kenyon La Toilette PoindeXter and
works The amended bill goes pack
Ia the House OF Representative ana
the resulting tariff situation is exact
~ that which followed the adoption OF
WOODEN tariff In the special sesslon
Ct l'll The La Foll-tte bill Is thu.
same As passed then by the senate. vita
a raw wool duty Of 80 per cent and an
average dmty OF 80 per cent on mann
featured The House Bit is the same
az then passed by thu. ifouse. win tho
raw wool duty OF 90 per cent Out OF
these two measures Inc conference
committee last year evolved a compro-
n!sc which President Taft vetoed be.
cause the TarG Board had not com
pleted its wooden Investigation.
up tho two bills and attemp, 10 frame
substitute T. send 10 The President.
Penrose Presents Rni.
The Republican substitute bill was
presented in committeo after senator
'ummlnss substitute hll had been de-
feated It was brouEh; up by senator
lcnrose. who said 1t represented The
views of the majority OF Republicans.
As soon as It had been adopted tn,
bill passed technically into the Senate.
whero senator Cummins secured tho
adoption of an amendment for the
creation Of permanent tnrin COMMITS
sion
Senator la Foilette then ntrodaced
as further amendmcnt the wooden
tariff bin which he attempted 10 have
passed In i0li and the Senate began
another fsht upon the wooden schc
Culc. senator la Toilette claimed to
have the support Of many Democrats
ana the insurEent Rep lblicans for his
hill which threatened TO Misplace tho
successful Republican substitute
The Republican substitute was sub
mitted after the senate had been N
session nearly seven hours senator
Penrose explained IT, comparison OF
duties was given rs senator smoot
and with debate ~ less than three
hours tine new measure was adoptsd
ia place ~ The Democratic House bill
Republican senators votins against
the bin We're CLAMP Kenyon ana La
Toilette.
Democrats charged that the Repub-
lean leaders had been forced to bring
forward their wool revision jill in
order to prevent the adoption OF the
Democratic bill with Its sweeping re-
ductlon I'm rates Senator Penrosc said
that he had the substitute bin pr
pared in June but lie did not believe
there was ans chance OF It's passage
IN the Senate and so he mad not mads
it public before.
on the FIRST test vote that came
after the La Toilette amendment nad
been laid before rhe Senata. the Demo
Gratis and progressives defeated Sena-
tor Lodges amendment for tariff
commission by vote OF thisty-fve 80
thlrty-one
Amendment Defeated.
Senator McCumber thea offered an
amendment, for rhe repeal ot the'
I Canadian recprocity law The Me
Gunner reciprocity amendment was
defeated Senator CLAMP objected 20
attaching thc amendment Tor the ap-
peal Of the reciprocity law to no
tarin hil He said nd did not want
To he understnod however. as favor
ing the reciprocity act which hs bee
lieved the President mad forced the
Senate to pass with the hanotul nts
OF patronage senator Williams DO
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