The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-23
DON'T NEED TO TALK:
THEY HAVE VOTES
Democrats Are Letting Repub-
licans Do Most of Tariff
Debating.
HOT FIGHT ON FREE WOOL
Warren Terms Schedule Tariff
for-Politics-Only, Instead
Of Revenue"

Washington. August 22-Stubborn
opposition to free raw wool and Tho
radical reductions In wooden manufac.
Dill was conducted by Republicans of
the Senate all to-day, and will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Senator'S Warren, OF Wyoming. and
Penrose, OF Pennsylvania. addressed the
Senate for six hours, the former char
acterizing the proposed bill as tariff
for-politics only. instead of for revenue
only, and the latter asserting that the
woolen schedule as prepared by tho
majority was distinctly against Amer
lea and for Europe"
In the midst OF the days discussion
Senator La Toilette. OF Wisconsin,, In
Uoduced the third minority substitute
for the woolen schedule, the others hay-
ing been proposed by Senators Penrose
and Smoot. The wide divergence OF
minority views on the subject of wool
demonstrated in this triumvirate OF
measures was pleasing to Democratic
leaders. who confidently asserted that
they did not need to talk, because I'VE
have the votes"
Though an effort will be made by
Chairman Simmons. of the Finance
Committee, and other majority mem
bers to get vote on the woolen sched-
ule by tomorrow night, the vote NAV
be prolonged until next week Senator's
Smoot and La Toilette planning to de-
bate the measure at length.
Senator La Follette's proposal was
distinguished chiefly by Its rate OF
10 per cent ad valorem on first grade
raw wool. rate originally suggested
by Democrats of the House Ways and
Means Committee before President Will
son insisted upon free raw wool The
La Follette measure also proposed that
second grade raw woods be free and
would provide ad valorem instead OF
specific rates throughout, contrary to
the recommendations OF the Tariff
Board and the views OF his Republican
colleagues. Senator'S Root and Penrose.
From tho British standpoint" said
Senator Penrose of the Democratic
woolen schedule, this bill Is almost
too good to be believed. 1t actually
carries many rates on duty much lower
and more favorable TO British inter-
ests than the New York Importers rem
resenting the foreign manufacturers
cared to ask for.''
His own amendment Senator Pen
rose believed to be In accordance with
the desires of the great majority OF
the American people for protection,
while making considerable reductions
from the existing law. These are rear
and substantial reductions" he said.
but 1t Is believed that the rates pro-
posed will save wool growing and wool
manufacturing from serious injury"
senator warren. in n lengthy analy-
sis OF tho wool situation. declared that
under the proposed law immense sums
would be lost TO the producers OF wool
without reference to the consumer
Senator Lippitt, of Rhode Island.
criticized the action of the Finance
COMMITTEES majority In reducing the
House rate of 10 per cent on combcd
wool or to pass at per cent a rate
which Republican leaders said to-day
they had reason to believe would be
changed to 10 per cent when the bill
reached conference. The Rhode Island
Senator asserted that the domestic
cost OF converting raw wool into
combed tops was nearly twice as much
as the foreign cost.
Inlk about free WOOL, said Senator
Lippitt, "a per cent duty on tops is
worse; II Is bounty as far rs foreign
WOOL tops are concerned"
Senator Stone, in charge of the wool
schedule. failed in an effort to get
schedule Tomorrow evening