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Show PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT Eleven Senators Tentatively Agree To Support Mr. LaFollette's Schedules. Washington Ju'y 30 Eleven Pro-Bretstvo Pro-Bretstvo Itopubllcnn senators tentativo 1' agreed todny to support Senator l.i Folletto's substitute schedules on wool cotton and Huvornl other sections of tho tarlf bill. Tho conference marked the first effort ef-fort on tho part or tho Progressive Uopublicau oloniont to take a dotln Ito stand on tho tariff revision . Votes on amendments last week Bhottod many of tho Progressive Republicans Re-publicans at vorlnncu witn tho remainder re-mainder of tho republican side ou cortnln itoms. It l8 understood now that an httmnpt will bo made to substitute sub-stitute tho LuFoiletto wool achedulo for thnt wh'ch has already been Intio-duced Intio-duced by Senator Smoot and which tho latter expects to present ns tho Republican measure. In today's confesenco presided over by Senator Clnnp wero Senators Ho- rah. Prlstaw. Crawford, Sterling Cum 1 " K'"' ' n l .Fol.'etto, Gromi'i, vorrU nnrl Wii'lo Anotl'r iorf-i . t i i i ,.i ' .1. ' ! sent amendments n1iIcj lie proposes to support In tho senote. Senntor LnFolletto outlined substl tutcs ho will (iroposo to the wool and cotton schedule noxt week when ho will begin his attack on theso schedules sched-ules of tho Democratic bill. Senator Kenyon v 11 urge amendments placing plac-ing on the frco list 8,11 artlc'es In control con-trol of n monopoly, one or them being aluminum. Ho expects to npeak Cils week on tho general policy of tree listing nil trust controlled commodities. commodi-ties. Senator Cummins has , an amendment amend-ment to tax all commodlt'es sold through stock exchnnges, similar to tho cotton futures stamp tax Included In tho Democratic b 11. Other Progressive Progres-sive Republicans are to propose amendments which the conference will consider. |