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Show FINANCE COMMITTEE CAUSES 1 CHAOTIC CONDITION IN SENATE I Throws Woolen Revision Bill and the Farm- ers' Free List Bill Into the Open Senate, ! Casting the Burden of Responsibility ; on the Insurgent Republicans and H Democrats -Regular Republi- . cans Have Lost Control ... H Washington, June 22 An already badly tangled situation In the senate was still further complicated today when the senate, finance conjroltteo decided to throw the woolen revision and so-called farmer's free list bills, recently passed by the Democratic house, Into the open senate at once to take their chances along with Canadian Can-adian reciprocity. Both measures, however, received formal adverse committee reports The committee refused to take responsibility re-sponsibility for consideratjon in detail de-tail on these measures at any given time and decided to caBt the burden of senate legislation on the coalition of Domocrats and Insurgent Republicans, Republi-cans, suddenly brought about last night when the wool bill came from the house. "It has been demonstrated that the Republicans no longer are In control of the senate and responsibility has been taken from them." This statement from Senator Penrose Pen-rose of Pennsylvania, chairman of the once all-powerful committee on finance, fin-ance, today reflected the chaotic conditions con-ditions In the senate as a result of last night's fight over the house wool bill, which brought about a coalition coali-tion of Democrats and progressive Re- publicans. By 39 to IS, this coalition i Instructed the finance committee to ! report the wool bill to tho senate by ' Julv 1. Smarting under this unusual action, tho chairman called the meeting of the finance committee today. "It would require ten months to .properly consider the wool schedule a'nd grant reques"le.'rh'earlngs. Anything Any-thing short of, that time wou)d be useless. The bill might just as well be reported today as on July 1," asserted as-serted Mr. Penrose, just before the commttco doors were closed. Senators Sena-tors Cullom, Lcdte and Clark of W yo-mlng, yo-mlng, members of tho committee, agreed with the chairman and openly open-ly farored an Immediate adverse re port. Other members oi me cuiumn.-tee cuiumn.-tee counseled delay. Interest In the senate situation centers cen-ters largely about the fate of tho Canadian reciprocity amendment. Senator Sen-ator Penrose, champion' of the agreement, agree-ment, admitted that last night's developments de-velopments has so complicated tho situation sit-uation that no ono ai this time could forecast the outcome. All guesses as to possible date ot adjournment, it is now admitted, are useless. The senators believed the extra sessions will dovetail Into the regular session next September, Senators McCurater, Galllngcr and Smoot were among the Republicans who counseled deliberation In the com mlttee and expressed opposition to the plan of Messrs Penrose, Cnllom, Lodge and Clark to report the wool bill today. Mr. McCumbor alope In- i slstcd that hearings be hold Sena tor LaFollette was not present The onh Democrats present were Bailey, ! Simmons and Kearn I "The Insurgents arc ready for tno 1 fight." said Senator Brlstow, who i stood outside ot tho finance commit- , tee room while the committee was In session "Wo arc ready with re 1 vision bills. Senator I oTolM tc has 1 woolen and cottons, Senator Cummins I hao stool ond I am rca-Jy wlLh sugar I and lend Thee bills take dut.es. , which admttiedlv arc excessive, off 1 of trust-controllo'J nroducts. Now the nuestton Is what will the president do? t If he Is wl--e. he will nccept our bills as amendments to the reclproclty aTcement We can not po umuru i country on this proposition and fight Regardless of th action taken bv the finance commUteo. a strug-tlo will cmie over the amendment of the reciprocity re-ciprocity mcosuro ond control Ik conceded con-ceded to be in the hands ot the Democrats Dem-ocrats Tho question with them is whether the adoption of amendments, which revise other schedules win I draw a veto of the reciprocity bill by ' President Taft Democratic leaders I in tho senate have taken the position that thoy should nit voto for amend-I amend-I ments which will kill tho reciprocity ! moo sure, , , . . . ,. "Rccinrocitv will hr delayed but it will pass wlt,h amendmonL" said Senator Sen-ator LaFollette. , The efTect on reciprocity of today s nct'on is problematical, Some opponents oppon-ents of reclnr'-cltv grossed the hope that It would kill tho hill. Friends of the measure agreei that it meant a 1 long delav to snv the least, Somo Insurgents In-surgents declared vcc'?roclty ultjmnte-lv ultjmnte-lv would pnss. but In amended form. Other prcdictirns were that the senate sen-ate scon would be plunged Into what mkht prove to be a general tariff revision re-vision flpht. Tho finance committee, called in upoclal resilon today, following Inst night's sensational developments, first consldorod the woolen bill. Senator Kern. Democrat moved that hearings be conducted and that Chairman Penrose Pen-rose telegraph to two or three renrc-aentatlves renrc-aentatlves of wco'en manufacturing associations nnd to tho National Sheep Owners' association to anpear to conclude con-clude their tostlmony by July 10.fl Son-alor Son-alor Heyburn moved to amend thin motion so as to provHe for an immediate im-mediate adverse report Republican members took the position that it would bo unjust and unaatiofactcry to the great, business- interests con H cerned to hear only a few men jl The Heyburn motion -was adopted-, H 9, to 4. the division, being strictly on. 'H party lines. All the Republicans jot- ( M ed for the adverse report us.followsr H Penrose, Cullom, Lodge, McCumber H Smoot, Galllnger, Clark, (Wyo.). Hey- H burn and LaFolIottoo. IH The Democrats who voted against Rl were Bailey, Simmons, Williams and H Kern. Stone and Johnston were, ab- H Tho so-called farmer's free list bill H then was called up by Senator Bailey H who desired immediate action. He H first moved to strike out the propost- H tlon providing for tho free entry of. j jH moat and meat products. He also pro- H posed to strike out the provision for H free entry of buckwheat flour, corn- H meal, wheat flour, rye flour and other H grain products, such as oatmeal and H cereal foods, and biscuits, bread, wat- jH ers and similar articles not aweotened. IH This motion to eliminate these ar- jl tlcles was defeated 6 to 6. IH Senator McCumbcr then moved to H report the free list bill without rec- H ommendation. which was lost, 5 to 9. H The affirmative vote was: McCumbcr, H Bailov, WiHiams, Kern and LaFol- jH letto-' i iV. Senator Bailey moved to report tho jH bill favorably which -was lost, o to S. H Tho r affirmative vote: LaFollotte, jH Bailey, Slmraona. Williams-.ond Kern. 'kfl On motion of SojjajtoT.Qalllnger. the fM bill was' ordered to 'bo reported nd- IH versely, 8 to 5. The negative vote il was the'satno as tho'otnTinntiv-e on -ne 4 preceding motion. by Senator Bailey. ! Tho adverse retmrtaon th two bills IH wero made "to tlfe Bouate as hoou o,h -H It convened. Senators Martin and ,H 'Culberson wero'on tholr Joet as soon H ' as the adverse .report waa made on H the wool tfll'&ddnp ttia,t. th measure ' H fakes Its- praco On tho calentSar. Sena- VM tor Nelson made tho same demand for H tho free list bllL 1 Senator Gore, whose motion yester- iH day lead the somite to instruct tho H finance committee to report the wool ' H bill before July 1, congratulated me fl committee on its speedy buBlncsa jH methods. Il |