The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-04
TARIFF HEARINGS
 WILL CONTINUE Payne Will Present Resolutions \ In the House
TARIFF BILL TAKEN Uf
In the Examination of Witnesses Con gressman Underwood Questions the Monopoly In the Wool
 Growing Industry.

Washington, December 3.-The House committee on ways and means today de- eded to continue the tariff hearings until December 19.
 Chairman Payne was authorized to offer resolution in the House when Con- gross convenes on Monday which will give the committee authority to subpoena wit nesses for the supplementary hearings, the testimony obtained at the hearings during the last few weeks not being alto- gether satisfactory.
 Tomorrow is the last day of the original schedule of hearings, but on Saturday Herbert Miles, chairman of the tariff commission of the National Association of Manufacturers, will appear before the committee. On Monday there will be supplementary hearing on the lead sched- ule and other schedules will be consid- cred on days designated by the chairman.
 The committee will begin consideration of the new tariff bill as soon as the record of the hearings held up to this time has been printed. A separate record of the supplementary hearings will be made. Briefs may be filed by parties interested any time before December 19. Chairman Payne was asked today if there was any likelihood of a tariff bill being report ed by the committee at the short ses- sion of Congress. He replied that it was not probable; that the Dingley bill was prepared by the committee of the retiring Congress and was reported on the first day of the special session of Congress by IJo indicated this policy would probably be adopted in the present case.
 MT. Payne would not say what wit nesses would be summoned if the power to subpoena is granted, but it Is generally understood that J. w. Van Cleave, presi- dent of the National Association of Man ufacturers will be one of the most inn portant.
 Hans Schmidt of Buffalo, a representa- tive of the wool pulling business, advo- cated a greater differental in the duties on the wool fleece and the wool on the skin. He claimed that under the present tariff the packers are absorbing all of the wool pulling business.
 Patrick McGraw of Pittsburg also asked for an increased differential, claiming that the foreign wool puller has the advantage of a better market than the American wool butler in addition to his advantage III the cost Ol ldDOI.
 'grhe packers have monopolized the market in wool growing Just as they have in beef?" asked MT. Underwood of Ala bama.
 Yes" replied the witness.
 For the National Wool Growers asso- ciation J. M. Wilson of Wyoming asked that the present rates of duty on wool be retained He said that the wool growers are in debt and asserted that every sheep in Montana is mortgaged.
 Andrew w. Shoals asked for a general reduction on wool, while A. Sericsen, & Utah wool grower asked for the con tnuation of the present tariff, as did D. M. Campsey, a sheep grower of Penn sylvania; J. E. Wing, who raises sheep in New Mexico, and Mrs. E. Bonnemort, a wool grower of Utah.
 Mrs Bonnemort is the only woman who has appeared before the committee during the tariff hearings. She told of the diff culties and hardships of the wool grow CTS of Utah during the operating of the Wilson tariff law.
 That was during democratic admin istration," she said, but we are now en- toying the blessings of republican ad- ministration and we appeal to the hon. orable members of that party for pro- tection." The republicans enjoyed laugh at the expense of the democratic mem- bers. Mrs. Bonnemort urged the reten- ton of the. present duties,