The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
.AASTENS ACTION ]
! ON WOOL MEASURE.
House Expects to Pass the Bill
by Mid die Of
Week.
COTTON SCHEDULE NEXT
Underwood Committee Proceeds
to Garry Out Democratic
Program.

Washington. D. c.. June 1o-Dy the
middle OF this week the House Will
have passed the bill revising the wool
schedule and the measure Will go to
the Senate In the wake of the farme rs'
free list bill, already pending before
the Finance Committee OF that body.
The fact that the Senate shows no
inclination to act upon tariff measures
Is making no impression upon the
House leaders. AS soon as the WOOL
bill is out OF the way the Ways ana
Means Committee will proceed with a
bill to revise the cotton schedule.
This is q task OF at least as much dir
hculty as the preparation of the wool
en- bill.
After the cotton bill has been con
sidered and passed by the House, II
Congress Is still In session. the Ways
and Means Committee will lake up
either the steel schedule or the sugar
schedule.
other Schedules Listed.
And there are a few other scheo-
ules after those which need atten-
tion." said Chairman Underw 600,
grimly, In discussing the legisla tive
outlook. All OF which goes TO bear
out the intimation heretofore given
that the House Intends to proceed
with its program OF Legislation for
tariff revision upon It's own initiative
and without regard to whether It's
course Is acceptable to the Senate or
not.
The fact that some twenty-one Re-
publicans In the House propose 10
vote for the Democratic wool revision
Dill suggests to the majority leaders
that perhaps when that bill gets to
the Senate the aid OF Republican
yOteE ha ~ foI
OF the Finance Committee
At conference of the Republicans
of the House held last week II was
agreed that the Progressive Repub-
leans. With the possible exception OF
Mr.. Murdoch of Kansas, will support
motion TO be made by Minority
Leader Mann TO recommit the wool
bill TO the COMMITTEES. there 10 await
the report OF the tariff board on the
wool Industry.
This motion will be promptly voted
down by the solid Democratic majority.
and upon the vote on the tinal pa ssage
OF the bill a score OF Progressive Re-
publicans Will vote for IT,.
No Tab on Senate Attitude.
No poll has yet been made OF the
Senate to ascertain the altitude of the
Progressive Republicans in that BODY
toward the wool bill, as It is under
stood sentiment has not crystailiscd
among them yet. There are varying
opinions among the progrcssivcs as
10 the extent OF the reductions in this
schedule.
. The Ways and Means Committee.
Notwithstanding the predictions TO the
contrary. Is fnding very4li,tle difficulty
In proceeding with It's work on tariff
revision. Starting with the chairman
of the committee. Mr.. Underwood. there
are several men on the committee IA
miliar with the tariff. and the new
corners are developing a prod gious
capacity for investigation and work.
The committee is utilizing expert as
sistance, and 1t Is undsmayed by the
most intricate schedules OF the tariff
law. n
Sugar promises to be very dinicult
problem to deal with. however. on ac-
count Of the question OF revenue in.
volved. Sugar constitutes one OF the
most fattening elements OF the gov
ernment's income. The question OF
protection. II is understood. will Sc
given scant consideration by the com
mittee. the more SO since the sugar
trust admits that II is not dependent
upon the tariff for the prosperity of
the refining industry
Small Comfort to Beet Men.
The beet sugar raisers OF the coun-
try are likely to receive small com
fort from the committee In their de-