The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
WOOL SCHEDULE IS
DECIDED upon
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS DECIDES
TO CUT PRESENT RATES
IN HALF.
Raw Wool Retains Duty of 20 Per Ce"t
Schedule Unanimously Approved
After Long Debate in Caueus-Ac-
ton Does Not Mean Final Abandon
ment of Free Wool.

Washington, June 3.-The proposed
Democratic revision of the wool tarlH
the Underwood bill-was unanl-i
mously approved by full Democratic
caucus at midnight Thursday, twelve
hours after it had been made public
by the ways and means committee.
It's Endorsement followed some rapid
by the Democratic house
leaders, who devised a scheme which
effectually disposed of the opposition
of the free wool advocates.
Through a resolution which leaves
the Democratic party open in the fu-
ture to renew it's advocacy OF free
trade in raw wool, but which commits
all Democrats to the support of the
present bill as revenue measure, the
divergent interests were brought to-
gether in the caucus shortly after mid
night and an almost unanimous agree
ment was reached.
Final Vote Unanimous.
The final vote on the approval OF
the Underwood bill was made unani-
nous, but the following members were
excused from pledge to support the
caucus action:
Representatives Rucker, Colorado;
Francis and Sharp, Ohio.
and Gray, Indiana.
The new duties, together with the
present duties, as figured on an ad
basis by Chairman Under
wood, are as follows:
The New Schedule.
Raw wool-Proposed duty, 20 per
cent; existing duty, 44.31 per cent.
Nails, waste, shoddies, etc.-Pro-
posed duty, 20 per cent; existing duty,
1896 per cent.
Combed wool, or tops-Proposed
duty, rs per cent; existing duty, 1O5.10
per cent.
Yarns made wholly or in part Of
duty, 30 per cent; ex-
isting duty, 1892 per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics and all manufac-
lures of wool-Proposed duty, 40 per
cent; existing duty, GIL per cent
Blankets and flannels - Proposed
duty, 80 per cent, when valued less
than so cents a pound, As per cent
when valued at more than so cents;
existing duty, 1857 per cent.
Women's and children's dress goods
duty, 43 per cent; existing
duty, 1925 per cent.
Ready-made clothing and articles of
apparel-Proposed duty, As
per cent; existing duty, 91.31 per cent.
Braids, ribbons, insertions, laces,
embroideries, nettings and like arti-
cles, wholly or in part made of wool
Proposed duty, IS per cent; existing
duty, 87.06 per cent.
Administer, Moquette and Chenille
carpets-Proposed duty, 40 per cent;
existing duty, 62.O9 per cent.
Saxony, Wilton and velvet carpets
Proposed duty, IS per cent; existing
duty, 7O.14 per cent.
Brussels carpets-Proposed duty, 80
per cent; existing duty, 1929 per cent.
Velvet tapestry carpets, printed in
the warp or otherwise-Proposed duty,
35 per cent; existing duty, GAL per
cent.
Treble ingram, three ply and all
Venetian carpets-Proposed duty, 30
per cent; existing duty, 64.34 per cent.
Wool Dutch and two ply ingram car
Proposed duty, Is per cent; ex-
listing duty, $3.50 per cent.
Oriental rugs-Proposed duty, so per
cent; existing duty, 60.75 per cent.
Druggets and bookings, printed or
colored-Proposed duty, 25 per cent;
existing duty, 1928 per cent.
Carpets not otherwise provided for,
of wool, flax or cotton, and mats. mat
ting and rugs of cotton-Proposed
duty, % per cent; existing duty, 1898,
per cent. :.
The bill states:
Whenever in this act the word
wool is used in connection with a
article of which it is a
component material, it shall be held
to include wool or hair of the sheep,
camel, goat, alpaca or other like ami
mails, whether manufactured by the
WOrSted. felt or any other pro-