The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-15
H0IISEE VOTES
 ON WOOL BILL
PASSES THE MEASURE WITH 4 SOLID DEMOCRATIC VOTE
 ON SHORT NOTICE.
Bill Hurried to Senate, Will be Pass. ed Tomorrow and Sent to Fsesi- dent for the Expected Veto
 by Tart.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The tarllr revisionists made considerable pro- gress in congress today. The house by vote of 295 to 90, without a democrat breaking the party align ment, adopted the conference report on the wool tariff revision bill and rushed 1t over to tae selate, where 1t was hung up on the calendar for pas probably tom ,rr)w. for this measure, (which imposes flat ad valorem duty of 29 per cent on all raw wool with corresponding and reduced rates on woolen manufactures, the other tariff measures will be side- tracked to give the wool the right Of way to the White House for the E. pected veto. Ol the veto depends the further program of house demo- crats and senate democrats and pro pressive republicans, including the formulation of plans, for a speedy adjournment.
 Democratic leader Underwood. in expressing the opinion today that Tin- |al adjournment will not come befora next week, said he does not expect |congress to stay after the pending bills have been disposed of. unless the senate determines to stay and act on the cotton Dill." that bill, which makes an average crt of 21 per cent without action in the senate today. It already has passed tLe house. MT. Underwood said the rree iisr bill might reach the fouse tomorrow for 8 vote. although t Is not expect ed before Wednesday. The free nst bill, which admits variety Of pre- ducts duty free, including cotton sag- Iging. shoes. agricultural implements, flour. lumber. etc., was put in such shape that 1t could be considered in the senate tomorrow as a conference report If consideration of the wool bill should be delayed. The confer ees disagreed as to two vital amend ments but these, according to plans of the leaders, will be speedily ad- justed by the two houses, without ne cessity of returning the bill to con ference.
 l The wool bill was pushed through the house after yebate of forty min utes, Democratic Leader Underwovu cneckmating the republicans. who re- fused to accept debate limit of less than two hours. Consideration of the measure was delayed for an hour or more by Republican Leader Mann's point of order that the conference committee had exceeded its authorl- ty in fixing rates of duty in certain schedules higher than the rates fixed in either the house or the senate bills.
 The overriding the point of order Speaker Clark based his decision on precedents set by former Speakers Colfax, Cannon and others.
 During the senate debate on the cot ton bill, Mir. CNmmins Of Iowa, speak ing on the amensment. which he pro poses to offer reducing the duties on iron and steel, declared that the war lcry of the next campaign would be "are We to have protection for the manufactures and free trade for the farmer?" He declared the republican lparty would have to answer that ques tion to the country.
 The great fight in the coming na tlonal convention" he predicted. .w1l not be over candidate but over tht platform as to what protection is.'
 Mir. Cummins made light of the sas If board, declaring he could prov' by evidence far superior to the con ciusions of any tariff board or an, outside inyestigatinn that reduction
 he proposed on iron and steele sched
 ule. in the tariff law were reason lable."
 Senator Dixon of Montana es
 pressed the opinion that the repubf
 can party would not be able to writ
 another tariff law, which the peopi would accept granting protection [
 one part of the nation and placin