The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-12
AGREEMENT ON THE Wool BILL
CONFEREES COMPROMISE on 4
DTTY or 20 PER CENT.
VIII Probably Asrec on the Farmers Free
List Bili To-day yThe outlook Bright
for the Final Adjournment of Con.
sress before the End Of Next Week.

List Bili To.dsy yThe outlook Bright
for the Final Adjournment 0f Con.
gress Before the End Of Next Week.
WAsHINGToN. Aug IL An agreement
has been reached on a compromise wool
bin and it ia expected that the measure
will be accepted by both the Senate and
the House tomorrow. The conferees
signed the report tonight. The bill a.
agreed upon carries 20 per cent on raw
wool Of all kinds and makes q readjuet-
ment Of the duties on the manufactures
of wool to correspond with the duty on
the raw material.
The conferees did not reach an agree
ment on the farmers free list bill, al
though it is certain that they will agree
tomorrow. A hitch arose to-day over
the duty on lemons and the matter is
still open. The expectation is that when
an agreement liz reached lemons will re-
main on the dutiable list. Ii is also GER
tain that the Kern amendment put in by
the Senate will he retained
With the agreement in the wool bill and
a prospective agreement on the farmers
free list bill the outlook for the adjourn
ment of Congress before the end Of next
week is very bright. II is generally ex-
pected that Congress will get away either
| Thursday or Friday Of next week. Both
the wool bill and the farmers free list bill
will probably be- ready for the President
when he returns from Beverly early next
week and il il expected that he will retain
the bills only short time. as his veto mes
sages are already under way in anticipa-
tion that he was to be confronted with
these measures.
The only troublesome matters now in
the way Of the adjournment are the state
hood resolution and the cotton bill. In
line with the plans for an adjournment
Thursday Senator La Toilette proposed
in open Senate to-day that an agreement
he made by unanimous consent to vote
on the cotton bill Wednesday. August l8.
Senator Overman Of North Carolina. who
ia opposing the measure. objected. Sen.
ator La Fo lette announced that he wou
renew his request later and served notice
on Mr.. Overman that he would ask the
Senate to take up and continue the con-
sideraticn OF the cotton bill until it was
disposed Of
The wool bill finally agreed upon by
the conference committee is a victory
for LA Toilette. 1t is an out and out
;; protective measure to which the Demo-
Gratis have finally subscribed. The origi-
nal Underwood bill carried a duty Of 20
per cent. on raw wool and the La Follette
bill which passed the Senate assessed
: an average duty Of IS per cent. La
b Toilette and his insurgent band stub
bornly refused to drop below 20 per cent.
, and holding the balance OF power they
were able to force the hand OF the Demo-
crats.
Chairman Underwood Of the House
Ways and Means Committee also will
be denied the honor Of being known a.
the author Of the new measure. for in.
stead of being called the Underwood bill
it is to he known simply a. an act to amend
the Payne tariff law. Instead Of becom-
ing effective on January I. 1912, the new
act will go into effect on Sunday, October
next. provided it receives the approval
of the President. The date originally
fixed in both bills was January I. but Mr..
La Toilette insisted that the effective date
be set earlier or by September |. On
the suggestion Of Mr. Bailey. however.
October was fixed.
To-day's meeting of the conference
committee was entirely harmonious but
dictator from the beginning and appar-
emily reve'led in the exercise Of his power
For the first time in the history Of tariff
legislation in this country a bill was per
fected in a public meeting The con-
, ference proceedings were entirely open a
circumstance which seemed to shock such
, | notorious standpatters as Serene F. Payne
a and John Dalzell They sa. a. the con
/ ference table silent and Glum watching
: La Follette and Underwood WELD the
! power that was once in their hands
No single paragraph Of the bill was
{ adopted to-day until Mr.. La Toilette had
: signitied that II was in satisfactory form
. for him. Any other course would have
: been futile and the other conferees knew
A il. Senators Bailey and Simmons, Demo
: Gratis. who were present ostensiby in
q support Of the Senate bill, only occasion
n ally ventured suggestions.
The longest discussion OF the confer
!, ence session was over the duties to bs
4 levied on certain grades Of carpets Mr.
;, La Toilette, after some hesitation, con.
sent ed to IA higher duty on the finer grades
a of carpets, rugs and tapestries than or
J. cheaper grades Carpets were divided
;, into three classes, rate of 80 per cent
ad valorem being levied on AXminst ar
N Aubusson. Saxony, Wilton velvet carpets
~ and Oriental rugs. A rate Of 20 per cent
was assessed on one grade Of Brussels
y carpet and a rate Of 30 per cent. on tapest r,
~ Brussels and Venetian carpet and two piy
Il ingram.
"a When the last disputed point as To rat,
r. Of duty had been agreed upon and tn,
r question came upon perfecting the til,
a of the bill Mr.. La Toilette moved that /
" be reported as an amendment to th
Payne law. Mr.. Underwood iminsdiatel,
= suggested that he would like To have |
:, adopt ed asa separateaCt. Mr. La Follett
"a stood out and MIR Underwood retire,
,s with him to an anteroom When the,
IA returned few minutes later La Follett
IS had won his point.