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All Differences on Wool Bill Com
posed and 1t Will Be Reported
To-Day-strong Opposition
Causes Further Postpone
ment of Action on Free
List Measure.

Washington January lin dofing
their coats and for the first time in
history Inviting the press 10 be pres
eh'' me conferees OF the two houses
oil Congress on the wool tariff revision
and farmers free lis; bills sat down
in conference to-day to compose their
differences. Finally, at 9 p NJ, they
effected complete agreement on wool
and began consideration Of the free
list
The wool bill, as agreed upon. will
be reported 10 the Senate tomorrow
by senate La Toilette, of Wisconsin,
and to the House by Representative
Underwood. They Will direct tic
course of the bill in those two branches
AS the House has the papers bearing
upon the bill. that body will have to
act first.
To Take Effect October 1.
The bill was so amended as to re-
quire that the proposed law shall take
effect October instead of January
Il provided in the Senate and House
measures. The conferees hope to have
morrow and the bill quickly started
on its course to the White House.
where the President is expected to veto
IL.
The free list bill was under con-
s.deration for about fifteen minutes.
but the conflict between the repre-
sentatives OF the two houses was so
pronounced that it became necessary
TO postpone action until tomorrow
afternoon.
After fixing 80 per cent ad vaiorem
as the duty on raw wool. and chang ns
the wool classification so as TO con-
form to the language of the House
BILL the agreement on other features
became a matter of detail AT times
there were sharp differences OK opin-
ion, out at no time was disagreement
on that measure threatened.
The change OF classification has the
effect OF liking nat duty on all woods,
and while II reduces the ratrs on ordi-
nary woods from 50 per cent. as pro-
yidad in the Senate bill. and increases
those of the House bill from 20 per
cent. it also increases the rates on
carpet woods from 10 per ceni. as pro-
vided in the Senate bill! to the % per
cent. fixed by the conferees.
In most respects the duties on the
manufactures of wool were increased
over the rates of the House bill and
reduced DeIOw those OF tHe SENATE oii'
SO as to make them correspond with
the raw wool rate, but in some instances
they were made higher than those Of
either measure.
After the disposal OF the wool bill
the free list bill was laid before the
conference.
A Flint Refusal.
Mr. Underwood announced the abso-
lutte refusal of the House to accept
the Senate anne ndments conining tho
free admission Of meats and cereals
to those coming from countries with
which the United States has reciprocal
trade agreements which would con-
tne the free Importation OF those ar
ticies TO imports from CsnaSa. He
stated also that the House would in
sist upon adding lemons to the free
list.
II will never sign a conference re-
port on those lines" said Mr.. Bailey.
almost before the chairman of the
House conferees had had an opportu-
nifty to complete his outline Of the
House position. This decided difference
of opinion which marked the express
ment impossible at the time. Mr.. I'm
derwood made an effort to obtain tho
consent of all parties to report dis
agreement. Mr.. Bailey was again OBJ
durate.
u am frank enough to say" he said,
that ! am never going to agree to a
disagreement unless l am sure that we
can sustain ourselves in the Senate"