Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-19
HASTENS WOOL BILL
House Expects to Pass the
Measure This Week.
COTTON SCHEDULE Is NEXT
Underwood Committee Proceeds to
Garry Out Program
WITHOUT REGARD TO SENATE
Sentiment in the Upper House To-
ward Tariff Revision an I'm
known Quantity.
COTTON SCHEDULE is NEXT
WITHOUT REGARD TO SENATE


will have passed the bill revising the
wool schedule and the measure will go
to the Senate in the wake of the farmers
free list bill, already pending before the
finance committee of that body.
The fact that the Senate shows no in
clination 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 and means COM
mittee will proceed with a bill to revise
the cotton schedule. This is task of at
least as much difficulty as the prepara-
ton Of the wooden bill.
After the cotton bill has been considered
and passed by the House, If Congress Is
still in session. the ways and means COM
mittee will take up either the steel sched-
ule or tho sugar schedule.
Other Schedules Listed.
And there are a few other schedules
after those which need attention" said
chairman Underwood. grimly. in discuss
ing the legislative 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 its own initiative and with
out regard to whether it's course is ac-
ceptable to the Senate or not.
The fact that some twentyone republic
cans in the House propose TO vote for the
democratic wool revision bill suggests to
the majority leaders that perhaps when
that bill gets to the Senate the aid of
republican votes may be obtained to prize
1t out of the finance committee.
At conference of the republicans of
the House held last week # was agreed
that the progressive republicans. with the
possible exception of Mr.. Murdoch of
Kansas. will support a motion to be made
by Minority Leader Mann to recommit the
wool bill TO the committee, there to await
the report Of the tariff board on the wool
industry.
This motion will promptly be voted
and upon the vote on the final passage
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 Sen
ate to ascertain the attitude of the pro-
sressive republicans in that body toward
the wool bill. as it is understood senti-
ment has not crystallized among them
yet. There are varying opinions among
the progressives as to the extent of the
reductions in this schedule.
the predictions to the con-
trary, is finding very little difficulty in
proceeding with its work on tariff re-
vision. Starting with the chairman of
the committee, Mr.. Underwood. there are
several men on the committee familiar
with the tariff, and the newcomers are
developing a prodigious capacity for in
restigation and work. The committee is
expert assistance. and 1t is un-
by the most intricate schedules
Of the tariff law.
Sugar promises to be a very difficult
problem to deal with. however, on &C
count of the question of revenue involved.
Sugar constitutes one of the most fat
tening elements Of the governments in
come. The question of protection. it is
will be given scant consid-
Grafton by the committee. the more so
since the sugar trust admits that it is
not dependent upon the tariff for the
of the refining industry.
Small Comfort to Beet Men.
The beet sugar raisers Of the country
are likely to receive small comfort from
the committee in their demands for pro-
lection. 1t is said they have always been
putting up a poor mouth to Congress
and "hollering before they are hurt. :"
They set up a dreadful howl over Cuban
reciprocity and were surely going to be
annihilated when Philippine and Ha-
waiian sugar was to CONS In free.
But none of these calamities came to
pass, 1t is declared, and the beet sugar
trust joined hands with the refining trust
and has gone merrily along the road of
prosperity So the committee. when it
comes to deal with the sugar schedule.
will probably consider alone the aues-
ton of revenue involved.
Chairman Penrose of the Senate finance
committee is preparing to give long
series of hearinf on the farmers free
list bill, although no one expects action
on that measure at this session These
hearings will run along while the Sen
ate is debating Canadian reciprocity.